Guidebook for Berlin
Parks & Nature
If you fancy a day-trip outside Berlin in the summer, then head to Wandlitz Lake.
You can go to the Tiergarten Park in central Berlin for a walk in the park, or head to Grünewald forest or Schlachtensee Lake in western Berlin for a quick swim and walk in the forest.
Wandlitzer See
If you fancy a day-trip outside Berlin in the summer, then head to Wandlitz Lake.
You can go to the Tiergarten Park in central Berlin for a walk in the park, or head to Grünewald forest or Schlachtensee Lake in western Berlin for a quick swim and walk in the forest.
Tiergarten
Straße des 17. JuniArts & Culture
Museum Island
German Historical Museum
2 Unter den LindenJewish Museum Berlin
9-14 LindenstraßeGemäldegalerie
MatthäikirchplatzMemorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
1 Cora-Berliner-StraßeShopping
Galeries Lafayette Berlin
76-78 FriedrichstraßeKaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe)
21-24 TauentzienstraßeGaleria Karstadt Kaufhof Berlin Alexanderplatz
9 AlexanderplatzIf you want some bread rolls, or you've run out of milk/eggs or beer (!), then pop over here - they're open till 10pm! Basic stuff.
Harmonie Bäckerei
10-11 Ruppiner Str.If you want some bread rolls, or you've run out of milk/eggs or beer (!), then pop over here - they're open till 10pm! Basic stuff.
Incredibly busy on Sundays - everyone flocks here. Buskers and karaoke - great atmosphere, but very busy!
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Fleamarket at Mauerpark
63-64 Bernauer Str.Incredibly busy on Sundays - everyone flocks here. Buskers and karaoke - great atmosphere, but very busy!
Popular and small flea market on Sundays. On Fridays, there's also a good food market here.
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Flohmarkt Arkonaplatz
ArkonaplatzPopular and small flea market on Sundays. On Fridays, there's also a good food market here.
Essentials
LPG is an organic food store - they've got everything organic here, from toilet rolls to meat and vegetables.
Or easier, and closer, head to EDEKA supermarket on Fürstenberger Strasse, which is round the corner from the flat.
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LPG BioMarkt GmbH
20-30 KollwitzstraßeLPG is an organic food store - they've got everything organic here, from toilet rolls to meat and vegetables.
Or easier, and closer, head to EDEKA supermarket on Fürstenberger Strasse, which is round the corner from the flat.
Local big supermarket - open till late at night, but closed on Sundays. Some organic food here too.
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EDEKA Fürstenberger Straße
8 Fürstenberger Str.Local big supermarket - open till late at night, but closed on Sundays. Some organic food here too.
Getting Around
U-Bahn Bernauer Strasse is the nearest metro/undergound station - 4 minutes' walk away.
The nearest tram is the M10 tram-stop on Bernauer Strasse, at the top of Wolliner Strasse.
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Eintach besser ankommen station
U-Bahn Bernauer Strasse is the nearest metro/undergound station - 4 minutes' walk away.
The nearest tram is the M10 tram-stop on Bernauer Strasse, at the top of Wolliner Strasse.
Sightseeing
Reichstag Building
1 Platz der RepublikBrandenburg Gate
Pariser PlatzWhere the Berlin Wall once ran. Museum on Bernauer Strasse.
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Bernauer Straße
Bernauer StraßeWhere the Berlin Wall once ran. Museum on Bernauer Strasse.
Checkpoint Charlie
43-45 FriedrichstraßeEast Side Gallery (Berlin) station
Food Scene
Great Italian food and nice atmosphere with lots of cool people! Need to book in advance. Family-friendly and frequented by local and international celebs! Friendly service - we're always very welcome with our kids here. They also do brunch on Sundays...
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PAPPA E CICCIA
18 Schwedter Str.Great Italian food and nice atmosphere with lots of cool people! Need to book in advance. Family-friendly and frequented by local and international celebs! Friendly service - we're always very welcome with our kids here. They also do brunch on Sundays...
Great Vietnamese restaurant - fresh and tasty food in a stylish environment.
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Si An
36 RykestraßeGreat Vietnamese restaurant - fresh and tasty food in a stylish environment.
Our favourite cafe for brunch just round the corner at Arkona Platz by the park and playground. Very friendly owners - great brunch and friendly service. They also do lunches and dinners. Nice terrace outside.
