Gastroszene
Eat & Drink, mostly located in my quarter
Delicious Thai kitchen, my favourite resto in the vicinity. Reservation recommended for the evening. Run by a sweet Thai-German gay couple - the former never abstains from a tongue-in-cheek remark.
https://www.sarods.de/en
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Sarod's
22 FriesenstraßeDelicious Thai kitchen, my favourite resto in the vicinity. Reservation recommended for the evening. Run by a sweet Thai-German gay couple - the former never abstains from a tongue-in-cheek remark.
https://www.sarods.de/en
Do you drink non-alcoholic beer or Coke Zero? Do you smoke light cirarettes or e-cigs? Do you like wooden look laminate? Results of plastic surgery turn you on?
Well, if you happen to be a vegetarian and answered three or more of the above questions with yes – then The Vegetarian Butcher may be your thing.
http://der-vegetarische-metzger.de/en/homepage/
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Der Vegetarische Metzger - Konzeptstore Berlin
1 BergmannstraßeDo you drink non-alcoholic beer or Coke Zero? Do you smoke light cirarettes or e-cigs? Do you like wooden look laminate? Results of plastic surgery turn you on?
Well, if you happen to be a vegetarian and answered three or more of the above questions with yes – then The Vegetarian Butcher may be your thing.
http://der-vegetarische-metzger.de/en/homepage/
Best coffee around (from own rostery) [not any more, sorry ... try Chapter One, see below], best brownies in town [still!].
https://www.barcomis.de/barcomis-berlin
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Barcomi’s Café & Kaffeerösterei
21 BergmannstraßeBest coffee around (from own rostery) [not any more, sorry ... try Chapter One, see below], best brownies in town [still!].
https://www.barcomis.de/barcomis-berlin
Historic market hall with delicacies from all over the world, to take home or for immediate consumption at various snack stands.
https://meine-markthalle.de/en/
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Marheineke Markthalle
15 Marheinekepl.Historic market hall with delicacies from all over the world, to take home or for immediate consumption at various snack stands.
https://meine-markthalle.de/en/
Café Atlantic
100 BergmannstraßeBreakfast all day long
http://www.cafeatlantic.de/
The sixth floor of Berlin's famous department store KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens = Department Store of the West) is also home to several restaurants and bars to transport your taste buds to Italy, the French Riviera, Spain, Thailand and Japan. Fans of traditional cuisine meet in the Berliner Zimmer, while Daluma’s concept is popular on the city’s food scene.
What’s more, some of the culinary highlights of KaDeWe’s restaurants are also available to-go if you’re in a hurry.
https://www.kadewe.de/en/food-restaurants
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KaDeWe Feinschmecker Etage 6
21-24 TauentzienstraßeThe sixth floor of Berlin's famous department store KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens = Department Store of the West) is also home to several restaurants and bars to transport your taste buds to Italy, the French Riviera, Spain, Thailand and Japan. Fans of traditional cuisine meet in the Berliner Zimmer, while Daluma’s concept is popular on the city’s food scene.
What’s more, some of the culinary highlights of KaDeWe’s restaurants are also available to-go if you’re in a hurry.
https://www.kadewe.de/en/food-restaurants
Big beer garden in Tiergarten, right next to the embassy quarter (see entry); rowing boat rental for a romantic boat trip across the park lake.
http://www.cafeamneuensee.de/
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Cafe am Neuen See
2 LichtensteinalleeBig beer garden in Tiergarten, right next to the embassy quarter (see entry); rowing boat rental for a romantic boat trip across the park lake.
http://www.cafeamneuensee.de/
Austrians are the better Germans – at least when it comes to cuisine ... Here they serve huge Wiener Schnitzel, tasty spinach Knödel, or yummy Palatschinken for dessert. I love their Vogerlsalat!
If you're really lucky, you'll be attended with the typical Viennese stance of discreet friendlyness, blent with a trifle arrogance.
http://www.austria-berlin.de/
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Austria
30 BergmannstraßeAustrians are the better Germans – at least when it comes to cuisine ... Here they serve huge Wiener Schnitzel, tasty spinach Knödel, or yummy Palatschinken for dessert. I love their Vogerlsalat!
If you're really lucky, you'll be attended with the typical Viennese stance of discreet friendlyness, blent with a trifle arrogance.
http://www.austria-berlin.de/
"For country-house charm in the middle of Berlin, look no further than the Altes Zollhaus restaurant, directly on the Landwehr Canal in Kreuzberg. In summer, you can also eat and enjoy a glass of wine in our garden, which looks directly onto the Canal."
„At Alten Zollhaus, we are committed to DELICIOUS LOCAL CUISINE, and try our best to prepare both classic and modern dishes using only the best regional ingredients.“
http://altes-zollhaus-berlin.com/en/
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Rutz Zollhaus
30 Carl-Herz-Ufer"For country-house charm in the middle of Berlin, look no further than the Altes Zollhaus restaurant, directly on the Landwehr Canal in Kreuzberg. In summer, you can also eat and enjoy a glass of wine in our garden, which looks directly onto the Canal."
„At Alten Zollhaus, we are committed to DELICIOUS LOCAL CUISINE, and try our best to prepare both classic and modern dishes using only the best regional ingredients.“
http://altes-zollhaus-berlin.com/en/
Molinari & Ko is a restaurant, café and breakfast place. Pasta and fresh wild herbs form the basis of the constantly changing seasonal menu.
During the open-air season, its relatively quiet location only a block away from the lively Bergmannstraße offers a relaxed alternative to the cafés and restaurants that compete on the sidewalks along the main street.
