Don’t-Miss Berlin (Daytime)
An idiosyncratic list (excluding galleries & nightlife venues - for another posting)…
Charlottenburg
Dahlem
Friedrichshain
Grunewald
Hohenschönhausen
Kreuzberg
Lichtenberg
Mitte
Neukölln
Potsdam
Prenzlauerberg
Sachsenhausen
Schöneberg
Spandau
Tempelhof
Tiergarten
Treptow
Wannsee
Wedding
Wilmersdorf
Zehlendorf
Weekend Trip
Festivals
Newspapers, Magazines & Radio
Previous Postings from Berlin
Delphi Filmpalast Berlin
DELPHI FILMPALAST BERLIN
Front row of balcony has comfy overstuffed armchairs.
Kantstraße 12a
www.yorck.de/yck/yorck_ie/yorck_kinos/delphifilmpalast.php
FILMKUNST 66 ½
Bleibtreustraße 12
LEYSIEFFERS
Fancy cakes, chocolates and biscuits.
Kurfürstendamm 218
www.leysieffer-berlin.de
Not Yet Visited
EINHORN
“Vegetarian wholefood at its best” (Rough Guide)
Mommsenstr. 2
EROTIK MUSEUM
Kantstr. 5; 9am-midnight daily
FRANZISKUS KRANKENHAUS
Rooftop hospital cafeteria
Budapester Strasse 15-19
www.franziskus-berlin.de
FUNKTURM
Viewing platform at 126m
Messedamm
GARAGE
“Largest second-hand store in Europe” (Rough Guide)
Ahornstr. 2
HITIT
Turkish cuisine, with an equal mix of meat and vegetarian choices (Rough Guide)
Knobelsdorffstr. 35
PLÖTZENSEE PRISON MEMORIAL
“Perhaps more than at any other wartime site in Berlin, it is at Plötzensee that the horror of senseless, brutal murder is most palpably felt” (Rough Guide)
Hüttigpfad; Daily 9am-5pm.
www.gedenkstaette-ploetzensee.de
SCHLOSS CHARLOTTENBURG
THE STORY OF BERLIN
Ku’damm 207-208
Daily 10am-8pm
www.story-of-berlin.de
DAHLEM MUSEUMS
Far Eastern, Indian, North American, African, Ethnology
Tue-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat&Sun 11am-6pm, free 2-6pm Thu
www.smb.spk-berlin.de
FLOHMARKT AM BOXHAGENER PLATZ
Boxhagener Platz
TRASH SCHICK
Well-curated secondhand
Wühlischstraße 31
Not Yet Visited
BERLINOMAT
“Showcase for more than 30 Berlin designers” (Rough Guide)
Frankfurter Allee 89
www.berlinomat.com
YELLOW SUNSHINE
Wienerstr. 19
Vegetarian self-service burger bar
U-Bahn Görlitzer Bahnhof.
Mon-Thu 9am-1am, Fri 9am-2am, Sat 11am-2am, Sun 11am-1am
www.yellow-sunshine.com
Not Yet Visited
BRÜCKE MUSEUM
German expressionism
Bussardsteig 9
Mon, Wed-Sun 11am-5pm
www.bruecke-museum.de
TEUFELSBERG
TEUFELSEE
Not Yet Visited
GEDENKSTÄTTE HOHENSCHÖNHAUSEN
Former Stasi prison
Genslerstrasse 66; daily 9am-4pm
www.stiftung-hsh.de
ALDEMIR
Falckensteinstraße 6
www.qype.com
“Best pizza in town: excellent pizza and ice cream; no tables, but benches in the little park around the corner, near Oberbaumbrücke.”
AMERIKA GEDENKBIBLIOTHEK
The largest circulating library in Germany. Built by the City of Berlin with the funds donated by the US government to commemorate what the people of Berlin endured during the blockade.
Blucherplatz 1
www.zlb.de
BARCOMI’S
House-roasted coffee
Bergmannstr. 21
www.barcomis.de
DOLCE PIZZA STORE 2
Hagelbergerstr. 16
www.dolce-centrale.net
“Delicious pizza imbiss: take-away, a few tables, near Viktoriapark/waterfall.”
