Guidebook for Berlin

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Guidebook for Berlin

Food Scene

Falafel with peanut sauce is the kiez's top fast-food choice for vegans.
21 locals recommend
Nil Grünberger Straße
21 locals recommend
Falafel with peanut sauce is the kiez's top fast-food choice for vegans.
Great lunch specials, creative seasonal food
143 locals recommend
Restaurant Bastard
122 Reichenberger Straße
143 locals recommend
Great lunch specials, creative seasonal food
Old-school Berlin cuisine and beer hall that is surprisingly very tasty, without the crowds of Henne. Go for the roast chicken and a mug of Aventinus.
24 locals recommend
Zur kleinen Markthalle
32 Legiendamm
24 locals recommend
Old-school Berlin cuisine and beer hall that is surprisingly very tasty, without the crowds of Henne. Go for the roast chicken and a mug of Aventinus.
Best slice of cheesecake in Berlin, with freshly roasted coffee.
177 locals recommend
Five Elephant Kreuzberg
101 Reichenberger Str.
177 locals recommend
Best slice of cheesecake in Berlin, with freshly roasted coffee.
Dim-Sum and modern Chinese food in a stylish setting. Reservations recommended.
82 locals recommend
Long March Canteen
20 Wrangelstraße
82 locals recommend
Dim-Sum and modern Chinese food in a stylish setting. Reservations recommended.
Cafe so comfortable you could fall asleep here.
43 locals recommend
Mano Cafe
46A Skalitzer Str.
43 locals recommend
Cafe so comfortable you could fall asleep here.
For an upscale night out, this restaurant features excellent Austrian food, from classics such as Tafelspitz to more contemporary and creative dishes.
52 locals recommend
Café Restaurant Jolesch
1 Muskauer Str.
52 locals recommend
For an upscale night out, this restaurant features excellent Austrian food, from classics such as Tafelspitz to more contemporary and creative dishes.
Excellent Japanese noodle bar with a huge garden by the canal. The tonkotsu ramen may be the best bowl of soup in town. Arrive before 7 PM to avoid the long lines.
239 locals recommend
Cocolo
11 Graefestraße
239 locals recommend
Excellent Japanese noodle bar with a huge garden by the canal. The tonkotsu ramen may be the best bowl of soup in town. Arrive before 7 PM to avoid the long lines.
Excellent old market hall with street food stalls and many locally-produced gourmet delicacies. Thursday - Saturday.
659 locals recommend
Markthalle
34 Eisenbahnstraße
659 locals recommend
Excellent old market hall with street food stalls and many locally-produced gourmet delicacies. Thursday - Saturday.
Cozy spot for breakfasts and hangover relief.
17 locals recommend
Cafe-bar "ARTisan"
80 Skalitzer Str.
17 locals recommend
Cozy spot for breakfasts and hangover relief.
Friendly and stylish restaurant serving traditional Georgian cuisine, including perfect Khachapuri and Tabaka.
6 locals recommend
Schwiliko Restaurant
29 Schlesische Str.
6 locals recommend
Friendly and stylish restaurant serving traditional Georgian cuisine, including perfect Khachapuri and Tabaka.
Kreuzberg's best upscale restaurant, well worth a splurge for its exhilarating tasting menu, and beautifully-paired salty beer. Reservations essential.
19 locals recommend
Lode & Stijn
25 Lausitzer Str.
19 locals recommend
Kreuzberg's best upscale restaurant, well worth a splurge for its exhilarating tasting menu, and beautifully-paired salty beer. Reservations essential.

Entertainment & Activities

Trippy indoor minigolf in the park. Reservations essential.
32 locals recommend
Black Light Mini Golf Berlin
1 Görlitzer Str.
32 locals recommend
Trippy indoor minigolf in the park. Reservations essential.
Cinema that usually shows English-language movies that are NOT dubbed into German (a rarity here)
103 locals recommend
Babylon Kreuzberg
126 Dresdener Str.
103 locals recommend
Cinema that usually shows English-language movies that are NOT dubbed into German (a rarity here)
Indoor swimming pool and sauna just across the park, open year-round
31 locals recommend
Wellenbad am Spreewaldplatz - Berliner Bäder
59H Wiener Straße
31 locals recommend
Indoor swimming pool and sauna just across the park, open year-round
On cold or rainy days, relax at this thermal spa with a floating pool and several baths and saunas. Avoid the crowds by going midweek.
101 locals recommend
Liquidrom
10 Möckernstraße
101 locals recommend
On cold or rainy days, relax at this thermal spa with a floating pool and several baths and saunas. Avoid the crowds by going midweek.
Berlin's most beautiful movie theatre, screening independent and international films in their original language.
95 locals recommend
Kino International
33 Karl-Marx-Allee
95 locals recommend
Berlin's most beautiful movie theatre, screening independent and international films in their original language.