"The multinational team serves a similarly colorful mix of guests who live, work or vacation in the neighborhood with great enjoyment of communication and the many languages with which we are addressed."
Reservation at least during peak hours would not be a bad idea.
http://www.molinari-ko.de/
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Molinari & Ko
13 RiemannstraßeMolinari & Ko is a restaurant, café and breakfast place. Pasta and fresh wild herbs form the basis of the constantly changing seasonal menu.
During the open-air season, its relatively quiet location only a block away from the lively Bergmannstraße offers a relaxed alternative to the cafés and restaurants that compete on the sidewalks along the main street.
"The multinational team serves a similarly colorful mix of guests who live, work or vacation in the neighborhood with great enjoyment of communication and the many languages with which we are addressed."
Reservation at least during peak hours would not be a bad idea.
http://www.molinari-ko.de/
A special recommendation from my guests - I will test this place very soon!
http://www.umami-restaurant.de/
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Umami
16-18 KnaackstraßeA special recommendation from my guests - I will test this place very soon!
http://www.umami-restaurant.de/
A bit hidden behind Marheineke Markthalle, but they prepare coffee in perfection - a must if you are a coffee lover!
http://www.chapter-one-coffee.com/
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Chapter One Coffee
30 Mittenwalder Str.A bit hidden behind Marheineke Markthalle, but they prepare coffee in perfection - a must if you are a coffee lover!
http://www.chapter-one-coffee.com/
Night Out
Don't trust my advice. Ask a younger, hipper, cooler person!
New Wave/Industrial/House during the 80s and Techno/DnB/Electro of the Naughties made me dance (or hang around) in Berlin's clubs. However, as a 20 or 30something I would't have relied on the expertise of an old bore like my present self ... This being said:
In the very heart of Berlin's most colorful quarter, lies Birgit: a huge, magical playground for adults.
Our Birgit reigns over three magnificent dance floors equipped with powerful Funktion One systems. Each floor is designed for a completely different musical style: Birgit's Wohnzimmer is a half open cosy living room for Berlin's finest Deep and Tech House. The Bunker floor is a powerful, hypnotizing Techno vault, and the Rummel floor is a fun floor where everything but electronic music is being played.
Whether you are there to enjoy a cold, fresh keg beer or to lose yourself in Birgit's full weekend party program, Birgit is exactly the venue that offers you the best of everything you ever loved in the night.
[(C) residentadvisor.net]
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Birgit & Bier
3 SchleusenuferIn the very heart of Berlin's most colorful quarter, lies Birgit: a huge, magical playground for adults.
Our Birgit reigns over three magnificent dance floors equipped with powerful Funktion One systems. Each floor is designed for a completely different musical style: Birgit's Wohnzimmer is a half open cosy living room for Berlin's finest Deep and Tech House. The Bunker floor is a powerful, hypnotizing Techno vault, and the Rummel floor is a fun floor where everything but electronic music is being played.
Whether you are there to enjoy a cold, fresh keg beer or to lose yourself in Birgit's full weekend party program, Birgit is exactly the venue that offers you the best of everything you ever loved in the night.
[(C) residentadvisor.net]
This labyrinthine riverside hotspot cuddles up to the Spree, and its infamous weekenders rage on past Monday. Equally famous for its parties as its décor, Salon zur Wilden Renate has established quite a reputation since opening. Parties like The House of Red Doors bring a host of guests solely for its erotic-oriented, masquerade evenings. While wandering the giant apartment’s separated flats and individual rooms, you can listen to selections that range from techno and house to the more minimal side of underground dance music.
[(C) electronicbeats.net/berlin-club-guide-2018]
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Salon - Zur wilden Renate
70 Alt-StralauThis labyrinthine riverside hotspot cuddles up to the Spree, and its infamous weekenders rage on past Monday. Equally famous for its parties as its décor, Salon zur Wilden Renate has established quite a reputation since opening. Parties like The House of Red Doors bring a host of guests solely for its erotic-oriented, masquerade evenings. While wandering the giant apartment’s separated flats and individual rooms, you can listen to selections that range from techno and house to the more minimal side of underground dance music.
[(C) electronicbeats.net/berlin-club-guide-2018]
://about blank is a formerly illegal, multi-room club by Ostrkeuz S-Bahnhof in Friedrichshain. It's a short walk from Salon zur wilden Renate, and like that club, it's a lightly renovated re-purposed building with seemingly endless nooks and crannies. There are two main dance floors inside, and in the summer DJs play out in the garden (this is open in the winter too, often with a bonfire going).
The music policy is open-ended but mostly focused on house and techno, with occasional bass or disco nights. The overall atmosphere is gritty, and the parties often go well into the following afternoon or evening.
[(C) residentadvisor.net]
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://about blank
24c Markgrafendamm://about blank is a formerly illegal, multi-room club by Ostrkeuz S-Bahnhof in Friedrichshain. It's a short walk from Salon zur wilden Renate, and like that club, it's a lightly renovated re-purposed building with seemingly endless nooks and crannies. There are two main dance floors inside, and in the summer DJs play out in the garden (this is open in the winter too, often with a bonfire going).
The music policy is open-ended but mostly focused on house and techno, with occasional bass or disco nights. The overall atmosphere is gritty, and the parties often go well into the following afternoon or evening.
