Guidebook for Berlin

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Guidebook for Berlin

Essentials

Open every day (also on Sundays) until 10 pm. Does get crowded at times, though.
26 locals recommend
EDEKA
142 Friedrichstraße
26 locals recommend
Open every day (also on Sundays) until 10 pm. Does get crowded at times, though.
All organic supermarket open 7 days a week. They've got good bread (can be a bit pricey).
7 locals recommend
VITALIA GmbH
2 Anzengruberstraße
7 locals recommend
All organic supermarket open 7 days a week. They've got good bread (can be a bit pricey).
My go-to supermarket (closed on Sundays). Not as crowded as Edeka but very similar selection and (relatively low) prices.
REWE Markt Thomas Höppner Ohg
100 Friedrichstraße
My go-to supermarket (closed on Sundays). Not as crowded as Edeka but very similar selection and (relatively low) prices.
All organic supermarket - relatively large selection of products. They also have a bakery shop. Can be a bit pricey.
7 locals recommend
BIO COMPANY Friedrichstraße
136 Friedrichstraße
7 locals recommend
All organic supermarket - relatively large selection of products. They also have a bakery shop. Can be a bit pricey.
Good drugstore.
192 locals recommend
DM Drogeriemarkt
2 Revaler Str.
192 locals recommend
Good drugstore.

Food Scene

Mellow place. Not as crowded as the other places on Schiffbauerdamm.
17 locals recommend
Zimt & Zucker
12 Schiffbauerdamm
17 locals recommend
Mellow place. Not as crowded as the other places on Schiffbauerdamm.
Great breakfast.
28 locals recommend
Café V
12 Lausitzer Pl.
28 locals recommend
Great breakfast.
One of the best vegan restaurants in Europe. You should reserve a table: http://www.lucky-leek.de/index-en.html
23 locals recommend
Lucky Leek
54 Kollwitzstraße
23 locals recommend
One of the best vegan restaurants in Europe. You should reserve a table: http://www.lucky-leek.de/index-en.html
I recommend their brunch on weekends. Making a reservation is recommended: http://www.kopps-berlin.de/?lang=en
39 locals recommend
Kopps
94 Linienstraße
39 locals recommend
I recommend their brunch on weekends. Making a reservation is recommended: http://www.kopps-berlin.de/?lang=en
Some of the best falafel in town (also to go). Quite affordable.
42 locals recommend
Dada Falafel
132 Linienstraße
42 locals recommend
Some of the best falafel in town (also to go). Quite affordable.
Some of the best burritos in town. Quite affordable.
56 locals recommend
Dolores
7 Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße
56 locals recommend
Some of the best burritos in town. Quite affordable.

Everything Else

Take one of their tours, if you like to see Berlin from the underground. http://berliner-unterwelten.de/home.1.1.html
205 locals recommend
Berliner Unterwelten
105 Brunnenstraße
205 locals recommend
Take one of their tours, if you like to see Berlin from the underground. http://berliner-unterwelten.de/home.1.1.html
If Berlin gets too hectic, this is a nice place to escape to.
152 locals recommend
Großer Tiergarten
Straße des 17. Juni
152 locals recommend
If Berlin gets too hectic, this is a nice place to escape to.
Nice for little strolls. Sometimes a bit dirty from Saturdays to Mondays, though (there seems to be no cleaning on the weekends).
105 locals recommend
Monbijou Park
Oranienburger Straße
105 locals recommend
Nice for little strolls. Sometimes a bit dirty from Saturdays to Mondays, though (there seems to be no cleaning on the weekends).

Sightseeing

Taking a walk from the apartment to the Reichstag is quite nice. The Brandenburg Gate is also around the corner.
387 locals recommend
Reichstag Building
1 Platz der Republik
387 locals recommend
Taking a walk from the apartment to the Reichstag is quite nice. The Brandenburg Gate is also around the corner.
Taking a walk from the apartment to Hackescher Hof along the Spree (river) is very nice. Lots to explore in this area (mostly small shops and architecture). Lots of tourists, though.
188 locals recommend
Hackescher Hof
40 Rosenthaler Str.
188 locals recommend
Taking a walk from the apartment to Hackescher Hof along the Spree (river) is very nice. Lots to explore in this area (mostly small shops and architecture). Lots of tourists, though.
Famous flee market (on Sundays). Gets quite crowded, though.
948 locals recommend
Fleamarket at Mauerpark
63-64 Bernauer Str.
948 locals recommend
Famous flee market (on Sundays). Gets quite crowded, though.
Beautiful walk from the apartment. Visit some museums or just enjoy the scenery.
804 locals recommend
Museum Island
804 locals recommend
Beautiful walk from the apartment. Visit some museums or just enjoy the scenery.
If you like architecture, this is definitely one of the go-to places.
272 locals recommend
Gendarmenmarkt
Gendarmenmarkt
272 locals recommend
If you like architecture, this is definitely one of the go-to places.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great drinks, great view.
15 locals recommend
Meisterschueler
105b Friedrichstraße
15 locals recommend
Great drinks, great view.
Outside bar with a view - nice and sometimes interesting setting (tango dancing). Self service. Google placed the icon a bit too far north. It's directly at the Spree.
73 locals recommend
Strandbar Mitte
3B Monbijoustraße
73 locals recommend
Outside bar with a view - nice and sometimes interesting setting (tango dancing). Self service. Google placed the icon a bit too far north. It's directly at the Spree.