EAST SIDE GALLERY
A 1.3 km fragment of the Berlin Wall left standing next to the Spree River. Work by Dmitri Vrubel and others
At Mühlenstr./Oberbaumbrücke
GROBER UNFUG COMICS
Zossener Str. 32.
www.groberunfug.de
HAMY CAFE
Hasenheide 10
www.qype.com
“Vietnamese restaurant near Hermannplatz: simple tables inside and outside and take-away [incl. chop-sticks], near Hasenheide park.”
Jüdisches Museum
JÜDISCHES MUSEUM
Lindenstrasse 14
Mon 10am-10pm, Tue-Sun 10am-8pm
www.juedisches-museum-berlin.de
KANU CONNECTION
Friendly source of rental kayaks and canoes for traveling down the Spree.
Köpenicker Straße 9
www.kanu-connection.de
MAISON BLANCHE
Körtestrasse 15
www.qype.com
“1st class but reasonably priced french restaurant near Südstern: not an imbiss, but a real restaurant, tables inside and outside in the summer, friendly owner.”
MONSTER RONSON’S SING IN
Grass-roots Kreuzberg karaoke
Lübbener Straße 19
www.karaokemonster.com
View from Moveo studio
MOVEO
Prima yoga studio with sauna in the heart of Kreuzberg. Classes in German & English
Am Tempelhofer Berg 7D
www.moveoberlin.de
OBERBAUMBRÜCKE
Lovely bridge connecting Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain
OREGANO
Oranienstrasse 19a
“Turkish imbiss: open late-night, has a few tables; recommended: Spinat-Blätterteigtasche”
Waterfall in Viktoriapark
VIKTORIAPARK
Cheery waterfall
WÜRGEENGEL
Dresdner Str. 122
Not Yet Visited
ABENDMAHL
Magnificent vegetarian restaurant (also serves fish) (Rough Guide)
Muskauerstr. 9
www.abendmahl-berlin.de
AMRIT
Oranienburger Str. 45
“Indian – a cut above. Lots of veggie choices” (Rough Guide)
www.amrit.de
BABYLON KREUZBERG
Dresdener Strasse 126
www.yorck.de
FREILUFTKINO KREUZBERG
Mariannenplatz 2, courtyard of Haus Bethanien
www.freiluftkino-kreuzberg.de
GRUSELKABINETT
Five-level bunker. „Spooky“ (Time Out)
Schöneberger Strasse 23A
Mon 10am-3pm; Tue, Thu, Sun 10am-7pm; 10am-8pm Fri; Sat noon-8pm
www.gruselkabinett-berlin.de
HIMMEL UND ERDE NATURKOST
„Berlin’s best organic supermarket“ (Rough Guide)
Skalitzer Str. 46
www.naturkostlieferservice.de
KUCHEN KAISER
Cake, coffee, chocolate and nice vibes.
Oranienplatz 11-13
www.kuchenkaiser.de
LE COCHON BOURGEOIS
French cuisine
Fichtestrasse 24
www.le-cochon.de
LON MEN
“Excellent all-you-can-eat Asian vegetarian buffet” (Time Out)
Grossbeerenstrasse 57A.
www.lon-men-vegetarisch.de.vu
MARHEINEKE MARKET HALL
Indoor grocery market
Marheinekeplatz 15
MOVIEMENTO
“A Kreuzberg institution”
Kottbusser Damm 22
www.moviemento.de
PAGODE
Thai Imbiss with high reputation among aficionados (Rough Guide)
Bergmannstr. 88
www.pagode-thaifood.de
TANZFABRIK BERLIN
„Berlin’s biggest contemporary dance school” (Rough Guide)
Möckernstr. 68
www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de
WEINKELLER
“Spanish, French, Italian and German wines, sherries & whiskies from the cask” (Rough Guide)
Gneisenaustrasse 15
www.weinkeller-berlin.de
Not Yet Visited
KIETZ CAFÉ AND RESTAURANT
Home-made cakes and snacks
Müggelheimer Str. 1; noon-midnight daily
ÄGYPTISCHES MUSEUM
Nefertiti
Schlossstrasse 70.