[(C) residentadvisor.net]
Kreuzberg’s Gretchen Club, just steps away from U-Bahn station Mehringdamm, is one of Berlin’s most important drum & bass havens. While the layout isn’t necessarily that impressive—it consists of mainly one large rectangular room—the lineup of artists featured certainly is. Residents like Berlin’s Delfonic have helped pave a positive reputation for their informed weekly DJs. It’s also the location for The Bug’s “Pressure” parties, which feature a specially brought in Jamaican-style sound system. Outside of weekends, you can expect to see a range of live performances, including up-and-coming jazz musicians, that compose a multicultural, multigenerational crowd. The sound is loud, but it’s unfortunately not the best the city has to offer.
[(C) electronicbeats.net/berlin-club-guide-2018]
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Gretchen
19-21 ObentrautstraßeKreuzberg’s Gretchen Club, just steps away from U-Bahn station Mehringdamm, is one of Berlin’s most important drum & bass havens. While the layout isn’t necessarily that impressive—it consists of mainly one large rectangular room—the lineup of artists featured certainly is. Residents like Berlin’s Delfonic have helped pave a positive reputation for their informed weekly DJs. It’s also the location for The Bug’s “Pressure” parties, which feature a specially brought in Jamaican-style sound system. Outside of weekends, you can expect to see a range of live performances, including up-and-coming jazz musicians, that compose a multicultural, multigenerational crowd. The sound is loud, but it’s unfortunately not the best the city has to offer.
[(C) electronicbeats.net/berlin-club-guide-2018]
Klunkerkranich is an improvised bar on the roof of the shopping centre Neukölln Arcaden with the special charme of Berlin imperfection.
Quickly assembled wooden pedestals, a nice drink and a sunset with a fabulous view of Berlin - sometimes, a moment of happiness comes at such a cheap price. A trip to Klunkerkranich on the top floor of the parking garage of the Neukölln Arcaden is suitable for all who like an uncomplicated, college-like alternative approach.
[(C) top10berlin.de]
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Klunkerkranich
66 Karl-Marx-StraßeKlunkerkranich is an improvised bar on the roof of the shopping centre Neukölln Arcaden with the special charme of Berlin imperfection.
Quickly assembled wooden pedestals, a nice drink and a sunset with a fabulous view of Berlin - sometimes, a moment of happiness comes at such a cheap price. A trip to Klunkerkranich on the top floor of the parking garage of the Neukölln Arcaden is suitable for all who like an uncomplicated, college-like alternative approach.
[(C) top10berlin.de]
In the remote part of the canal on the edge of Kreuzberg and Neukölln only two bouncers at the huge gate of the industrial building are a sign that something is happening inside. Inside, that is in the rear of the building, in what looks like a cantina and which is being furbished in the brown interior of the seventies and eighties.
The beautiful thing about the small Loftus Hall is that, music-wise, the venue is very contemporary and one of the breeding grounds of Berlin for DJ talent.
[(C) heimatberlin.nl]
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Loftus Hall
48 MaybachuferIn the remote part of the canal on the edge of Kreuzberg and Neukölln only two bouncers at the huge gate of the industrial building are a sign that something is happening inside. Inside, that is in the rear of the building, in what looks like a cantina and which is being furbished in the brown interior of the seventies and eighties.
The beautiful thing about the small Loftus Hall is that, music-wise, the venue is very contemporary and one of the breeding grounds of Berlin for DJ talent.
[(C) heimatberlin.nl]
turandot bar
93 BergmannstraßeWhere locals have their bitter Jever beer ...
Open 24/7 since 1978. Join coffee addicts & cream cake afficionados, students & pensioners, bohemians & hedonists; artists of all shades on both sides of the counter.
The neon parrot at the entrance marks the last refuge in the City West for night owls who still shy away from flapping back to their nest ...
https://www.schwarzescafe-berlin.de/
"If you enjoy people-watching, Schwarzes Café is the place to go. It’s a textbook example of that Berlin spirit where those from all walks of life tolerate each other."
https://www.exberliner.com/features/zeitgeist/a-night-with-the-parrot/
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Schwarzes Cafe
148 KantstraßeOpen 24/7 since 1978. Join coffee addicts & cream cake afficionados, students & pensioners, bohemians & hedonists; artists of all shades on both sides of the counter.
The neon parrot at the entrance marks the last refuge in the City West for night owls who still shy away from flapping back to their nest ...
https://www.schwarzescafe-berlin.de/
"If you enjoy people-watching, Schwarzes Café is the place to go. It’s a textbook example of that Berlin spirit where those from all walks of life tolerate each other."
https://www.exberliner.com/features/zeitgeist/a-night-with-the-parrot/
The spacious club is situated in an old factory building. Vividly decorated walls, coloured lights and different floors with witty names and extravagant decorations, with chandeliers and mirror balls.
The venue has three main dance floors, plus an outdoor courtyard that's open in the summer. The DJs and the crowd are most often Berliners—overall Ritter Butzke has more of a local focus than the likes of Watergate, Berghain, etc. The club has a big cast of residents and regulars.
https://club.ritterbutzke.com/
https://www.residentadvisor.net/club.aspx?id=6950
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Ritter Butzke
24-27 RitterstraßeThe spacious club is situated in an old factory building. Vividly decorated walls, coloured lights and different floors with witty names and extravagant decorations, with chandeliers and mirror balls.
