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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Kode 9, Pole, Modeselektor
Modeselektor (BPitch)-Live!, Kode 9 & Spaceape, (Hyperdub, Rephlex-South London)-Live!, Pole (~scape ), Deatbeat, Sickgir...
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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 can definitely do concepts, as exemplified in the case of Schneeweiss where the name says it all: snow white. This minim...
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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, roll with the punches and enjoy the fervor. They'll serve you rude and fa...
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032c Workshop
Show me what's on your mind
With regularly curated mini-exhibitions, the 032c Workshop uses a theme or idea—the archive, for example—as a start...
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Lass uns Freunde bleiben
Stayin' friendly
Off the beaten track around Kastanienallee. This little bistro proves to be the ideal breakfast nook. There’s an ample break...
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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
Berghain is what Berlin is all about: a brilliantly insane club of clubs for the all-out hardcore, take-no-prisoner party anima...
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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
Sale e Tabacchi is one of the restaurants adding to Kreuzberg's revival from its once predominantly newspaper driven industry. ...
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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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Watergate
Space station techno
Set in one hell of a cool locale, Kreuzbergian club Watergate is famed mostly for three key features. Firstly, the view. Its...
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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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ADS
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 Facebook 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
Worldly treasures
Nicknamed "the pregnant oyster" for its crustacean-like facade, this diverse museum regularly houses some very pearly exhibitio...
25hrs with Thomas Rentmeister
Fresh from his studies in Düsseldorf, conceptual artist Thomas Rentmeister arrived in Berlin in 1988 with a high-profile Philip Morris scholarship ...
Clubs with Niki Pauls
Niki Pauls is a Berlin-based creative, fashion consultant & art director who has collaborated with brands like Audi, Adidas, Hugo Boss and Nike...
