Guidebook for Berlin
Food Scene
Pizzeria - Fratelli La Bionda
31 BergmannstraßeGreat Italian food and right near the house.
Knofi Feinkost
98 BergmannstraßeGreat Turkish food on Bergmannstr
Rated one of the best coffee shops in Berlin and it's right around the corner.
67 locals recommend
Chapter One Coffee
30 Mittenwalder Str.Rated one of the best coffee shops in Berlin and it's right around the corner.
Amazing indoor market across from the house. Full of great food and convenient shopping. We recommend the galletes and coffee at Le Bretange. There is also a vegan grocery store upstairs.
164 locals recommend
Marheineke Market Hall
15 Marheinekepl.Amazing indoor market across from the house. Full of great food and convenient shopping. We recommend the galletes and coffee at Le Bretange. There is also a vegan grocery store upstairs.
It's a wonderful restaurant on the canal. A good place for a romantic dinner or entertaining guests. It's been one of our favorites for years.
71 locals recommend
Café Jacques
14 MaybachuferIt's a wonderful restaurant on the canal. A good place for a romantic dinner or entertaining guests. It's been one of our favorites for years.
Madang Restaurant
8 GneisenaustraßeGood Korean food in the neighborhood.
One of our two favorite ice cream shops in the city. (They are all pretty good though...)
80 locals recommend
Vanille & Marille
1 Hagelberger Str.One of our two favorite ice cream shops in the city. (They are all pretty good though...)
Anna Durkes
80 GraefestraßeOne of our favorite ice cream shops in the city.
A great goulasch place in the neighborhood. A cozy restaurant with a small, tasty menu, great Belgian beers, and a lovely owner.
18 locals recommend
G wie Goulasch
1 Chamissopl.A great goulasch place in the neighborhood. A cozy restaurant with a small, tasty menu, great Belgian beers, and a lovely owner.
This is one of the many gluten free and vegan friendly cafes/restaurants in the neighborhood.
Glutanada
33 NostitzstraßeThis is one of the many gluten free and vegan friendly cafes/restaurants in the neighborhood.
Molinari & Ko
13 RiemannstraßeAnother great Italian restaurant in the neighborhood.
Mutti Kreuzberg
67 GneisenaustraßeGerman fare close to home.
Txokoa Tapas Neukölln
6 Weserstr.Good Basque tapas and nice service.
A good place for breakfast and people watching. Service can be slow though.
26 locals recommend
Mokkabar
93 GneisenaustraßeA good place for breakfast and people watching. Service can be slow though.
BIO COMPANY Friesenstraße
1 FriesenstraßeOrganic grocery store near the house.
This bar and restaurant sits on the corner of the canal. It is an old Berlin institute and one of the few bars with a jukebox. We recommend getting a drink and sitting outside to people watch.
190 locals recommend
Ankerklause
104 Kottbusser DammThis bar and restaurant sits on the corner of the canal. It is an old Berlin institute and one of the few bars with a jukebox. We recommend getting a drink and sitting outside to people watch.
The new, hip vietnamese place in the neighborhood. It is often busy, but pretty good, original takes on the fare.
264 locals recommend
Umami
16-18 KnaackstraßeThe new, hip vietnamese place in the neighborhood. It is often busy, but pretty good, original takes on the fare.
TreXanh-Restaurant
8 HeimstraßeThis unassuming place is a great for a quick, cheap meal.
Parks & Nature
A great playground for kids in the neighborhood. There is also an organic market at the square next to it on Saturdays.
Chamissoplatz Spielplatz
16 Chamissopl.A great playground for kids in the neighborhood. There is also an organic market at the square next to it on Saturdays.
A beautiful park with a waterfall and a great view of the neighborhood if you hike to the top of the hill. Golgatha beer garden and a nice playground are located in southwest corner of the park. Closest buses are the 140 and 104.
450 locals recommend
Viktoriapark
KatzbachstraßeA beautiful park with a waterfall and a great view of the neighborhood if you hike to the top of the hill. Golgatha beer garden and a nice playground are located in southwest corner of the park. Closest buses are the 140 and 104.
One of our favorite parks in the city. There are two great playgrounds for kids, a free petting zoo and lots of green space. It is a great place for runners as well. You can ride through hasenheide and get to tempelhof airport/park as well.
232 locals recommend
Hasenheide Park
160 ColumbiadammOne of our favorite parks in the city. There are two great playgrounds for kids, a free petting zoo and lots of green space. It is a great place for runners as well. You can ride through hasenheide and get to tempelhof airport/park as well.
One of our favorite places to go for a bike ride on the weekend or enjoy a bbq with friends.
1088 locals recommend
Tempelhofer Feld
Tempelhofer DammOne of our favorite places to go for a bike ride on the weekend or enjoy a bbq with friends.
Drinks & Nightlife
Limonadier
12 NostitzstraßeA nice cocktail bar in the neighborhood.
This rooftop bar with a few food options affords great views of the city. It is kid-friendly in the daytime with sandbox where kids can play. After 4 pm you pay 3 euros to enter and it fills up quickly on the weekends. To enter go into the Neükölln Arkarden and go to the elevators at the back of the ground floor. Go to the 5th floor and walk up one level and you will be there!
702 locals recommend
Klunkerkranich
66 Karl-Marx-StraßeThis rooftop bar with a few food options affords great views of the city. It is kid-friendly in the daytime with sandbox where kids can play. After 4 pm you pay 3 euros to enter and it fills up quickly on the weekends. To enter go into the Neükölln Arkarden and go to the elevators at the back of the ground floor. Go to the 5th floor and walk up one level and you will be there!
Shopping
Alnatura Super Natur Markt
BergmannstraßeGrocery store on the edge of the square.
Large grocery store on bergmannstr. Not all organic, but much cheaper prices.
69 locals recommend
EDEKA Bergmannstraße
5-7 BergmannstraßeLarge grocery store on bergmannstr. Not all organic, but much cheaper prices.
A great outdoor market on the canal Tuesdays and Fridays. Everything from food to clothing to knick knacks.
300 locals recommend
Turkish Market (Tuesday/Friday)
A great outdoor market on the canal Tuesdays and Fridays. Everything from food to clothing to knick knacks.
Sightseeing
This is one of our favorite sightseeing places to take people. It is often missed on the Berlin tour of sights and I think it is one of the more interesting ones. It backs up to Treptow park which is a great place to visit as well.
182 locals recommend
Soviet War Memorial Treptow
PuschkinalleeThis is one of our favorite sightseeing places to take people. It is often missed on the Berlin tour of sights and I think it is one of the more interesting ones. It backs up to Treptow park which is a great place to visit as well.
Arts & Culture
This museum was recently restored after being out of use since the WWII. The architecture is amazing as is the bust of Nefratiti.
53 locals recommend
Neues Museum
1-3 BodestraßeThis museum was recently restored after being out of use since the WWII. The architecture is amazing as is the bust of Nefratiti.
Often has great exhibitions. It's worth checking their schedule.
236 locals recommend
Gropius Building
7 NiederkirchnerstraßeOften has great exhibitions. It's worth checking their schedule.
Modern art--they have a pretty good permanent collection and often have good exhibitions coming through.
354 locals recommend
Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart - Berlin
50 InvalidenstraßeModern art--they have a pretty good permanent collection and often have good exhibitions coming through.
Berlinische Galerie
124-128 Alte JakobstraßeInteresting exhibitions. Check their calendar!