The venue has three main dance floors, plus an outdoor courtyard that's open in the summer. The DJs and the crowd are most often Berliners—overall Ritter Butzke has more of a local focus than the likes of Watergate, Berghain, etc. The club has a big cast of residents and regulars.
https://club.ritterbutzke.com/
https://www.residentadvisor.net/club.aspx?id=6950
If you are looking for a bar with a view* in Berlin, this is definitely one of the top options. Monkey Bar is located on the last floor of a high-rise boutique hotel facing the Berlin Zoo and the monkeys (hence the name). As you arrive at the cool and deconstructed hotel lobby you should take the elevator to the 10th floor. Make a left and you are at Neni Berlin restaurant. Make a right and you arrive at the Monkey Bar.
https://awesomeberlin.net/bar/nightlife/monkey-bar/charlottenburg
* A "bar with a view" and vice versa: If you dare to take over the monkey's perspective - try an image search for "Monkey Bar Toiletten" ...
https://www.monkeybarberlin.de/en/index.php
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Kemmons Bar
65 Nürnberger Str.If you are looking for a bar with a view* in Berlin, this is definitely one of the top options. Monkey Bar is located on the last floor of a high-rise boutique hotel facing the Berlin Zoo and the monkeys (hence the name). As you arrive at the cool and deconstructed hotel lobby you should take the elevator to the 10th floor. Make a left and you are at Neni Berlin restaurant. Make a right and you arrive at the Monkey Bar.
https://awesomeberlin.net/bar/nightlife/monkey-bar/charlottenburg
* A "bar with a view" and vice versa: If you dare to take over the monkey's perspective - try an image search for "Monkey Bar Toiletten" ...
https://www.monkeybarberlin.de/en/index.php
"The SchwulenZentrum, (short: SchwuZ) is a place of great diversity – that goes for both our guests and the program itself! Ever a place of rebellion and emancipation for non-heteronormative lifestyles since its founding in 1977, today we come together as men, women or neither of the two, white or black queers, queers of color, trans* or inter people, lesbians and gays, bearded women, queens, butch and fem, people with and without disabilities, migrants, young and old, and so much more. SchwuZ is an open house for all!"
https://www.schwuz.de/calendar/?lang=en#
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SchwuZ
26 Rollbergstraße"The SchwulenZentrum, (short: SchwuZ) is a place of great diversity – that goes for both our guests and the program itself! Ever a place of rebellion and emancipation for non-heteronormative lifestyles since its founding in 1977, today we come together as men, women or neither of the two, white or black queers, queers of color, trans* or inter people, lesbians and gays, bearded women, queens, butch and fem, people with and without disabilities, migrants, young and old, and so much more. SchwuZ is an open house for all!"
https://www.schwuz.de/calendar/?lang=en#
Once a sports hall for US soldiers stationned in West Berlin, today the Columbiahalle is a popular, medium-sized event location, especially for music concerts.
http://www.columbiahalle.berlin/en/events.html
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Columbia Theater
9-11 ColumbiadammOnce a sports hall for US soldiers stationned in West Berlin, today the Columbiahalle is a popular, medium-sized event location, especially for music concerts.
http://www.columbiahalle.berlin/en/events.html
One of the best bars in town. Exceptionally well mixed cocktails and long drinks. Thanks to the attentive and experienced bar staff, even a single women is safe here ...
https://www.galander.berlin/galander-haifischbar/
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Galander -Haifischbar-
25 ArndtstraßeOne of the best bars in town. Exceptionally well mixed cocktails and long drinks. Thanks to the attentive and experienced bar staff, even a single women is safe here ...
https://www.galander.berlin/galander-haifischbar/
Well hidden behind an inconspicuous steel door under the Friedrichstraße railroad tracks and guarded by a discerning doorman: a posh bar, Berlin style. You need not be rich or famous (it helps though). Excellent cocktails, futuristic decor, quaking floor in sync with the S-Bahn timetable. Smoking (active or passive) inevitable. Unique place, love it or hate it.
http://tausendberlin.com/music/
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Tausend
11 SchiffbauerdammWell hidden behind an inconspicuous steel door under the Friedrichstraße railroad tracks and guarded by a discerning doorman: a posh bar, Berlin style. You need not be rich or famous (it helps though). Excellent cocktails, futuristic decor, quaking floor in sync with the S-Bahn timetable. Smoking (active or passive) inevitable. Unique place, love it or hate it.
http://tausendberlin.com/music/
Survival
Daily needs: local groceries, organic food, fast food, groceries on Sundays
Big grocery store with excellent assortment; open till midnight (Mon.-Fri.); Sat. till 11:30 pm, Sun. closed.
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EDEKA Bergmannstraße
5-7 BergmannstraßeBig grocery store with excellent assortment; open till midnight (Mon.-Fri.); Sat. till 11:30 pm, Sun. closed.
A local institution. Assuming you aren't a vegetarian, this fast food stand offers a great alternative to Döner. Yes, Gyros is pork, not calf, like Döner shold be - in therory ... In fact, most Döners in town are made from meat of minor quality (chicken is even cheaper!), with lots of ingredients you probably wouldn't want to know in detail if hunger has its grip on you ...
Mohamad has been standing with his caravan on this spot for more than thirty years, from Monday to Thursday. He is known for fresh, tasty ingredients and for large, inexpensive portions (Grande Gyros or Gyros Schale, for the big appetite!). And he knows each and every one of his guests, whom he involves in small talk, and remembers them even after years.
http://grandegyros.de/
Grande Gyros
88 BergmannstraßeA local institution. Assuming you aren't a vegetarian, this fast food stand offers a great alternative to Döner. Yes, Gyros is pork, not calf, like Döner shold be - in therory ... In fact, most Döners in town are made from meat of minor quality (chicken is even cheaper!), with lots of ingredients you probably wouldn't want to know in detail if hunger has its grip on you ...
