Guidebook for Berlin
Sightseeing
One of Berlin's newest and most unique public spaces. About half of the park is already completed along a former train yard. Great for jogging, picnicking and biking.
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Park am Gleisdreieck
26 MöckernstraßeOne of Berlin's newest and most unique public spaces. About half of the park is already completed along a former train yard. Great for jogging, picnicking and biking.
One of Berlin's prettiest and most manageable parks, with a lovely monument (the eponymous Kreuzberg) and a waterfall.
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Viktoriapark
KatzbachstraßeOne of Berlin's prettiest and most manageable parks, with a lovely monument (the eponymous Kreuzberg) and a waterfall.
One of Berlin's nicest streets, little-known to non-natives. Full of great cafes, restaurants, bars and weird hippie shops.
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Akazienstraße
AkazienstraßeOne of Berlin's nicest streets, little-known to non-natives. Full of great cafes, restaurants, bars and weird hippie shops.
The extension of Akazienstrasse, with many more cafes, bars and restaurants, that leads to the beautiful Winterfeldtplatz.
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Goltzstraße
GoltzstraßeThe extension of Akazienstrasse, with many more cafes, bars and restaurants, that leads to the beautiful Winterfeldtplatz.
A delightful cobbled street in Schöneberg with several worthy bars, cafes and restaurants.
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Crellestraße
CrellestraßeA delightful cobbled street in Schöneberg with several worthy bars, cafes and restaurants.
The main drag in Kreuzberg 61, the western part of the borough, is replete with cafes, restaurants and shopping.
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Bergmannstrasse
BergmannstraßeThe main drag in Kreuzberg 61, the western part of the borough, is replete with cafes, restaurants and shopping.
Food Scene
Delicious, healthy and affordable Turkish establishment serving organic cuisine, with many vegetarian options. Best dish: gössies, crepes filled with either meat or potatoes, cheese and spinach.
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Knofi Feinkost
98 BergmannstraßeDelicious, healthy and affordable Turkish establishment serving organic cuisine, with many vegetarian options. Best dish: gössies, crepes filled with either meat or potatoes, cheese and spinach.
A welcome newcomer to Kreuzberg's eating scene. Recently voted best pizza in Berlin by TIP Magazine.
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+39 Piùtrentanove
73A MöckernstraßeA welcome newcomer to Kreuzberg's eating scene. Recently voted best pizza in Berlin by TIP Magazine.
Phenomenal Greek food at excellent prices. Uncommonly friendly and attentive waitstaff. Possibly my favorite restaurant in Berlin.
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Taverna Ousia
54 GrunewaldstraßePhenomenal Greek food at excellent prices. Uncommonly friendly and attentive waitstaff. Possibly my favorite restaurant in Berlin.
One of the best cafes in town. Excellent breakfasts and relaxed, warm atmosphere in the cavernous library-style back-room.
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Café BilderBuch
28 AkazienstraßeOne of the best cafes in town. Excellent breakfasts and relaxed, warm atmosphere in the cavernous library-style back-room.
A chocolate emporium housed in an old apothecary. Need I say more?
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Winterfeldt Markt
23 GoltzstraßeA chocolate emporium housed in an old apothecary. Need I say more?
Molinari & Ko
13 RiemannstraßeMy favorite pizzeria in Berlin.
The neighborhood' s only gourmet restaurant, serving dishes derived from seasonal ingredients. The three-course prix-fixe is well worth it for a special occasion.
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Mr. Minsch
15 YorckstraßeThe neighborhood' s only gourmet restaurant, serving dishes derived from seasonal ingredients. The three-course prix-fixe is well worth it for a special occasion.
Your best bet for by-the-slice-pizza. Their crust is simply out of this world.
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Amici Amici
40 MehringdammYour best bet for by-the-slice-pizza. Their crust is simply out of this world.
One of Berlin's most creative and yummy ice cream shops, serving unexpected flavors of rich, handmade gelato.
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Vanille & Marille
1 Hagelberger Str.One of Berlin's most creative and yummy ice cream shops, serving unexpected flavors of rich, handmade gelato.
