Guidebook for Berlin
Parks & Nature
Tempelhof was a functioning airport until the mid-2000s. Now it's a unique park. It's a great place to bike around, grab a beer and chill out. Areas for BBQ-ing, dog runs and also has a beer garden
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Tempelhofer Feld
Tempelhofer DammTempelhof was a functioning airport until the mid-2000s. Now it's a unique park. It's a great place to bike around, grab a beer and chill out. Areas for BBQ-ing, dog runs and also has a beer garden
Körnerpark
8 Schierker Str.Berlin is sadly not beach-adjacent, so in summer everyone goes to the lakes! When it’s too hot to be a tourist, follow the locals and head to Schlachtensee. Get the train to either Nikolassee or Schlactensee Sbahn station and find a lakeside spot somewhere! There’s a lawn out the front of the Schlactensee train station, but it’s normally crowded so I recommend walking around to the other side of the lake and finding a little “beach” to set up camp on. There’s also a place to rent boats from if that takes your fancy.
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Schlachtensee
40 TerrassenstraßeBerlin is sadly not beach-adjacent, so in summer everyone goes to the lakes! When it’s too hot to be a tourist, follow the locals and head to Schlachtensee. Get the train to either Nikolassee or Schlactensee Sbahn station and find a lakeside spot somewhere! There’s a lawn out the front of the Schlactensee train station, but it’s normally crowded so I recommend walking around to the other side of the lake and finding a little “beach” to set up camp on. There’s also a place to rent boats from if that takes your fancy.
Essentials
A load of washing is 3.50 and takes about 30 minutes.
To use the machine:
Put your laundry in and put detergent or powder in the slot marked 'II'
Put money in the machine and select the number of your washing machine
On the washing machine select the temperature of the wash and push start.
Schnell&Sauber
149 SonnenalleeA load of washing is 3.50 and takes about 30 minutes.
To use the machine:
Put your laundry in and put detergent or powder in the slot marked 'II'
Put money in the machine and select the number of your washing machine
On the washing machine select the temperature of the wash and push start.
Berliner Sparkasse ATM
162 HermannstraßeClosest bank/ATM
ALDI
12 Leipziger Pl.Cheap supermarket
Netto Filiale
32 Corinthstraßecheap supermarket
REWE
2 Revaler Str.Drug store for cleaning and personal hygiene products + bio food
Turkish supermarket, big fruit and vegetable selection and butchery.
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Bereket Market
166 HermannstraßeTurkish supermarket, big fruit and vegetable selection and butchery.
Great english-speaking hairdresser (also has a branch in London). I can vouch for Amy and Miguel!
ESHK Friseur Neukölln
11 ThomasstraßeGreat english-speaking hairdresser (also has a branch in London). I can vouch for Amy and Miguel!
Entertainment & Activities
Lots of good films play here. English movies will be marked either OmU (original with subtitles) or OV (original version).
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Rollberg Kinos
70 RollbergstraßeLots of good films play here. English movies will be marked either OmU (original with subtitles) or OV (original version).
Beautiful cinema, usually only plays one film at a time, often in english.
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Neues Off cinema
20 Hermannstraße Beautiful cinema, usually only plays one film at a time, often in english.
Really beautiful swimming pool, has been used in TV shows/films!
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Stadtbad Neukolln
3 GanghoferstraßeReally beautiful swimming pool, has been used in TV shows/films!
Outdoor cinema in the middle of the park, open from June til September. Really cool spot, screenings are often in english, tickets can be bought 30mins before the screening starts. Have a look here for times: https://www.facebook.com/pg/freiluftkinohasenheide/events/?ref=page_internal
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Hackescher Hof
40 Rosenthaler Str.Outdoor cinema in the middle of the park, open from June til September. Really cool spot, screenings are often in english, tickets can be bought 30mins before the screening starts. Have a look here for times: https://www.facebook.com/pg/freiluftkinohasenheide/events/?ref=page_internal
BERLIN - KART
50 WerbellinstraßeIndoor go karting tracks
Ice skating rink very close to the apartment. Check opening times here: https://www.berlin.de/special/sport-und-fitness/adressen/eisbahn/eisstadion-neukoelln-e0cdc1876dd0f3b06f479c015000497f.html
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Ice Stadium at Sportpark Neukölln
80/81 SpäthstraßeIce skating rink very close to the apartment. Check opening times here: https://www.berlin.de/special/sport-und-fitness/adressen/eisbahn/eisstadion-neukoelln-e0cdc1876dd0f3b06f479c015000497f.html
