Guidebook for Berlin
Getting Around
U5 Samariterstrasse //
to Alexanderplatz (city centre) //
NIGHT SERVICE also weekdays: BUS N5
38 locals recommend
U Samariterstr. (Berlin) station
U5 Samariterstrasse //
to Alexanderplatz (city centre) //
NIGHT SERVICE also weekdays: BUS N5
S-Bahn Storkower Straße:
S 41, S 42 (Ring, connection to Bus TXL to Airport Tegel)
S 8, S 85 (North-South, connection to the Airport Schönefeld SXF)
19 locals recommend
Berlin Storkower Straße station
207 Storkower StraßeS-Bahn Storkower Straße:
S 41, S 42 (Ring, connection to Bus TXL to Airport Tegel)
S 8, S 85 (North-South, connection to the Airport Schönefeld SXF)
Proskauer Str. (Berlin) station
TRAM line 21 (Schöneweide -- S+U Lichtenberg)
TRAM M10 ("Party-Tram" S+U Warschauer Strasse -- U2 Eberswalder Str -- S+U Hauptbahnhof // passing by Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain, Prenzlauer Berg) / NIGHT SERVICE also on weekdays (M10)
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TRAM 21 (Schöneweide -- S+U Lichtenberg)
32 locals recommend
Bersarinplatz (Berlin) station
TRAM M10 ("Party-Tram" S+U Warschauer Strasse -- U2 Eberswalder Str -- S+U Hauptbahnhof // passing by Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain, Prenzlauer Berg) / NIGHT SERVICE also on weekdays (M10)
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TRAM 21 (Schöneweide -- S+U Lichtenberg)
Frankfurter Allee station
MöllendorffstraßeS 41, S 42// S 8, S 85 // U5 // TRAM 16, M5, M10, M13
RE, RB //
S 3, 5, 7, 75, 9 //
U 2, 5, 8 //
Tram M4, 5, 6 //
Bus 100, 200, M4, M48, N5, TXL
S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Gontardstraße
RE, RB //
S 3, 5, 7, 75, 9 //
U 2, 5, 8 //
Tram M4, 5, 6 //
Bus 100, 200, M4, M48, N5, TXL
Food Scene
My favorite Restaurant (Vietnamese), nothing fancy, low prices, excellent taste and healthy. Try the daily recommendations and the homemade spring rolls!
57 locals recommend
Viet Bowl Friedrichshain
41 StraßmannstraßeMy favorite Restaurant (Vietnamese), nothing fancy, low prices, excellent taste and healthy. Try the daily recommendations and the homemade spring rolls!
Chai Ji Indisches Restaurant
30 Rigaer Str.Nice Indian Restaurant
Yellow Burgermanufaktur
122 Schönhauser AlleeNew Hipster Burger Place (Typical Berlin)
Burgeramt
21-22 Krossener Str.One of the best Burgers in Berlin!
Konditorei Nicolai Hochzeitstorten & Catering
2 NiederbarnimstraßeOriginal german homemade cakes
Drinks & Nightlife
One of my favourites! Bar, Brewery, Table tennis and also occasionally dancing. Open every day, good parties on the weekend.
64 locals recommend
Minimal Bar
31 Rigaer Str.One of my favourites! Bar, Brewery, Table tennis and also occasionally dancing. Open every day, good parties on the weekend.
Cocktail und Shisha Bar Barlou
16 Boxhagener PlatzVery good Shisha, Good cheap Cocktails
Dachkammer (DK Bar)
39 Simon-Dach-StraßeVery cozy, typical Berlin style Café and Bar
DECK 5 Rooftop Bar (open in Summer) with excellent views over Berlin!
344 locals recommend
Schönhauser Allee Arcaden
80 Schönhauser AlleeDECK 5 Rooftop Bar (open in Summer) with excellent views over Berlin!
Alternative Party Spot! Several nightclubs (not only electronic music!), also Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba (Thu/Sun) 90s, Hiphop, RnB, Rock, Alternative... // CINEMA Cinestar, CULTURE events...
373 locals recommend
KulturBrauerei
36 Schönhauser AlleeAlternative Party Spot! Several nightclubs (not only electronic music!), also Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba (Thu/Sun) 90s, Hiphop, RnB, Rock, Alternative... // CINEMA Cinestar, CULTURE events...
