Guidebook for Berlin
Food Scene
Primavera
72 Mehringdammclassic italian food, not very special, but very cheap!!
Tomasa, a restaurant in an old villa next to the Viktoriapark. Good kitchen, great variety, fair prices.
15 lokale inwoners raden aan
Villa Kreuzberg
62 KreuzbergstraßeTomasa, a restaurant in an old villa next to the Viktoriapark. Good kitchen, great variety, fair prices.
Café and in summer a good place for getting a beer :), it's like a biergarten in the parc. with lots of garden swings.
47 lokale inwoners raden aan
Golgatha
MonumentenstraßeCafé and in summer a good place for getting a beer :), it's like a biergarten in the parc. with lots of garden swings.
A nice store where you can buy fresh baked cakes. Each piece costs 3 Euros, which is pretty expensive, but they are very delicious. Not for staying there, just take away.
52 lokale inwoners raden aan
Mr. Minsch
15 YorckstraßeA nice store where you can buy fresh baked cakes. Each piece costs 3 Euros, which is pretty expensive, but they are very delicious. Not for staying there, just take away.
A nice, small café where you can get vegan cakes and other small things to eat.
6 lokale inwoners raden aan
freckles
A nice, small café where you can get vegan cakes and other small things to eat.
good Italian restaurant with plain, kind of Berlin furnishing. Since they changed their opening times we haven't been there: mon–thur 8am–8pm, fri 8am–12pm,sat 9am–12pm, sun 9am–8pm
60 lokale inwoners raden aan
Molinari & Ko
13 Riemannstraßegood Italian restaurant with plain, kind of Berlin furnishing. Since they changed their opening times we haven't been there: mon–thur 8am–8pm, fri 8am–12pm,sat 9am–12pm, sun 9am–8pm
Italian restaurant: real authentic atmosphere. They always serve a set menu of 8 dishes (you cannot choose), wine and water as much as you like, all together for 51 Euro pP
Open Tue – Sat from 7:30pm
Hostaria del Monte Croce
6 Mittenwalder Str.Italian restaurant: real authentic atmosphere. They always serve a set menu of 8 dishes (you cannot choose), wine and water as much as you like, all together for 51 Euro pP
Open Tue – Sat from 7:30pm
Austrian restaurant: delicious "Wiener Schnitzel" :) , changing meals
price level: average till high
49 lokale inwoners raden aan
Felix Austria
26 BergmannstraßeAustrian restaurant: delicious "Wiener Schnitzel" :) , changing meals
price level: average till high
market hall with special events like DIY-markets, a sweets market, the Street Food Thursday (the best sidewalk deli from around the globe: takes place every Thursday 5–10 pm)
www.markthalleneun.de
659 lokale inwoners raden aan
Markthalle
34 Eisenbahnstraßemarket hall with special events like DIY-markets, a sweets market, the Street Food Thursday (the best sidewalk deli from around the globe: takes place every Thursday 5–10 pm)
www.markthalleneun.de
vegan restaurant of superior quality, the cook Björn Moschinski is pretty famous in the German vegan food field
39 lokale inwoners raden aan
Kopps
94 Linienstraßevegan restaurant of superior quality, the cook Björn Moschinski is pretty famous in the German vegan food field
This authentic Berlin-style restaurant offers breakfast, lunch (special prices) + typical but modern Berlin food for dinner, enriched with seasonal meals. Good service, nice atmosphere and beer garden
6 lokale inwoners raden aan
T berlin
This authentic Berlin-style restaurant offers breakfast, lunch (special prices) + typical but modern Berlin food for dinner, enriched with seasonal meals. Good service, nice atmosphere and beer garden
Everything Else
Best ice cream in town! self-made and special varieties. there you can also buy original honey from the Viktoriapark in Kreuzberg.
80 lokale inwoners raden aan
Vanille & Marille
1 Hagelberger Str.Best ice cream in town! self-made and special varieties. there you can also buy original honey from the Viktoriapark in Kreuzberg.
Best Döner (Kebap) in town. They use special vegetables and spices. On top they always put some splash of fresh lemon and feta-cheese.
The queue is usually very long; waiting-time 30 – 60 min.
217 lokale inwoners raden aan
Mustafa's Gemüse Kebap
32 MehringdammBest Döner (Kebap) in town. They use special vegetables and spices. On top they always put some splash of fresh lemon and feta-cheese.