Daily 10am-6pm; free Thu 2-6 pm.
www.smb.spk-berlin.de/smb/sammlungen/details.php
ARSENAL KINO
“The Berlin Cinemateque in everything but name” (Time Out)
Sony Center, Potsdamer Strasse 2, Potsdamer Platz
www.fdk-berlin.de
Babylon Mitte
BABYLON MITTE
Weimar-era cinema
Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 30
www.babylonberlin.de
BERLINER ANTIK & FLOHMARKT
Friedrichstrasse
Under the arches of the S-Bahn
Mon, Wed, Fri
Stairway at Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum
BERLINER MEDIZINHISTORISCHES MUSEUM DER CHARITÉ
Campus Charité Mitte
Schumannstr. 20/21
www.bmm.charite.de
BERLINER KLAMOTTEN
“The shop that wasn’t there” (Time Out)
www.berlinerklamotten.net
Bowling Center am Alexanderplatz
BOWLING CENTER AM ALEXANDERPLATZ
Rathausstrasse 5, Rathaus-Passagen
www.bowling-am-alex.de
CAFÉ EINSTEIN
“Legendary Apfelstrudel” (Time Out)
www.cafeeinstein.com
DEUTSCHES HISTORISCHES MUSEUM
Unter den Linden 2
www.dhm.de
DOLORES
Delightful gazpacho, super guacamole, and the best vegetarian burritos.
Rosa Luxemburg Straße 7
www.dolores-online.de
DUSSMANN DAS KULTURKAUFHAUS
Cultural department store
Friedrichstrasse 90
www.kulturkaufhaus.de
Berlin Fernsehturm
FERNSEHTURM
Viewing platform at 203m
Alexanderplatz
Gendarmenmarkt
GENDARMENMARKT
GORKI PARK
Café/Restaurant with superb vegetarian borscht and overwhelming Sunday brunch.
Weinsbergweg 25
www.gorki-park.de
HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITÄT
Unter den Linden 6
www.hu-berlin.de
MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE
Invalidenstrasse 43
www.museum.hu-berlin.de
MUSEUMSINSEL
A UNESCO World Heritage Sight
NIKOLAIVIERTEL
A restored medieval quarter.
Nikolaikirchplatz
Pergamonmuseum
PERGAMONMUSEUM
St Hewigskathedrale
ST HEDWIGSKATHEDRALE
Modeled after the Pantheon
Bebelplatz
www.hedwigs-kathedrale.de
ST OBERHOLZ
Self-serve café-bar with free wireless.
Rosenthaler Platz
THAI INSIDE
Dircksenstr. 37
www.thai-inside.de
“Excellent Thai restaurant in tasteful modern ambiente, located between Alexanderplatz and Hackesche Höfe.”
Volksbühne
VOLKSBÜHNE AM ROSA LUXEMBURG PLATZ
Avant-garde theater in Weimar glory
www.volksbuehne-berlin.de
Not Yet Visited
ABSINTHE DEPOT BERLIN
Weinmeisterstrasse 4
www.erstesabsinthdepotberlin.de
BETH CAFÉ
Tucholskystr. 40
Vegetarian kosher
CENTRAL
Rosenthaler Strasse 39
www.kino-central.de
DOKUMENT KINO
Rungestrasse 20
www.dokument-kino.de
FILMMUSEUM BERLIN
Sony Center, Potsdamer Strasse 2
www.filmmuseum-berlin.de
HASIR
“Opulent Turkish restaurant; very reasonable, considering the quality” (Rough Guide)
Oranienburger Str. 4
www.hasir.de
HISTORISCHE WEINSTUBEN
Wine bar/pub
Poststr. 23; noon-11:30pm daily
www.historische-weinstuben-berlin.de
IPANEMA
Brazilian buffet for 6 euros; dancing on weekends
Torstrasse 164
KOMISCHE OPER
Modern ballet and experimental works, established heavyweights. (Rough Guide)
Behrenstr. 55-57
www.komische-oper-berlin.de
KUCHEN KAISER
Great for cakes at any time, but otherwise at its best during Sunday brunch buffet Rough Guide
Oranienpl. 11-13
www.kuchenkaiser.de
MONSIEUR VUONG
“Premier Vietnamese, often packed to the rafters. Book ahead. Cheap, chic & cheery” (Time Out)
Alte Schönhauser Strasse 46.
