updated 15.04.08
Untitled Tour
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Dolores California Gourmet Burritos
A true taste of Cali, served with guacamole
Following the blow-up success of burrito chains in the U.S., Dolores champions the Tex-Mex specialty in Berlin and satisfies a ...
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Hamburger Bhf Museum für Gegenwart
Neon Lights the Way
Berlin's main museum for contemporary art opened in the former railway station of Hamburger Bahnhof in November 1996, giving th...
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Pro QM
Bound for Greatness
Stowed away on a side street by Rosa-Luxemburg Platz, Pro QM is a bookstore run by book-lovers for book-lovers. It's been long ...
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Buscaglione
A daily dose of happiness
A former punk bar, Buscaglione retains some of the community values that once ruled this snug cafe just off Münzstrasse. A sort...
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Schwerbelastungskoerper
Heavy Weight Champion
The Schwerbelastungskoerper (German: "heavy load-bearing body") is a large cylinder made of concrete in Berlin, Germany. It was...
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Schneeweiss
Snow White minus the dwarves
Berlin sure can do concept. The name says it all: snow white. This minimally designed winter wonderland-like restaurant serves ...
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Cream
Cream of the coffee pot crop
Enticing selection of coffees with a quality far above Starbucks and friends. Fresh roasted coffee beans from Africa, Cuba a...
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Pizzeria I Due Forni
Punk & Pizza
Chaos incarnate—but a damn good pizza place, and you'll start to enjoy the fervor. They'll serve you rude and fast in ...
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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 ...
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Lass uns Freunde bleiben
Stayin' Friendly
Off the beaten track around Kastanienallee. This little bistro proves to be the perfect breakfast nook. Gourmet espresso fro...
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Acne Studios
Not the face
Long favored by fashion editors, Acne Studios may have recently changed its name from Acne Jeans but still imports the latest j...
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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...
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Bonfini
Bruno ... delicioso
Bonfini stands for delicious home-cooked Italian classics. That´s a fact. Don't be fooled by the building, focus on the food...
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Monsieur Vuong
Saigon, mon amour
Constantly abuzz, this trendy Mitte restaurant serves simple, fresh Vietnamese cuisine. The print menu is supplemented with cha...
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Ueber
Hunting the exceptional
Like revolving seasons, Ueber is a concept store of 45 square meters where the products offered changes every three months̵...
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Reichstag-Kuppel
Incomparable view on Politics
The current Reichstag dome is an iconic glass dome constructed on top of the rebuilt Reichstag building in Berlin. It was desig...
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Cupcake
Cupcake Hero
Latest American import to Berlin: cupcakes. Why did it take so long? Softer, smaller and juicier than muffins, decorated with f...
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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...
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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 ...
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Apartment
To the Bat Cave
A high school superlative for this Berlin-Mitte fashion store: The place you’ll most likely walk right past unless you already ...
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Firmament
High end streetwear
Firmament founder Joerg Haas may have the King Midas touch. His side hobby happens to be the popular online magazine Being Hunt...
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Sale e Tabacchi
And a Side of Controversy
One of the restaurants adding to Kreuzberg's revival from its once predominantly newspaper driven industry. Sale e Tabacchi ...
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No74
Adidas pops up
Recently redesigned by two of Berlin's hottest interior designers—Greige and Erenler&Bauer—No74 is Adidas' pop ...
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Burgermeister
Master of burgers
These homemade burgers can be found under a different set of arches—the U-Bahn station at Schlesiches Tor, not golden one...
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Hardwax
Won't Melt Away
Hardwax was, and still is, the quintessential model for all independent record shops in Berlin. The shop became a thriving b...
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Nort Berlin
Tron Town
Purveyors of exclusive Nike sneakers from all the accounts that other stores don't have. The futuristic streamlined design a...
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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...
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Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporar...
Foremost contemporary art institution
The Kunst-Werke (KW) is one of the most impressive contemporary art institutions around. Unlike many of its museum counterparts...
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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....
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Lil Shop
Lil Shop of Fashion Whores
Lil Shop is an extension of the Comme des Garcons guerrilla store, with a little more up its sleeve. An exclusive retailer o...
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Tape
Underground like Cassettes
Tape club is a bit more removed than the majority of other city center clubs, but worth the quick trip over towards Hauptbahnho...
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Bauhaus Archiv Berlin
All Things Bauhaus
Interested in learning about Bauhaus? Look no further. Berlin's Bauhaus archive offers an enormous collection of work from t...
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AM3
Beyond Underwear
AM3, one of the three shops run by Andreas Murkudis and is a must see inside and out. Located in a former fast-food parlor, ...
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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...
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The Corner
Class & Style: Cornerstones
Located along Berlin's most beautiful square, the Gendarmenmarkt, The Corner exudes style. Slick, fancy, well conceptualized...
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CSA Bar
Wallpaper's favorite
Selected by the likes of Cosmopolitan and Wallpaper as best for drinks and style in East Berlin, CSA is designed within an inch...
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Lounge im Turm
Above Berlin roofs
Few know about it, but this is one of the coolest places for a private party. Four floors, including a smokers' room, an outsta...
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Sammlung Hoffmann
One of Berlins first art collector lofts
This private collection of contemporary art is located on two floors of a former factory building. Erika and Rolf Hoffmann, who...
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Maria am Ostbahnhof
Forever night
Maria am Ostbahnhof offers its club-goer a family atmosphere, for a really big family. The giant club, which consists of two se...
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Picknick
Jeunism Berlinoise
Picknick showed Berlin's creaking 1990s superclubs how to reinvent themselves for the Myspace generation. Stowed away from the ...
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Neue Nationalgalerie
Light and Glass
The Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery), also known as the "temple of light and glass" designed by Mies van der Rohe, h...
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Haus der Kulturen der Welt
A Pregnant Oyster
The House of World Cultures looks like it's about to take off on an interplanetary adventure. In reality it's a highly respecte...
Kode 9, Pole, Modeselektor
0205Modeselektor (BPitch)-Live!, Kode 9 & Spaceape, (Hyperdub, Rephlex-South London)-Live!, Pole (~scape ), Deatbeat, Sickgir...
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Vinyl digger's secrets
Marc Hype combines his proven skills on the decks with a natural ability to pick the right tune at the right time. This also means spending hours i...
Nike Sportswear Guide
As the world pares down and gets back to basics, Nike emerges with a new sportswear product line that focuses on eight iconic Nike styles inspired ...
