Guidebook for Berlin
Food Scene
Our favourite coffee, smoothie & bagel haunt, just a 3 minute walk away from our apartment!
108 locals recommend
Aunt Benny
Our favourite coffee, smoothie & bagel haunt, just a 3 minute walk away from our apartment!
Pi Frühstückshaus
17 GärtnerstraßeGreat Brunch spot
German Fine Dining and one of the best schnitzel spots in town!
102 locals recommend
Restaurant Schneeweiß
16 SimplonstraßeGerman Fine Dining and one of the best schnitzel spots in town!
Cupcake Berlin
12 Krossener Str.New York style cupcakes that are to die for
Ali Baba
17 Krossener Str.Amazing food platters for sharing
Happy Baristas
32 Neue BahnhofstraßeGreat coffee and Sunday brunch
Gate7
7 LenbachstraßeNothing like a steaming bowl of Pho and spring rolls for an Asian food fix
Silo Coffee
4 Gabriel-Max-StraßeCool coffee spot to people-watch
Street food market held on selected weekends, great for get -togethers!
12 locals recommend
Neue Heimat
Street food market held on selected weekends, great for get -togethers!
Burgerwehr
75 Rigaer Str.Where chunky burgers and rock music meet
Schiller Burger
Delicious burger spot
The best Italian-Brazilian restaurant right across the apartment, there's no need to go further for a lovely dinner!
The truffle pasta and pao de queijo are a must-try :)
42 locals recommend
Butterhandlung
54 ScharnweberstraßeThe best Italian-Brazilian restaurant right across the apartment, there's no need to go further for a lovely dinner!
The truffle pasta and pao de queijo are a must-try :)
goodies Berlin
69 Warschauer Str.Lovely vegan spot with range of cakes, power balls and smoothies.
Shakespeare and Sons
74 Warschauer Str.Good reads and good bagels go hand in hand here!
Lemongrass
2 Simon-Dach-StraßeTo satiate your Thai food cravings!
One of the best Italian pizza spots in Friedrichshain. Be prepared to wait a little for a table during dinner time, as it's always heaving with people!
226 locals recommend
Il Ritrovo - Cucina Casalinga Popolare
2 Gabriel-Max-StraßeOne of the best Italian pizza spots in Friedrichshain. Be prepared to wait a little for a table during dinner time, as it's always heaving with people!
Markthalle
34 EisenbahnstraßeGreat food spot, and especially look out for the pork ribs!
DUDU
134 TorstraßeAsian fusion spot with good lunch deals. The sushi rolls are a must-try!
Drinks & Nightlife
The Antlered Bunny
7 OderstraßeCocktails cocktails cocktails!
Hops & Barley
22/23 WühlischstraßeCool selection of home brewed ales, beers, pilsners
Monkey Bay for great cocktails & view of the Berlin Zoo's monkey enclosure!
187 locals recommend
Bikinihaus
38-50 Budapester Str.Monkey Bay for great cocktails & view of the Berlin Zoo's monkey enclosure!
Monster Ronsons Ichiban Karaoke
34 Warschauer Str.Karaoke couldn't be more fun!
Klunkerkranich
66 Karl-Marx-StraßeLively rooftop bar to meet lots of people
Best visited when the sun is out, and with a cocktail in hand. Bring swimwear for a little dip into a swimming pool made out of a recycled container!
333 locals recommend
Badeschiff
4 EichenstraßeBest visited when the sun is out, and with a cocktail in hand. Bring swimwear for a little dip into a swimming pool made out of a recycled container!
Fitcher's Vogel
26 Warschauer Str.Nice cocktails and lively ambience.
Neue Odessa Bar
89 TorstraßeGreat cocktails, good tunes and hip crowds everyday of the week.
Shopping
Farmers' Market on Saturdays and Vintage furniture flohmarkt on Sundays
253 locals recommend
Flea market at Boxhagener Platz
1 Boxhagener PlatzFarmers' Market on Saturdays and Vintage furniture flohmarkt on Sundays
Shopping Mall with popular high- street fashion brands and services such as dry cleaning, shoe repair, etc
159 locals recommend
Ring-Center Berlin 2 + 3
113-117 Frankfurter AlleeShopping Mall with popular high- street fashion brands and services such as dry cleaning, shoe repair, etc
UVR connected Friedrichshain
5 GärtnerstraßeOne of the best flohmarkts in Germany, with a wide variety of goods, food stalls and the Bear Pit karaoke for those who dare!
1060 locals recommend
Mauerpark
63 GleimstraßeOne of the best flohmarkts in Germany, with a wide variety of goods, food stalls and the Bear Pit karaoke for those who dare!
Essentials
EDEKA Thaut
47-55 JessnerstraßeSupermarket for basic supplies
Fitness First Berlin - Friedrichshain
57-59 Frankfurter AlleeWell-equipped Gym for women
Everything Else
BIO COMPANY Boxhagener Straße
73 Boxhagener Str.Organic supermarket with fresh produce and goods
Buddhistisches Zentrum
25-29 KinzigstraßeBuddhist Association for yoga/ meditation classes
Sightseeing
The best free walking tours are located at the Starbucks cafe within the Brandenburger Tor Square. Timings are usually from 10am, 12pm and 2pm.
Although they are free, guests may tip the tour guide at the end of the tour if they wish to.
477 locals recommend
Brandenburger Tor station
The best free walking tours are located at the Starbucks cafe within the Brandenburger Tor Square. Timings are usually from 10am, 12pm and 2pm.
Although they are free, guests may tip the tour guide at the end of the tour if they wish to.
Berlin Wall Memorial
111 Bernauer Str.Berlin TV Tower
1A Panoramastraße Amazing skyline views of the city!
Visits to the dome and roof terrace have to be pre-booked online via http://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/visits/kuppel.
46 locals recommend
Bundestag
1 Platz d. RepublikVisits to the dome and roof terrace have to be pre-booked online via http://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/visits/kuppel.
Longest standing piece of the Berlin wall, and international memorial for freedom.
444 locals recommend
East Side Gallery (Berlin) station
Longest standing piece of the Berlin wall, and international memorial for freedom.
Arts & Culture
Museum fuer Naturkunde
43 InvalidenstraßeBerlin's very own Natural History Museum
Pergamonmuseum
1-3 BodestraßeOne of the prettiest museum's in Berlin
Gropius Building
7 Niederkirchnerstraße