Getting Around
Leinestraße
The U8 line stops at this station
HermannQuartier
158 HermannstraßeThe U8 Ubahn and S42, S42, S45, S46 & S47 trains stop here.
Drinks & Nightlife
Wine bar and cafe. During the warmer months it opens around 9am and has good coffee, great croissants and pain au chocolat and food. In the colder months it has a great dinner menu and often has pop up events.
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Lipopette
9 WarthestraßeWine bar and cafe. During the warmer months it opens around 9am and has good coffee, great croissants and pain au chocolat and food. In the colder months it has a great dinner menu and often has pop up events.
Really cool space, operates as a bar/cafe (serves locally made beers) but also holds events and exhibitions. Big, open area, nice relaxed place, totally non-smoking, pretty classy spot.
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Prachtwerk
2 GanghoferstraßeReally cool space, operates as a bar/cafe (serves locally made beers) but also holds events and exhibitions. Big, open area, nice relaxed place, totally non-smoking, pretty classy spot.
Cool bar, good prices, has a smoking and non-smoking room plus a huge ballroom out the back where they sometimes have events
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Villa Neukölln
233 HermannstraßeCool bar, good prices, has a smoking and non-smoking room plus a huge ballroom out the back where they sometimes have events
Cool rooftop bar at the Neukolln Arcaden. Lots of outdoor art and gardens, best place to get a view of the city, especially at sunset. Costs between 3 - 5 euros to get in, drinks are reasonable and they have food. To get there take the elevators to the fifth floor (a carpark) and then walk up to the sixth floor of the parking building
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Klunkerkranich
66 Karl-Marx-StraßeCool rooftop bar at the Neukolln Arcaden. Lots of outdoor art and gardens, best place to get a view of the city, especially at sunset. Costs between 3 - 5 euros to get in, drinks are reasonable and they have food. To get there take the elevators to the fifth floor (a carpark) and then walk up to the sixth floor of the parking building
Cool bar with lots of space, cheap drinks and cool furniture (including a clawfoot bath!)
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Frollein Langner
34 WeisestraßeCool bar with lots of space, cheap drinks and cool furniture (including a clawfoot bath!)
Jungle bar, whole place is covered in fake trees and has tanks full of fish and salamaders.
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Dschungel
12 FriedelstraßeJungle bar, whole place is covered in fake trees and has tanks full of fish and salamaders.
The Black Lodge
6 SanderstraßeTwin Peaks themed bar
Good bar, lots of space, have some good cocktails as well as beer from the local brewery.
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Twinpigs
57A BoddinstraßeGood bar, lots of space, have some good cocktails as well as beer from the local brewery.
Thelonious Bar
202 Weserstr.Great cocktails!
Scottish pub owned by a member of the band Mogwai. Serves pub food (beans on toast, haggis, black pudding, cooked breakfasts on Sundays) and have a wide range of whiskeys as well as cheap beer. Has a pub quiz on Monday nights from about 8:30. Smoking room is the big room at the rear, front room is non smoking, has tables outside in spring/summer until 10 - 10:30
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Das Gift
119 DonaustraßeScottish pub owned by a member of the band Mogwai. Serves pub food (beans on toast, haggis, black pudding, cooked breakfasts on Sundays) and have a wide range of whiskeys as well as cheap beer. Has a pub quiz on Monday nights from about 8:30. Smoking room is the big room at the rear, front room is non smoking, has tables outside in spring/summer until 10 - 10:30
Griessmühle
137 SchnellerstraßeIf Berghain is too much for you, try Sisyphos instead. Sunday (yep, Sunday) in the early afternoon is often the best time to go.
