Guidebook for Berlin
Food Scene
Nice to have a coffee in the café at the Engelbecken. The small artificial lake is the rest of the Luisenstädtische Kanal which linked the river Spree to the Landwehr Kanal until 1927.
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Engelbecken
Nice to have a coffee in the café at the Engelbecken. The small artificial lake is the rest of the Luisenstädtische Kanal which linked the river Spree to the Landwehr Kanal until 1927.
One of the few remaining market halls of the 19th century. On Fridays and Saturdays have a coffee, soup or vegan burger and shop for cheese, bread, veggies, wine etc. Thursday is street food day.
Pücklerstraße 34
34 PücklerstraßeOne of the few remaining market halls of the 19th century. On Fridays and Saturdays have a coffee, soup or vegan burger and shop for cheese, bread, veggies, wine etc. Thursday is street food day.
The densest concentration of international cuisine you can imagine: Turkish, Japanese, Italian, Viet, Spanish, Mexican, Indian, Arab, Persian, Chinese restaurants and a dozen of cool bars...
Oranienstraße
The densest concentration of international cuisine you can imagine: Turkish, Japanese, Italian, Viet, Spanish, Mexican, Indian, Arab, Persian, Chinese restaurants and a dozen of cool bars...
Great cuisine at a very reasonable price in a nice atmosphere. You can chose from a menu featuring not more than 5 core proposals - but each of them is fantastic.
Waldemarstraße 48
Great cuisine at a very reasonable price in a nice atmosphere. You can chose from a menu featuring not more than 5 core proposals - but each of them is fantastic.
Simple but excellent french cuisine in a typical small and cosy Kreuzberg restaurant.
Adalbertstraße 83
83 AdalbertstraßeSimple but excellent french cuisine in a typical small and cosy Kreuzberg restaurant.
Coledampfs is a combined restaurant, cooking instruments and cooking book shop and a nice place to have a coffee and a piece of cake on a rainy day.
Prinzenstraße 85
85 PrinzenstraßeColedampfs is a combined restaurant, cooking instruments and cooking book shop and a nice place to have a coffee and a piece of cake on a rainy day.
One of the best burgers in town is served under the U-Bahn station Schlesisches Tor out of a former toilet facility from the early 20th century. Definitely a cool place to have a burger and a beer.
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Schlesisches Tor station
One of the best burgers in town is served under the U-Bahn station Schlesisches Tor out of a former toilet facility from the early 20th century. Definitely a cool place to have a burger and a beer.
In a basic setting one of the best pizza you can get and certainly the largest. Never order more than one for two persons, however hungry you may be.
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Trattoria Venezia
28 Liegnitzer Str.In a basic setting one of the best pizza you can get and certainly the largest. Never order more than one for two persons, however hungry you may be.
Nice place to sit for dinner on a warm summer day; you may continue the night in the area behind the restaurant where a club has recently opened.
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Freischwimmer
2 Vor dem Schlesischen TorNice place to sit for dinner on a warm summer day; you may continue the night in the area behind the restaurant where a club has recently opened.
The name is rather misleading as this restaurant is rather up market in the Kreuzberg environment. In a "chinese tapas" pilosophy you can try very tasty food in nice surroundings.
82 recommandé par les habitants
Long March Canteen
20 WrangelstraßeThe name is rather misleading as this restaurant is rather up market in the Kreuzberg environment. In a "chinese tapas" pilosophy you can try very tasty food in nice surroundings.
Sightseeing
Beautiful square in the heart of Kreuzberg. The impresssive Thomaskirche from 1866 displays a fascinating exhibition about the area at the time of Berlin's division.
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Mariannenplatz
MariannenplatzBeautiful square in the heart of Kreuzberg. The impresssive Thomaskirche from 1866 displays a fascinating exhibition about the area at the time of Berlin's division.
Haus Bethanien was built in 1849 as a hospital. It has changing exhibitions of modern art (just walk in and have a look). The restaurant 3 Schwestern offers German food in a beautiful surrounding.
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3 Sisters
2 Mariannenpl.Haus Bethanien was built in 1849 as a hospital. It has changing exhibitions of modern art (just walk in and have a look). The restaurant 3 Schwestern offers German food in a beautiful surrounding.
The Mauerweg is the marked itinerary of the Berlin wall: 156 km of which 45 km separating the two parts of the city. Following the signs on a bike tour will show you a lot of Berlin's attractions.
Engeldamm
EngeldammThe Mauerweg is the marked itinerary of the Berlin wall: 156 km of which 45 km separating the two parts of the city. Following the signs on a bike tour will show you a lot of Berlin's attractions.
The building by Max and Bruno Taut was designed as the headquarters of the transport trade union in 1927. It was recently sold to a private investor and refurbished as a residential building.
Michaelkirchpl. 1
1 MichaelkirchplatzThe building by Max and Bruno Taut was designed as the headquarters of the transport trade union in 1927. It was recently sold to a private investor and refurbished as a residential building.
