Guidebook for Berlin

Michael, Natascha & Luna
Michael, Natascha & Luna
Guidebook for Berlin

Sightseeing

Hang out with the arty Berliners in this historic park which was once the site of a main train station. Bring along a few beers and watch the sunset. Spark up a BBQ and throw on a few wurst.
6 locals recommend
Görlitzer Parkteich
6 locals recommend
Hang out with the arty Berliners in this historic park which was once the site of a main train station. Bring along a few beers and watch the sunset. Spark up a BBQ and throw on a few wurst.
Friendly park for sun worshippers and pets. Holds a still standing watchtower from the days of the Berlin wall.
12 locals recommend
Schlesischer Busch
Jordanstraße
12 locals recommend
Friendly park for sun worshippers and pets. Holds a still standing watchtower from the days of the Berlin wall.
The Soviet War Memorial is a vast war memorial and military cemetery in Berlin's Treptower Park.
182 locals recommend
Soviet War Memorial Treptow
Puschkinallee
182 locals recommend
The Soviet War Memorial is a vast war memorial and military cemetery in Berlin's Treptower Park.
Venture out of the city to the nearby lakes. This one being rather clean and surrounded by large trees. Sand bays, grassy knolls and some nude bathers.
49 locals recommend
Krumme Lanke
49 locals recommend
Venture out of the city to the nearby lakes. This one being rather clean and surrounded by large trees. Sand bays, grassy knolls and some nude bathers.
A great HUGE flea market on Sundays. Check out the bear pit karaoke after 3pm in the amphitheatre. Not for the faint hearted
1060 locals recommend
Mauerpark
63 Gleimstraße
1060 locals recommend
A great HUGE flea market on Sundays. Check out the bear pit karaoke after 3pm in the amphitheatre. Not for the faint hearted
Great place Bars, clubs, art gallery, rock climbing, skate park, cafes and graffiti. Now also hosts the Berlin Village Market at Neue Heimat on Sundays
59 locals recommend
Urban Spree Gallery
99 Revaler Str.
59 locals recommend
Great place Bars, clubs, art gallery, rock climbing, skate park, cafes and graffiti. Now also hosts the Berlin Village Market at Neue Heimat on Sundays
One of our favourite lakes to visit. Great for family and friends. You can also rent row boats on the lake. Clean water and plenty of places to chill out. Also a bar nearby at the train station
115 locals recommend
Schlachtensee
40 Terrassenstraße
115 locals recommend
One of our favourite lakes to visit. Great for family and friends. You can also rent row boats on the lake. Clean water and plenty of places to chill out. Also a bar nearby at the train station

Drinks & Nightlife

Cafe, bar and nightclub right on the canal
384 locals recommend
Club der Visionäre
1 Am Flutgraben
384 locals recommend
Cafe, bar and nightclub right on the canal
THE club in THE city for THE night
934 locals recommend
Panorama Bar
Am Wriezener Bahnhof
934 locals recommend
THE club in THE city for THE night
Cute bar - large enough with comfy seats and couches. Underground nightclub kicks off from midnight and has a rotating dance floor!
176 locals recommend
Mein Haus am See
197-198 Brunnenstraße
176 locals recommend
Cute bar - large enough with comfy seats and couches. Underground nightclub kicks off from midnight and has a rotating dance floor!
Great venue, music and regular gigs
118 locals recommend
Prince Charles
85F Prinzenstraße
118 locals recommend
Great venue, music and regular gigs

Shopping

Want all things army from just about every country? Think military jackets, shirts, cargos to camping gear, survival equipment and bags.
Trendy Army Store Army Goods
62 Skalitzer Str.
Want all things army from just about every country? Think military jackets, shirts, cargos to camping gear, survival equipment and bags.