Mohamad has been standing with his caravan on this spot for more than thirty years, from Monday to Thursday. He is known for fresh, tasty ingredients and for large, inexpensive portions (Grande Gyros or Gyros Schale, for the big appetite!). And he knows each and every one of his guests, whom he involves in small talk, and remembers them even after years.
http://grandegyros.de/
Hidden in a back yard, opposite two supermarkets, EDEKA and PLUS. Another drugstore – Rossmann – is located at Zossener Str./Marheinekeplatz.
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DM Drogeriemarkt
2 Revaler Str.Hidden in a back yard, opposite two supermarkets, EDEKA and PLUS. Another drugstore – Rossmann – is located at Zossener Str./Marheinekeplatz.
Big Turkish supermarket. Here you get all you need for the barbecue on the Tempelhofer Feld.
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Eurogida
2 Tempelhofer DammBig Turkish supermarket. Here you get all you need for the barbecue on the Tempelhofer Feld.
Organic supermarket
https://www.biocompany.de/bio-company-markt-finden/l/berlin/friesenstrasse-1/358395
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BIO COMPANY Friesenstraße
1 FriesenstraßeOrganic supermarket
https://www.biocompany.de/bio-company-markt-finden/l/berlin/friesenstrasse-1/358395
A large organic supermarket at subway station "Mehringdamm", with a café and a small restaurant which offers lunch, also for vegetarians and vegans.
https://www.lpg-biomarkt.de/en/#unsere-markte
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LPG Biomarkt Mehringdamm
20-30 MehringdammA large organic supermarket at subway station "Mehringdamm", with a café and a small restaurant which offers lunch, also for vegetarians and vegans.
https://www.lpg-biomarkt.de/en/#unsere-markte
Nachbarschaften
Bergmannstraße, well-known and popular among locals as much as among tourists. Umpteen boutiques, bars and restaurants all along the broad, crowded sidewalks.
This south-western part of Kreuzberg offers historical architecture, parks of all kinds, and authentic Bohemian lifestyle. May the hipster hype plague SO36 (the eastern part of Kreuzberg), Friedrichshain and large parts of Prenzlauer Berg. This is home of cool Berlin.
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Bergmannkiez
Bergmannstraße, well-known and popular among locals as much as among tourists. Umpteen boutiques, bars and restaurants all along the broad, crowded sidewalks.
This south-western part of Kreuzberg offers historical architecture, parks of all kinds, and authentic Bohemian lifestyle. May the hipster hype plague SO36 (the eastern part of Kreuzberg), Friedrichshain and large parts of Prenzlauer Berg. This is home of cool Berlin.
Steets around the iconic square Chamissoplatz: famous for its Wilhelminian style architecture of the late 19th century (Belle Époque, Gründerzeit)
Chamissoplatz
ChamissoplatzSteets around the iconic square Chamissoplatz: famous for its Wilhelminian style architecture of the late 19th century (Belle Époque, Gründerzeit)
Fabulous: cruising the streets around Motzstraße and Fuggerstraße, from Connection Club to the infamous dungeon below Tom's Bar. I've been told.
https://www.patroc.com/gay/berlin/map1.html
Fuggerstraße
FuggerstraßeFabulous: cruising the streets around Motzstraße and Fuggerstraße, from Connection Club to the infamous dungeon below Tom's Bar. I've been told.
https://www.patroc.com/gay/berlin/map1.html
Linienstraße in Mitte, running parallel to Torstraße, and nearby streets are the hot spot of Berlin art galleries.
Art lovers run a page search for "Linienstraße" or "10115" in this directory:
http://www.berlinartlink.com/resources/berlin-gallery-directory/
Linienstraße
LinienstraßeLinienstraße in Mitte, running parallel to Torstraße, and nearby streets are the hot spot of Berlin art galleries.
Art lovers run a page search for "Linienstraße" or "10115" in this directory:
http://www.berlinartlink.com/resources/berlin-gallery-directory/
Diverse Parks Nearby
A park is not necessarily defined by its present or former purpose. A God's Acre may as much be beneficial to spiritual recreation as a former runway contributes to public health.
A third park encloses a monument, long ago erected in commemoration of a past victorious battle, and two monumental defeats later it still is a meaningful place.
Last not least, what may have begun as a training ground for blonde warriors turned out to be the birthplace of today's gymnastics.
Tempelhofer Feld, former airport, public park the size of New York's Central Park, offers a wide open space in the heart of the city. All kinds of outdoor activities. Bike & Segway rentals, inline skating, kite surfing, skate boarding, barbeque areas, beer garden, ...
https://gruen-berlin.de/en/tempelhofer-feld
Woodlarks' heaven: vanguard musician and author Wolfgang Müller about 'urban birdsploring' on the wide expanses of Tempelhofer Feld:
https://www.exberliner.com/features/people/berlin-summer-tip-wolfgang-mueller/
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Tempelhofer Feld - Haupteingang Columbiadamm
124 ColumbiadammTempelhofer Feld, former airport, public park the size of New York's Central Park, offers a wide open space in the heart of the city. All kinds of outdoor activities. Bike & Segway rentals, inline skating, kite surfing, skate boarding, barbeque areas, beer garden, ...
https://gruen-berlin.de/en/tempelhofer-feld
Woodlarks' heaven: vanguard musician and author Wolfgang Müller about 'urban birdsploring' on the wide expanses of Tempelhofer Feld:
https://www.exberliner.com/features/people/berlin-summer-tip-wolfgang-mueller/
A mountain waterfall, a vineyard and a national memorial—you can find it all in Viktoriapark in Kreuzberg.
