Guidebook for Berlin

Jana
Guidebook for Berlin

Food Scene

coffee, chatting and vegan cakes/snacks
12 residents recomanen
Cafe Treibholz
37 Hermannstraße
12 residents recomanen
coffee, chatting and vegan cakes/snacks
In our building! Very affordable lunch option (eat in the garden or courtyard if it's nice out). Pricier dinner, and make sure you reserve as it's often booked solid.
127 residents recomanen
Lavanderia Vecchia
46 Flughafenstraße
127 residents recomanen
In our building! Very affordable lunch option (eat in the garden or courtyard if it's nice out). Pricier dinner, and make sure you reserve as it's often booked solid.
cute and trendy coffee shop
155 residents recomanen
Roamers
64 Pannierstraße
155 residents recomanen
cute and trendy coffee shop
One of my personal faves -- small French/Japanese coffee/cake place run by two delightful women .. try the iced matcha latte and canelés fresh from the oven. They also sell fine Japanese stationary.
28 residents recomanen
Two and Two
6 Pannierstraße
28 residents recomanen
One of my personal faves -- small French/Japanese coffee/cake place run by two delightful women .. try the iced matcha latte and canelés fresh from the oven. They also sell fine Japanese stationary.
Italiaaaaano resto, romantic and scrumptious
90 residents recomanen
La Pecora Nera
6 Herrfurthpl.
90 residents recomanen
Italiaaaaano resto, romantic and scrumptious
Small Korean snack shack, with a big ol' tree growing right through the roof.
80 residents recomanen
BAN BAN KITCHEN
32 Schillerpromenade
80 residents recomanen
Small Korean snack shack, with a big ol' tree growing right through the roof.
favourite vegan brunch place
16 residents recomanen
Pêle-Mêle
26 Innstraße
16 residents recomanen
favourite vegan brunch place
Homemade Italian pasta dishes, simple but good; tiny space but very sweet, and just around the corner from our's.
29 residents recomanen
Sala da Mangiare
23 Mainzer Str.
29 residents recomanen
Homemade Italian pasta dishes, simple but good; tiny space but very sweet, and just around the corner from our's.
best burgers in da hood
36 residents recomanen
Rundstück Warm
40 Okerstraße
36 residents recomanen
best burgers in da hood
Nice, chill, humbly chic Italian resto with great changing menu.
50 residents recomanen
Caligari
110 Kienitzer Str.
50 residents recomanen
Nice, chill, humbly chic Italian resto with great changing menu.
Mediterranean and cosy, and the cherry on top: the owner looks like a pirate.
71 residents recomanen
Café Jacques
14 Maybachufer
71 residents recomanen
Mediterranean and cosy, and the cherry on top: the owner looks like a pirate.
New German cuisine with daily vegetarian options, good atmosphere.
Nansenstraße
Nansenstraße
New German cuisine with daily vegetarian options, good atmosphere.
creative Basque tapas
24 residents recomanen
Txokoa Tapas Neukölln
6 Weserstr.
24 residents recomanen
creative Basque tapas
Korean tapas, cool crowd
64 residents recomanen
Dr To's
54 Weichselstraße
64 residents recomanen
Korean tapas, cool crowd
Simple, sweet and authentic Italian food made using produce from their own beautiful veggie patch (which you can wander round in).
22 residents recomanen
Berlinisch-Italienische Küche mit Wildgemüse und Kräutern aus dem eigenem Bio-Anbau
100 Richardstraße
22 residents recomanen
Simple, sweet and authentic Italian food made using produce from their own beautiful veggie patch (which you can wander round in).
Trendy spot for a schnitzel or other hearty dishes.
104 residents recomanen
Beuster
32 Weserstr.
104 residents recomanen
Trendy spot for a schnitzel or other hearty dishes.
vegan cakes, try the lavender pie
68 residents recomanen
Vux
14 Wipperstraße
68 residents recomanen
vegan cakes, try the lavender pie
yummy vegan brunch or aperitivo
16 residents recomanen
Alaska Bar
85 Reuterstraße
16 residents recomanen
yummy vegan brunch or aperitivo
Run by friendly Frenchman Steve & Co, this place has the best croissants anywhere in a 10km radius.
44 residents recomanen
Les Papilles
25 Flughafenstraße
44 residents recomanen
Run by friendly Frenchman Steve & Co, this place has the best croissants anywhere in a 10km radius.
These guys were on Pannierstraße before the Neukölln hype kicked -- pioneers! Baked goods (croissants are above average for Berlin standards) in a cosy setting, but sometimes staff is a bit naff.
88 residents recomanen
Croissanterie
56 Pannierstraße
88 residents recomanen
These guys were on Pannierstraße before the Neukölln hype kicked -- pioneers! Baked goods (croissants are above average for Berlin standards) in a cosy setting, but sometimes staff is a bit naff.
Good place for coffee as it's always a lovely crowd that comes here, and the sun hits the outdoor seats on the sidewalk just at the right time :)
71 residents recomanen
K-Fetisch
86 Wildenbruchstr.
71 residents recomanen
Good place for coffee as it's always a lovely crowd that comes here, and the sun hits the outdoor seats on the sidewalk just at the right time :)
Another favourite spot for coffee, sandwiches and Italian dolce delights, run by wonderful people.
8 residents recomanen
Caffeggiando
19 Anzengruberstraße
8 residents recomanen
Another favourite spot for coffee, sandwiches and Italian dolce delights, run by wonderful people.
A special place for inexpensive breakfast, coffee, etc. Its owners (a gay couple, one of them being deaf, and their little dog, the namesake Ole) make up in warmth for the slightly cool decor.
9 residents recomanen
Café Ole
57 Boddinstraße
9 residents recomanen
A special place for inexpensive breakfast, coffee, etc. Its owners (a gay couple, one of them being deaf, and their little dog, the namesake Ole) make up in warmth for the slightly cool decor.
vegan donuts :)
51 residents recomanen
Brammibal's Donuts (Maybachufer)
8 Maybachufer
51 residents recomanen
vegan donuts :)
French fooooods.
14 residents recomanen
L'Eustache
49 Weisestraße
14 residents recomanen
French fooooods.

