Guidebook for Berlin

Lynne
Guidebook for Berlin

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A lovely park with many activities:children's play areas; running loop; inline skating loop; hills(made of war rubble); rock-climbing wall; volleyball courts; beer gardens: cafe and open-air cinema.
913 locals recommend
Volkspark Friedrichshain
913 locals recommend
A lovely park with many activities:children's play areas; running loop; inline skating loop; hills(made of war rubble); rock-climbing wall; volleyball courts; beer gardens: cafe and open-air cinema.
Lovely local Vietnamese/Chinese restaurant. My favourite local place for Sushi.
Petersburger Platz 2
2 Petersburger Platz
Lovely local Vietnamese/Chinese restaurant. My favourite local place for Sushi.
Great square in the centre of Friedrichshain. Lots of restuarants and bars around here. Great spot for a summer beer and/or brunch at the weekend. Farmers market on Saturday and flea market on Sunday
418 locals recommend
Boxhagener Platz
75 Grünberger Str.
418 locals recommend
Great square in the centre of Friedrichshain. Lots of restuarants and bars around here. Great spot for a summer beer and/or brunch at the weekend. Farmers market on Saturday and flea market on Sunday
Lovely homely cosy cafe
Straßmannstraße 11
11 Straßmannstraße
Lovely homely cosy cafe

Food Scene

Seriously one of the best and most authentic Italian restaurants in Berlin. There are 2 restuarants owned by the same owener- so choose between Saporitos for pasta or Pomodorino for pizza.
27 locals recommend
Saporito
21 Straßmannstraße
27 locals recommend
Seriously one of the best and most authentic Italian restaurants in Berlin. There are 2 restuarants owned by the same owener- so choose between Saporitos for pasta or Pomodorino for pizza.
Seriously one of the best and most authentic Italian restaurants in Berlin. There are 2 restuarants owned by the same owener- so choose between Saporitos for pasta or Pomodorino for pizza.
137 locals recommend
Pomodorino‎
21 Straßmannstraße
137 locals recommend
Seriously one of the best and most authentic Italian restaurants in Berlin. There are 2 restuarants owned by the same owener- so choose between Saporitos for pasta or Pomodorino for pizza.
Tasty Vietnamese Restaurant., just round the corner!
8 locals recommend
Viet Bowl
8 locals recommend
Tasty Vietnamese Restaurant., just round the corner!
Great local bakery and coffee shop.
26 locals recommend
Bäckerei Backfee
15 Kochhannstraße
26 locals recommend
Great local bakery and coffee shop.
Another nice local bakery. Also serves freshly squeezed orange juice.
Straßmannstraße 28
28 Straßmannstraße
Another nice local bakery. Also serves freshly squeezed orange juice.
The best burgers (and Vegi Burgers) in Berlin. My top tip is the Holumi Erdnuss Burger- lecker! They have a take away restuarant (slightly cheaper) and a sit down restaurant.
Krossener Straße 22
22 Krossener Straße
The best burgers (and Vegi Burgers) in Berlin. My top tip is the Holumi Erdnuss Burger- lecker! They have a take away restuarant (slightly cheaper) and a sit down restaurant.
Simply delicious cupcakes. :-)
56 locals recommend
Cupcake Berlin
12 Krossener Str.
56 locals recommend
Simply delicious cupcakes. :-)
Freddy's Fresh Pizza Delcious take-away pizza. Discount for collecting the pizzas yourself.
Petersburger Straße 35
35 Petersburger Straße
Freddy's Fresh Pizza Delcious take-away pizza. Discount for collecting the pizzas yourself.
Cute cafe
7 locals recommend
kremerei im Café St. Petersburg
19 Straßmannstraße
7 locals recommend
Cute cafe
Lovely local restaurant with great beer, wine and tasty german food (mainly Flamkuchen)
11 locals recommend
Wein & Stein
11 locals recommend
Lovely local restaurant with great beer, wine and tasty german food (mainly Flamkuchen)
Great coffee, in a lovely English-language bookshop. One of my favourite places to chill-out and relax.
40 locals recommend
Shakespeare and Sons
74 Warschauer Str.
40 locals recommend
Great coffee, in a lovely English-language bookshop. One of my favourite places to chill-out and relax.
Veggie/vegan healthy food, delicious...
75 locals recommend
goodies Berlin
69 Warschauer Str.
75 locals recommend
Veggie/vegan healthy food, delicious...
My favourite German restuarant in Berlin. Delicious food and an Augustiner micro-brewery on site. Nook ahead at the weekends.
17 locals recommend
Augustiner am Gendarmenmarkt
55 Charlottenstraße
17 locals recommend
My favourite German restuarant in Berlin. Delicious food and an Augustiner micro-brewery on site. Nook ahead at the weekends.

Entertainment & Activities

delicious ice-cream. Sadly, only open in summer months
8 locals recommend
Petersburger Platz
Petersburger Platz
8 locals recommend
delicious ice-cream. Sadly, only open in summer months
Small, local park with a popular kids play area and football pitch. There is also a cafe in the old water tower.
Hausburgpark
Small, local park with a popular kids play area and football pitch. There is also a cafe in the old water tower.