The first location of the American-style coffeehouse chain is less impressive than the Mitte branch, but serves the same fresh-roasted coffee and delectable pastries at the same high prices.
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Barcomi’s Café & Kaffeerösterei
21 BergmannstraßeThe first location of the American-style coffeehouse chain is less impressive than the Mitte branch, but serves the same fresh-roasted coffee and delectable pastries at the same high prices.
A veritable institution and the originator of the much-imitated, never bettered "Gemüsekebap," a bread pocked filled with schawarma and fried vegetables and garnished with feta. Expect a line!
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Mustafa's Gemüse Kebap
32 MehringdammA veritable institution and the originator of the much-imitated, never bettered "Gemüsekebap," a bread pocked filled with schawarma and fried vegetables and garnished with feta. Expect a line!
Widely reputed the best Currywürst - pork sausage diced up, sprinkled with curry-powder and doused with ketchup - in Berlin, if not the world.
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Curry 36
36 MehringdammWidely reputed the best Currywürst - pork sausage diced up, sprinkled with curry-powder and doused with ketchup - in Berlin, if not the world.
Great coffee and panini locale across from Viktoriapark. Can get rather crowded.
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Vereinszimmer
15 KreuzbergstraßeGreat coffee and panini locale across from Viktoriapark. Can get rather crowded.
One of the neighborhood's only gourmet restaurants. Their prix-fixe is worth it for a special ocassion.
E.T.A. Hoffmann
83 YorckstraßeOne of the neighborhood's only gourmet restaurants. Their prix-fixe is worth it for a special ocassion.
A wonderful vegetarian locale serving fresh salads and small dishes like quiche and soup. Fills up quickly.
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Seerose
38 KörtestraßeA wonderful vegetarian locale serving fresh salads and small dishes like quiche and soup. Fills up quickly.
A dark, smoky gay bar / cafe with friendly waitstaff and a unique, typically Berlin ambiance.
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Melitta Sundström
61 MehringdammA dark, smoky gay bar / cafe with friendly waitstaff and a unique, typically Berlin ambiance.
A newcomer to the Mehringdamm cafe scene, this tiny establishment makes impressive homemade bagels and serves a great cup of joe. A good place to spend an afternoon.
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Bagel, coffee & culture
66 MehringdammA newcomer to the Mehringdamm cafe scene, this tiny establishment makes impressive homemade bagels and serves a great cup of joe. A good place to spend an afternoon.
Berlin's first Tibetan restaurant serves filling and well-spiced dishes at affordable prices.
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Tibet Haus
19 Zossener Str.Berlin's first Tibetan restaurant serves filling and well-spiced dishes at affordable prices.
Excellent Korean restaurant, serving unique and carefully-made dishes. The bipimbop, served in a sizzling stone bowl, is highly recommended.
Gneisenaustraße 8
8 GneisenaustraßeExcellent Korean restaurant, serving unique and carefully-made dishes. The bipimbop, served in a sizzling stone bowl, is highly recommended.
It's no Mustafa's, but the Gemüsekebap here is pretty damn good. Certainly the best option for a nosh before you get on the train.
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Hisar fresh food
49 YorckstraßeIt's no Mustafa's, but the Gemüsekebap here is pretty damn good. Certainly the best option for a nosh before you get on the train.
Shopping
An institution. This is one of the city's best used bookstores with a great selection of antique editions and art books.
Antiquariat BÜCHERHALLE
154 HauptstraßeAn institution. This is one of the city's best used bookstores with a great selection of antique editions and art books.
A small outpost of the charity bookshop. One of your best bets for finding english-language reading material.
Hauptstraße 20
20 B1A small outpost of the charity bookshop. One of your best bets for finding english-language reading material.
Great weekly farmers market on Saturday mornings. Also lots of locally designed clothing and random items.
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Winterfeldtplatz station
Great weekly farmers market on Saturday mornings. Also lots of locally designed clothing and random items.