www.monsieurvuong.de
NEUROTITAN
Book and record store
Rosenthaler Strasse 39
www.neurotitan.de
CAFE OREN
Vegetarian Jewish food
Oranienburger Str. 28; noon-1am Mon-Thu, 10am-2am Fri-Sun
PHILHARMONIE
Reichstag
REICHSTAG
360° views across the city. Tuesday is the quietest day
SCHUHTICK
Huge selection of shoes
Alexanderplatz
www.schuhtick.de
STORCH
Alsatian cuisine
Wartburgstrasse 54
www.storch-berlin.de
TOPOGRAPHIE DES TERRORS
Stresemannstr. 110, entrance Niederkirchner Str.; 10am-6pm daily
www.topographie.de
(“The Gropius Restaurant is a useful stopping-off point and necessary pick-me-up after tackling the TDT” S&U-Bahn Potsdamer Platz. www.gropiusbau.de) (Rough Guide)
TRIPPEN FACTORY OUTLET
Chauseestr. 35, 2nd courtyard on the left, 3rd Floor; 10 am – 6 pm, Mon – Fri.
www.trippen.com
UNSICHT-BAR
Eat in total darkness
Gormannstr. 14
www.unsicht-bar-berlin.de
WAAHNSINN
Retro clothing
Rosenthaler Strasse 17
www.waahnsinn-berlin.de
YOSHIHARU ITO
Collections for men
Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 5
www.itofashion.com
Not Yet Visited
STADTBAD NEUKÖLLN
Swimming bath dates back to the late 19th century
Ganghoferstr. 3; 2-5pm Mon; 2:15-6pm Tue; 2:15-6:30pm Wed; 6:45-8am, 1:30-10pm Thu; 6:45-8am, 12:30-10pm Fri; 9am-4pm Sat
Not Yet Visited
FILMMUSEUM/FILMPARK BABELSBERG
UFA-Studios (café im Filmmuseum has Lebanese specialities)
Breite Strasse 1a
Grossbeeren Strasse
Daily 10am-6pm
www.filmmuseum-potsdam.de
www.filmpark.de
HOLLÄNDISCHES VIERTEL
Potsdam’s Old Town, built between 1733 and 1742
LA MADELEINE
Potsdam creperie
Lindenstr. 9
Daily noon-10pm.
PETER UND PAUL KIRCHE
Modeled on Haghia Sophia in Istanbul
SCHLOSS SANSOUCCI
ANITA WRONSKI
Good outdoor breakfast dining – delicious Ruhreier.
Knackstraße 26.
DUY THAI
Inexpensive and tasty Thai cuisine, including crispy duck with fruit. Many vegetarian dishes (Rough Guide)
Prenzlauer Allee 26.
FLOHMARKT AM ARKONAPLATZ
Sun 10am-5pm
Flohmarkt am Mauerpark
FLOHMARKT AM MAUERPARK
Vast, fun, and right next to the best swings in Berlin (see Mauerpark, below)
Bernauer Strasse 63-4
7am-5pm Sun
KINO BLOW UP
How could it not be a fantastic cinema?
Emmanuelkirchstraße 14
www.blowupkino.de
KULTURBRAUEREI
Schönhauser Allee 36
www.kulturbrauerei-berlin.de
LICHTBLICK KINO
Tiny, very well curated cinema.
Kastanienallee 77
http://www.lichtblick-kino.org
LINDEN TREES
Fragrant linden trees.
Greifswalder Strasse 80 (betw S-Bhf Greifswalder Str & Danziger Str)
Mauerpark
MAUERPARK
The best swings in Berlin, graffiti art & also a great Sunday Flohmarkt.
