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Building the Wall50 years since construction began

Star TrekBeamed down to Potsdam

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August - September 2011berlin.inyourpocket.com

Berlin’s districts 5Getting streetwise

Arrival & Transport 6Get your bearings on S, U and ICE

Culture & Events 7Roll up for theatre, show and cinema

Green Berlin 16How to be an ecotourist

Where to stay 17From park bench to Park Grand

Restaurants in Mitte 22Fine dining, food with a view, and more

Nightlife in Mitte 26From light drinking to debauchery

Food & Drinks around town 27Going out in Berlin’s happening ‘hoods

What to see 43Palaces, squares and museums

Cold war Berlin 53Behind the Wall

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Potsdam 54Berlin’s friendly neighbour

River Tours 55Sail the Spree

Shopping 56Buy buy buy

Directory 59

Maps & IndexStreet register 60Centre map 61-63Transport map 64-65Index 66

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FOREWORD

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Berlin is four times the size of Paris, and even though the city consolidated its 23 districts into 12 in 2001, you’re still left with 23 self contained areas (Kieze) in which Berliners often find everything they need. Public transportation is far-reaching and effective though, and you’ll grow to love it as you shuttle between the four areas with the most sights: Charlottenburg, Tiergarten, Mitte and Kreuzberg.

Mitte (MI)Since reunification, Mitte has rightly snatched back the title of most-visited district from Charlottenburg. On and off the boulevard Unter den Linden, whose trees Marlene Dietrich once extolled in song, are baroque and classical monuments to Prussian culture. The proximity of state libraries, the State Opera, Humboldt University, the old Arsenal (now the German History Museum), Gendarmenmarkt, Museum Island, Berliner Dom, and the abandoned East German Parliament building make for more talk, less walk tours. The architecturally humbler area of Mitte is the Scheunenviertel, whose layout looks as if 17th-century planners got interrupted during a game of pick-up sticks. It’s on these streets that the casually chic saunter from courtyard gallery to sidewalk café, pointing out directions to tourists seeking out the latest hotspots or traces of the Jewish community that lived here from the late 17th-century until the mass deportations of the Nazi era.

Charlottenburg (CB)If downtown to you means wide, traffic-filled streets, crowds of shoppers, five-star hotels and tall buildings, then Charlottenburg comes closest to fitting the bill in Berlin. Much of what was here was bombed in the war and built anew in the 1950s. The nexus of activity is the knot where Kufürstendamm, Joachimsthaler Str, Bahnhof Zoo and Tauentzienstr. come together. Follow what becomes an increasingly silken ribbon down Kurfürstendamm (Ku’damm) and the setting becomes more genteel where you can’t see the buildings for the trees. Nearby but isolated from the hoi polloi is Schloss Charlottenburg, the residence of King Friedrich I.

Tiergarten (TG)Tiergarten is both a district and the name of the 255 hectare park that began as the Great Elector’s hunting grounds in the 1600s and became increasingly more civilised with landscaping in the 1800s. Traffic passes through it, doing a dosey-doe around the Siegessäule (Victory Column). Slicing though the park’s length is Str. des 17. Juni, which leads to the Brandenburg Gate at the eastern end. Just south of it are the museums of the Kulturforum and Potsdamer Pl.

Kreuzberg (KB)Thanks to a large Turkish community and more hippies, anarchists and alternative folks than you can shake a didgeridoo at, Kreuzberg feels neither East nor West. It was the black sheep of West Berlin, left alone in its far-off room to play loud music and draw on the walls (literally, it was parked in a dead-end, cornered by The Wall). In 1987 social and economic frustration exploded into violence and vandalism during the traditionally political demonstrations of May Day. Every year since, the city prepares for a long night of stone-throwing and burning automobiles. May 1st is essentially Kreuzberg’s way of reliving its 15 minutes of fame. The rest of the days are marked by backgammon at the men’s clubs, café-sitting on the Landwehrkanal, and ambling down the popular drags Oranienstr. and Bergmannstr. Two major museums, the House at Checkpoint Charlie and the Jewish Museum, are planted in the staid parts of the district.

BERLIN DISTRICTS

Prenzlauer Berg (PB)On a low hill northeast of Mitte, ‘Prenzl’ Berg’ is an old working-class district in the former East Berlin that came through the war relatively unscathed. The best places to soak up the atmosphere are Kollwitzpl, Helmholzpl. and along Kastanienallee (all near U-Bahn Eberswalderstr.). Prenzlauer Berg’s few attractions include the Vitra Design museum and a 19th-century brewery complex that is now the Kulturbrauerei culture centre. A good time to visit is Saturday when the eco-market is open on Kollwitzplatz, or Sunday when everyone sits outside being cool and eating breakfast all day.

Further afieldDistricts mostly known for their restaurant and nightlife scene are Schöneberg (SB), the centre of gay Berlin, and Friedrichshain (FH), filled with creatively tattered and tattooed students. Berlin has green spots galore, and after Tiergarten the most popular getaways are the Grunewald forest and lake Wannsee, in the southwest district of Zehlendorf (ZD).

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This summer Berliners and indeed the world remember one of the most remarkable and dangerous moments of the Cold War. On 13 August 1961 the East German authorities started erecting the infamous 140-kilometre long Wall around West Berlin, in an effort to stop the mass emigration from the GDR to West Berlin and West Germany. Apart from creating a very tense political situation that could have ended very badly, the Wall effectively cut the city in half. The separation had huge consequences for ordinary people in east and west, as well as for mundane city services like electricity, water and public transport, effects that are felt to this day. A number of museums have exhibitions dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Wall this season.

Museum fans should also try to be in town for the 29th edition of the Long Night of the Museums, an incredible event which sees over 100 museums and institutions open their doors until late at night, with shuttle buses linking them up. See page 8 for details.

