Luzia

Located on Kreuzberg´s rough boulevard, Oranienstrasse, this bar and café is the latest installment in hipness around by far. It’s also currently one of Kreuzberg’s more tonied and popular establishments, if the patrons blithely crowded at the outside tables are any evidence.

With an industrial loft space inside set off by warm touches like exposed brick, velvet armchairs, torn baroque wallpaper and a whimsical mini upstairs space reachable only by ladder, the mood here is refined sexiness. A rather standard selection of drinks and cocktails are reasonably priced, but the true draw of the establishment lies in the gilded mirrors and wall paintings by street artist Chin Chin of Redspective. Not too good on the breakfast tip, we recommend Luzia for a quiet drink at night, especially if you like your background composed by white-light patterns.