Guidebook for Berlin

Aaron
Guidebook for Berlin

Drinks & Nightlife

This bar is very close to the apartment, just across Schönhauser Allee. Mostly locals, basic drinks, friendly staff. Can get very smoky.
7 locals recommend
Moto Bar
46 Paul-Robeson-Straße
7 locals recommend
This bar is very close to the apartment, just across Schönhauser Allee. Mostly locals, basic drinks, friendly staff. Can get very smoky.
A classic Berlin Kneipe.
12 locals recommend
Bornholmer Hütte
89 Bornholmer Str.
12 locals recommend
A classic Berlin Kneipe.
The best place in the neighborhood for upscale cocktails. Reservation recommended on weekend nights.
67 locals recommend
Bar Becketts Kopf
64 Pappelallee
67 locals recommend
The best place in the neighborhood for upscale cocktails. Reservation recommended on weekend nights.
Italian craft beer bar!
8 locals recommend
Birra - Italian Craft Beer
198 Prenzlauer Allee
8 locals recommend
Italian craft beer bar!
Coffee shop by day, Scandinavian craft beer bar with shuffleboard by night.
23 locals recommend
Kaschk
40 Linienstraße
23 locals recommend
Coffee shop by day, Scandinavian craft beer bar with shuffleboard by night.
Excellent (but pricey) Danish craft beer bar.
12 locals recommend
Mikkeller Berlin
102 Torstraße
12 locals recommend
Excellent (but pricey) Danish craft beer bar.
A long-running Prenzlauer Berg bar. Very comfy atmosphere with both smoking and non-smoking areas.
164 locals recommend
Wohnzimmerbar
6 Lettestraße
164 locals recommend
A long-running Prenzlauer Berg bar. Very comfy atmosphere with both smoking and non-smoking areas.
Belgian beer bar. Minimalist style.
10 locals recommend
HERMAN Belgian Bar
173 Schönhauser Allee
10 locals recommend
Belgian beer bar. Minimalist style.
Small, dark, smoky Berlin pub.
Eselsbrücke
18 Greifenhagener Str.
Small, dark, smoky Berlin pub.
Very cool bar with the occasional burlesque show. Plenty of craft beers on offer.
24 locals recommend
Zum Starken August
56 Schönhauser Allee
24 locals recommend
Very cool bar with the occasional burlesque show. Plenty of craft beers on offer.
Hidden speakeasy-style bar. Good classic cocktails, usually quiet during the week.
19 locals recommend
Bar Immertreu
6 Christburger Str.
19 locals recommend
Hidden speakeasy-style bar. Good classic cocktails, usually quiet during the week.
Rock 'n roll dive bar.
25 locals recommend
8MM
177b Schönhauser Allee
25 locals recommend
Rock 'n roll dive bar.
Relaxed atmosphere in Mitte, cool vibe, cheap drinks.
33 locals recommend
ick koof mir Dave Lombardo wenn ick reich bin
34 Zionskirchstraße
33 locals recommend
Relaxed atmosphere in Mitte, cool vibe, cheap drinks.

Food Scene

Great coffee and simple brunch offerings. Go here for your Aeropress and the like.
55 locals recommend
CAFE KRAFT
23 Schivelbeiner Str.
55 locals recommend
Great coffee and simple brunch offerings. Go here for your Aeropress and the like.
Delicious hummus. Seating is mostly outdoor, so this is more popular in summertime.
36 locals recommend
Kanaan Berlin
15 Schliemannstraße
36 locals recommend
Delicious hummus. Seating is mostly outdoor, so this is more popular in summertime.
Modern German food. Nice candle-lit atmosphere.
52 locals recommend
Frau Mittenmang
37 Rodenbergstraße
52 locals recommend
Modern German food. Nice candle-lit atmosphere.
Hearty Bavarian food. Go here for your Schweinehaxe fix.
22 locals recommend
Zur Haxe
128 Erich-Weinert-Straße
22 locals recommend
Hearty Bavarian food. Go here for your Schweinehaxe fix.
Lively Irish-owned gastropub with good craft beers and tasty burgers.
28 locals recommend
Salt'n Bone
31 Schliemannstraße
28 locals recommend
Lively Irish-owned gastropub with good craft beers and tasty burgers.
Basic pizza done well.
33 locals recommend
Pizza Nostra
2 Lychener Str.
33 locals recommend
Basic pizza done well.
Quality bakery.
29 locals recommend
Hacker Bäckerei & Konditorei
69 Stargarder Str.
29 locals recommend
Quality bakery.
One of the oldest bakeries in Berlin, still family-run.
65 locals recommend
Siebert Bakery
12 Schönfließer Str.
65 locals recommend
One of the oldest bakeries in Berlin, still family-run.
My favorite burgers in Berlin. Simple and delicious.
60 locals recommend
Tommis Burger Joint
160 Invalidenstraße
60 locals recommend
My favorite burgers in Berlin. Simple and delicious.
Very popular in summer with locals and tourists alike. Super tasty, fresh beers. There’s also a restaurant open in the winter months.
237 locals recommend
Prater Beer Garden Berlin
7-9 Kastanienallee
237 locals recommend
Very popular in summer with locals and tourists alike. Super tasty, fresh beers. There’s also a restaurant open in the winter months.
A nice alternative to Prater, this beer garden in Pankow is a short walk from the apartment. They have pizza and basic beer options.
7 locals recommend
Emils Biergarten
80-82 Berliner Str.
7 locals recommend
A nice alternative to Prater, this beer garden in Pankow is a short walk from the apartment. They have pizza and basic beer options.
Solid coffee shop.
60 locals recommend
No Fire No Glory
45 Rykestraße
60 locals recommend
Solid coffee shop.
Vegan-friendly, Indian-inspired. Very popular place.
77 locals recommend
W - Der Imbiss
49 Kastanienallee
77 locals recommend
Vegan-friendly, Indian-inspired. Very popular place.
Cheap and authentic focaccia pizza.
50 locals recommend
La Focacceria
24 Fehrbelliner Str.
50 locals recommend
Cheap and authentic focaccia pizza.

Essentials

Small organic food market with the basics. Very close to the apartment on Schönhauser Allee.
168 locals recommend
Alnatura Super Natur Markt
Bergmannstraße
168 locals recommend
Small organic food market with the basics. Very close to the apartment on Schönhauser Allee.
Best big grocery store in the neighborhood.
398 locals recommend
REWE
2 Revaler Str.
398 locals recommend
Best big grocery store in the neighborhood.

Getting Around

This is the closest transit station.
344 locals recommend
Schönhauser Allee Arcaden
80 Schönhauser Allee
344 locals recommend
This is the closest transit station.
My local bike shop.
Wulf Fahrradladen
73 Kopenhagener Str.
My local bike shop.

Sightseeing

Essential stop for Berlin Wall history.
8 locals recommend
Stiftung Berliner Mauer
111 Bernauer Str.
8 locals recommend
Essential stop for Berlin Wall history.

Shopping

The Sunday flea market at Arkonaplatz is worth visiting. Smaller than Mauerpark and fewer tourists.
78 locals recommend
Arkonaplatz
Arkonaplatz
78 locals recommend
The Sunday flea market at Arkonaplatz is worth visiting. Smaller than Mauerpark and fewer tourists.
Great selection of new vinyl, mostly electronic.
19 locals recommend
OYE Records
4 Oderberger Str.
19 locals recommend
Great selection of new vinyl, mostly electronic.
Fantastic store with a great selection of new and used English books.
23 locals recommend
Saint George's English Bookstore
27 Wörther Str.
23 locals recommend
Fantastic store with a great selection of new and used English books.