As always, we’re happy to hear from readers about their experiences in Berlin; email us at [email protected].

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S i n c e t h e fa l l o f t h e Ber l i n Wal l a round 20 years a go, Be r l i n h as experienced breakneck change: its infrastructure was modernized from the ground up, while entire city districts were either created from scratch or thoroughly remodeled. Moreover, Berlin has become a capital not only in the political sense, but culturally and intellectually as well. As a result, it is now considered one of the most exciting and diverse cities in all of Europe.

Berlin finds its positive image reflected in its tourist industry statistics: more and more people are visiting our city to see its countless attractions for themselves. These include, for example, the ubiquitous traces of a turbulent and emotional history and the city’s compelling museums, which invite you to browse the world’s cultures. The contemporary art scene, too, has long since found a home in Berlin, proof of which can be seen in the city’s hundreds of galleries, many stellar collections – often exhibited in innovative settings – and, most recently, the new temporary art gallery in the heart of the city.

Great art can of course also be experienced in Berlin’s opera houses and its many renowned theaters. Its wide range of orchestras – including the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Staatskapelle, the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester, the Rundfunksinfonie Orchester, and countless others – is unmatched in its quality and diversity. And let’s not forget Berlin’s exciting club scene and the many different restaurants, pubs, and bars that make the city the place to be for anyone looking for cosmopolitan flair and the latest trends. In this spirit, I would like to wish you an eventful stay in Germany’s capital city – welcome to Berlin!

Greeting

A long rusting metal wal l beside the last preserved section of the Berlin Wall forms the Berlin Wall Memorial, north of Mitte on Bernauerstrasse. Beside i t, the in formation centre has exhibitions and screens historical footage about the building of the Wall, 50 years ago this summer; you can climb up the tower to see the Wall and deathstrip from above too. See p.12 for more.

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Public transportBerlin’s integrated network of S-Bahn (Schnellbahn), U-Bahn (Untererdische Bahn, underground), bus, and Straßenbahn (tram, in eastern Berlin only) is run by the BVG (tel. 194 49, www.bvg.de) and the system runs very smoothly, even though they confuse everyone by naming buses and trams the Metro network. If you remember the number (or colour) and end station of the U or S line you want to use, you’ll soon be navigating the labyrinth-like stations like a local. Signs display the destination of the train, and at U-Bahn stations, display when the next train will arrive.

The same tickets serve all BVG services. Vending machines at stations and on trams have instructions in English and accept coins (and on platforms, banknotes too). At larger stations there are S-Bahn information and sales counters. On buses, the driver can sell you a ticket.

With a €2.30 Einzelticket (single ticket) you can travel one-way, with transfers, within the AB zone. Buy a €1.40 Kurzstrecke (short distance) ticket if you want to travel up to three S/U-Bahn stops, or up to six stops by bus or tram. If you anticipate a lot of travelling, consider either the Tageskarte (day card, valid until 03:00 the next morning; €6.30) or seven-day pass (€27.20).

If you’re in a group of up to five people, you can buy a Kleingruppenkarte (group day ticket, €15.90). The BVG, the tourist office, and some hotels sell a variety of great-value multiday city cards including the Berlin WelcomeCard and the City Tour Card (see Sights for more details). If you’re arriving in or leaving Berlin by train and your ticket says Berlin Stadtbahn, you can travel free on the elevated S-Bahn line between Charlottenburg and Ostbahnhof on the day of arrival/departure.

Before boarding the S- or U-Bahn, always validate your ticket by punching it in the machine near the end of the platform. On buses and trams, the machines are on board. Public transport uses the honour system, and there are regular checks by plainclothes inspectors. If you are caught without a ticket (or with an unvalidated one) you’ll be fined €40 on the spot.

You can go play the night owl, as the nightime transport options are excellent and have smooth connections. All U-Bahn trains run every 15 minutes on weekend nights; on weekdays buses marked N travel their routes every half hour. Also, all tram and bus lines starting with M run every half hour at night.

TrainsDB (Deutsche Bahn, German railways) runs ICE trains (high speed), EC (EuroCity) and IC (InterCity). Seat reservations are sometimes obligatory; check before boarding. Tickets can be purchased at the the DB Centres in the stations, or book online in advance at DB’s fabulous online train timetable at www.bahn.de.

Berlin’s huge new glass-sheathed Hauptbahnhof main station is where all regional and intercity trains stop. The station has all the essentials; shopping mall, post office, toilets and showers and the Infostore tourist information centre. Zoo Bahnhof (Zoologischer Garten) and Ostbahnhof (in Friedrichshain, 20 minutes away by S-Bahn from Zoo Bahnhof) have been reduced to regional train stations. All three stations are connected by the main S-Bahn line, and some to the U-Bahn. Regional (RE) trains along the elevated east-west track stop at Mitte’s Alexanderplatz and Friedrichstraße stations as well. If your ticket destination is ‘Berlin Stadtbahn’ you can use it to travel further on the elevated S-Bahn track between Charlottenburg and Ostbahnhof stations.

TaxisTaxi drivers have a fine reputation in Berlin, and not only for the splendid cream-coloured Mercedes they drive. Taxis queue outside S- and U-Bahn stops, and can also be hailed from the street at the same rate. The special €3.50 Kurz-strecke is a set fare for short trips (2km or 5 minutes), and can only be used in hailed cabs and if you mention it as soon as you board. Calling a taxi is an option as well; mention to the operator if you want to pay by credit card, as not all taxis have card-reading equipment. By the way, Funk means radio.

City Funk tel. 21 02 02 Funk Taxi Berlin tel. 26 10 26 Spree Funk tel. 44 33 22 Würfel-Funk tel. 0800 222 22 55 (tollfree), tel. 0177-222 22 77 (for mobile phones)

ARRIVAL & TRANSPORT

Berlin has two airports (online at www.berlin-airport.de).