Access southern end via Eberswalder Strasse, northern end via Gleimstrasse
ODERBERGER STRAßE
Tree-lined street with old municipal swimming baths
Volkspark am Weinberg
VOLKSPARK AM WEINBERG
Excellent city sunbathing on a grassy hill
W-IMBISS
Kastanienallee 49
“Tiki themed, food sort of Indian, tables outside in summer.”
gastronomie.zitty.de
Not Yet Visited
CENACOLO
Inexpensive bistro with great stone-oven pizza and fresh pasta (Rough Guide)
Sredzkistr. 23
KIEZKANTINE
Rock-bottom prices, popular bistro – always something vegetarian (Rough Guide)
Oderberger Str. 50
www.kiezkantine-berlin.de
MIME CENTRUM BERLIN
working- information- and dokumentationcenter for movementtheatre
Schönhauser Allee 73
www.mimecentrum.de
MIRO
“Anatolian specialities and well-priced drinks. Many vegetarian possibilities” (Time Out)
Raumerstrasse 29
Not Yet Visited
GEDENKSTÄTTE SACHSENHAUSEN
“Particularly fascinating is the big-screen projection of celebrations in Potsdam as Hitler came to power.” (Rough Guide)
Strasse der Nationen 22
8:30am-6pm
www.gedenkstaette-sachsenhausen.de
(Vietnam Bistro, Straslunder Strasse 1, just north of the railway station [Mon-Fri 10am-10pm; Sat & Sun 11am-10pm]). “Tasty Thai and pan-Asian dishes at extraordinarily low prices”) (Rough Guide)
BAHARAT FALAFEL
“Best falafel this side of Baghdad” (Rough Guide)
Winterfeldstr. 37
DOLCE PIZZA STORE 1
Maaßenstr. 6
www.dolce-centrale.net
FARMER’S MARKET
Wittenbergplatz
8am-2pm Tue, Wed, Fri; 10am-7:30pm Thur
Not Yet Visited
AROMA
Quality Italian restaurant (Italian films on Tue nights). Book ahead (Rough Guide)
Hochkirchstr. 8
www.cafe-aroma.de
GROSSBEERENKELLER
“Home cooking of a solid Berlinish bent. The Hoppel Poppel breakfast is legendary” (Time Out)
Grossbeerenstrasse 90.
HAKUIN
“Exceptional Japanese vegetarian-macrobiotic, run by a Buddhist order. Booking recommended” (Rough Guide)
Closed Mondays.
Martin-Luther-Str. 1
PETITE EUROPE
Unpretentious Italian. Booking recommended (Rough Guide)
Langenscheidstr. 1
SANKT-MATTHÄUS-KIRCHHOF
Graveyard contains the bodies of the Brothers Grimm
Not Yet Visited
LEHMOFEN
Meat and vegetarian dishes. Summer terrace
Freiheit 12; noon-midnight, Mon-Thu.
Flughafen Tempelhof
FLUGHAFEN TEMPELHOF
Not Yet Visited
POLIZEIHISTORISCHE SAMMLUNG
“Illustrations intended to help police determine „typical criminal types“” (Rough Guide)
Platz der Luftbrücke 6
Mon-Wed 9am-3pm
www.phs-berlin.de
FLOHMARKT AM TIERGARTEN
Straße 17 Juni
Sat-Sun, 10am-5pm
GELMÄLDEGALERIE
Stauffenbergstrasse 40
www.smb.spk-berlin.de
Francisco de Zurbarán, Don Alonso Verdugo de Albornoz; Caravaggio, Amor Vincit Omnia; Konrad Witz, Die Königin von Saba vor Salamon; Vermeer, Herr und Dame beim Wein; Das Perlenhalsband.
GROßER TIERGARTEN
Siegessäule
SIEGESSÄULE
Excellent views from the viewing platform
Not Yet Visited
ANGKOR WAT
“Excellent Cambodian food at moderate prices” (Rough Guide)
Paulstr. 22.
http://angkorwat.kambodschareise.de
ASHOKA
Indian
Grolmanstrasse 51
EDD’S THAILÄNDISCHES
Superbly cooked fresh Thai food. Booking is essential (Rough Guide)
Lutzowstr. 81
GABRIEL
“A good introduction to Jewish cuisine” (Time Out)
Jüdisches Gemeindehaus, Fasanenstrasse 79-80
DRITTE-WELT-LADEN
“Nonprofit organization selling handicrafts from the developing world” (Rough Guide)
Inside the Gedächtniskirche
HAUS DER KULTUREN DER WELT
„Berlin’s number one venue for world music” (Rough Guide)
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
www.hkw.de
MARKT AM WINTERFELDTPLATZ
Clothing, fruits and vegetables from around the world
Winterfeldtplatz, 8am-2pm Sat.