Shopping

Alternative bookshop specializing in art books, zines, small indie publishers. Lots of English books.
26 locals recommend
Motto Berlin
68 Skalitzer Str.
26 locals recommend
Alternative bookshop specializing in art books, zines, small indie publishers. Lots of English books.
Take a side trip to Turkey at this busy outdoor market, Tuesday and Friday afternoons
300 locals recommend
Turkish Market (Tuesday/Friday)
300 locals recommend
Take a side trip to Turkey at this busy outdoor market, Tuesday and Friday afternoons
If you came to Berlin to find your perfect pair of sneakers, this is the shop you had in mind.
25 locals recommend
Overkill
195A Köpenicker Str.
25 locals recommend
If you came to Berlin to find your perfect pair of sneakers, this is the shop you had in mind.
Beloved neighbourhood nut roastery, perfect for a quick snack.
Kumru Nuss-Rösterei
46 Wrangelstraße
Beloved neighbourhood nut roastery, perfect for a quick snack.
For aficionados of comics and graphic novels, in English and German.
7 locals recommend
Modern Graphics Buchhandel Berlin GmbH
22 Oranienstraße
7 locals recommend
For aficionados of comics and graphic novels, in English and German.

Getting Around

The nearest U-Bahn stop, one block away.
65 locals recommend
Schlesisches Tor station
65 locals recommend
The nearest U-Bahn stop, one block away.
The closest international train station.
86 locals recommend
Berlin Ostbahnhof station
3 Koppenstraße
86 locals recommend
The closest international train station.

Drinks & Nightlife

24-hour punk bar, last refuge of a bygone era in Kreuzberg.
7 locals recommend
Trinkteufel
60 Naunynstraße
7 locals recommend
24-hour punk bar, last refuge of a bygone era in Kreuzberg.
Pleasant cafe bar, good for people-watching, and a nice place to start a long night out.
59 locals recommend
Bateau Ivre
18 Oranienstraße
59 locals recommend
Pleasant cafe bar, good for people-watching, and a nice place to start a long night out.
This is the closest you'll ever come to getting drunk inside of a Muppet.
68 locals recommend
Roses
187 Oranienstraße
68 locals recommend
This is the closest you'll ever come to getting drunk inside of a Muppet.
Quirky and queer neighbourhood dive bar, the friendliest spot to meet local characters
12 locals recommend
Sofia
93 Wrangelstraße
12 locals recommend
Quirky and queer neighbourhood dive bar, the friendliest spot to meet local characters
Café and restaurant by day, with queer and trans centric discos and karaoke parties at night.
60 locals recommend
Südblock
1-2 Admiralstraße
60 locals recommend
Café and restaurant by day, with queer and trans centric discos and karaoke parties at night.
One of Berlin's truly unique nightclubs, for those seeking a more relaxed vibe.
296 locals recommend
Salon - Zur wilden Renate
70 Alt-Stralau
296 locals recommend
One of Berlin's truly unique nightclubs, for those seeking a more relaxed vibe.
When you want to go clubbing but your feet are too tired for dancing, walk over to this loungy, semi-outdoor techno venue on the waterfront. Also open on weekend afternoons.
384 locals recommend
Club der Visionäre
1 Am Flutgraben
384 locals recommend
When you want to go clubbing but your feet are too tired for dancing, walk over to this loungy, semi-outdoor techno venue on the waterfront. Also open on weekend afternoons.

Sightseeing

If you want to see the Berlin Wall, here it is. Hurry before they tear it down
808 locals recommend
East Side Gallery
3-100 Mühlenstraße
808 locals recommend
If you want to see the Berlin Wall, here it is. Hurry before they tear it down
Awe-inspiring monument to the fallen Russian soldiers in WWII.
182 locals recommend
Soviet War Memorial Treptow
Puschkinallee
182 locals recommend
Awe-inspiring monument to the fallen Russian soldiers in WWII.

Arts & Culture

100% free art museum featuring rotating installations by contemporary artists from around the world.
41 locals recommend
Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien
2 Mariannenpl.
41 locals recommend
100% free art museum featuring rotating installations by contemporary artists from around the world.