Food Scene

Everyone loves pizza and this place makes the biggest and tastiest around. Try the pizza with the rocket salad on top!
49 locals recommend
De Noantri
1 Kiefholzstraße
49 locals recommend
Everyone loves pizza and this place makes the biggest and tastiest around. Try the pizza with the rocket salad on top!
Tasty cheap kebabs for 3.5euros
55 locals recommend
Hasir Burger
31 Chausseestraße
55 locals recommend
Tasty cheap kebabs for 3.5euros
Head here on a Thursday evening for a variety of street food. Try the slow roasted pork rolls or Asian dim sims. Finish up with a crepe or a mezze platter for two over wine. Also good on Saturdays
659 locals recommend
Markthalle
34 Eisenbahnstraße
659 locals recommend
Head here on a Thursday evening for a variety of street food. Try the slow roasted pork rolls or Asian dim sims. Finish up with a crepe or a mezze platter for two over wine. Also good on Saturdays
Awesome Mexican if not the most traditional and certainly not spicy - but hey, that's the German way. 10 euro lunch special including entree and drink. Get the burritos and margaritas!
98 locals recommend
Santa Maria
170 Oranienstraße
98 locals recommend
Awesome Mexican if not the most traditional and certainly not spicy - but hey, that's the German way. 10 euro lunch special including entree and drink. Get the burritos and margaritas!
Not the best (if you've ever been to Japan or Australia) but its do-able. Not the cheapest but certainly great on a cold winters day/night
Paul-Lincke-Ufer 39-40
Not the best (if you've ever been to Japan or Australia) but its do-able. Not the cheapest but certainly great on a cold winters day/night
HUGE tasty burgers (and I am not usually a burger fan) with equally tasty chilly fries. Great after a hard night on the drink
289 locals recommend
Burgermeister Schlesisches Tor
8 Oberbaumstraße
289 locals recommend
HUGE tasty burgers (and I am not usually a burger fan) with equally tasty chilly fries. Great after a hard night on the drink
Sorry but yet another local awesome burger joint. This place is worth the wait. Chilly fries to die for!
291 locals recommend
Berlinburger International
5 Pannierstraße
291 locals recommend
Sorry but yet another local awesome burger joint. This place is worth the wait. Chilly fries to die for!
Okay Okay - Yes, the kebabs are pretty amazing - a little gourmet with the roasted (fried) vegetables, cheese and squeeze of lemon. Worth the 30min wait in the freezing cold? questionable
217 locals recommend
Mustafa's Gemüse Kebap
32 Mehringdamm
217 locals recommend
Okay Okay - Yes, the kebabs are pretty amazing - a little gourmet with the roasted (fried) vegetables, cheese and squeeze of lemon. Worth the 30min wait in the freezing cold? questionable
Vegetarian Mexican place HUGE burritos not for the faint hearted
45 locals recommend
Burrito Baby Berlin
11 Pflügerstraße
45 locals recommend
Vegetarian Mexican place HUGE burritos not for the faint hearted
Great restaurant with mains 15 to 20 euros. The salmon steak and the 'surf and turf' are delicious
81 locals recommend
Nest
52 Görlitzer Str.
81 locals recommend
Great restaurant with mains 15 to 20 euros. The salmon steak and the 'surf and turf' are delicious
Great restaurant with an amazing 6 course special. A nice place to wine and dine someone. Also open for breakfast
58 locals recommend
Gipfel
68 Görlitzer Str.
58 locals recommend
Great restaurant with an amazing 6 course special. A nice place to wine and dine someone. Also open for breakfast
BEST BURGER IN BERLIN RIGHT NOW Sweet potato fries and gourmet burgers. BYO too
8 locals recommend
Sonnenallee 67
67 Sonnenallee
8 locals recommend
BEST BURGER IN BERLIN RIGHT NOW Sweet potato fries and gourmet burgers. BYO too

Everything Else

Local UBahn station on the U1 green line. Closest ATM as well which is in the train station just up the first set of stairs. This is a Sparkasse ATM.
65 locals recommend
Schlesisches Tor station
65 locals recommend
Local UBahn station on the U1 green line. Closest ATM as well which is in the train station just up the first set of stairs. This is a Sparkasse ATM.
Ping Pong tables
10 locals recommend
Lausitzer Platz
Lausitzer Platz
10 locals recommend
Ping Pong tables
Vintage second hand clothing by the kilo. Huge place - lost in the piles of clothes for hours. Great cheap place for fur and leather goods.
22 locals recommend
Colours
102 Bergmannstraße
22 locals recommend
Vintage second hand clothing by the kilo. Huge place - lost in the piles of clothes for hours. Great cheap place for fur and leather goods.
Great little vintage store - a little more $$$ but less time spent trawling through piles of junk
15 locals recommend
Made in Berlin
19 Neue Schönhauser Str.
15 locals recommend
Great little vintage store - a little more $$$ but less time spent trawling through piles of junk
Huge multi-level second hand store
87 locals recommend
HUMANA Secondhand & Vintage Kaufhaus
3 Frankfurter Tor
87 locals recommend
Huge multi-level second hand store
Another great market Food on Saturdays Vintage clothes and furniture on Sundays
253 locals recommend
Flea market at Boxhagener Platz
1 Boxhagener Platz
253 locals recommend
Another great market Food on Saturdays Vintage clothes and furniture on Sundays
Another great local market Second hand Vintage Junk Food On every second Sunday
156 locals recommend
Nowkoelln Flowmarkt
156 locals recommend
Another great local market Second hand Vintage Junk Food On every second Sunday
Cheap bicycle rentals from 8 euros per day
Skalitzer Str. 82
82 Skalitzer Straße
Cheap bicycle rentals from 8 euros per day

Essentials

Local groceries Small place Doesn't stock everything
45 locals recommend
Kaiser's
53 Wrangelstraße
45 locals recommend
Local groceries Small place Doesn't stock everything

Arts & Culture

Recommended: Experimental music monday nights
44 locals recommend
Madame Claude
19 Lübbener Str.
44 locals recommend
Recommended: Experimental music monday nights
Live music venue, lots of different genres
99 locals recommend
Lido Kultur- & Veranstaltungs GmbH
7 Cuvrystraße
99 locals recommend
Live music venue, lots of different genres