Tegel (TXL), the main airport, is 7km northwest of the city centre. Behind the airport information desk in the main hall are the BVG public transport ticket office and the luggage office. Nearby are a post office and ATMs. Tegel is well-connected to the city centre by bus; the TXL JetExpressBus runs every 15-20 minutes between 05:00 and 23:30, and is the quickest con-nection to Hauptbahnhof station, Unter den Linden and Alexanderplatz. Bus X9 (every 5-10 minutes from 04:50 to 23:00) gets you to Zoo Bahnhof in 20 minutes. Bus N°109 heads to S-Bahn station Charlottenburg and N°128 to U-Bahn station Osloer Straße. Single €2.10 tickets can be bought from machines outside or from the driver, and are valid for two hours. A taxi to the city centre will cost about €18.

Schönefeld airport (SXF) is 20km southeast of the city centre and mostly serves budget flights and holiday char-ters. A shuttle brings you to the nearby S-Bahn/railway station. An Airport Express train from here reaches the city centre in 30 minutes; the S-Bahn take about 40 min-utes. Take bus X7 to U-Bahn station Rudow for Kreuzberg.

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Philharmonie E-4, Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1, TG, MPotsdamer Platz, tel. (+49)(0)30 25 48 89 99, www.berlin-philharmonic.de. The crumpled-looking yellow modernist building behind the chrome glitz of the Potsdamer Platz developments was once just as revolutionary as its new neighbour. The excellent Phil orchestra is directed by Liverpudlian Sir Simon Rattle.

Staatsoper F/G-3, Unter den Linden 7, Mitte, MFranzösische Str, tel. (+49)30 20 35 45 55, www.staatsoper-berlin.org. A grand building on Berlin’s grandest boulevard, with beautifully rebuilt interiors and an in-house confectionary. Daniel Barenboim has been named chief conductor for life of the award-winning Staatskapelle orchestra, one of the oldest (1570) orchestras in the world. The Staatsoper will be performing in the Schillertheater until renovations are finished in 2013.

ShowsAdmiralspalast F-3, Friedrichstrasse 101, MI, tel. (+49)(0)30 47 99 74 99, www.admiralspalast.de. Reopened to the public in 2006, the Admiralspalast was originally a bathhouse and club for Prussian soldiers to relax in. Rebuilt in 1911, it was famous in Berlin’s Roaring 20s for its cabaret, operetta house, spa and brothel. Hitler cleaned up their acts in the 1930s, installing a private box so that he could watch his favourite operetta ‘The Merry Widow’, and in the 1940s the building was spared war damage. Bertold Brecht used the theatre for his eyebrow-raising new theatre in the 1950s and 60s before the theatre went into decline. The complex has been restored (without the brothel) and is a new centre of nightlife.

Berliner Residenz Konzerte B-3, Spandauer Damm 22-24, Große Orangerie of Schloss Charlottenburg, tel. +49 30 25 81 03 50, www.concerts-berlin.com. The Berliner Residenz Orchestra plays famous Baroque-era works by candlelight, with musicians in period costumes. Guests can combine the concert with a tour of Charlottenburg castle or a trip on the river Spree, and dinner amidst 500 candles. Concerts take place 3 times weekly. Q Admission €29-75. Dinner starts at 18:00, the concert at 20:30.

Berlin’s top hotels all have concierges that are there to make the guest’s lives easier. They can inform you about current events, book tickets, make restaurant reservations and hand out copies of Berlin In Your Pocket, transport maps, and brochures. Concierges can be recognised by the crossed golden keys on the lapels of their jackets.

Ask the conciergeWith three opera houses, seven resident orchestras, doz-ens of variety and theatre companies and ticket prices to match all wallets, Berlin is truly a culture-lovers’ paradise. Here we present a selection of Berlin’s cultural highlights that are suitable those who don’t speak German. Tickets for theatre, concerts and other events can be purchased at the venues, the tourism offices as well as at one of many ticket kiosks (convenient ones are in Friedrichstraße and Alexanderplatz stations). Online bookings and pay-ments for most events can easily be done via the venue websites or www.btm.de.

Opera & Classical musicDeutsche Oper B-3, Bismar ckstr . 35, CB, MDeutsche Oper, tel. (+49)(0)30 343 84 01/(+49)(0)700 67 37 23 75 46 (tickets), w w w.deutscheoperberlin.de. A functional, introvert 1960s building houses the only opera stage available to West Berliners during the Wall era. I talian conductor Renato Palumbo is the current music director.

Konzerthaus F-3, Gendarmenmarkt 2, MI, MStadtmitte, tel. (+49)(0)30 20 30 90, www.konzerthaus.de. Together with the neighbouring Deutscher and Französischer Dom churches, the Konzerthaus forms Berlin’s most spectacular architectural ensemble. Originally buil t as a theatre by Friedrich Schinkel in 1821, it was destroyed in WWII and only reopened as a concert hall in 1984. The Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester (conductor Eliahu Inbal) plays at the venue.

BD – Berliner Dom, Am Lustgarten, tel. (+49)(0)30 878 56 85, www.berliner-dom.de.

CC – C-Club, Columbiadamm 9-11, tel. (+49)(0)30 698 09 80, www.columbiaclub.de.

CH – C-Halle, Columbiadamm 13-21, tel. (+49)(0)30 698 09 80, www.columbiahalle.de.

DG – Deutsche Guggenheim, Unter den Linden 13-15, tel. (+49)(0)30 202 09 30, www.deutsche-bank-kunst.com/guggenheim.

HX – Huxley’s Neue Welt, Hasenheide 108-114, tel. (+49)(0)30 627 93 20.

MB – Messe Berlin, Messedamm 22, tel. (+49)(0)30 303 80, www.messe-berlin.de.