The queue is usually very long; waiting-time 30 – 60 min.
Berlin's typical fast-food: currywurst. And here it's original. Good taste, also offering an organic version. french fries are also very tasty.
open 9am – 5am
182 lokale inwoners raden aan
Curry 36
36 MehringdammBerlin's typical fast-food: currywurst. And here it's original. Good taste, also offering an organic version. french fries are also very tasty.
open 9am – 5am
Every Sat 9am–3pm a organic market takes place: vegetables, herbs, fruits, juices, wine, flowers, oils, honey, bakery, eggs, milk, cheese, meat, sausage, sheep and goat milk products, coffee, tea
20 lokale inwoners raden aan
Ökomarkt Chamissoplatz
6 Chamissopl.Every Sat 9am–3pm a organic market takes place: vegetables, herbs, fruits, juices, wine, flowers, oils, honey, bakery, eggs, milk, cheese, meat, sausage, sheep and goat milk products, coffee, tea
place where urban farming takes place since 2009: their intension was to show everybody in the neighborhood how to create food locally. You can harvest + buy it or eat something in the café enclosed
7 lokale inwoners raden aan
Prinzenstraße
Prinzenstraßeplace where urban farming takes place since 2009: their intension was to show everybody in the neighborhood how to create food locally. You can harvest + buy it or eat something in the café enclosed
German Technic Museum: The cultural history of transport, communication, production and energy technology; lots of exhibition pieces; great collection + large museum park with wind+water mills e.g.
144 lokale inwoners raden aan
German Museum of Technology
9 Trebbiner Str.German Technic Museum: The cultural history of transport, communication, production and energy technology; lots of exhibition pieces; great collection + large museum park with wind+water mills e.g.
Park: some relics of the train time and the urban wilderness are preserved + integrated into the park concept, so that a dynamic tension between old + new, small-scale and large park areas is created
313 lokale inwoners raden aan
Park am Gleisdreieck
26 MöckernstraßePark: some relics of the train time and the urban wilderness are preserved + integrated into the park concept, so that a dynamic tension between old + new, small-scale and large park areas is created
Following the closure, the 303-acre open space of the former Tempelhof airport is open to the public since May 2010. Great area for relaxing, making sport, having a picnic..
Tempelhofer Park Entrance S & U - BHF Tempelhof
Tempelhofer DammFollowing the closure, the 303-acre open space of the former Tempelhof airport is open to the public since May 2010. Great area for relaxing, making sport, having a picnic..
Bergmannstrasse
Bergmannstraßeshoemaker, shoe repairer
Columbia Theater
9-11 Columbiadammconcerts take place here
Columbia Theater
9-11 Columbiadammgood for concerts and parties
rock'n'roll and soul club: famous for its "Eis am Stiel- Parties".
http://silverwings.de/
Silverwings Club
10 Columbiadammrock'n'roll and soul club: famous for its "Eis am Stiel- Parties".
http://silverwings.de/
good place for concerts and parties, sometimes there are special events like a night flee market e.g. there
http://www.astra-berlin.de/
61 lokale inwoners raden aan
Astra Kulturhaus
99 Revaler Str.good place for concerts and parties, sometimes there are special events like a night flee market e.g. there
http://www.astra-berlin.de/
good location for concerts and parties
http://www.lido-berlin.de/
99 lokale inwoners raden aan
Lido Kultur- & Veranstaltungs GmbH
7 Cuvrystraßegood location for concerts and parties
http://www.lido-berlin.de/
they describe themselves as a mix of a traditional oriental bath house (Turkish hamam) + a modern spa oasis. one shouldn't be scared by the outside of the building, inside it's clean+nice decorated
10 lokale inwoners raden aan
Sultan Hamam Berlin
56-57 Bülowstraßethey describe themselves as a mix of a traditional oriental bath house (Turkish hamam) + a modern spa oasis. one shouldn't be scared by the outside of the building, inside it's clean+nice decorated
thermal baths in a surrounding of minimalist modern architecture.
http://www.liquidrom-berlin.de
101 lokale inwoners raden aan
Liquidrom
10 Möckernstraßethermal baths in a surrounding of minimalist modern architecture.
http://www.liquidrom-berlin.de
Drinks & Nightlife
stylish, but not eccentric bar, with great selection of drinks and cocktails. good quality of alcohol. no happy hour.
you can smoke there; they even sell cigars.