RAW-Gelände
99 Revaler Str.Many different Nightclubs
Sightseeing
My lovely neighbourhood: hip, young, Cultural, Bars and Cafes. Friedrichshain is nowerdays considered one of Berlin's most fashionable areas, and is home to numerous design and media companies. It is known for its many bars, clubs, pubs, and cafes, concentrated in the vicinity of Simon-Dach-Straße and Boxhagener Platz. Peaceful green oases like the Volkspark Friedrichshain offer sports and recreation in leafy nature. The Spreeufer is lovely for walks along the riverside.Culture lovers enjoy this neighborhood because of various small exhibition spaces, venues, cinemas and the Berlin Kriminal Theater. Frankfurter Allee features various shopping facilities as well as the Ring-Center mall.
151 locals recommend
Friedrichshain
My lovely neighbourhood: hip, young, Cultural, Bars and Cafes. Friedrichshain is nowerdays considered one of Berlin's most fashionable areas, and is home to numerous design and media companies. It is known for its many bars, clubs, pubs, and cafes, concentrated in the vicinity of Simon-Dach-Straße and Boxhagener Platz. Peaceful green oases like the Volkspark Friedrichshain offer sports and recreation in leafy nature. The Spreeufer is lovely for walks along the riverside.Culture lovers enjoy this neighborhood because of various small exhibition spaces, venues, cinemas and the Berlin Kriminal Theater. Frankfurter Allee features various shopping facilities as well as the Ring-Center mall.
Today, Prenzlauer Berg forms a nearly homogeneous historic building area. Over 300 buildings remain protected as historic monuments, like the municipal swimming pool at Oderberger Straße and the breweries on Milastraße and Knaackstraße. The borough is famous for its restaurants and bars. Although places that provide a truly traditional Berlin staple are few and far between, there is a vast array of restaurants offering Arab, Turkish, Vietnamese, Tex-Mex, and Italian cuisine, especially around Kastanienalle, Kollwitzplatz, and Helmholtzplatz. The nightlife concentrates around the U-Bahn station Eberswalder Straße.
98 locals recommend
Prenzlauer Berg
Today, Prenzlauer Berg forms a nearly homogeneous historic building area. Over 300 buildings remain protected as historic monuments, like the municipal swimming pool at Oderberger Straße and the breweries on Milastraße and Knaackstraße. The borough is famous for its restaurants and bars. Although places that provide a truly traditional Berlin staple are few and far between, there is a vast array of restaurants offering Arab, Turkish, Vietnamese, Tex-Mex, and Italian cuisine, especially around Kastanienalle, Kollwitzplatz, and Helmholtzplatz. The nightlife concentrates around the U-Bahn station Eberswalder Straße.
Kreuzberg has emerged from its history as one of the poorest quarters in Berlin in the late 1970s, during which it was an isolated section of West Berlin to one of Berlin's cultural centers in the middle of the now reunified city, known around the world for its alternative scene and counterculture.
142 locals recommend
Kreuzberg
Kreuzberg has emerged from its history as one of the poorest quarters in Berlin in the late 1970s, during which it was an isolated section of West Berlin to one of Berlin's cultural centers in the middle of the now reunified city, known around the world for its alternative scene and counterculture.
Close to Alexanderplatz in Berlin-Mitte, the TV TOWER was constructed between 1965-69 by the government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It was intended to be both a symbol of Communist power and of Berlin. It remains the latter today, as it is easily visible throughout the central and some suburban districts of Berlin. With its height of 368 metres (including antenna) it is the TALLEST structure in Germany, and the second-tallest structure in the European Union.
569 locals recommend
Berliner Fernsehturm
1A Panoramastraße Close to Alexanderplatz in Berlin-Mitte, the TV TOWER was constructed between 1965-69 by the government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It was intended to be both a symbol of Communist power and of Berlin. It remains the latter today, as it is easily visible throughout the central and some suburban districts of Berlin. With its height of 368 metres (including antenna) it is the TALLEST structure in Germany, and the second-tallest structure in the European Union.