MG – Martin-Gropius-Bau, Niederkirchnerstr. 7, tel. (+49)(0)30 25 48 60, www.gropiusbau.de.

NA – Neue Nationalgalerie, Potsdamer Straße 50, tel. (+49)(0)30 2662651, www.neue-nationalgalerie.de.

OS – Olympiastadion, Olympischer Platz 3, tel. (+49)(0)30 688100, www.olympiastadion-berlin.de.

PB – Postbahnhof, Straße der Pariser Kommune 8, tel. (+49)(0)30 69812820, www.postbahnhof.de

PH – Philharmonie, Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1, tel. (+49)(0)30 25 48 80, www.berliner-philharmoniker.de.

TD – Tempodrom, Möckernstr. 10, tel. (+49)(0)30 69 53 38 85, www.tempodrom.de.

WB – Waldbühne, Glockenturmstr. 1, www.waldbuehne-berlin.de.

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cabarets’ mimes and contortionists silently ply their trade. Here are the two exceptions.

Tickets for theatre, concerts and other events can be pur-chased at the venues, the tourism offices as well as at one of many ticket kiosks (convenient ones are in Friedrichstraße and Alexanderplatz stations). Online bookings and payments for most events can be done via www.btm.de (click to English and then Tickets).

English Theatre Berlin F-5, Fidicinstr. 40, KB, MPlatz der Luf tbrücke, tel. (+49)(0)30 693 56 92/691 12 11 (box office), www.etberlin.de. Berlin residents, whether native English speakers or not, come to this theatre for the edgy programming on the li ttle black box’s stage. The entrance is in the back courtyard. Q Admission €14/8.

Wi th over 450 exh ib i ts, the new museum and cultural highlight ‘Dalí - The Exhibition at Potsdamer Platz’ offers the most complete overview of Dalí’s virtuous and experimental mastery in almost all art techniques, right here in the heart of Berlin. As Dalí once said: “Come into my brain”. In keeping with this spirit ’Surrealism for all’, visitors to Berlin now have the chance to discover ‘their Dalí’.

Dalí - The Exhibition at Potsdamer Platz, Leipziger Platz 7, M Potsdamer Platz, tel. +49 1805 10 33 23, www.daliberlin.de. Open 12:00-20:00, Sun & holidays 10:00-20:00. Admission €11, reduced €9.

Dalí - The Exhibition at Potsdamer Platz

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BLUE MAN GROUP E-4, Marlene Dietrich Pl. 1, MI, Stage BLUEMAX Theatre, MPotsdamer Pl., tel. (+49)(0) 18 05 44 44 (€0.14/min), www.bluemangroup.de. The (quite literally) Blue Man Group has been wowing audiences in the US with a show that is a kaleidoscope, a whirlwind, a puzzle, psychedelic, and many more adjectives that people just haven’t managed to sum up the visually and musically powerful show with. Eminently suitable for foreigners, the little text there is, is in English. Q Tue-Fri 21:00; Wed, Thu, Sat 18:00, 21:00; Sun 18:00. Tickets from €54,90 (plus charges). A

Friedrichstadtpalast F-3, Friedrichstr. 107, MI, MOranienburger Tor, tel. (+49)(0)30 23 26 23 26, www.friedrichstadtpalast.de. No one does over-the-top better than the producers and long-legged dancers and acrobats of Friedrichstadtpalast. This venue normally puts on the glitziest, biggest revues in town. Q Tickets €17 - 61.

Schiller Theater C-3, Bismarckstr. 110, CB, MErnst-Reuter-Pl., tel. (+49)(0)30 847 20 03 12/0180-557 00 00. Musicals animate the stage of this landmark theatre that originall y opened in 1907 wi th the German poet and playwright Schiller’s The Robbers (1782).

Tipi am Kanzleramt E-3, Große Querallee, TG, MBundestag, tel. (+49)(0)180 327 93 58 (€0,09/min), www.tipi-das-zelt.de. Continuing a tradition that started a century ago in Berlin, the Tipi team wine, dine and entertain guests for an evening in their surprisingly elegant, year-round tent in Tiergarten park. Before the show starts, gourmet food is served from their on-site kitchen. Then it’s over to the artists featured that night to entertain the audience. Q Tickets €18.50-36.

Wintergarten Variété E-4, Potsdamer Str. 96, Schöneberg, MKurfürstenstr., tel. +49 30 58 84 33, www.wintergarten-berlin.de. One of Berlin’s famed variety theatres, formerly located near Friedrichstraße station but destroyed during the war, it was revived here ten years ago as a dinner theater. Seated around tables, you’ll enjoy a (mute) show with acrobats, magicians, clowns, jugglers and more. New shows are put on three times a year. Before the show, waiters will take orders for good meals (not included), which are served during the break. Q Performances Wed-Sat 20:00, Sun 18:00. Admission €19-89.

Theatre & ComedyBerlin is full of great theatre, but if you don’t speak German, you’ll be limited to enjoying the scenery of plays or watching

Berlin’s grooviest hotel is well-known for its relaxed Jazz brunches, held Sundays between 11:30 and 14:30 in the Duke restaurant. A set fee allows you to sample anything from the buffet, while talented Jazz musicians take care of the atmosphere. The schedule for August is:The artists performing this August are the Jeffrey Dimen Duo (7th), Jazzville Duo featuring Al B (14th), Veronika Vogel Duo (21st) and the Denisa Duo (28th). Wine lovers should drop by on 3 September, when eight of Germany’s top wine producers present their wines, paired with fantastic food.

Ellington Hotel, D-4, Nürnberger Str. 50-55, tel. (+49)(0)30 68 31 50, www.ellington-hotel.com.