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Sisyphos
15 HauptstraßeIf Berghain is too much for you, try Sisyphos instead. Sunday (yep, Sunday) in the early afternoon is often the best time to go.
Berlin's most famous club — and famously difficult to get into. If you want to get in here's a few tips: Don't bother dressing up nicely like you would in London etc, black jeans are a must. Don't talk loudly in the line, if they get a hint of you being overly drunk or touristy you won't get in. Don't use your phone. Don't say you're with a big group, if the bouncer asks who you're with, just say you're alone, or with 1 other person. Try not to speak English to the bouncer — just nod along to the German if you don't understand!
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Panorama Bar
Am Wriezener BahnhofBerlin's most famous club — and famously difficult to get into. If you want to get in here's a few tips: Don't bother dressing up nicely like you would in London etc, black jeans are a must. Don't talk loudly in the line, if they get a hint of you being overly drunk or touristy you won't get in. Don't use your phone. Don't say you're with a big group, if the bouncer asks who you're with, just say you're alone, or with 1 other person. Try not to speak English to the bouncer — just nod along to the German if you don't understand!
Nice bar/brewery selling good beer, plus it's non-smoking
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Berliner Berg Brauerei
39 Treptower StraßeNice bar/brewery selling good beer, plus it's non-smoking
Nice bar/café which also has a small skittles/bowling alley (kegelbahn) downstairs! Ask at the bar if you want to book the alley for a some time, or book on their website: http://www.pyonen.de/tantelisbeth/
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Tante Lisbeth
49 Muskauer Str.Nice bar/café which also has a small skittles/bowling alley (kegelbahn) downstairs! Ask at the bar if you want to book the alley for a some time, or book on their website: http://www.pyonen.de/tantelisbeth/
Alter Roter Löwe Rein
RichardstraßeNice bar, lots of room. Smokefree until around 9/10pm
Food Scene
Ultimate snack restaurant. Great pita-esque sandwiches with lashings of peanut sauce on the fillings of your choice. Menu is in multiple languages, including english, though it's probably not the best place to go if you have a peanut allergy, sorry.
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Sahara Imbiss Sudanesische Spezialitäten
5 HerrfurthstraßeUltimate snack restaurant. Great pita-esque sandwiches with lashings of peanut sauce on the fillings of your choice. Menu is in multiple languages, including english, though it's probably not the best place to go if you have a peanut allergy, sorry.
Ultimate brunch place, tiny but worth the wait, especially if you want to make friends jealous with some hot Instagram pictures. When you arrive it's likely you'll have to wait, but give your name to the staff and then order a coffee and wait 'til you're called, doesn't usually take too long, especially on weekdays.
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Roamers
64 PannierstraßeUltimate brunch place, tiny but worth the wait, especially if you want to make friends jealous with some hot Instagram pictures. When you arrive it's likely you'll have to wait, but give your name to the staff and then order a coffee and wait 'til you're called, doesn't usually take too long, especially on weekdays.
Hallmann und Klee
13 Böhmische Str.Nice cafe and brunch place
Great Italian place, mid-range in price. Menu changes daily and pasta is made onsite. They have a small kitchen so don't go if you're in a rush, but if you have time to sit then order a carafe of wine and enjoy the eats.
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Caligari
110 Kienitzer Str.Great Italian place, mid-range in price. Menu changes daily and pasta is made onsite. They have a small kitchen so don't go if you're in a rush, but if you have time to sit then order a carafe of wine and enjoy the eats.
