Guidebook for Berlin
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A lovely park with many activities:children's play areas; running loop; inline skating loop; hills(made of war rubble); rock-climbing wall; volleyball courts; beer gardens: cafe and open-air cinema.
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Volkspark Friedrichshain
A lovely park with many activities:children's play areas; running loop; inline skating loop; hills(made of war rubble); rock-climbing wall; volleyball courts; beer gardens: cafe and open-air cinema.
Petersburger Platz 2
2 Petersburger PlatzLovely local Vietnamese/Chinese restaurant. My favourite local place for Sushi.
Great square in the centre of Friedrichshain. Lots of restuarants and bars around here. Great spot for a summer beer and/or brunch at the weekend. Farmers market on Saturday and flea market on Sunday
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Boxhagener Platz
75 Grünberger Str.Great square in the centre of Friedrichshain. Lots of restuarants and bars around here. Great spot for a summer beer and/or brunch at the weekend. Farmers market on Saturday and flea market on Sunday
Straßmannstraße 11
11 StraßmannstraßeLovely homely cosy cafe
Food Scene
Seriously one of the best and most authentic Italian restaurants in Berlin. There are 2 restuarants owned by the same owener- so choose between Saporitos for pasta or Pomodorino for pizza.
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Saporito
21 StraßmannstraßeSeriously one of the best and most authentic Italian restaurants in Berlin. There are 2 restuarants owned by the same owener- so choose between Saporitos for pasta or Pomodorino for pizza.
Seriously one of the best and most authentic Italian restaurants in Berlin. There are 2 restuarants owned by the same owener- so choose between Saporitos for pasta or Pomodorino for pizza.
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Pomodorino
21 StraßmannstraßeSeriously one of the best and most authentic Italian restaurants in Berlin. There are 2 restuarants owned by the same owener- so choose between Saporitos for pasta or Pomodorino for pizza.
Viet Bowl
Tasty Vietnamese Restaurant., just round the corner!
Bäckerei Backfee
15 KochhannstraßeGreat local bakery and coffee shop.
Straßmannstraße 28
28 StraßmannstraßeAnother nice local bakery. Also serves freshly squeezed orange juice.
The best burgers (and Vegi Burgers) in Berlin. My top tip is the Holumi Erdnuss Burger- lecker!
They have a take away restuarant (slightly cheaper) and a sit down restaurant.
Krossener Straße 22
22 Krossener StraßeThe best burgers (and Vegi Burgers) in Berlin. My top tip is the Holumi Erdnuss Burger- lecker!
They have a take away restuarant (slightly cheaper) and a sit down restaurant.
Cupcake Berlin
12 Krossener Str.Simply delicious cupcakes. :-)
Freddy's Fresh Pizza
Delcious take-away pizza. Discount for collecting the pizzas yourself.
Petersburger Straße 35
35 Petersburger StraßeFreddy's Fresh Pizza
Delcious take-away pizza. Discount for collecting the pizzas yourself.
kremerei im Café St. Petersburg
19 StraßmannstraßeCute cafe
Lovely local restaurant with great beer, wine and tasty german food (mainly Flamkuchen)
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Wein & Stein
Lovely local restaurant with great beer, wine and tasty german food (mainly Flamkuchen)
Great coffee, in a lovely English-language bookshop. One of my favourite places to chill-out and relax.
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Shakespeare and Sons
74 Warschauer Str.Great coffee, in a lovely English-language bookshop. One of my favourite places to chill-out and relax.
goodies Berlin
69 Warschauer Str.Veggie/vegan healthy food, delicious...
My favourite German restuarant in Berlin. Delicious food and an Augustiner micro-brewery on site. Nook ahead at the weekends.
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Augustiner am Gendarmenmarkt
55 CharlottenstraßeMy favourite German restuarant in Berlin. Delicious food and an Augustiner micro-brewery on site. Nook ahead at the weekends.
Entertainment & Activities
Petersburger Platz
Petersburger Platzdelicious ice-cream. Sadly, only open in summer months
Small, local park with a popular kids play area and football pitch. There is also a cafe in the old water tower.
Hausburgpark
Small, local park with a popular kids play area and football pitch. There is also a cafe in the old water tower.
Essentials
Kaiser's os one of the biggest supermarkets in walking distance. You should find everything you need here.
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Kaiser's
Kaiser's os one of the biggest supermarkets in walking distance. You should find everything you need here.
Another large supermarket. About 5 minutes walk away. A good diary and fresh counter.
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EDEKA Schnelle
11 EckertstraßeAnother large supermarket. About 5 minutes walk away. A good diary and fresh counter.
Just a couple of minutes walk away is this smaller Netto. Handy for basics and fresh fruit.
