Guidebook for Berlin

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Guidebook for Berlin

Food Scene

best coffee in town!
126 locals recommend
Bonanza Coffee Heroes
35 Oderberger Str.
126 locals recommend
best coffee in town!
lovely cafe, fantastic coffee, good bagels and cakes. a bit pricier but a great atmosphere to spend a rainy afternoon.
60 locals recommend
No Fire No Glory
45 Rykestraße
60 locals recommend
lovely cafe, fantastic coffee, good bagels and cakes. a bit pricier but a great atmosphere to spend a rainy afternoon.
Great food! Very fresh and a welcoming change to the standard falafel places in the area. Libanese food, all homemade. Very small indoor seating area.
18 locals recommend
Habba Habba
15 Kastanienallee
18 locals recommend
Great food! Very fresh and a welcoming change to the standard falafel places in the area. Libanese food, all homemade. Very small indoor seating area.
Really nice vietnamese place with tasty food, good portions and very reasonable prices! 4-6€ for a main dish!
42 locals recommend
Vietnam Village Restaurant
7 Oderberger Str.
42 locals recommend
Really nice vietnamese place with tasty food, good portions and very reasonable prices! 4-6€ for a main dish!
One of the last remaining typical Berlin corner pubs. Food can be great depending on the chef... very traditional hearty Berlin-style food (lots of meat and greasy stuff). Berliner beer from tap.
33 locals recommend
Zum Schusterjungen
9 Danziger Str.
33 locals recommend
One of the last remaining typical Berlin corner pubs. Food can be great depending on the chef... very traditional hearty Berlin-style food (lots of meat and greasy stuff). Berliner beer from tap.
A Berlin institution. New York style restaurant with SERIOUS burgers. Always crowded and mostly you need to book a week in advance. Sometimes you can be lucky on weekends during lunch time though.
266 locals recommend
The Bird
5 Am Falkpl.
266 locals recommend
A Berlin institution. New York style restaurant with SERIOUS burgers. Always crowded and mostly you need to book a week in advance. Sometimes you can be lucky on weekends during lunch time though.
Nice restaurant with great hummus and delicious juices.
35 locals recommend
Zula Hummus Café
10 Husemannstraße
35 locals recommend
Nice restaurant with great hummus and delicious juices.
Lovely atmosphere, indochinese cuisine! Very delicious!
264 locals recommend
Umami
16-18 Knaackstraße
264 locals recommend
Lovely atmosphere, indochinese cuisine! Very delicious!
Great setting, very delicious home made food - come here for a good lunch (fantastic sandwiches, sweet potato fries, good drinks) or dinner.
31 locals recommend
Muse
31 Immanuelkirchstraße
31 locals recommend
Great setting, very delicious home made food - come here for a good lunch (fantastic sandwiches, sweet potato fries, good drinks) or dinner.
Another excellent coffee spot. They sometimes offer Barista workshops that run one evening, very worth if you want to learn a bit more about coffee and the making.
39 locals recommend
Godshot
32 Immanuelkirchstraße
39 locals recommend
Another excellent coffee spot. They sometimes offer Barista workshops that run one evening, very worth if you want to learn a bit more about coffee and the making.
Famous for it's waffles!
74 locals recommend
Kauf Dich Glücklich Café & Mehr
44 Oderberger Str.
74 locals recommend
Famous for it's waffles!
Serious burger! One of the best of the city. Always crowded, so try not to go on weekend evenings - that's when you have to wait up to 40 minutes for your burger! Almost no seating inside.
291 locals recommend
Berlinburger International
5 Pannierstraße
291 locals recommend
Serious burger! One of the best of the city. Always crowded, so try not to go on weekend evenings - that's when you have to wait up to 40 minutes for your burger! Almost no seating inside.
Lovely coffeeshop, fantastic cakes. American style with pecan pie, cheesecake, brownie, cookies... delicious! Grab a coffee to go and sit on the shore of the nearby channel.
127 locals recommend
Katie's Blue Cat
31 Friedelstraße
127 locals recommend
Lovely coffeeshop, fantastic cakes. American style with pecan pie, cheesecake, brownie, cookies... delicious! Grab a coffee to go and sit on the shore of the nearby channel.