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Viktoriapark
KatzbachstraßeA mountain waterfall, a vineyard and a national memorial—you can find it all in Viktoriapark in Kreuzberg.
Here the German gymnastic movement headed by Friedrich Ludwig Jahn began. And today the park is still popular with athletes.
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Hasenheide Park
160 ColumbiadammHere the German gymnastic movement headed by Friedrich Ludwig Jahn began. And today the park is still popular with athletes.
Fancy an afternoon of sunbathing by the water, a boating excursion, or a quiet picnic after a game of pétanque? Look no further than Berlin’s Landwehrkanal!
https://www.exberliner.com/features/zeitgeist/riviera-life/
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Landwehr Canal
Fancy an afternoon of sunbathing by the water, a boating excursion, or a quiet picnic after a game of pétanque? Look no further than Berlin’s Landwehrkanal!
https://www.exberliner.com/features/zeitgeist/riviera-life/
"An overgrown wilderness and carefully designed landscape, restorative retreat and versatile open space – a new type of city park has been created in Berlin’s Gleisdreieck area. Local residents were involved in its development from the outset. The 26-hectare Park am Gleisdreieck, consisting of eastern and western Ostpark and Westpark sections, has evolved from an inaccessible wasteland to a favourite place for Berliners and tourists of all ages."
"A hundred years ago this was a railway hub in an industrial setting. Now a modern Berlin public park offers space for everyone: skaters and joggers, walkers and beach volleyball players, picnickers and sports enthusiasts, nature explorers and technology fans."
https://gruen-berlin.de/en/park-am-gleisdreieck
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Park am Gleisdreieck
26 Möckernstraße"An overgrown wilderness and carefully designed landscape, restorative retreat and versatile open space – a new type of city park has been created in Berlin’s Gleisdreieck area. Local residents were involved in its development from the outset. The 26-hectare Park am Gleisdreieck, consisting of eastern and western Ostpark and Westpark sections, has evolved from an inaccessible wasteland to a favourite place for Berliners and tourists of all ages."
"A hundred years ago this was a railway hub in an industrial setting. Now a modern Berlin public park offers space for everyone: skaters and joggers, walkers and beach volleyball players, picnickers and sports enthusiasts, nature explorers and technology fans."
https://gruen-berlin.de/en/park-am-gleisdreieck
Sehenswürdigkeiten
What is now Teufelsberg started out as the site of the Nazi military academy designed by Albert Speer but was never completed due to WWII. Demolishing the structure proved to be such a daunting task in the aftermath of the war that it was simply buried under the rubble of the bombed-out city.
Thus the highest elevation of Berlin was created. As the cold war heated up American and British spooks side by side but separately used the high ground on Teufelsberg to set up a permanent 'signal intercept station' in the late 60s which they then expanded over the following decades. This facility was widely assumed to be part of the ECHELON ground station network - probably the most important NATO sigint facility over many years.
Following the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 the station was decommissioned. US forces removed most of the sensitive equipment and electronics and demolished a few buildings but left the majority of the station intact. It was bought up by private investors shortly afterwards but property prices in Berlin fell sharply in the 90s and the plan to turn the station into an apartment complex fell through.
Since then it has been pulled apart by vandals and scrappers and, more recently, has been converted into an artist space of sorts with hundreds of square meters of graffiti murals and large-scale stencil art.
Even the Berlin Senate has meanwhile become aware of the historical significance of this place, but so far there are no effective actions or ideas worth mentioning to do justice to it.
The wild days when a side cutter bought you entry are over. But also today, as part of a paid guided tour on weekends, the way from Grunewald station and the ascent and waiting for the entrance is worthwhile.
Even for families with obedient children (danger when leaving the paths!) this place can be a great adventure, combined for instance with a visit to the nearby Ökowerk; in Summer the Teufelssee lake invites you for a swim, in autumn the neighbouring, flat section of the mountain is perfect for kite flying.
One cannot sit on more layers of recent history than on this spot. In short: my favorite historic place.
https://teufelsberg-berlin.de/content/7-fuehrungen
https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/teufelsberg-berlin-kunst-auf-weltkriegsschutt-a-1146754.html
https://rijmenants.blogspot.com/2009/06/teufelsberg.html
https://riddip.com/teufelsburg-berlin
http://forst-grunewald.de/?page_id=3802
http://www.brendanjamison.com/teufelsbergphotography.html
http://www.oekowerk.de/
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Teufelsberg
10 TeufelsseechausseeWhat is now Teufelsberg started out as the site of the Nazi military academy designed by Albert Speer but was never completed due to WWII. Demolishing the structure proved to be such a daunting task in the aftermath of the war that it was simply buried under the rubble of the bombed-out city.
Thus the highest elevation of Berlin was created. As the cold war heated up American and British spooks side by side but separately used the high ground on Teufelsberg to set up a permanent 'signal intercept station' in the late 60s which they then expanded over the following decades. This facility was widely assumed to be part of the ECHELON ground station network - probably the most important NATO sigint facility over many years.
Following the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 the station was decommissioned. US forces removed most of the sensitive equipment and electronics and demolished a few buildings but left the majority of the station intact. It was bought up by private investors shortly afterwards but property prices in Berlin fell sharply in the 90s and the plan to turn the station into an apartment complex fell through.