Ellington Hotel events

The 29th edition of Berlin’s biannual Long night of the Museums takes place on Saturday 27 August from 18:00 to 02:00. Over 100 museums and institutes participate. The theme this summer edition is music, a homage to the famous 1920s exhibition in Berlin ‘Musik im Leben der Völker,’ which first introduced music in an intercultural context. Like in previous editions, tours, performances, workshops, children’s programmes and musical/literary events are held beside the regular exhibitions. The Long Night opens at the Kulturforum near Potsdamer Platz, where tickets and information can be found, and from where the shuttle buses head to all participating venues.Tickets €15/10, for sale via www.museumsportal-berlin.de, at BVG and S-Bahn station counters and other ticketing offices. For more information see www.lange-nacht-der-museen.de.

Long Night of the Museums

Enjoy classical concerts and a festive dinner in royal surroundings. Baroque-era culinary delicacies and musical masterpieces are combined in the magical surroundings of the extravagant former summer residence of the Hohenzollern dynasty.

August 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 23, 24; September 2, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 16, 21, 22, 28: Johann Sebastian Bach’s 5th Brandenburg Concerto, movements from the Suite in B minor, Coffee-Cantata.

August 6, 13, 20, 31; September 3, 10, 17, 24Baroque and early classical masterpieces: works by King Frederick II, Händel, Hasse, Graun, Mozart and Gluck.

Berliner Residenz Konzerte

Classical summer concerts & culinary delicaciesin the historical settings of Charlottenburg Palace

dates:tuesdays, wednesdays, fridays & saturdaysdinner 6.00 pm | concert 8.30 pm

TicketsTel.: 030 - 526 81 96-96www.concerts-berlin.com

You can actually float in water that’s floating in water at the Badeschiff; Berlin’s ‘bathing ship’ is a quite unusual swimming pool, a converted barge moored in the River Spree with an open-air bar and beach area next to it. Covered in winter, it’s wide open in summer to 360° views of the river and city - how’s that for an infinity pool.

Badeschiff, Arena Berlin, Eichenstraße 4, tel. +49 30 533 20 30, www.arena-berlin.de. Open 08:00 - 24:00. Admission €4/3.

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Kookaburra G-2, Schönhauser Allee 184, PB, MRosa-Luxemburg-Pl., tel. (+49)(0)30 48 62 31 86, www.comedyclub.de. Laughing matters at Berlin’s premier comedy club, which has English-language stand-up comedy every Tuesday at 20:30 and Saturday at 23:45. Kim Eustace’s Comedy Night alternates with the Supernaturals experimental comedy show on Tuesdays, while the hilarious Laugh Olympics improvisation alternates with the Treason Show (Brighton) and others on Saturdays. QOpen 12:00 - 24:00, Fri, Sat 12:00 - 02:00, Sun 11:00 - 24:00. Closed Mon. Shows at 20:30. Admission €3-12.

Classical music9 August, 20:00 BDVivaldi NightConductor: Stefan Bevier; Works by Antonio Vivaldi

16 August, 20:00 WBAnna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott & Jonas KaufmannPrague Philharmonic Orchestra

3 September, 20:00 PHThe Philadelphia OrchestraWorks by Rihm, Liszt, Berlioz

4 September, 20:00 PHSWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und FreiburgWorks by Hans Zender

5 September, 20:00 PHPierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)Works by Liszt, Wagner, Berg, and Skrjabin

11 September, 20:00 PHPittsburgh Symphony OrchestraWorks by Wagner, Rihm, and Mahler

In the STAR TREK Exhibition, from 1st May to 31st October, visitors have the chance to sit on the le-gendary Captain‘s Chair on the bridge of the USS

Enterprise 1701 D and to immerse themselves in the world of STAR TREK, one of the biggest and most successful franchises in the cinematic and te-levision history. Exhibits of all five TV series and of the movies are presented on 1200 sq.m. in a very convincing way. A galactic 6-month program will fascinate not only fans of STAR TREK. Original ex-hibits and costumes as well as exclusive merchandi-se put the finishing touch to this unique experience. Stage props and information around STAR TREK are presented live in Babelsberg until 31st October.

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26 August to 24 October 2011

HokusaiRetrospective

Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin

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Since Berlin’s transformation in the 1990s, the city has become increasingly popular for tourists and expats, not in the east because of its wallet-friendly prices when compared to other European capitals. With the foreigners, several English-language publications have come. Apart from Berlin In Your Pocket which targets visitors, here’s an overview of Berlin’s locally-published English-language publications.Berlin&I, www.berlin-and-i.de. A German/English tourist publication with feature articles about shopping, sightseeing, eating out and more.Berlin Faces, www.berlinfaces.de. A quarterly German/English publication with paid l istings of restaurants, shops and other businesses.Berlin This Month, www.thismonth-berlin.com. A monthly German/English events guide.EXBERLINER, www.exberliner.com. Berl in’s excellent expat magazine has been serving the city’s burgeoning expat scene since 2002, and is published every month and sold in shops for €2,50 or via subscription. Articles focus on events, exhibitions, nightlife and city sights, and there are handy listings for long-term accommodation and classifieds.Time Out Berlin, www.timeout.com. A quality guidebook that the Berlin In Your Pocket team is proud to collaborate with, Time Out has the finger on the city’s pulse, with listings for accommodation, sights, food, nightlife and festivals. Updated every 2-3 years.

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Hokusai at the Gropius-BauOver 350 works by the world-famous Japanese artist Hokusai (1760–1849) are on display in Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau, featuring works from all periods of his 70-year career: woodcuts and drawings, illustrated books and paintings. Hokusai is perhaps best known for his series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” (1823–29), most famous of which is the woodcut “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”, showing two boats dwarved by huge waves, with Mount Fuji in the background. Hokusai was born in 1760 in Honjo, a district of Edo (now Tokyo). At six he was able to draw and by the age of twelve he was working in one of the many libraries in Edo that lent out printed books. By the time he was eighteen he was already a master of the art of the woodcut.