Drinks & Nightlife

Happy hour on Wednesdays: lovely Milo serves yummy cocktails for less than you'd think.
17 residents recomanen
the CLUB
14 Biebricher Straße
17 residents recomanen
Happy hour on Wednesdays: lovely Milo serves yummy cocktails for less than you'd think.
Have a drink and watch the sun set from this fun, ramshackle rooftop bar atop the parking lot of a rather hideous (but oh-so-practical) shopping centre.
702 residents recomanen
Klunkerkranich
66 Karl-Marx-Straße
702 residents recomanen
Have a drink and watch the sun set from this fun, ramshackle rooftop bar atop the parking lot of a rather hideous (but oh-so-practical) shopping centre.
Bar on Boddinstraße .. have a drink and maybe catch some live music.
71 residents recomanen
Twinpigs
57A Boddinstraße
71 residents recomanen
Bar on Boddinstraße .. have a drink and maybe catch some live music.
Corner bar a block down from our place: fun dance nights (swing and other fancy footwork, but you can also just wobble around if you don't have mad skills), as well as massacre table tennis nights.
36 residents recomanen
Trude Ruth und Goldammer
38 Flughafenstraße
36 residents recomanen
Corner bar a block down from our place: fun dance nights (swing and other fancy footwork, but you can also just wobble around if you don't have mad skills), as well as massacre table tennis nights.
a personal favourite -- old corner bar populated by a colourful slew of locals .. check out the famous jam session on Mondays (and be prepared to make interesting encounters)
24 residents recomanen
Sandmann
7 Reuterstraße
24 residents recomanen
a personal favourite -- old corner bar populated by a colourful slew of locals .. check out the famous jam session on Mondays (and be prepared to make interesting encounters)
great cocktails in a 1950s setting
289 residents recomanen
TiER
42 Weserstr.
289 residents recomanen
great cocktails in a 1950s setting
If you love Twin Peaks you may want to stop by The Black Lodge :) #cherrypie #damngoodcoffee
41 residents recomanen
The Black Lodge
6 Sanderstraße
41 residents recomanen
If you love Twin Peaks you may want to stop by The Black Lodge :) #cherrypie #damngoodcoffee
A favourite local bar of ours: moody, atmospheric, great music selection, nice staff and chill crowd.
14 residents recomanen
Weser 58
58 Weserstr.
14 residents recomanen
A favourite local bar of ours: moody, atmospheric, great music selection, nice staff and chill crowd.