Myxa Berlin
22 LenaustraßeGood brunch place, apparently one of the best in Berlin.
Geist im Glas
27 LenaustraßeNice bar that also has great brunch on the weekends
CRAZY BASTARD SAUCE
168 Weserstr.Place to buy some great hot sauce, but also serves food.
Vegan and vegetarian restaurant, makes wraps and beautiful salad bowls. http://www.holy-flat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/holyflat-menu-en.pdf
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Holy Taste
10 LenaustraßeVegan and vegetarian restaurant, makes wraps and beautiful salad bowls. http://www.holy-flat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/holyflat-menu-en.pdf
Vegan crêperie and burger restaurant! Hot favorite with some of my vegan (and non-vegan) friends
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Restaurant Bastard
122 Reichenberger StraßeVegan crêperie and burger restaurant! Hot favorite with some of my vegan (and non-vegan) friends
Imren Grill
10 BoppstraßeGood place to grab a doner kebab
from Hanoi with Love
176 HermannstraßeGood (and quick) Vietnamese food
Nudelbude
64 WeichselstraßeGood Italian place, pasta made onsite, pretty cheap
Really cool cafe with a ton of surfaces and power outlets if you need to work. All decked out in a cute retro style, china cabinets, comfy couches. Be sure explore the back rooms. Nice cakes in the cabinet and great coffee, staff are lovely as well.
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Restaurant Café Loislane
41 Emser Str.Really cool cafe with a ton of surfaces and power outlets if you need to work. All decked out in a cute retro style, china cabinets, comfy couches. Be sure explore the back rooms. Nice cakes in the cabinet and great coffee, staff are lovely as well.
Nice bar/cafe, great spot to hit either before or after going to Tempelhof. Serves some food, both cabinet and menu.
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Engels
21 HerrfurthstraßeNice bar/cafe, great spot to hit either before or after going to Tempelhof. Serves some food, both cabinet and menu.
Schiller Burger
Great burgers, bit of an institution in Neukolln
Huge food market! They have different types of markets on different days (street food, breakfast market etc), so worth checking their website for more info: https://markthalleneun.de/
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Markthalle
34 EisenbahnstraßeHuge food market! They have different types of markets on different days (street food, breakfast market etc), so worth checking their website for more info: https://markthalleneun.de/
Great brunch place for American-style brunch food. http://www.cabslam.com/
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Cabslam
47 InnstraßeGreat brunch place for American-style brunch food. http://www.cabslam.com/
Great vegan breakfast place for fancy toast, smoothies and coffee https://www.facebook.com/twoplanetsberlin/
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Two Planets
230 HermannstraßeGreat vegan breakfast place for fancy toast, smoothies and coffee https://www.facebook.com/twoplanetsberlin/
Great place for a fantastic coffee and croissant, or go for brunch, lunch or dinner! The menu changes all the time and the staff are great.
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Les Papilles
25 FlughafenstraßeGreat place for a fantastic coffee and croissant, or go for brunch, lunch or dinner! The menu changes all the time and the staff are great.
Sightseeing
Large stretch of the Berlin wall painted by different artists.
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East Side Gallery (Berlin) station
Large stretch of the Berlin wall painted by different artists.
Iconic Berlin site, the Brandenburg Gate marks one of the original city gates of Berlin and is a must see for visitors!
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Brandenburger Tor station
Iconic Berlin site, the Brandenburg Gate marks one of the original city gates of Berlin and is a must see for visitors!
An old US Spy station built on the top of a hill formed by WW2 rubble. These days Teufelsberg has been turned into a sort of outdoor art gallery, you pay about €8 you can go in and wander around. You can even walk to the very top of the spy station for some cool pictures over Berlin.
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Teufelsberg
10 TeufelsseechausseeAn old US Spy station built on the top of a hill formed by WW2 rubble. These days Teufelsberg has been turned into a sort of outdoor art gallery, you pay about €8 you can go in and wander around. You can even walk to the very top of the spy station for some cool pictures over Berlin.
I wouldn't go out of my way to see Checkpoint Charlie, but it's close to many other sites so if you're in the area have a wander past. The guard box is actually a replica, and isn't even sitting where the original guard house was (look for the bricks marking the wall a few meters down the road), but it could be a fun photo op.
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Checkpoint Charlie
43-45 FriedrichstraßeI wouldn't go out of my way to see Checkpoint Charlie, but it's close to many other sites so if you're in the area have a wander past. The guard box is actually a replica, and isn't even sitting where the original guard house was (look for the bricks marking the wall a few meters down the road), but it could be a fun photo op.
Multimedia exhibition on Berlin's division & its infamous wall, plus access to the memorial.
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Visitor center of the Berlin Wall Memorial
119 Bernauer Str.Multimedia exhibition on Berlin's division & its infamous wall, plus access to the memorial.