Guidebook for Berlin
Food Scene
Kapelle
22-24 ZionskirchstraßeThis is a very cosy cafe, turning at night to a bar/restaurant.
A very nice place with pizza-like focaccia for good price and salads
50 locals recommend
La Focacceria
24 Fehrbelliner Str.A very nice place with pizza-like focaccia for good price and salads
La Pausa
17 TorstraßeThe best pizza by piece you can find. Open until 3am.
Aapka - Indisches Restaurant Berlin
50 KastanienalleeA nice Indian restaurant
One of the best coffee shops - ever. They only have coffee. And very basic coffee.
126 locals recommend
Bonanza Coffee Heroes
35 Oderberger Str.One of the best coffee shops - ever. They only have coffee. And very basic coffee.
An amazing bakery and patisserie. French atmosphere, quite expensive but it's going well - and for a good reason.
53 locals recommend
Du Bonheur
39 BrunnenstraßeAn amazing bakery and patisserie. French atmosphere, quite expensive but it's going well - and for a good reason.
Zula Hummus Café
10 HusemannstraßeHummus restaurant - the best in town
Sababa
50 KastanienalleeHummus restaurant - good but not as good as Zula
Khushi
37 KollwitzstraßeThe best Indian restaurant in town
A great and very romantic Vietnamese. But reserve if you want to visit in the evenings (especially in the beautiful back yard)
67 locals recommend
Chen Che
13 Rosenthaler Str.A great and very romantic Vietnamese. But reserve if you want to visit in the evenings (especially in the beautiful back yard)
Probably the most popular Vietnamese Restaurant. No reservations and things go quick. Very good food but go to Chen Che for more romantics.
196 locals recommend
Monsieur Vuong
46 Alte Schönhauser Str.Probably the most popular Vietnamese Restaurant. No reservations and things go quick. Very good food but go to Chen Che for more romantics.
Vino e Libri
99 TorstraßeA great Italian restaurant
Lemongrass
38 Anklamer Str.Another very good Vietnamese restaurant...
Dada Falafel
132 LinienstraßeThe best simple-Arab place. The best shawarma and falafel to go.
Yet another Vietnamese. Very good and purely vegetarian. They close relatively early (around 9:30pm)
34 locals recommend
Chay Viet
164 BrunnenstraßeYet another Vietnamese. Very good and purely vegetarian. They close relatively early (around 9:30pm)
A real Italian pizzeria with loud rude staff, walls with graffiti and sitting around a big table with strangers. Good pizzas and has a lot of charm.
129 locals recommend
I due forni
12 Schönhauser AlleeA real Italian pizzeria with loud rude staff, walls with graffiti and sitting around a big table with strangers. Good pizzas and has a lot of charm.
Drinks & Nightlife
A great place. A very popular and affordable café during the day and a mega-popular wine tasting place at night - you drink as much as you want from many types of wine and you pay as much as you think
135 locals recommend
Weinerei
57 VeteranenstraßeA great place. A very popular and affordable café during the day and a mega-popular wine tasting place at night - you drink as much as you want from many types of wine and you pay as much as you think
Very nice bar but quite smoky inside
33 locals recommend
ick koof mir Dave Lombardo wenn ick reich bin
34 ZionskirchstraßeVery nice bar but quite smoky inside
A late night bar - with some of the best atmosphere and people you can find. It's always full.
57 locals recommend
Café Schwarzsauer
13 KastanienalleeA late night bar - with some of the best atmosphere and people you can find. It's always full.
Late night bar with a very friendly and open atmosphere. Highly recommended.
92 locals recommend
Zu mir oder zu dir
15 Lychener Str.Late night bar with a very friendly and open atmosphere. Highly recommended.
Schwarze Pumpe
76 Choriner Str.A nice bar with food too
Essentials
EDEKA Fürstenberger Straße
8 Fürstenberger Str.Supermarket - more expensive but very good.
Kaiser's Tengelmann
Supermarket - more expensive but very good.
Very cheap and acceptable quality, but you won't find anything you may need there.
350 locals recommend
Lidl
32-33 MaybachuferVery cheap and acceptable quality, but you won't find anything you may need there.
It's a shop for drinks (beer, wine, soft drinks) - but closer than the supermarket...
20 locals recommend
Getränke Hoffmann
39 KreuzbergstraßeIt's a shop for drinks (beer, wine, soft drinks) - but closer than the supermarket...
Schnell
A bakery - not bad and good price
REWE
23-26 InvalidenstraßeAnother supermarket - open until 11pm
Everything Else
Here you can take the U8 metro line and the M10 tram (to Friedrichshain)
31 locals recommend
Eintach besser ankommen station
Here you can take the U8 metro line and the M10 tram (to Friedrichshain)
Try to avoid - huge lines always, but if you really need, it's there (open 9 am - 7 pm; Saturday until 1pm)
28 locals recommend
Postbank Filiale
39 Prenzlauer AlleeTry to avoid - huge lines always, but if you really need, it's there (open 9 am - 7 pm; Saturday until 1pm)
Sightseeing
It's a huge memorial for the Berlin wall. It actually starts near the U8 Bernauer Straße metro line and goes all the way. Very interesting with a piece of the wall and a free museum.
520 locals recommend
Berlin Wall Memorial
111 Bernauer Str.It's a huge memorial for the Berlin wall. It actually starts near the U8 Bernauer Straße metro line and goes all the way. Very interesting with a piece of the wall and a free museum.
It's a great local park. Amazing and full of young people - especially when the sun is shining.
35 locals recommend
Weinbergsweg
WeinbergswegIt's a great local park. Amazing and full of young people - especially when the sun is shining.
A beautiful church with East German bound history. You can climb on the tower on Sundays.
34 locals recommend
Zionskirche
ZionskirchstraßeA beautiful church with East German bound history. You can climb on the tower on Sundays.
A beautiful flea market every Sunday and food stalls every Saturday - and park the whole week
78 locals recommend
Arkonaplatz
ArkonaplatzA beautiful flea market every Sunday and food stalls every Saturday - and park the whole week
An amazing park with tons of people and activities - music, flea market, festivals etc - every weekend. You must go there!
948 locals recommend
Fleamarket at Mauerpark
63-64 Bernauer Str.An amazing park with tons of people and activities - music, flea market, festivals etc - every weekend. You must go there!
Very posh square and area. Nice to walk and watch. There is a farmer market here every Saturday morning.
262 locals recommend
Kollwitzplatz
1 KollwitzstraßeVery posh square and area. Nice to walk and watch. There is a farmer market here every Saturday morning.
The old water tower of Berlin. Has a water storage underground and on top there is a beautiful little park with beautiful sunsets and views.
41 locals recommend
Wasserturm
22 KnaackstraßeThe old water tower of Berlin. Has a water storage underground and on top there is a beautiful little park with beautiful sunsets and views.
Shopping
A street full of beautiful shops for shopping, window-shopping and people gazing. Also full of cafes are restaurants.
Kastanienallee 85 Grundbesitz GmbH
85 KastanienalleeA street full of beautiful shops for shopping, window-shopping and people gazing. Also full of cafes are restaurants.
Arts & Culture
On this streets you have tons of galleries. KW is the biggest.
129 locals recommend
KW Institute for Contemporary Art
69 AuguststraßeOn this streets you have tons of galleries. KW is the biggest.