Cheap paper and printing techniques allowed woodcut artists to produce large numbers of prints. Popular topics were pic tures o f beauti fu l women, Sumo wrestlers, and Kabuki actors; flying dealers sold prints all over Japan, mostly to middle class customers. Apart from prints, Hokusai produced over 1,000 illustrations for novels.

Besides highlights of Hokusai's works, the exhibition explains the historical and cultural setting that he worked in, and the cultural and commercial contact with Europe that arrived via the Dutch traders in Nagasaki.

Martin-Gropius-Bau F-4, Niederkirchnerstr. 7, KB, MPotsdamer Pl., tel. 25 48 60, www.gropiusbau.de. Open 10:00 - 20:00. Closed Tue.

Hokusai - Kohada Koheiji, 1831-32, © Katsushika Hokusai Museum of Art

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12 September, 20:00 PHSächsische Staatskapelle DresdenWorks by Busoni, Pfitzner, and Brahms

16 September, 20:00 PHLuigi NonoPrometeo - Tragedia dell’ ascolto

18 September, 11:00 PHAndrás Schiff (piano)Works by Beethoven, Bartók, Janácek, and Schubert

19 & 20 September, 20:00 PHStaatskapelle BerlinConductor: Daniel Barenboim; Works by Nono, Mozart, and Liszt

Concerts12 August, 20:00 HXGood Charlotte (Pop)

13 August, 19:30 WBJoe Cocker (Rock)

20 August, 20:00 WBMax Raabe & Palastorchester (Chanson)

outstanding compositions, his inspired surreal poetry with which he recorded seemingly simple things and situations earned him great respect.

Until 9 October DGUpon a TimeUsing fables, myths and fairy tales cultures could always approach the mysterious aspects of their world. Changing times and contexts develop these themes in the imagination of the viewer. These traditions have been recorded by artists, creating new forms of storytelling, adapting existing stories by using the media of film and video, often to depict neglected moments in recent history.

Kilkenny Irish PubFun & football, a drink or two and a bite to eat go hand in hand. And if that’s what you’re after, the Kilkenny Irish Pub is where you find it. Watch all major sport events, Champions League, Premier League, Formula One etc. on large screens, together with locals and tourists from all over the world.

Am Zwirngraben 17-20, tel. 2832084, www.kilkenny-pub.de. Open daily from 10:00.

Irish Harp PubJust one minute off Kurfürstendamm, the Irish Harp Pub is a haven for music and sports fans alike. Two bars, a cozy ambience, four large TVs and two big screens provide the setting for a great night out, or an afternoon full of excitement and entertainment while following international football, rugby and other sports, or playing a round of darts.

Giesebrechtstr. 15, Charlottenburg. tel. +49 30 22 32 87 35, www.harp-pub.de. Open Mon-Fri from 10:00, Sat/Sun from 08:00.

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In the double exhibition “Über Leben” (About li fe / Survival) at the Deutsches Historisches Museum, some 280 photographs by Thomas Hoepker and Daniel Biskup are on show, documenting the events between the building of the Wall and the end of communist rule in Eastern Europe. Thomas Hoepker caught the daily lives of people in the GDR on camera, while Daniel Biskup documented the nearly forgotten crises and conflicts since 1989, witnessing life and survival in the disintegrating Soviet Union and the crisis areas of the Balkans. On August 13, the day the Wall was built, admission to the museum is free.

Deutsches Historisches Museum, Unter den Linden 2, Mitte, tel. +49 30 20 30 40, www.dhm.de.Daily 10:00 - 18:00.

Life behind the Wall

It’s not long ago that we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the hated Berlin Wall, but already there’s another Wall-related commemoration. It was on 13 August 1961, 50 years ago, that the GDR goverment started construction of the 140-kilometre ‘anti-fascist protection wall’ encircling West Berlin. This event stunned the world, split up many families and friends for decades, and lead to US and Soviet tanks facing each other off at Checkpoint Charlie; the only such dangerous encounter of the Cold War.Leading up to the construction of the Wall, the Soviet-dominated German Democratic Republic, East Germany, was lagging behind West Germany in terms of economic development and political freedom. Although the main border between the two countries was closed, Berlin, which was in the centre of the GDR, was a remarkable place as people could freely travel around it, despite it being devided between the Allies’ three West Berlin sectors, and East Berlin. To escape the East German dreariness and stagnation, approximately 20% of the GDR population crossed over from East into West Berlin, from where they could reach West Germany relatively unimpeded.On that 13th of August, seemingly out of the blue and in contradiction to promises by GDR leaders to never build a wall, thousands of soldiers were trucked into Berlin overnight and started work on the border installations, first placing barbed wire and a simple wall which over the years evolved into a scarily efficient death strip that was only dismantled after Gorbachev’s reforms crumbled even the GDRs power.To learn more about the Wall and to see the heartbreaking images of family members and friends waving at each other from either side of the Wall, the escape attempts and how it all ended, we recommend a visit to the Alliiertenmuseum, the impressive Berlin Wall Memorial (where you see the original configuration of the Wall), and the Haus am Checkpoint Charlie, as described on our Cold War Berlin page (p.59).

50 years of the Berlin Wall

Thomas Hoepker, Kind an der Berliner Mauer im Wedding, Berlin (West), 1963

2 September, 21:00 CCTito & Tarantula (Rock)

5 September, 20:00 MBOMD - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (New Wave)

5 September, 20:00 OSGeorge Michael (Pop)

12 September, 21:00 PBNatalia Kills (Pop)

18 September, 20:00 TDKevin Costner & Modern West (Rock/Country)

20 September, 20:00 CHThe Specials (Ska)

ExhibitionsUntil 14 August NAStella & Calatrava. The Michael Kohlhaas Curtain. On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Heinrich von Kleist’s deat, artist Frank Stella and architect Santiago Calatrava developed a joint project in which they deal with Kleist’s novella Michael Kohlhaas.