Since then it has been pulled apart by vandals and scrappers and, more recently, has been converted into an artist space of sorts with hundreds of square meters of graffiti murals and large-scale stencil art.
Even the Berlin Senate has meanwhile become aware of the historical significance of this place, but so far there are no effective actions or ideas worth mentioning to do justice to it.
The wild days when a side cutter bought you entry are over. But also today, as part of a paid guided tour on weekends, the way from Grunewald station and the ascent and waiting for the entrance is worthwhile.
Even for families with obedient children (danger when leaving the paths!) this place can be a great adventure, combined for instance with a visit to the nearby Ökowerk; in Summer the Teufelssee lake invites you for a swim, in autumn the neighbouring, flat section of the mountain is perfect for kite flying.
One cannot sit on more layers of recent history than on this spot. In short: my favorite historic place.
https://teufelsberg-berlin.de/content/7-fuehrungen
https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/teufelsberg-berlin-kunst-auf-weltkriegsschutt-a-1146754.html
https://rijmenants.blogspot.com/2009/06/teufelsberg.html
https://riddip.com/teufelsburg-berlin
http://forst-grunewald.de/?page_id=3802
http://www.brendanjamison.com/teufelsbergphotography.html
http://www.oekowerk.de/
A place of active reflection on Jewish history and culture. An architectural masterpiece, Daniel Libeskind’s spectacular structure has firmly established itself as one of Berlin’s most recognizable landmarks.
Bus 248 takes you from door to door!
https://www.jmberlin.de/en
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Mużew Ebraiku ta 'Berlin
9-14 LindenstraßeA place of active reflection on Jewish history and culture. An architectural masterpiece, Daniel Libeskind’s spectacular structure has firmly established itself as one of Berlin’s most recognizable landmarks.
Bus 248 takes you from door to door!
https://www.jmberlin.de/en
The Japanese Embassy in Berlin is located in the embassy quarter at the corner of Hiroshimastraße and Tiergartenstraße in Berlin's Tiergarten district. The embassy building was originally built between 1938 and 1942 under the supervision of Albert Speer. The previous building had had to give way to the plans for a huge north-south axis in the planned "world capital Germania". Germany compensated the Japanese Empire with a large piece of land in the newly built embassy quarter at Tiergarten.
However, the building itself also had to satisfy the ideas of the German Reich leadership, so that the result was a comparatively sterile classicist building. The building was to impress above all by its size, the columns at the main entrance were a formative stylistic element.
Although the German developer provided the interior of the building with a great deal of luxury, during the Second World War a large part of the administration took place in bunkers and other air-raid shelters.
https://www.archinform.net/projekte/9076.htm
English text about the embassy quarter, located between Zoo and Tiergarten park:
https://www.inyourpocket.com/berlin/Embassy-architecture_55348f
Embassy of Japan
6 HiroshimastraßeThe Japanese Embassy in Berlin is located in the embassy quarter at the corner of Hiroshimastraße and Tiergartenstraße in Berlin's Tiergarten district. The embassy building was originally built between 1938 and 1942 under the supervision of Albert Speer. The previous building had had to give way to the plans for a huge north-south axis in the planned "world capital Germania". Germany compensated the Japanese Empire with a large piece of land in the newly built embassy quarter at Tiergarten.
However, the building itself also had to satisfy the ideas of the German Reich leadership, so that the result was a comparatively sterile classicist building. The building was to impress above all by its size, the columns at the main entrance were a formative stylistic element.
Although the German developer provided the interior of the building with a great deal of luxury, during the Second World War a large part of the administration took place in bunkers and other air-raid shelters.
https://www.archinform.net/projekte/9076.htm
English text about the embassy quarter, located between Zoo and Tiergarten park:
https://www.inyourpocket.com/berlin/Embassy-architecture_55348f
Urban sauna and bathing culture. The centrepiece of Liquidrom is the dimmed cupola hall with its pool and warm salt water. Underwater colour and light effects combine with the soothing sounds of classical and electronic music. Experience the feeling of weightlessness in liquid sound.
https://www.liquidrom-berlin.de/en/index.php
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Liquidrom
10 MöckernstraßeUrban sauna and bathing culture. The centrepiece of Liquidrom is the dimmed cupola hall with its pool and warm salt water. Underwater colour and light effects combine with the soothing sounds of classical and electronic music. Experience the feeling of weightlessness in liquid sound.
https://www.liquidrom-berlin.de/en/index.php
"In the middle of the hustle and bustle of metropolitan Berlin, Vabali Spa offers you a place of rest and relaxation, expertly designed to bring mind, body, and spirit together in harmony. Stretched over 20,000 square meters, the unique wellness resort boasts a Balinese charm with its authentic interior design materials, impressive architecture, and its vast, striking estate."
https://www.vabali.de/online/en/
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Vabali Spa
6 Seydlitzstraße"In the middle of the hustle and bustle of metropolitan Berlin, Vabali Spa offers you a place of rest and relaxation, expertly designed to bring mind, body, and spirit together in harmony. Stretched over 20,000 square meters, the unique wellness resort boasts a Balinese charm with its authentic interior design materials, impressive architecture, and its vast, striking estate."
