Guidebook for Berlin

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Guidebook for Berlin

Food Scene

small eatery, great Syrian food (does not sell alcohol)
53 locals recommend
Yarok
195 Torstraße
53 locals recommend
small eatery, great Syrian food (does not sell alcohol)
great Falafel, with a large room attached with art & sometimes live music
42 locals recommend
Dada Falafel
132 Linienstraße
42 locals recommend
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 recommend
Schwarzwaldstuben
48 Tucholskystraße
46 locals recommend
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 recommend
Fam Dang
125 Torstraße
9 locals recommend
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 recommend
Toca Rouge
195 Torstraße
47 locals recommend
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 recommend
La Pausa
17 Torstraße
43 locals recommend
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 recommend
Keyser Soze
33 Tucholskystraße
23 locals recommend
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 recommend
Clärchens Ballroom
24/25 Auguststraße
191 locals recommend
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 recommend
royals & rice Berlin
164 Torstraße
21 locals recommend
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 recommend
DUDU
134 Torstraße
208 locals recommend
the Sushi restaurant where Tom Hanks sometimes comes by.

Getting Around

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

Drinks & Nightlife

party & dancing starts around midnight / 1 AM
36 locals recommend
Bravo Bar
230 Torstraße
36 locals recommend
party & dancing starts around midnight / 1 AM
party & dancing starts around midnight / 1 AM (until like 9AM). usually very packed.
48 locals recommend
King Size Bar
48 locals recommend
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 recommend
Strandbar Mitte
3B Monbijoustraße
73 locals recommend
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 recommend
Redwood Bar
25 Bergstraße
18 locals recommend
cocktail bar

Sightseeing

Jewish Synagogue
59 locals recommend
Foundation New Synagogue Berlin - Centrum Judaicum
28-30 Oranienburger Str.
59 locals recommend
Jewish Synagogue
681 locals recommend
Brandenburg Gate
Pariser Platz
681 locals recommend
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 recommend
Reichstag Building
1 Platz der Republik
387 locals recommend
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 recommend
Victory Column
1 Großer Stern
296 locals recommend
Berlin's most important Protestant church.
274 locals recommend
Berlin Cathedral Church
Am Lustgarten
274 locals recommend
Berlin's most important Protestant church.
historic square (in winter with a romantic christmas market)
272 locals recommend
Gendarmenmarkt
Gendarmenmarkt
272 locals recommend
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 recommend
Checkpoint Charlie
43-45 Friedrichstraße
474 locals recommend
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 recommend
Berlin Wall Memorial
111 Bernauer Str.
520 locals recommend
remains of the Berlin Wall
Center documenting Nazi atrocities
119 locals recommend
Topography of Terror
8 Niederkirchnerstraße
119 locals recommend
Center documenting Nazi atrocities
52 locals recommend
Sony Center
52 locals recommend
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 recommend
East Side Gallery
3-100 Mühlenstraße
808 locals recommend
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 recommend
Berlin TV Tower
1A Panoramastraße
569 locals recommend
just at TV tower. has a revolving restaurant at the top.

Arts & Culture

804 locals recommend
Museum Island
804 locals recommend
Holocaust Memorial. It also has an underground museum with entrance free of charge. A visit is worthwile yet disturbing.
284 locals recommend
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
1 Cora-Berliner-Straße
284 locals recommend
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 recommend
Humboldt University of Berlin
6 Unter den Linden
22 locals recommend
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 recommend
Großer Tiergarten
Straße des 17. Juni
152 locals recommend
small forest in the center of the city, good for a walk or biking
large park, good for tanning, BBQ, running, ...
913 locals recommend
Volkspark Friedrichshain
913 locals recommend
large park, good for tanning, BBQ, running, ...
small but lovely park at the river of Spree
105 locals recommend
Monbijou Park
Oranienburger Straße
105 locals recommend
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 recommend
Tempelhofer Feld
Tempelhofer Damm
1088 locals recommend
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 recommend
Mauerpark
63 Gleimstraße
1060 locals recommend
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 recommend
The Volkspark am Weinberg
14-20 Weinbergsweg
97 locals recommend
small beautiful park

Essentials

Pharmacy
BerlinApotheke Schneider & Oleski oHG
113a Friedrichstraße
Pharmacy
large grocery store in an historic market hall
324 locals recommend
REWE
23-26 Invalidenstraße
324 locals recommend
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 recommend
Kiezmarkt
206 Torstraße
39 locals recommend
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 recommend
MediaMarkt
140 Greifswalder Str.
11 locals recommend
one of Europe's largest electronics stores, located in the mall "ALEXA" just at Alexanderplatz square