Until 11 September MGAndré Kertész – PhotographsAndré Kertész attained a place in 20th century photographic history with images such as Swimming underwater (1917), Chez Mondrian (1926) and Fork (1929). Apart from his

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Foreign f i lm o f fer ings in German c inemas are o f ten dubbed, wh i ch i s an i r r i ta t i on fo r non -German speakers but is a good gig for the voice-over ar t is ts. Look in local l is t ings magazines l i ke Tip and Zitty, fo r subt i t l ed f i lms; th ese are marked in wi th OmU or OmengU (or ig inal ve r s i o n w i t h G e r m a n/ E n g l i s h su b t i t l e s) a n d OF or OV (or ig inal version); DF means German version. C ineStar has the largest select ion o f non -dubbed f i lms.

Arsenal E-4, Potsdamer Str. 2, KB, MPotsdamer Pl., tel. (+49)(0)30 26 95 51 00, www.fdk-berlin.de. This little art house cinema is in the basement beneath the Film Museum in the Sony Center. International films, some in English, some with English subtitles, are the normal fare. Q Tickets €6.

CineStar Original E-4, Potsdamer Str. 4 (Sony Center), Tiergarten, MPotsdamer Pl., tel. (+49)30 26 06 64 00, www.cinestar.de. The cinema is loved by english-speakers and film purists for showing their movies, including 3D, in their original version: no dubbing, no subtitles. With sleek ambience, eight screens, cocktail bar, roomy seating(even love seats), this were to catch the latest blockbuster or arthouse success. Q Tickets €7.50, Mon, Wed €6.50, Tue €4.50, Thu €5.50.

Event Cinema Berlin E-4, Potsdamer Str. 4, (Sony Center), Tiergarten, MPotsdamer Pl., tel. (+49) 30 26 06 64 00, www.cinestar-imax.de. Wherever they take you, the combination of the towering screen and superb cinematography is awe-inspiring. Films last 45 minutes, German version only. Q Tickets €8.50, Sat, Sun €8.70, Tue €6.70.

Hackesche Höfe G-2, Rosenthaler Str. 40, MI, MHackescher Markt, tel. (+49)(0)30 283 46 03, www.hackesche-hoefe.org. Many foreign films play here, so speakers of languages other than German could get by here as long as the films aren’t dubbed many have German subtitles). You’ll have to climb three flights of stairs to get here, but there’s a nice row of banquettes to catch your breath in. Q Tickets €7.50, Mon €6, Tue €5.

Highend 54 F-2, Oranienburger Str. 54, (Tacheles), MI, MOranienburger Tor, tel. (+49)(0)30 283 14 98. Documentaries, anything by Jim Jarmusch or Goran Bregovic, and the occasional reprise of the Coen brother’s The Big Lebowski are standard fare in the intimate theater here. The modern couch seating is positively luxurious and quite a contrast to the rundown building itself. A cool bar is attached. Q Tickets €5-6, Mon €4.50.

Pa r i s C - 4 , K u r f ü r s t e n d a m m 2 1 1 , C B , MUhlandstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 881 31 19, www.cinema-paris.de. The largest air mili tary mission in history took place during peacetime in Berlin. The documentary The Berlin Airlift shows how planes supplied everything 2.5 million West Berliners needed for 11 months between June 1948 and May 1949. In English every Saturday at 11:00. Q Tickets €8, Mon €5, Tue, Wed €6.

Cinemas

Movies in their original language versions and in 3D inside the spectacular Sony Center Berlin!

Enjoy Germany’s largest variety of non-dubbed movies – selected films also in 3D – at CineStar Original! At IMAX 3D you experience 3D movies on Berlin’s biggest screen in their German version. Further info at www.cinestar.de

U/S-Bahn to „Potsdamer Platz“, Busses 200, M41, M48, 347

26 August until 24 September MGHokusai - RetrospectiveThe Martin-Gropius-Bau’s exhibition dedicated to the famous Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), is the first major retrospective of its kind in Germany. The best-known image is Hokusai’s woodcut “The Great Wave at Kanagawa”, part of the “36 Views of Mount Fuji” series (1823-29).

Trade fairs2-7 September MBIFA - consumer electronics fair

7-9 September MBPopkomm - The International Music Business Market

9-11 September FTPreview Berlin 2011Art fair

23-25 September MBYOU 2011 - Germany’s biggest youth fair

29 September - 2 October MBVenus Berlin; international erotics fair

The Wintergarten Variété theatre’s new show, “Forever Young”, uses classic hits played live by a six-man band that remind us all of our careless youths as background music to stunning acts in this rock variety show. For example “Satisfaction” on the trapeze, juggling and comedy to the guitar ri f f of “Light My Fire” and more music by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Nirvana, Pink Floyd and many others. Fittingly, the Wintergarten itself has a musical past, starting off as a cinema in 1913 but used as a rock concert hall from 1970 to 1989.

Wintergarten Variété, Potsdamer Str. 96, Schöneberg, tel. +49 30 58 84 33, www.wintergarten-berlin.de. Shows Wed-Sat 20:00, Sun 18:00.

Wintergarten: Forever Young

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Potsdamer Straße 96, D -10785 Berlin TiergartenTicket Hotline: +49(0)30 - 588 433 or just print your tickets at home: www.wintergarten-berlin.de

From 17 Sept saturdays at 4.30 pm with the highlights of FOREVER YOUNG

Ticket: 27 € per person including cover Familien Ticket: 89 € 4 pers. including cover

Cover = 1 piece of cake and as much coffee / tea as you like Entry /Service start: 3.30 pm · Show start: 4.30 pm

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Experience one of the coolest, most unique and most environmentally friendly tours in Berlin with Europe’s first fully-electric tuktuk. Known and loved throughout Asia, the tuktuk (called this because of the sound its engine makes) has delighted and terrified tourists from around the world. Stories abound of drivers in Bangkok doing 100kmh on crowded city streets while white-knuckled passengers pray they would make it to their next buffet dinner. Well, now you can enjoy the fun without the fear (or the noise or smell). The eTuk is built to European safety standards and drives at a comfortable 45kmh. Rent one to drive yourself (it’s very easy), or take one of our guided city tours. The stretch eTuk seats up to four adults and two children, so it’s perfect for families or groups. More information at www.etuktuk.de or tel. +49 17 37 35 00 64.