Shopping

Great little English bookstore, run by a lovely Irish couple, new and 2nd hand, and events in the evenings (poetry readings, quiz nights, etc.).
9 residents recomanen
Curious Fox
17 Flughafenstraße
9 residents recomanen
Great little English bookstore, run by a lovely Irish couple, new and 2nd hand, and events in the evenings (poetry readings, quiz nights, etc.).
2nd hand (ahem, vintage) clothes
42 residents recomanen
Veist Kleidergeschichten
32 Selchower Str.
42 residents recomanen
2nd hand (ahem, vintage) clothes
Great music store, special editions, zines, K7 tapes and vinyl ... Owner Guillaume is super chill and savvy.
Staalplaat Berlin
52 Elsenstraße
Great music store, special editions, zines, K7 tapes and vinyl ... Owner Guillaume is super chill and savvy.
Great multi-lingual 2nd hand bookstore and the owner is a total sweetheart.
6 residents recomanen
Pequod Books
33 Selchower Str.
6 residents recomanen
Great multi-lingual 2nd hand bookstore and the owner is a total sweetheart.
Pretty boutique, the owner does a great job of curating small independent designers.
un Autre VooDoo
54 Hasenheide
Pretty boutique, the owner does a great job of curating small independent designers.

Arts & Culture

Italian aperitivo and art house films? This is the place -- a small independent cinema by the canal.
31 residents recomanen
Il Kino
22 Nansenstraße
31 residents recomanen
Italian aperitivo and art house films? This is the place -- a small independent cinema by the canal.
A multi-purpose space housed in a great building across from the water tower: art events, co-working, residencies, etc. .. and LUNCH
18 residents recomanen
AGORA MITTELWEG Coworking Space & Café Berlin Neukölln
50 Mittelweg
18 residents recomanen
A multi-purpose space housed in a great building across from the water tower: art events, co-working, residencies, etc. .. and LUNCH
Cool, independently-run art space that promotes socio-psychological, political and anthropological topics, in a GREAT building. UPDATE: sadly, they've had to move to Wedding. New space is awesome too!
7 residents recomanen
SAVVY Contemporary
17 Reinickendorfer Str.
7 residents recomanen
Cool, independently-run art space that promotes socio-psychological, political and anthropological topics, in a GREAT building. UPDATE: sadly, they've had to move to Wedding. New space is awesome too!
Artist-run space: experimental music, knowledge exchange, DIY and wicked parties .. highly recommended.
N.K.
Artist-run space: experimental music, knowledge exchange, DIY and wicked parties .. highly recommended.
A long time ago, this was a porn cinema .. now it's a great place to catch less mainstream movies.
77 residents recomanen
Neues Off cinema
20 Hermannstraße
77 residents recomanen
A long time ago, this was a porn cinema .. now it's a great place to catch less mainstream movies.
A beautifully grand old movie theater, but check to make sure the film you want to see is playing in the original version as they also screen dubbed movies. Seats are sooo comfy here :)
85 residents recomanen
Passage Berlin
131 Karl-Marx-Straße
85 residents recomanen
A beautifully grand old movie theater, but check to make sure the film you want to see is playing in the original version as they also screen dubbed movies. Seats are sooo comfy here :)

Everything Else

Go for a swim and sauna session at the local bathing house and revel in Prussian art nouveau.
102 residents recomanen
Stadtbad Neukolln
3 Ganghoferstraße
102 residents recomanen
Go for a swim and sauna session at the local bathing house and revel in Prussian art nouveau.
If you feel like going out to a club but don't wanna wander too far .. great vibe, queer crowd, fun themed events.
64 residents recomanen
SchwuZ
26 Rollbergstraße
64 residents recomanen
If you feel like going out to a club but don't wanna wander too far .. great vibe, queer crowd, fun themed events.
quite a fun club by the water
29 residents recomanen
Loftus Hall
48 Maybachufer
29 residents recomanen
quite a fun club by the water