terrible service, fantastic pizza! try to make a reservation.
297 locals recommend
Il Casolare
30 Grimmstraße
297 locals recommend
terrible service, fantastic pizza! try to make a reservation.
Ramen!
239 locals recommend
Cocolo
11 Graefestraße
239 locals recommend
Ramen!
I am mentioning this because it also belongs to the great coffee places. Add it on the list if you want to do a third-wave-coffee tour of the district ;-)
21 locals recommend
CK Café
49 Marienburger Str.
21 locals recommend
I am mentioning this because it also belongs to the great coffee places. Add it on the list if you want to do a third-wave-coffee tour of the district ;-)
Great Italian food! No pizzas.. make sure to make a reservation in the evening.
39 locals recommend
PAPPA E CICCIA
18 Schwedter Str.
39 locals recommend
Great Italian food! No pizzas.. make sure to make a reservation in the evening.
Fantastic place for authentic vietnamese-style baguettes! Great for lunch!
22 locals recommend
Cô Cô bánh mì deli
2 Rosenthaler Str.
22 locals recommend
Fantastic place for authentic vietnamese-style baguettes! Great for lunch!
One of the most famous and recent burger places of Berlin. From iceland, simple, no frills, great.
60 locals recommend
Tommis Burger Joint
160 Invalidenstraße
60 locals recommend
One of the most famous and recent burger places of Berlin. From iceland, simple, no frills, great.
Service is sometimes a bit slow, but the atmosphere is nice, simple restaurant with a big selection. Lunch, dinner, coffee, drinks...
9 locals recommend
Kapelle
22-24 Zionskirchstraße
9 locals recommend
Service is sometimes a bit slow, but the atmosphere is nice, simple restaurant with a big selection. Lunch, dinner, coffee, drinks...
One of the best ice-cream places in Neukölln.
50 locals recommend
Fräulein Frost
38 Friedelstraße
50 locals recommend
One of the best ice-cream places in Neukölln.
Great restaurant right by the Spree, lovely setting, good view, fantastic quality and seasonal menu! A bit more pricey but worth it.
9 locals recommend
Fluxbau
5 Pfuelstraße
9 locals recommend
Great restaurant right by the Spree, lovely setting, good view, fantastic quality and seasonal menu! A bit more pricey but worth it.
Lovely cafe, hard to find seats, great food options (breakfasts, crumple, cakes,..)
108 locals recommend
Aunt Benny
108 locals recommend
Lovely cafe, hard to find seats, great food options (breakfasts, crumple, cakes,..)
A Berlin institution. Great for people watching, 24hr breakfast, good food.
104 locals recommend
Schwarzes Cafe
148 Kantstraße
104 locals recommend
A Berlin institution. Great for people watching, 24hr breakfast, good food.
Worth to stop by during the outdoor season - lovely setting in Tiergarten. Perfect before or after a long walk.
171 locals recommend
Cafe am Neuen See
2 Lichtensteinallee
171 locals recommend
Worth to stop by during the outdoor season - lovely setting in Tiergarten. Perfect before or after a long walk.
Nice place for all times of the day - small but good breakfast menu, lovely hangout, great in the evening for a glass of wine. Friendly vibe and nice staff.
107 locals recommend
Café Liebling
36A Raumerstraße
107 locals recommend
Nice place for all times of the day - small but good breakfast menu, lovely hangout, great in the evening for a glass of wine. Friendly vibe and nice staff.
Great lunch place with fantastic stuffed potatoes made with love.
Joris Food GmbH
158 Brunnenstraße
Great lunch place with fantastic stuffed potatoes made with love.
Treat yourself with a small and delicious cake!
8 locals recommend
Werkstatt der Süße
25 Husemannstraße
8 locals recommend
Treat yourself with a small and delicious cake!
In my opinion the best frozen yoghurt in town! Get the all you can top and enjoy!
16 locals recommend
Yoli Frozen Yogurt
112 Invalidenstraße
16 locals recommend
In my opinion the best frozen yoghurt in town! Get the all you can top and enjoy!
Nice restaurant for Austrian food, especially the Schnitzels are great and worth the money.
57 locals recommend
Alt Wien, Gasthaus
22 Hufelandstraße
57 locals recommend
Nice restaurant for Austrian food, especially the Schnitzels are great and worth the money.

