Guidebook for Berlin
Sightseeing
One of Berlin's nicest parks with the Kreuzberg (rather a hill than a mountain) in its centre: Nice view of the city!
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Viktoriapark
KatzbachstraßeOne of Berlin's nicest parks with the Kreuzberg (rather a hill than a mountain) in its centre: Nice view of the city!
Very unusual place: It used to be an airport built back in the 1930s until it was closed and became used as a public park.
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Tempelhofer Feld
Tempelhofer DammVery unusual place: It used to be an airport built back in the 1930s until it was closed and became used as a public park.
One of the newest parks of the city with enough space for outdoor activities like skating, jogging or laying on the grass drinking beer and spotting subway trains.
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Park am Gleisdreieck
26 MöckernstraßeOne of the newest parks of the city with enough space for outdoor activities like skating, jogging or laying on the grass drinking beer and spotting subway trains.
Quite an interesting museum designed by Libeskind. Allow several hours when visiting!
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Jüdisches Museum Berlin
9-14 LindenstraßeQuite an interesting museum designed by Libeskind. Allow several hours when visiting!
Shopping
The lower section of Crellestraße on Wednesdays and Saturdays comes as a proper market with a good selection of cheap groceries to buy from Turkish and Arab sellers.
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Crellestraße
CrellestraßeThe lower section of Crellestraße on Wednesdays and Saturdays comes as a proper market with a good selection of cheap groceries to buy from Turkish and Arab sellers.
Mitte Meer Schöneberg
30B KolonnenstraßeGood selection of Mediterranean foodstuffs, fresh fish and wine...
One of the best ice-creams in town: Try Sicilian pistacchio, a real treat! Open until 11pm in summer and always crowded!
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Vanille & Marille
1 Hagelberger Str.One of the best ice-creams in town: Try Sicilian pistacchio, a real treat! Open until 11pm in summer and always crowded!
Food Scene
Very recommended 'hole in the wall' like restaurant with excellent Southern German cuisine but made from locally produced ingredients. Mutti rules!
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Mutti Kreuzberg
67 GneisenaustraßeVery recommended 'hole in the wall' like restaurant with excellent Southern German cuisine but made from locally produced ingredients. Mutti rules!
Mr. Minsch
15 YorckstraßeGreat cakes, great coffee!
Café Aroma
8 HochkirchstraßeNice slowfood restaurant with delicious food and wine!
The only Norwegian restaurant in Germany. Quite good fish dishes, yet, rather pricey (though not quite as pricey as Norway is:).
Munch's Hus
66 BülowstraßeThe only Norwegian restaurant in Germany. Quite good fish dishes, yet, rather pricey (though not quite as pricey as Norway is:).
The best espresso you can get in Berlin for one Euro per shot directly at the bar!
Caffeine Espresso GmbH
54 KolonnenstraßeThe best espresso you can get in Berlin for one Euro per shot directly at the bar!
Small restaurant with excellent Persian cuisine, more than fair prices!
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Shayan
23 GoltzstraßeSmall restaurant with excellent Persian cuisine, more than fair prices!
Langano
44 Kohlfurter Str.Very good Ethiopian restaurant, one of my favourites in Berlin
Maroush
93 AdalbertstraßeOne of the best Arab snack points in Berlin.
Well, the best falafel in town and big enough to be a whole meal ready with rich salad, herbs and spices!
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Mo’s kleiner Imbiss
9 GraefestraßeWell, the best falafel in town and big enough to be a whole meal ready with rich salad, herbs and spices!
Very good food in a special location: Right on the parking area of a Lidl supermarket, below a student dormitory and with karaoke in the evenings...
Mabuhay - Indonesische & philippinische Spezialitäten
6 HafenplatzVery good food in a special location: Right on the parking area of a Lidl supermarket, below a student dormitory and with karaoke in the evenings...
Another nice Korean food place, recommended! A little further down Goebenstr. is Da Jia Le, one of my favourite Chinese restaurants in town, serving Dongbei cuisine, which is rather unusual for Berlin, and has a great craft beer menu.
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Hodori Restaurant
16 GoebenstraßeAnother nice Korean food place, recommended! A little further down Goebenstr. is Da Jia Le, one of my favourite Chinese restaurants in town, serving Dongbei cuisine, which is rather unusual for Berlin, and has a great craft beer menu.
If you happen to be in Berlin for a longer period of time, a trip to El Reda may be worth it: The best Iranian-style kebaps you can find in a radius of a couple of hundred miles!
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El Reda
69 - 70 HuttenstraßeIf you happen to be in Berlin for a longer period of time, a trip to El Reda may be worth it: The best Iranian-style kebaps you can find in a radius of a couple of hundred miles!
Arts & Culture
Scheinbar Variete
9 MonumentenstraßeVariete-style theatre in good tradition of Berlin!
Along with Columbia-Halle one of the prime locations for concerts. Check out the programme!
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Columbia Theater
9-11 ColumbiadammAlong with Columbia-Halle one of the prime locations for concerts. Check out the programme!
Drinks & Nightlife
Golgatha
MonumentenstraßeNice beergarden right inside Victoriapark!
Kurhaus Ponte Rosa
Pleasant beergarden and decent pizza.
Akazienstraße
AkazienstraßeMany shops, bars and coffees.
"Esche" is a microbrewery with three permanent brews plus usually one seasonal one on tap. Nice beergarden in summer and you can bring your own food with you!
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Eschenbräu
67 Triftstraße"Esche" is a microbrewery with three permanent brews plus usually one seasonal one on tap. Nice beergarden in summer and you can bring your own food with you!
The Great Tannenbaum Forest Festival
27 SonnenalleeOne of the nicer new bars in Neukölln.
An institution of a biergarden and quite romantic at times. They grow even their own tomatoes for the pizza they serve...
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Cafe am Neuen See
2 LichtensteinalleeAn institution of a biergarden and quite romantic at times. They grow even their own tomatoes for the pizza they serve...
Everything Else
For an excellent unfiltered, unpasteurised beer experience go for Rollberg-Brauerei: A truly hidden gem!
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Private brewery On Rollberg
3 Am SudhausFor an excellent unfiltered, unpasteurised beer experience go for Rollberg-Brauerei: A truly hidden gem!
On "Streetfood Thursdays" this market hall is crowded to the roof with local hipsters, but the local brewer does a good in job in producing outstanding pale ales and ipas.
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Markthalle
34 EisenbahnstraßeOn "Streetfood Thursdays" this market hall is crowded to the roof with local hipsters, but the local brewer does a good in job in producing outstanding pale ales and ipas.
Sultan Hamam Berlin
56-57 BülowstraßeIf you are ready to get steamed this is your place!