https://www.vabali.de/online/en/
Berlins größte Kartbahn mit 752m Streckenlänge / Berlin's largest kart track with 752m track length
http://www.berlin-kart.de/
BERLIN - KART
50 WerbellinstraßeBerlins größte Kartbahn mit 752m Streckenlänge / Berlin's largest kart track with 752m track length
http://www.berlin-kart.de/
This is where the "cosmopolitan consuming class" meets.:
"The current clashes over the Admiralsbrücke in Kreuzberg, where people like to congregate and party at night, could be blamed on tourists and transients. However, the issue is not about tourists versus residents per se. It is about certain tourists and residents – ‘place’ consumers, so to speak – using the city differently than other residents, particularly those who sleep at night."
https://www.exberliner.com/features/zeitgeist/help-the-post-tourism-tourists-are-here/
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Admiralbrucke
AdmiralstraßeThis is where the "cosmopolitan consuming class" meets.:
"The current clashes over the Admiralsbrücke in Kreuzberg, where people like to congregate and party at night, could be blamed on tourists and transients. However, the issue is not about tourists versus residents per se. It is about certain tourists and residents – ‘place’ consumers, so to speak – using the city differently than other residents, particularly those who sleep at night."
https://www.exberliner.com/features/zeitgeist/help-the-post-tourism-tourists-are-here/
Shopping & Special Interest
Vinyl and CD records, old and new, mainly electronic music, but also some house, techno, hip hop & indie. In the back of the three rooms collectors will find records of the Berlin label Ostgut Ton and an extensive minimal area.
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Space Hall
35 Zossener Str.Vinyl and CD records, old and new, mainly electronic music, but also some house, techno, hip hop & indie. In the back of the three rooms collectors will find records of the Berlin label Ostgut Ton and an extensive minimal area.
International comic shop; Japan imports, Manga ...
http://www.groberunfug.de/
Comicladen Grober Unfug (Kreuzberg)
33 Zossener Str.International comic shop; Japan imports, Manga ...
http://www.groberunfug.de/
Zeller Tanzschuhe
16 FidicinstraßeDancing shoes: Standard, Latin, Tango, Salsa ...
https://www.tanzschuhe.de/
Buttons! If you can't find the right buttons among gazillions, you can have them made according to your design here.
https://paulknopf.de/
Paul Knopf
10 Zossener Str.Buttons! If you can't find the right buttons among gazillions, you can have them made according to your design here.
https://paulknopf.de/
Heaven for designers and DIY enthusiasts
https://www.modulor.de/en/
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Modulor
85 PrinzenstraßeHeaven for designers and DIY enthusiasts
https://www.modulor.de/en/
I hate 'shopping'. That's why I love this mall: "Bikini Berlin: The Concept Shopping Mall" is different!
https://www.bikiniberlin.de/en/home/
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Bikinihaus
38-50 Budapester Str.I hate 'shopping'. That's why I love this mall: "Bikini Berlin: The Concept Shopping Mall" is different!
https://www.bikiniberlin.de/en/home/
Entering the Neurotitan Gallery resembles a time-travel: Here the Berlin underground spirit is still vibrant and reminiscent of the Tacheles that no longer exists! Street art, tape art, urban art, avant-garde, experiment – a sharp contrast to the establishment art gallery scene of Linienstraße.
http://www.neurotitan.de/EN/index_en.html
The neurotitan shop is directly adjacent to the gallery. It is a specialist bookstore for graphic design, comics and illustrations, as well as the extended arm of the gallery: artists from all over the world give their art, goods and products here on commission and thus enable the unique assortment of originals, unique pieces, small and very small editions, zines, comics, graphic novels, screen prints, bags and T-shirts.
Neurotitan
39 Rosenthaler Str.Entering the Neurotitan Gallery resembles a time-travel: Here the Berlin underground spirit is still vibrant and reminiscent of the Tacheles that no longer exists! Street art, tape art, urban art, avant-garde, experiment – a sharp contrast to the establishment art gallery scene of Linienstraße.
http://www.neurotitan.de/EN/index_en.html
The neurotitan shop is directly adjacent to the gallery. It is a specialist bookstore for graphic design, comics and illustrations, as well as the extended arm of the gallery: artists from all over the world give their art, goods and products here on commission and thus enable the unique assortment of originals, unique pieces, small and very small editions, zines, comics, graphic novels, screen prints, bags and T-shirts.
Das Archiv der Jugendkulturen sammelt, erforscht und vermittelt Kenntnisse zu Jugendkulturen und deren Lebenswelten. Durch die Mitarbeit von Szeneangehörigen, Kunst-, Musik-, Film- und Kulturschaffenden genießt das Archiv bei Jugendlichen und Jugendszenen ein großes Maß an Glaubwürdigkeit.
Comic / Emos / Fanzines / Fußballfans / Gender / Gothic / Graffiti / Hardcore / HipHop / Hippies / Indies / Loveparade / Metal / Migration / New Wave / Punk / Queer / Riot Grrrl / Skaten / Skinheads / Street Art / Style / Techno / usw.
https://jugendkulturen.de/
Archive of Youth Cultures e.V.
3 FidicinstraßeDas Archiv der Jugendkulturen sammelt, erforscht und vermittelt Kenntnisse zu Jugendkulturen und deren Lebenswelten. Durch die Mitarbeit von Szeneangehörigen, Kunst-, Musik-, Film- und Kulturschaffenden genießt das Archiv bei Jugendlichen und Jugendszenen ein großes Maß an Glaubwürdigkeit.
Comic / Emos / Fanzines / Fußballfans / Gender / Gothic / Graffiti / Hardcore / HipHop / Hippies / Indies / Loveparade / Metal / Migration / New Wave / Punk / Queer / Riot Grrrl / Skaten / Skinheads / Street Art / Style / Techno / usw.
https://jugendkulturen.de/