Essentials

Wonderful shop for gourmet food and delicacies, sweets, spices, teas, wines, cookbooks... i love to get lost there and could easily spend hours browsing. They also have a great cooking school!
26 locals recommend
Goldhahn und Sampson Prenzlauer Berg
9 Dunckerstraße
26 locals recommend
Wonderful shop for gourmet food and delicacies, sweets, spices, teas, wines, cookbooks... i love to get lost there and could easily spend hours browsing. They also have a great cooking school!
Fantastic shop if you want to do some cooking but don't want to buy loads of groceries. Browse the "recipe-islands", get inspired and buy the exact amount of ingredients you need for this special dish
35 locals recommend
Viani Prenzlauer Berg
46 Schönhauser Allee
35 locals recommend
Fantastic shop if you want to do some cooking but don't want to buy loads of groceries. Browse the "recipe-islands", get inspired and buy the exact amount of ingredients you need for this special dish
I go here as often as I can! Browse around, buy fresh produce, shop for gifts and just enjoy the lazy-saturday atmosphere!
99 locals recommend
Wochenmarkt Kollwitzplatz
35 Wörther Str.
99 locals recommend
I go here as often as I can! Browse around, buy fresh produce, shop for gifts and just enjoy the lazy-saturday atmosphere!
Fantastic selection of craft beers, pale ales and all things hoppy! Definately stop by if you love beer and are in the area. Friendly staff too!
Getränkefeinkost
24 Boxhagener Str.
Fantastic selection of craft beers, pale ales and all things hoppy! Definately stop by if you love beer and are in the area. Friendly staff too!
This is how bakeries in east germany used to be! Still is like it used to be, authentic and nice! Don't expect the most exquisite products, but it's authentic :-)
29 locals recommend
Hacker Bäckerei & Konditorei
69 Stargarder Str.
29 locals recommend
This is how bakeries in east germany used to be! Still is like it used to be, authentic and nice! Don't expect the most exquisite products, but it's authentic :-)
an all vegan supermarket
76 locals recommend
Veganz Berlin Prenzlauer Berg
34 Schivelbeiner Str.
76 locals recommend
an all vegan supermarket

Drinks & Nightlife

Cozy bar, smoking and non-smoking area, friendly, low-key, very relaxing.
164 locals recommend
Wohnzimmerbar
6 Lettestraße
164 locals recommend
Cozy bar, smoking and non-smoking area, friendly, low-key, very relaxing.
Berlins oldest beer garden. Lovely setting just off Kastanienallee. Nice for a summer evening. The restaurant has a fantastic Schnitzel!
237 locals recommend
Prater Beer Garden Berlin
7-9 Kastanienallee
237 locals recommend
Berlins oldest beer garden. Lovely setting just off Kastanienallee. Nice for a summer evening. The restaurant has a fantastic Schnitzel!
I'm not a huge fan of the music style or the fact that it's only smoking, but the owner is super friendly (an aussie) and their craft beer selection is just incredible!! Even some on tap!
10 locals recommend
Monterey Bar
61 Danziger Str.
10 locals recommend
I'm not a huge fan of the music style or the fact that it's only smoking, but the owner is super friendly (an aussie) and their craft beer selection is just incredible!! Even some on tap!
Great bar, you can even bring your BBI burger here because it's the same owners. Funky interior, sometimes with DJs playing.
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56 Pannierstraße
Great bar, you can even bring your BBI burger here because it's the same owners. Funky interior, sometimes with DJs playing.
Probably one of the best bars in Berlin! American style, fantastic seasonal drinks and a good craft beer menu. Smoking allowed.
28 locals recommend
John Muir
51 Skalitzer Str.
28 locals recommend
Probably one of the best bars in Berlin! American style, fantastic seasonal drinks and a good craft beer menu. Smoking allowed.
Nice bar, music every night (DJ sets), good for socializing. Smoking bar.
92 locals recommend
Zu mir oder zu dir
15 Lychener Str.
92 locals recommend
Nice bar, music every night (DJ sets), good for socializing. Smoking bar.

