Living here since April 2007 (Kreuzberg, Mitte) I finally know some really nice places to go and to show to my friends and Berlin visitors. This here is a list of must seen places and favorites, but also a list with things I haven't seen yet and need to v
Bar Man Ray
Ray of light
Mitte foodies now have one more option to satisfy their jaded palates. Bar Man Ray's menu offers a selection of crowd-pleasers ...
Dr. Pong
Ping Pong Bar
Rugged little dingy bar in the heart of Prenzlauerberg. Looks like a teenage clubhouse with its minimal decor. Stick to what...
103 Bar
Orange County
This busy and popular restaurant-cafe screams touristy, as it sits on a hip corner directly where Mitte meets Prenzlauerberg. B...
Schwerbelastungskoerper
Heavy Weight Champion
The Schwerbelastungskoerper (German: "heavy load-bearing body") is a large cylinder made of concrete in Berlin, Germany. It was...
C/O Berlin
Visual Dialogues
Since its conception 2000 in the former Royal Post Office (Postfuhramt) building, C/O Berlin, International Forum for Visual Di...
Golden Gate
Blurred Bridges
Berlin's back yard battleground hide-out. Candles leading to the front yard indicate close proximity. Decked out in second h...
LUMAS Editions Gallery
Make art affordable
Struggle through ever packed Hackesche Höfe and pay a visit to the LUMAS Editions Gallery in the second court – the place where...
Department Store Quartier 206
Label Land
This elegantly cosmopolitan hall of boutiques features international designers, young contemporary labels, and more jewelery, s...
Greenwich
Thank you for the Fish
Poised as Mitte's intimate darling bar. Window shutters block inside activity to the street passerby, and Frank keeps the door ...
Barcomi's Kaffeerösterei
Holy roasters
This American-style cafe roasts its own coffee beans, serves up strong cups and concocts great deli sandwiches. Hailing from th...
Monsieur Vuong
Saigon, Mon Amour
Intimate (small), trendy and very busy Mitte restaurant serving Vietnamese cuisine. Homemade dishes and a variety of delicac...
Museum für Kommunikation Berlin
Go Postal (In a Good Way)
Got an interest in communications that extends well beyond a stamp collection? This museum covers all things postal (excluding ...
032c Museum Store
Show me what's on your mind
The 032c Museum Store is located right next to the German Foreign Office, in the heart of Berlin-Mitte. Situated in the former ...
Borchardt
The Dining-Room of Berlin
Traditional; In the 19th century, Borchardt was a meeting place for the city's elite, since 1992 the dining room with its high ...
Neurotitan Gallery & Shop
Multi-National Networks
Hidden in the last not renovated house of touristy Hackescher Markt kiez, just two stairs up in Haus Schwarzenberg together wit...
40seconds
Blast Off in T-minus 40
Spacy disco dancing darlings bop around to themed parties. Has its mellow time, too. The elevator takes 40 seconds to bring ...
Berghain
Walking into Bedlam
A repulsive, sweaty mass of leather-clad gays swinging their bodies around to ear-bleedingly loud techno pounding out of massiv...
Flea Market Arkona Platz
Second Hand Goodies
Small but one of the nicest flea markets in Berlin. There are a lot of 50s and 60s design pieces, many vintage objects and a lo...
Mädchenitaliener
Keep it in the Family
Traditional Italian style dining. Comfortable, familiar atmosphere and proportions that would make your grandma proud. Food ...
Bar Tausend
Shooting Star
This bar has lined up to be the number one in town. Following the growing international trend of unmarked night spots, this new...
American Apparel
Hooters for Hipsters
More of the same across the globe. Cotton T's, thermals, hoodies, sweats, socks, underwear, baby onesies, dog jackets—pre...
Kauf dich gluecklich
And they shopped happily ever after
What happenes, if two product design students and self-confessed fleamarket junkies open a shop? You´ll get a perfect symbiosis...
Sankt Oberholz
Coding in Style
A wi-fi hub on the busy corner of Rosenthaler and Torstrasse. The two-story, white-walled space acts like a giant living room f...
Helmut Newton Stiftung
Guns for hire and the shots they fired
Open since 2004, a rotating collection of photography situated in a former military casino in Berlin's Charlottenburg neighborh...
Watergate
Now Would You Look at That!
A Kreuzberg instant classic with its downstairs wide glassfront view of the Spree riverside and the architecture across the sho...
Deutsche Guggenheim
Bank on It
Berlin's own Guggenheim is located on the ground floor of the Deutsche Bank premises, a sandstone building constructed in 1920....
Chi Sing
Huê Inspired Kitchen
New Vietnamese Place in Mitte-Eco-Driven competition to Monsieur Vuong. Fresh and healthy dishes, decorated with love and peace...
California Select
First Hand Second Hand
American Apparel is introducing their new Vintage shops, providing selected second-hand wear under the auspices of their alread...
Neue Akademie der Kuenste
Replanning of Germania
The Akademie der Kuenste, Berlin was founded in 1696 by Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg as an academic institution where m...
The Corner
Class & Style: Cornerstones
Located along Berlin's most beautiful square, the Gendarmenmarkt, The Corner exudes style. Slick, fancy, well conceptualized...
DZ Bank/Axica
Biomorphing Building
Rather unimpressive from the outside, the full impact of this Frank Gehry biomorphic masterpiece emerges only when setting foot...
Galao A Pastelaria
Where summertime never ends ...
This crowded coffee shop in Prenzlauerberg offers fresh sandwiches, soft drinks, coffee and Galãos (Portuguese for "latte"). Wa...