SULTAN HAMAM
Women only, except for Mondays (men) and Sundays (families)
Bülowstrasse 57
www.sultan-hamam.de
ZOOLOGISCHER GARTEN
Aviaries
Großer Muggelsee
GROßER MUGGELSEE
Berlin’s largest lake. Friedrichshagen is a delightful lakeside town - you can take a boat tour of the lake (Stern und Kreis) with tea and brockwurst.
TREPTOWER PARK
Excellent location for sunset picnics by the Spree.
Not Yet Visited
HALLENTRÖDELMARKT TREPTOW
Indoor flea market
Eichenstr. 4
Strandbad Wannsee
GROßER WANNSEE/STRANDBAD WANNSEE
Europe’s largest inland beach
The Wannsee villa (www.ghwk.de)
Not Yet Visited
MUSEUMSDORF DÜPPEL
Re-creation of medieval life
Clauertstrasse 11
Thu 3-7pm, Sun & holidays 10am-5pm
www.dueppel.de
Not Yet Visited
BERLINER-UNTERWELTEN-MUSEUM
WWII and Cold War bunkers
Brunnenstrasse 108a
www.berliner-unterwelten.de
Not Yet Visited
WEICHARDT
“Probably the best wholegrain bakery in town. Delicious cakes and breads” (Rough Guide)
Mehlitzstr. 7
www.weichardt.de
Schlachtensee
SCHLACHTENSEE
Beautiful, clean lake for swimming with secluded coves. No powerboats!
Not Yet Visited
BOTANISCHER GARTEN
Königin-Luise-Strasse 6-8; daily 9am-dusk
www.bgbm.org
LUISE
Beergarden on the Free University Campus
Königen-Luise-Str. 40; 10am-1am daily
Not Yet Visited
SPREEWALD
The river landscape around Lübben and Lübbenau, a unique an unspoilt area of natural beauty. Enjoy the specialities of the region, fresh fish and vegetables.
Berlinale
BERLINALE
Berlin International Film Festival
Various venues. February
www.berlinale.de
INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE FESTIVAL
September
www.literaturfestival.com
LANGE NACHT DER MUSEEN
At least until midnight. August.
www.mdberlin.de
Tanz im August
TANZ IM AUGUST
International dance festival
August-September
www.tanzimaugust.de
Not Yet Visited
ART FORUM BERLIN
A broad spectrum of contemporary works. In Messengelände Berlin at Hammarskjöldplatz-Masurenallee. September
www.art-forum-berlin.de
BERLINER FESTWOCHEN
Classical concerts
Various venues, September.
HEIMATKLÄNGE
Berlin’s biggest world music festival. August.
Kulturforum, Potsdamer Platz
www.piranha.de
POPKOMM
3 days in September
Messe Berlin, Messerdamm 22
www.popkomm.de
DEUTSCHLAND FUNK
97.70 FM
www.dradio.de/dlf
EXBERLINER
English-language monthly magazine. Also a source for rentals via email list.
www.exberliner.com
JUNGE WELT
www.jungewelt.de
RADIOEINS
99.7 FM
www.radioeins.de
RADIOMULTIKULTI
96.3 FM
www.multikulti.de
TAGESSPIEGEL
www.tagesspiegel.de
TAZ, DIE TAGESZEITUNG
www.taz.de
DIE WELT
www.welt.de
ZITTY
www.zitty.de
See also:
DON’T-MISS BERLIN (BÜHNE)
DON’T-MISS BERLIN (DAYTIME)
DON’T-MISS BERLIN (HOTELS, INNS & HOSTELS)
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