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Netto City Filiale
52 Albrecht-Achilles-StraßeJust a couple of minutes walk away is this smaller Netto. Handy for basics and fresh fruit.
Denns BioMarkt
54 MühsamstraßeExcellent health food supermarket.
How much beer can you want?!?
This shop, just around the corner, stocks just about every beer that you could want. They also brew their own on site and offer weekly brewing or beer tasting evenings.
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Bierlieb
30 Petersburger StraßeHow much beer can you want?!?
This shop, just around the corner, stocks just about every beer that you could want. They also brew their own on site and offer weekly brewing or beer tasting evenings.
Veganz Berlin-Friedrichshain
33 Warschauer Str.Vegan supermarket!
Arts & Culture
One of the oldest Berlin cinemas- over 100 years old. Great atmosphere and mixture of recent releases and art-house classics. Some films are in original versions (OV) with German subtitles.
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Tilsiter Lichtspiele
25A Richard-Sorge-StraßeOne of the oldest Berlin cinemas- over 100 years old. Great atmosphere and mixture of recent releases and art-house classics. Some films are in original versions (OV) with German subtitles.
amazing nightclub- which is on all floors of an alt-bau flat building. so many rooms to explore. cool vibe.
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Salon - Zur wilden Renate
70 Alt-Stralauamazing nightclub- which is on all floors of an alt-bau flat building. so many rooms to explore. cool vibe.
Excellent venue, great place to chill out.
Sunday afternoon food markets. Regular designer markets or jazz nights. Once a month has a rave-into-the day.
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Neue Heimat
Dirschauer StraßeExcellent venue, great place to chill out.
Sunday afternoon food markets. Regular designer markets or jazz nights. Once a month has a rave-into-the day.
Drinks & Nightlife
One of my favourite bars- a local microbrewery. Great beers, great place!
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Hops & Barley
22/23 WühlischstraßeOne of my favourite bars- a local microbrewery. Great beers, great place!
Nice chilled bar on the main strip of Simon-Dach strasse. Upstairs is especially cosy.
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Dachkammer (DK Bar)
39 Simon-Dach-StraßeNice chilled bar on the main strip of Simon-Dach strasse. Upstairs is especially cosy.
Cappuccino Lounge
6 Simon-Dach-StraßeTasty, cheap cocktails- you can't go wrong.
Filled with bars, restaurants and cafes. Great street to start your night out or enjoy a Sunday brunch.
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Friedrichshain
Filled with bars, restaurants and cafes. Great street to start your night out or enjoy a Sunday brunch.
Cool warehouse style nightclub on the RAW-gelande. Range of music on different nights and summer garden. Also has an open-air cinema (Freiluftkino) during summer months.
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Cassiopeia
99 Revaler Str.Cool warehouse style nightclub on the RAW-gelande. Range of music on different nights and summer garden. Also has an open-air cinema (Freiluftkino) during summer months.
ROSI'S
29 Revaler Str.Cool Friedrichshainer Club
The most famous Berlin Club. Come for a few hours- stay all night + day!
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Bierhof Rüdersdorf
Am Wriezener BahnhofThe most famous Berlin Club. Come for a few hours- stay all night + day!
Sightseeing
The 2 towers half-way down what used to be known as 'Stalin Allee'- you could be in Russia!
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Frankfurter Tor
The 2 towers half-way down what used to be known as 'Stalin Allee'- you could be in Russia!
Karl-Marx-Allee
Karl-Marx-AlleeAmazing Russian architechture. The old Stalin Allee
The TV Tower. Worth a trip up for amazing views. Even better if you can book a table in the revolving restaurant.
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Berliner Fernsehturm
1A PanoramastraßeThe TV Tower. Worth a trip up for amazing views. Even better if you can book a table in the revolving restaurant.
Museum Island- speaks for itself. Full of museums and impressive Graecian style arhcitecture.
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Museumsinsel
Museum Island- speaks for itself. Full of museums and impressive Graecian style arhcitecture.
The East-Side Gallery is one of the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall. The artwork was repainted in 2010 by some if the original Berlin Street Art artists who had painted on the wall.
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East Side Gallery
3-100 MühlenstraßeThe East-Side Gallery is one of the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall. The artwork was repainted in 2010 by some if the original Berlin Street Art artists who had painted on the wall.
Oberbaumeck
5 BevernstraßeBeautiful bridge across to Kreuzberg.
Sight of one of the biggest Sunday flea markets and the legendary Bear Pit Karaoke. Take the M10tram here.
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Mauerpark
63 GleimstraßeSight of one of the biggest Sunday flea markets and the legendary Bear Pit Karaoke. Take the M10tram here.