Everything Else

Fantastic book store, English books used and new and the best bagels of Berlin! Really! Lovely atmosphere with comfy chairs and a small cafe area.
11 locals recommend
Shakespeare & Sons
11 locals recommend
Fantastic book store, English books used and new and the best bagels of Berlin! Really! Lovely atmosphere with comfy chairs and a small cafe area.
Great fleamarket, every sunday, less busy than the popular Mauerpark fleamarket nearby. Good atmosphere, lots of retro stuff but also a little priciers. Worth a visit though.
125 locals recommend
Flohmarkt Arkonaplatz
Arkonaplatz
125 locals recommend
Great fleamarket, every sunday, less busy than the popular Mauerpark fleamarket nearby. Good atmosphere, lots of retro stuff but also a little priciers. Worth a visit though.
I love this place! Streetmarket on thursday evenings, saturday weekend market, special markets throughout the year. Own brewery (Heidenpeters) with fantastic craft beer and other lovely food stalls!
659 locals recommend
Markthalle
34 Eisenbahnstraße
659 locals recommend
I love this place! Streetmarket on thursday evenings, saturday weekend market, special markets throughout the year. Own brewery (Heidenpeters) with fantastic craft beer and other lovely food stalls!
Probably the best ice cream in Prenzlauer Berg. Try the hokey pokey with caramel or the chocolate one. mmmh.
179 locals recommend
Eispatisserie Hokey Pokey - Stargarder Straße
73 Stargarder Str.
179 locals recommend
Probably the best ice cream in Prenzlauer Berg. Try the hokey pokey with caramel or the chocolate one. mmmh.
Great place for bar-hopping. Beware, most of them are smoking bars though.
180 locals recommend
Weserstr.
Weserstr.
180 locals recommend
Great place for bar-hopping. Beware, most of them are smoking bars though.
Vietnam in Berlin! Serious Asian shopping and great vietnamese food. Europeans are a minority there. 3 large halls, mostly wholesale. Very interesting.
51 locals recommend
Dong Xuan Center
128-139 Herzbergstraße
51 locals recommend
Vietnam in Berlin! Serious Asian shopping and great vietnamese food. Europeans are a minority there. 3 large halls, mostly wholesale. Very interesting.
Very interesting and a great place to visit on a rainy afternoon.
202 locals recommend
Museum fuer Naturkunde
43 Invalidenstraße
202 locals recommend
Very interesting and a great place to visit on a rainy afternoon.
Interesting! Some parts are not for weak souls...
16 locals recommend
Berlin Museum of Medical History of the Charite
1 Charitépl.
16 locals recommend
Interesting! Some parts are not for weak souls...

Shopping

Great shop for design goods, gifts, special cards and nice gimmicks. Better than the standard souveniers, I often find nice presents here.
6 locals recommend
POMERANZA Berlin
19 Raumerstraße
6 locals recommend
Great shop for design goods, gifts, special cards and nice gimmicks. Better than the standard souveniers, I often find nice presents here.

Arts & Culture

Great venue, check for exhibitions or events. Often for free or only a small fee.
7 locals recommend
Platoon Kunsthalle
7 locals recommend
Great venue, check for exhibitions or events. Often for free or only a small fee.
Check the current exhibitions - contemporary art, sometimes controversial.
354 locals recommend
Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum for Contemporary Art - Berlin
50 Invalidenstraße
354 locals recommend
Check the current exhibitions - contemporary art, sometimes controversial.