Tucked away in the second courtyard of a former factory, this second-hand book emporium has a large and ever-changing selection at very good prices. Some decent records as well.
Berliner Büchertisch
51 MehringdammTucked away in the second courtyard of a former factory, this second-hand book emporium has a large and ever-changing selection at very good prices. Some decent records as well.
The second, newer, location of this used-book emporium. This branch has an expanded english language section and art book section.
Berliner Büchertisch
51 MehringdammThe second, newer, location of this used-book emporium. This branch has an expanded english language section and art book section.
This LP emporium has a tremendous selection. Unfortunately, their prices tend to be extremely obnoxious!
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Space Hall
35 Zossener Str.This LP emporium has a tremendous selection. Unfortunately, their prices tend to be extremely obnoxious!
The first English bookstore in Berlin, certainly not as trim and tidy as more recent contenders in Prenzaluer Berg, but still worth a visit and a browse. The omnipresent owner is a notable eccentric.
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Another Country
7 RiemannstraßeThe first English bookstore in Berlin, certainly not as trim and tidy as more recent contenders in Prenzaluer Berg, but still worth a visit and a browse. The omnipresent owner is a notable eccentric.
The unnamed antiquariat, located on the corner, is one of Berlin's unsung treasures. Don't be put off by the unfriendly proprietor. They have a varied stock, with new books arriving all the time.
Bergmannstraße 20
20 BergmannstraßeThe unnamed antiquariat, located on the corner, is one of Berlin's unsung treasures. Don't be put off by the unfriendly proprietor. They have a varied stock, with new books arriving all the time.
Drinks & Nightlife
A quirky jazz club that attracts a middle-aged German audience. Fun and relaxed atmosphere. Don't expect too much from the music, although you might be pleasantly surprised.
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Yorckschlösschen
15 YorckstraßeA quirky jazz club that attracts a middle-aged German audience. Fun and relaxed atmosphere. Don't expect too much from the music, although you might be pleasantly surprised.
Your best bet for a swanky evening of whiskey and cigars at this self-consciously old-fashioned bar. Pricey by Berlin standards, but definitely worth it every once in a while.
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Galander Kreuzberg
54 GroßbeerenstrYour best bet for a swanky evening of whiskey and cigars at this self-consciously old-fashioned bar. Pricey by Berlin standards, but definitely worth it every once in a while.
A cross between a mad-scientist's laboratory and the set from Tales from the Crypt, this wacky bar has one of the most eclectic drink lists you've ever seen, with great attention paid to presentation.
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Zyankali Bar
17 GneisenaustraßeA cross between a mad-scientist's laboratory and the set from Tales from the Crypt, this wacky bar has one of the most eclectic drink lists you've ever seen, with great attention paid to presentation.
Cheap, grungy, with a fountain running through the bar, this late-night bar offers live music and a profoundly strange assortment of regulars.
Arcanoa
8 Am Tempelhofer BergCheap, grungy, with a fountain running through the bar, this late-night bar offers live music and a profoundly strange assortment of regulars.
The only good dive bar on Bergmannstrasse, with a typically unpleasant bar staff serving up a number of solid drafts.
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turandot bar
93 BergmannstraßeThe only good dive bar on Bergmannstrasse, with a typically unpleasant bar staff serving up a number of solid drafts.
Essentials
The site of the bi-weekly outdoor Turkish grocery market (Wednesday and Saturday until around 3pm), a great location for fresh produce and fish. Selection and price superior to regular supermarkets.
Großgörschenstraße
GroßgörschenstraßeThe site of the bi-weekly outdoor Turkish grocery market (Wednesday and Saturday until around 3pm), a great location for fresh produce and fish. Selection and price superior to regular supermarkets.
Lidl
32-33 MaybachuferYour best and closest grocery store.
Everything Else
If you need a haircut, look no further than Hairlounge, which gives stylish and affordable cuts. Ask for Behrooz.
Hairlounge
1A KatzbachstraßeIf you need a haircut, look no further than Hairlounge, which gives stylish and affordable cuts. Ask for Behrooz.