You can visit the Reichstag yourself. I recommend to reserve a time slot //
The Reichstag is a historic edifice in Berlin, Germany, constructed to house the Imperial Diet (German: Reichstag) of the German Empire. It was opened in 1894 and housed the Diet until 1933, when it was severely damaged after being set on fire. After World War II, the building fell into disuse. The ruined building was refurbished in the 1960s, but no attempt at full restoration was made until after German reunification on 3 October 1990, when it underwent a reconstruction led by architect Norman Foster. After its completion in 1999, it once again became the meeting place of the German parliament: the modern BUNDESTAG
387 locals recommend
Reichstag Building
1 Platz der RepublikYou can visit the Reichstag yourself. I recommend to reserve a time slot //
The Reichstag is a historic edifice in Berlin, Germany, constructed to house the Imperial Diet (German: Reichstag) of the German Empire. It was opened in 1894 and housed the Diet until 1933, when it was severely damaged after being set on fire. After World War II, the building fell into disuse. The ruined building was refurbished in the 1960s, but no attempt at full restoration was made until after German reunification on 3 October 1990, when it underwent a reconstruction led by architect Norman Foster. After its completion in 1999, it once again became the meeting place of the German parliament: the modern BUNDESTAG
Parks & Nature
Lovely little Park for BBQing, people watching, picnicing, drinking, sitting, sunbathing
20 locals recommend
Forckenbeckplatz (Berlin) station
Lovely little Park for BBQing, people watching, picnicing, drinking, sitting, sunbathing
Volkspark Friedrichshain
Huge park
Weissensee
Good for swimming or just relaxing at the water
Huge, nice park at the Riveranks with an old former amusement park and sovjet memorial // Sightseeing boats start here
681 locals recommend
Treptower Park
Huge, nice park at the Riveranks with an old former amusement park and sovjet memorial // Sightseeing boats start here
Arts & Culture
East Side Gallery (Berlin) station
The Berlin Wall!
Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") was the name given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947–1991).
474 locals recommend
Checkpoint Charlie
43-45 Friedrichstraße Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") was the name given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947–1991).
Museum Island
Most Important and Impressive Museums in Berlin
Shopping
Boxhagener Platz
75 Grünberger Str.LOVELY! Saturday food market, Sunday flea market
Gärtnerstraße
GärtnerstraßeWalk down Gärtnerstrasse for nice, little, very special shops
Biggest flea market of Berlin! Every Saturday and Sunday. Very crowded in Summer! Sunday afternoons place of the famous Karaoke.
948 locals recommend
Fleamarket at Mauerpark
63-64 Bernauer Str.Biggest flea market of Berlin! Every Saturday and Sunday. Very crowded in Summer! Sunday afternoons place of the famous Karaoke.
Lots of clothing stores, all price ranges. //
The Kurfürstendamm (colloquially Ku'damm) is one of the most famous avenues in Berlin. The street takes its name from the former Kurfürsten (prince-electors) of Brandenburg. This very broad, long boulevard can be considered the Champs-Élysées of Berlin—lined with shops, houses, hotels and restaurants. In particular, many fashion designers have their shops there, as well as several car manufacturers' show rooms.
412 locals recommend
Kurfurstendamm
KurfürstendammLots of clothing stores, all price ranges. //
The Kurfürstendamm (colloquially Ku'damm) is one of the most famous avenues in Berlin. The street takes its name from the former Kurfürsten (prince-electors) of Brandenburg. This very broad, long boulevard can be considered the Champs-Élysées of Berlin—lined with shops, houses, hotels and restaurants. In particular, many fashion designers have their shops there, as well as several car manufacturers' show rooms.
The Hackesche Höfe is a notable courtyard complex situated adjacent to the Hackescher Markt in the centre of Berlin. The complex consists of eight interconnected courtyards, containing shopping, cinema, restaurants, arts and culture.
The complex was designed in the Jugendstil (or Art Nouveau) style by August Endel, and the first courtyard is adorned with a magnificent facade of polychrome glazed brick.
188 locals recommend
Hackescher Hof
40 Rosenthaler Str.The Hackesche Höfe is a notable courtyard complex situated adjacent to the Hackescher Markt in the centre of Berlin. The complex consists of eight interconnected courtyards, containing shopping, cinema, restaurants, arts and culture.
The complex was designed in the Jugendstil (or Art Nouveau) style by August Endel, and the first courtyard is adorned with a magnificent facade of polychrome glazed brick.