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Jasper's Restaurant & Boutique Hotel
27 Anklamer Str.Our favourite cafe for brunch just round the corner at Arkona Platz by the park and playground. Very friendly owners - great brunch and friendly service. They also do lunches and dinners. Nice terrace outside.
Nong Nia Restaurant
10 VeteranenstraßeDelicious food and you can chill out in the garden.
Great cafe for brunch, especially on Sundays. Lovely terrace overlooking the park.
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Nola's
9 VeteranenstraßeGreat cafe for brunch, especially on Sundays. Lovely terrace overlooking the park.
Prater is a popular beer garden like the ones you find down south in Munich. On a summer's evening, it's packed outside - you can order food (sausages etc!) and beer outside - or you can also eat inside the restaurant and sit outside on the terrace and enjoy hearty German food, like Schnitzels! Great way to spend an evening and people-watch.
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Prater Beer Garden Berlin
7-9 KastanienalleePrater is a popular beer garden like the ones you find down south in Munich. On a summer's evening, it's packed outside - you can order food (sausages etc!) and beer outside - or you can also eat inside the restaurant and sit outside on the terrace and enjoy hearty German food, like Schnitzels! Great way to spend an evening and people-watch.
Iconic and hip burger/steak restaurant - very busy so book well in advance. US guests will love it here, even though it's quite tucked away in a corner of Prenzlauer Berg. No place for vegetarians! : )
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The Bird
5 Am Falkpl.Iconic and hip burger/steak restaurant - very busy so book well in advance. US guests will love it here, even though it's quite tucked away in a corner of Prenzlauer Berg. No place for vegetarians! : )
Tasty south German and Alsatian food - hearty meals, good wine and watch out for the Tarte Flambees. Bill Clinton and Gerhard Schröder once dined here!
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Gugelhof
37 KnaackstraßeTasty south German and Alsatian food - hearty meals, good wine and watch out for the Tarte Flambees. Bill Clinton and Gerhard Schröder once dined here!
Tasty Vietnamese/Asian fusion food - with nice terrace. Very crowded!
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Umami
16-18 KnaackstraßeTasty Vietnamese/Asian fusion food - with nice terrace. Very crowded!
In everyone's guidebooks, this Vietnamese restaurant is extremely popular - at all times of day! Fresh, tasty food and fast service - a place to drop by in if you want a quick bite to eat but be prepared to queue.
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Monsieur Vuong
46 Alte Schönhauser Str.In everyone's guidebooks, this Vietnamese restaurant is extremely popular - at all times of day! Fresh, tasty food and fast service - a place to drop by in if you want a quick bite to eat but be prepared to queue.
Want a quick falafel, schawarma or Halloumi, then this is the restaurant for you! Middle Eastern dishes served up very quickly - there are tables outside on the pavement.
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Babel
33 KastanienalleeWant a quick falafel, schawarma or Halloumi, then this is the restaurant for you! Middle Eastern dishes served up very quickly - there are tables outside on the pavement.
This is a traditional German restaurant on the lovely Gendarmenmarkt square in Mitte - if you want something more upmarket. Great Schnitzel and wine - also pricey though.
Lutter & Wegner am Gendarmenmarkt
56 CharlottenstraßeThis is a traditional German restaurant on the lovely Gendarmenmarkt square in Mitte - if you want something more upmarket. Great Schnitzel and wine - also pricey though.
French-German restaurant by Gendarmenmarkt - the place to be seen when dining, it comes with a price tag. Lots of celebs have been here, Leonardo di Caprio, Obama - cashes in a lot on its celeb following. Great Schnitzel! Need to book in advance.
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Borchardt
47 Franz. Str.French-German restaurant by Gendarmenmarkt - the place to be seen when dining, it comes with a price tag. Lots of celebs have been here, Leonardo di Caprio, Obama - cashes in a lot on its celeb following. Great Schnitzel! Need to book in advance.
Grill/steak restaurant, nice setting, but expensive because of its reputation. Need to book in advance.
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Grill Royal
105b FriedrichstraßeGrill/steak restaurant, nice setting, but expensive because of its reputation. Need to book in advance.