Essentials

Kaiser's os one of the biggest supermarkets in walking distance. You should find everything you need here.
44 locals recommend
Kaiser's
44 locals recommend
Kaiser's os one of the biggest supermarkets in walking distance. You should find everything you need here.
Another large supermarket. About 5 minutes walk away. A good diary and fresh counter.
67 locals recommend
EDEKA Schnelle
11 Eckertstraße
67 locals recommend
Another large supermarket. About 5 minutes walk away. A good diary and fresh counter.
Just a couple of minutes walk away is this smaller Netto. Handy for basics and fresh fruit.
66 locals recommend
Netto City Filiale
52 Albrecht-Achilles-Straße
66 locals recommend
Just a couple of minutes walk away is this smaller Netto. Handy for basics and fresh fruit.
Excellent health food supermarket.
267 locals recommend
Denns BioMarkt
54 Mühsamstraße
267 locals recommend
Excellent health food supermarket.
How much beer can you want?!? This shop, just around the corner, stocks just about every beer that you could want. They also brew their own on site and offer weekly brewing or beer tasting evenings.
10 locals recommend
Bierlieb
30 Petersburger Straße
10 locals recommend
How much beer can you want?!? This shop, just around the corner, stocks just about every beer that you could want. They also brew their own on site and offer weekly brewing or beer tasting evenings.
Vegan supermarket!
80 locals recommend
Veganz Berlin-Friedrichshain
33 Warschauer Str.
80 locals recommend
Vegan supermarket!

Arts & Culture

One of the oldest Berlin cinemas- over 100 years old. Great atmosphere and mixture of recent releases and art-house classics. Some films are in original versions (OV) with German subtitles.
62 locals recommend
Tilsiter Lichtspiele
25A Richard-Sorge-Straße
62 locals recommend
One of the oldest Berlin cinemas- over 100 years old. Great atmosphere and mixture of recent releases and art-house classics. Some films are in original versions (OV) with German subtitles.
amazing nightclub- which is on all floors of an alt-bau flat building. so many rooms to explore. cool vibe.
296 locals recommend
Salon - Zur wilden Renate
70 Alt-Stralau
296 locals recommend
amazing nightclub- which is on all floors of an alt-bau flat building. so many rooms to explore. cool vibe.
Excellent venue, great place to chill out. Sunday afternoon food markets. Regular designer markets or jazz nights. Once a month has a rave-into-the day.
36 locals recommend
Neue Heimat
Dirschauer Straße
36 locals recommend
Excellent venue, great place to chill out. Sunday afternoon food markets. Regular designer markets or jazz nights. Once a month has a rave-into-the day.

Drinks & Nightlife

One of my favourite bars- a local microbrewery. Great beers, great place!
99 locals recommend
Hops & Barley
22/23 Wühlischstraße
99 locals recommend
One of my favourite bars- a local microbrewery. Great beers, great place!
Nice chilled bar on the main strip of Simon-Dach strasse. Upstairs is especially cosy.
96 locals recommend
Dachkammer (DK Bar)
39 Simon-Dach-Straße
96 locals recommend
Nice chilled bar on the main strip of Simon-Dach strasse. Upstairs is especially cosy.
Tasty, cheap cocktails- you can't go wrong.
Cappuccino Lounge
6 Simon-Dach-Straße
Tasty, cheap cocktails- you can't go wrong.
Filled with bars, restaurants and cafes. Great street to start your night out or enjoy a Sunday brunch.
151 locals recommend
Friedrichshain
151 locals recommend
Filled with bars, restaurants and cafes. Great street to start your night out or enjoy a Sunday brunch.
Cool warehouse style nightclub on the RAW-gelande. Range of music on different nights and summer garden. Also has an open-air cinema (Freiluftkino) during summer months.
95 locals recommend
Cassiopeia
99 Revaler Str.
95 locals recommend
Cool warehouse style nightclub on the RAW-gelande. Range of music on different nights and summer garden. Also has an open-air cinema (Freiluftkino) during summer months.
Cool Friedrichshainer Club
33 locals recommend
ROSI'S
29 Revaler Str.
33 locals recommend
Cool Friedrichshainer Club
The most famous Berlin Club. Come for a few hours- stay all night + day!
15 locals recommend
Bierhof Rüdersdorf
Am Wriezener Bahnhof
15 locals recommend
The most famous Berlin Club. Come for a few hours- stay all night + day!

Sightseeing

The 2 towers half-way down what used to be known as 'Stalin Allee'- you could be in Russia!
121 locals recommend
Frankfurter Tor
121 locals recommend
The 2 towers half-way down what used to be known as 'Stalin Allee'- you could be in Russia!
Amazing Russian architechture. The old Stalin Allee
60 locals recommend
Karl-Marx-Allee
Karl-Marx-Allee
60 locals recommend
Amazing Russian architechture. The old Stalin Allee
The TV Tower. Worth a trip up for amazing views. Even better if you can book a table in the revolving restaurant.
569 locals recommend
Berliner Fernsehturm
1A Panoramastraße
569 locals recommend
The TV Tower. Worth a trip up for amazing views. Even better if you can book a table in the revolving restaurant.
Museum Island- speaks for itself. Full of museums and impressive Graecian style arhcitecture.
804 locals recommend
Museum Island
804 locals recommend
Museum Island- speaks for itself. Full of museums and impressive Graecian style arhcitecture.
The East-Side Gallery is one of the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall. The artwork was repainted in 2010 by some if the original Berlin Street Art artists who had painted on the wall.
808 locals recommend
East Side Gallery
3-100 Mühlenstraße
808 locals recommend
The East-Side Gallery is one of the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall. The artwork was repainted in 2010 by some if the original Berlin Street Art artists who had painted on the wall.
Beautiful bridge across to Kreuzberg.
174 locals recommend
Oberbaumeck
5 Bevernstraße
174 locals recommend
Beautiful bridge across to Kreuzberg.
Sight of one of the biggest Sunday flea markets and the legendary Bear Pit Karaoke. Take the M10tram here.
1060 locals recommend
Mauerpark
63 Gleimstraße
1060 locals recommend
Sight of one of the biggest Sunday flea markets and the legendary Bear Pit Karaoke. Take the M10tram here.