Michaelskirche by August Soller, a student of Schinkel, from 1856 is one of Berlin's most important catholic churches. Partly destroyed by an Allied bomb in February 1945, it is preserved as a ruin.
Michaelkirchplatz 4
4 MichaelkirchplatzMichaelskirche by August Soller, a student of Schinkel, from 1856 is one of Berlin's most important catholic churches. Partly destroyed by an Allied bomb in February 1945, it is preserved as a ruin.
1200 m of painted remnants of the Berlin Wall - everybody knows the East Side Gallery...
Rummelsburger Platz
Rummelsburger Platz1200 m of painted remnants of the Berlin Wall - everybody knows the East Side Gallery...
Great impression of real stalinism. The memorial actually is located in the middle of the parc.
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Am Treptower Park
Am Treptower ParkGreat impression of real stalinism. The memorial actually is located in the middle of the parc.
No movie featuring Berlin without a screen showing the Oberbaumbrücke. Cross the Spree between Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain here and you know why.
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Oberbaumeck
5 BevernstraßeNo movie featuring Berlin without a screen showing the Oberbaumbrücke. Cross the Spree between Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain here and you know why.
Former Airport Tempelhof, closed in 2010, has a whole history of its own. Greatest place for inline-skating (you can rent gear), cycling, running or laying in the grass and watching others doing so.
Berlin Şehitlik Camii
128 ColumbiadammFormer Airport Tempelhof, closed in 2010, has a whole history of its own. Greatest place for inline-skating (you can rent gear), cycling, running or laying in the grass and watching others doing so.
Entertainment & Activities
The children's farm on Bethaniendamm/Adalbertstraße has horses, a donkey, goats and sheep. You can feed the animals with food that is sold there for small change.
Adalbertstraße 70
70 AdalbertstraßeThe children's farm on Bethaniendamm/Adalbertstraße has horses, a donkey, goats and sheep. You can feed the animals with food that is sold there for small change.
Large playing ground including table tennis where the young can enjoy a sunny afternoon while the elder have a coffee or wine in one of the pleasant bars and restaurants around the square.
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Lausitzer Platz
Lausitzer PlatzLarge playing ground including table tennis where the young can enjoy a sunny afternoon while the elder have a coffee or wine in one of the pleasant bars and restaurants around the square.
Everything Else
You can play tennis at the Tennisclub Berlin-Mitte Albert Gutzmann if courts are available on short notice by making reservations at +49 (0) 30 27593533.
Melchiorstraße 19
19 MelchiorstraßeYou can play tennis at the Tennisclub Berlin-Mitte Albert Gutzmann if courts are available on short notice by making reservations at +49 (0) 30 27593533.
There is a fleamarket behind the train station Ostbahnhof on Sundays specializing in GDR memorabilia (but not only), including toys, books, medals, pictures etc.
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Berlin Ostbahnhof station
3 KoppenstraßeThere is a fleamarket behind the train station Ostbahnhof on Sundays specializing in GDR memorabilia (but not only), including toys, books, medals, pictures etc.
Swimming pool in the river Spree, a great place to relax in summer. In winter, there is a sauna instead I recommend even more.
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Badeschiff
4 EichenstraßeSwimming pool in the river Spree, a great place to relax in summer. In winter, there is a sauna instead I recommend even more.
Drinks & Nightlife
Cool place in summer with a view on the water front where you can spend the night until the morning dawns.
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Club der Visionäre
1 Am FlutgrabenCool place in summer with a view on the water front where you can spend the night until the morning dawns.
Shopping
The Alexa is a big shopping mall where you can find allmost everything. Opposite of Alexanderplatz the Kaufhof department store offers additional options.
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Shoe City Alexa
The Alexa is a big shopping mall where you can find allmost everything. Opposite of Alexanderplatz the Kaufhof department store offers additional options.
The bike repair shop Fahrrad-Kultour Kreuzberg is friendly and good value. You can also rent a bike there.
Waldemarstraße 81
The bike repair shop Fahrrad-Kultour Kreuzberg is friendly and good value. You can also rent a bike there.
Essentials
The next supermarket with a wide selction of every-day goods, fresh food, bread, etc. Open until midnight except on Sundays.
Opposite on Heinrich-Heine-Platz is the cheaper discount store ALDI.
Heinrich-Heine-Platz
Heinrich-Heine-PlatzThe next supermarket with a wide selction of every-day goods, fresh food, bread, etc. Open until midnight except on Sundays.
Opposite on Heinrich-Heine-Platz is the cheaper discount store ALDI.
To get your croissant or bread rolls in the morning (open from 6 AM) or have a coffee to go the nearest place from the flat.
Adalbertstraße 58
58 AdalbertstraßeTo get your croissant or bread rolls in the morning (open from 6 AM) or have a coffee to go the nearest place from the flat.