Guidebook for Berlin

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Guidebook for Berlin

Food Scene

small eatery, great Syrian food (does not sell alcohol)
53 locals raden deze aan
Yarok
195 Torstraße
53 locals raden deze aan
small eatery, great Syrian food (does not sell alcohol)
great Falafel, with a large room attached with art & sometimes live music
42 locals raden deze aan
Dada Falafel
132 Linienstraße
42 locals raden deze aan
great Falafel, with a large room attached with art & sometimes live music
just Kebab :)
Kebab Baba
133 Linienstraße
just Kebab :)
South-German (Swabian) food and cozy atmosphere. can get busy at night.
46 locals raden deze aan
Schwarzwaldstuben
48 Tucholskystraße
46 locals raden deze aan
South-German (Swabian) food and cozy atmosphere. can get busy at night.
fresh vietnamese food. daily specials for 5,90€ (check the chalkboard - it's not in the menu). always a great choice, if for lunch or at night. I go there often.
9 locals raden deze aan
Fam Dang
125 Torstraße
9 locals raden deze aan
fresh vietnamese food. daily specials for 5,90€ (check the chalkboard - it's not in the menu). always a great choice, if for lunch or at night. I go there often.
fancy Asian fusion restaurant and still affordable (like 10-15€ per main dish), good wine & good vibes.
47 locals raden deze aan
Toca Rouge
195 Torstraße
47 locals raden deze aan
fancy Asian fusion restaurant and still affordable (like 10-15€ per main dish), good wine & good vibes.
great Italian pizza for 2,50€ per slice. open 24/7. I often go there after a big night out.
43 locals raden deze aan
La Pausa
17 Torstraße
43 locals raden deze aan
great Italian pizza for 2,50€ per slice. open 24/7. I often go there after a big night out.
good for brunch
23 locals raden deze aan
Keyser Soze
33 Tucholskystraße
23 locals raden deze aan
good for brunch
great German dishes and excellent, large pizzas, with a classy interior andan outdoor beer garden. there is also dancing (Salsa every Monday, Pop/RnB/... live music on Saturdays,...). a bit pricy.
191 locals raden deze aan
Clärchens Ballroom
24/25 Auguststraße
191 locals raden deze aan
great German dishes and excellent, large pizzas, with a classy interior andan outdoor beer garden. there is also dancing (Salsa every Monday, Pop/RnB/... live music on Saturdays,...). a bit pricy.
good food in a chilled atmosphere
21 locals raden deze aan
royals & rice Berlin
164 Torstraße
21 locals raden deze aan
good food in a chilled atmosphere
small & cozy coffee shops with great coffee, small snacks, cake & frozen yogurt.
Good Q
43 Tucholskystraße
small & cozy coffee shops with great coffee, small snacks, cake & frozen yogurt.
the Sushi restaurant where Tom Hanks sometimes comes by.
208 locals raden deze aan
DUDU
134 Torstraße
208 locals raden deze aan
the Sushi restaurant where Tom Hanks sometimes comes by.

Getting Around

15€ per bike for first day, 10€ for every next day
7 locals raden deze aan
Fahrrad Frank
220 Torstraße
7 locals raden deze aan
15€ per bike for first day, 10€ for every next day
subway line U8 (connects Prenzlauer Berg, Mitte, Kreuzberg, Neukölln)
196 locals raden deze aan
U Rosenthaler Platz station
72A Rosenthaler Str.
196 locals raden deze aan
subway line U8 (connects Prenzlauer Berg, Mitte, Kreuzberg, Neukölln)
subway line U6 (connects Wedding, Mitte & Kreuzberg)
23 locals raden deze aan
Oranienburger Tor station
23 locals raden deze aan
subway line U6 (connects Wedding, Mitte & Kreuzberg)
subway lines S1 and S2
35 locals raden deze aan
Oranienburger Straße
Oranienburger Straße
35 locals raden deze aan
subway lines S1 and S2
main train station
194 locals raden deze aan
Berlin Central Station
1 Europaplatz
194 locals raden deze aan
main train station

Drinks & Nightlife

party & dancing starts around midnight / 1 AM
36 locals raden deze aan
Bravo Bar
230 Torstraße
36 locals raden deze aan
party & dancing starts around midnight / 1 AM
party & dancing starts around midnight / 1 AM (until like 9AM). usually very packed.
48 locals raden deze aan
King Size Bar
48 locals raden deze aan
party & dancing starts around midnight / 1 AM (until like 9AM). usually very packed.
best summer location! deckchairs, bar & pizza right at the river of Spree. drinks are expensive, but you can bring your own booze. and it has a dance floor.
73 locals raden deze aan
Strandbar Mitte
3B Monbijoustraße
73 locals raden deze aan
best summer location! deckchairs, bar & pizza right at the river of Spree. drinks are expensive, but you can bring your own booze. and it has a dance floor.
cocktail bar
18 locals raden deze aan
Redwood Bar
25 Bergstraße
18 locals raden deze aan
cocktail bar