30 lokale inwoners raden aan
Galander Kreuzberg
54 Großbeerenstrstylish, but not eccentric bar, with great selection of drinks and cocktails. good quality of alcohol. no happy hour.
you can smoke there; they even sell cigars.
typical Berlin Jazz Music pub: it exists over 100 years and is an institution in Berlin as well as world-known. Very authentic, very Berlin-Kreuzberg.
62 lokale inwoners raden aan
Yorckschlösschen
15 Yorckstraßetypical Berlin Jazz Music pub: it exists over 100 years and is an institution in Berlin as well as world-known. Very authentic, very Berlin-Kreuzberg.
a really good place to drink a few pints and enjoy football every day a week. the owners are very nice people. live music twice a month. Martin's favorite bar in the area :)
6 lokale inwoners raden aan
Blarney Irish Pub
4 Methfesselstraßea really good place to drink a few pints and enjoy football every day a week. the owners are very nice people. live music twice a month. Martin's favorite bar in the area :)
Essentials
Big organic supermarket: good selection of food, cosmetics, drugstore items, wine, meat and cheese counter, fresh bakery.
47 lokale inwoners raden aan
LPG Biomarkt Mehringdamm
20-30 MehringdammBig organic supermarket: good selection of food, cosmetics, drugstore items, wine, meat and cheese counter, fresh bakery.
supermarket with a good selection. not the cheapest one, but products of a higher quality; meat and cheese counter
69 lokale inwoners raden aan
EDEKA Bergmannstraße
5-7 Bergmannstraßesupermarket with a good selection. not the cheapest one, but products of a higher quality; meat and cheese counter
Netto Marken-Discount
5 BergmannstraßeSupermarket with products of cheaper prices
Organic Supermarket with fresh bakery, cheese, fruits and vegetables
168 lokale inwoners raden aan
Alnatura Super Natur Markt
BergmannstraßeOrganic Supermarket with fresh bakery, cheese, fruits and vegetables
BIO COMPANY Friesenstraße
1 Friesenstraßeorganic supermarket
Shopping
covered market – great place to shop fresh stuff: flowers, meat, fish, cheese, fruits, vegetables, bakery... you can also find coffee roasted in Kreuzberg, toys, office supplies, shoemaker+key service
43 lokale inwoners raden aan
Marheinekeplatz
Marheinekeplatzcovered market – great place to shop fresh stuff: flowers, meat, fish, cheese, fruits, vegetables, bakery... you can also find coffee roasted in Kreuzberg, toys, office supplies, shoemaker+key service
mustard shop: a Berlin couple, who created special varieties of mustard sells it at their own store. You can even find a "Berlin mustard" there
SenfSalon
19 Hagelberger Str.mustard shop: a Berlin couple, who created special varieties of mustard sells it at their own store. You can even find a "Berlin mustard" there
wine store: good selection, fair prices,
the sellers there are friendly and always give good and competent advice when asking
Bernhard & Hess
16 Bergmannstraßewine store: good selection, fair prices,
the sellers there are friendly and always give good and competent advice when asking
an adorable, turn-of-the-century-style sweets shop and café that offers a wide variety of international sweet treats, which are artfully presented in the original mahogany and oak displays
18 lokale inwoners raden aan
Süßkramdealer
4 Varziner Str.an adorable, turn-of-the-century-style sweets shop and café that offers a wide variety of international sweet treats, which are artfully presented in the original mahogany and oak displays
Sightseeing
former chocolate fabric named after the chocolate brand Sarotti. Seven courtyards (typical for Berlin) with the buildings which are protected monument today house a hotel and a café.
Hotel Sarotti-Höfe
53-57 Mehringdammformer chocolate fabric named after the chocolate brand Sarotti. Seven courtyards (typical for Berlin) with the buildings which are protected monument today house a hotel and a café.
Gay Museum: changing exhibitions, archives and library.
open: monday, wed – fri, sunday 2pm – 6pm; saturday 2pm – 7pm
20 lokale inwoners raden aan
Schwules Museum
73 LützowstraßeGay Museum: changing exhibitions, archives and library.
open: monday, wed – fri, sunday 2pm – 6pm; saturday 2pm – 7pm
Entertainment & Activities
Chamissoplatz
Chamissoplatzplayground for kids