Sightseeing

Jewish Synagogue
59 locals raden deze aan
Stichting Nieuwe Synagoge Berlijn - Centrum Judaicum
28-30 Oranienburger Str.
59 locals raden deze aan
Jewish Synagogue
681 locals raden deze aan
Brandenburg Kapısı
Pariser Platz
681 locals raden deze aan
German Parliament Building. I recommend to visit the dome for a great 360° panorama view over the city. You can book a visit here: https://visite.bundestag.de/BAPWeb/pages/createBookingRequest.jsf?lang=en
387 locals raden deze aan
Reichstag Building
1 Platz der Republik
387 locals raden deze aan
German Parliament Building. I recommend to visit the dome for a great 360° panorama view over the city. You can book a visit here: https://visite.bundestag.de/BAPWeb/pages/createBookingRequest.jsf?lang=en
296 locals raden deze aan
Siegessäule
1 Großer Stern
296 locals raden deze aan
Berlin's most important Protestant church.
274 locals raden deze aan
Berlijnse Dom
Am Lustgarten
274 locals raden deze aan
Berlin's most important Protestant church.
historic square (in winter with a romantic christmas market)
272 locals raden deze aan
Gendarmenmarkt
Gendarmenmarkt
272 locals raden deze aan
historic square (in winter with a romantic christmas market)
the famous military checkpoint at the former US/Sovjet border, features also a museum about the GDR and the Berlin Wall, that is worthwile yet not cheap
474 locals raden deze aan
Checkpoint Charlie
43-45 Friedrichstraße
474 locals raden deze aan
the famous military checkpoint at the former US/Sovjet border, features also a museum about the GDR and the Berlin Wall, that is worthwile yet not cheap
remains of the Berlin Wall
520 locals raden deze aan
Berlin Wall Memorial
111 Bernauer Str.
520 locals raden deze aan
remains of the Berlin Wall
Center documenting Nazi atrocities
119 locals raden deze aan
Topographie des Terrors
8 Niederkirchnerstraße
119 locals raden deze aan
Center documenting Nazi atrocities
52 locals raden deze aan
Sony Center
52 locals raden deze aan
remains of the Berlin Wall, painted by artists. takes like 30 minutes to walk down alongside it, best to start from Berlin Ostbahnhof.
808 locals raden deze aan
East Side Gallery
3-100 Mühlenstraße
808 locals raden deze aan
remains of the Berlin Wall, painted by artists. takes like 30 minutes to walk down alongside it, best to start from Berlin Ostbahnhof.
just at TV tower. has a revolving restaurant at the top.
569 locals raden deze aan
Berliner Fernsehturm
1A Panoramastraße
569 locals raden deze aan
just at TV tower. has a revolving restaurant at the top.

Arts & Culture

804 locals raden deze aan
Museumsinsel
804 locals raden deze aan
Holocaust Memorial. It also has an underground museum with entrance free of charge. A visit is worthwile yet disturbing.
284 locals raden deze aan
Monument voor de vermoorde Joden van Europa
1 Cora-Berliner-Straße
284 locals raden deze aan
Holocaust Memorial. It also has an underground museum with entrance free of charge. A visit is worthwile yet disturbing.
visit the university where Albert Einstein and like 16 other nobel leaureates have been teaching
22 locals raden deze aan
Humboldt University of Berlin
6 Unter den Linden
22 locals raden deze aan
visit the university where Albert Einstein and like 16 other nobel leaureates have been teaching
visit the University Library with a stunning interior architecture. you must leave you bags and jackets at the wardrobe before you walk in.
Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum
1-3 Geschwister-Scholl-Straße
visit the University Library with a stunning interior architecture. you must leave you bags and jackets at the wardrobe before you walk in.

Parks & Nature

small forest in the center of the city, good for a walk or biking
152 locals raden deze aan
Großer Tiergarten
Straße des 17. Juni
152 locals raden deze aan
small forest in the center of the city, good for a walk or biking
large park, good for tanning, BBQ, running, ...
913 locals raden deze aan
Volkspark Friedrichshain
913 locals raden deze aan
large park, good for tanning, BBQ, running, ...
small but lovely park at the river of Spree
105 locals raden deze aan
Monbijoupark
Oranienburger Straße
105 locals raden deze aan
small but lovely park at the river of Spree
abandoned airport that has just recently turned into a park, with an area larger than the central park in New York
1088 locals raden deze aan
Tempelhofer Feld
Tempelhofer Damm
1088 locals raden deze aan
abandoned airport that has just recently turned into a park, with an area larger than the central park in New York
shabby park yet highly popular among Berliners. THE spot to hang out at the weekends, in particular on Sundays for Karaoke and flea market.
1060 locals raden deze aan
Mauerpark
63 Gleimstraße
1060 locals raden deze aan
shabby park yet highly popular among Berliners. THE spot to hang out at the weekends, in particular on Sundays for Karaoke and flea market.
small beautiful park
97 locals raden deze aan
Het Volkspark am Weinberg
14-20 Weinbergsweg
97 locals raden deze aan
small beautiful park

Essentials

Pharmacy
BerlinApotheke Schneider & Oleski oHG
113a Friedrichstraße
Pharmacy
large grocery store in an historic market hall
324 locals raden deze aan
REWE
23-26 Invalidenstraße
324 locals raden deze aan
large grocery store in an historic market hall
this grocery store is shabby and small but just around the corner and hence very handy
39 locals raden deze aan
Kiezmarkt
206 Torstraße
39 locals raden deze aan
this grocery store is shabby and small but just around the corner and hence very handy
one of Europe's largest electronics stores, located in the mall "ALEXA" just at Alexanderplatz square
11 locals raden deze aan
MediaMarkt
140 Greifswalder Str.
11 locals raden deze aan
one of Europe's largest electronics stores, located in the mall "ALEXA" just at Alexanderplatz square