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A visitor wandering through Berlin will soon notice the many parks and green zones in the city, and the spacious setup of the streets, with plenty of space for pedestrians and cyclists. Of all German cities, Berlin has the least cars compared to population, and with a truly excellent public transport system and some whopping big green areas, the city is already miles ahead of others when it comes to a clean green environment. Of course, the absence of large-scale industry around the city helps when it comes to avoiding pollution and waste, as does the modest income of most inhabitants. Various new ‘green’ initiatives are of interest to locals as well as to visitors; from hotels and restaurants to bike and car rental, there’s plenty of ways to go green in Berlin.

Many hotels and restaurants now sport eco-credentials; the mitArt Hotel in Mitte (www.mitart.de) is completely run to high ecological standards, and also has a good café and restaurant serving bio-food; the Bleibtreu in Charlottenburg (www.bleibtreu.com) is another hotel using only natural products. Dozens of restaurants, cafés and supermarkets are into healthy organic food; a good selection can be found via www.berlingoesgreen.de.

When it comes to getting around, Berlin’s public transport is fantastically efficient and keeps on going night and day on certain routes. Visitors can leave the car at the hotel and hop on double-decker buses 100 or 200 which offer an affordable way to criss-cross the city, taking in most of the main sights; hop off and on as you wish. The elevated S-Bahn railway snaking its way across the city centre is also great for sightseeing. However good it is, public transport won’t get you everywhere and on a nice summer’s day it’s great to be out in the open – opt for a bike in that case. Berlin’s a safe city to cycle, and there are various rental companies such as Berlin on Bike (www.berlinonbike.de), Fahrradstation (www.fahrradstation.de) and Fat Tire (www.berlinfahrradverleih.com) which rent out bikes for under €15 per day and also offer tours that take in more than just the city centre sights, and venture out into the surrounding districts. The German Railways’ excellent Call-a-Bike system (requires registration; www.callabike.de) has bikes all over the city that are activated with a phone call.

Finally, VeloTaxi’s egg-shaped CityCruisers powered by a combination of pedalling and electricity and seating two, can be spotted all over the city centre; hail one near Brandenburg Gate or call (tel. +49 30 400 56 20, www.velotaxi.de).

Electronic transport is a new, upcoming alternative. At the recent Challenge Bibendum mobility event in Berlin, thousands of visitors from the automotive industry, politics and media gathered to see progress in electronic mobility, and a parade of 100 electric vehicles whispered through Berlin’s streets. Berlin’s eMo project makes electromobility

a focal point of the next decade, aiming to make the city one of the world’s leading green economies, with a million electric vehicles on the roads by 2020.

Before that’s reality, visitors can already rent Segways and electric cars to zip around the city on two or four wheels at Yoove (from €14,90 per hour, tours from €49, electro-cars from €79 per day; Am Borsigturm 68 and a dozen other locations, tel. +49 30 43 60 28 97 97, www.yoove.com).

More nifty vehicles are available at Lautlos durch Deutschland (‘silently though Germany’), which rents out Pedelecs (electromotor-assisted bicycles), Bikeboards, Elmoto electromotorbikes and electric cars (bikes and scooters from €8/hour, cars from €99/day; Wilhelmstrasse 93 and Zimmerstr 97, tel. +49 30 88 76 62 34, www.lautlos.com). Another newcomer is eTukTuk, zipping you around three-wheeled electronic tuktuk rickshaws, or renting them out for self-drive adventures, starting this summer (tel. +49 17 37 35 00 64, www.etuktuk.de). Note that you’ll need a driving license for some of these devices.

Berlin’s Central Park the Tiergarten. The hotel is just steps away from the KaDeWe, the New National Gallery and the Sony Center. Arrive at the glass-covered atrium and enter a world of stylish ambiance and perfect service. Enjoy the view of an illuminated water wall while taking a break at the Terrace Restaurant or enjoy a cocktail at the legendary Harry’s New York Bar with Live Entertainment every night. Work out at the Triangle Health & Spa, jog through the Tiergarten, Berlin´s Central Park or rent a bicycle directly at the hotel to discover Berlin. The main train station is only 8 minutes away by taxi. The three Berlin airports can be reached fast and easily. Q 394 rooms (singles/doubles from €99, 40 suites from €145). PHARFGKDC hhhhh

Grand Hyatt E-4, Marlene-Dietrich-Pl. 2, MI, MPotsdamer Pl., tel. 25 53 12 34, fax 25 53 12 35, [email protected], www.berlin.grand.hyatt.com. Par t of the mini-ci ty at Potsdamer Platz, the Grand Hyatt has i ts own archi tecture guide and might just be the coolest hotel in Berlin, arranged according to ancient Feng-Shui principles. Perks in the large rooms include books, broadband internet access, and free frui t and mineral water. Q342 rooms (342 singles €220 - 235, 342 doubles €265 - 280, 14 triples €385 - 400, 5 grand sui tes €505 - 520, 5 grand executive sui tes €870 - 885, 2 presidential sui tes €2520 - 3335). PHARUFLEGKDC hhhhh

Hilton F-2, Mohrenstr. 30, MI, MStadtmitte, tel. (+49)(0)30 202 30, fax (+49)(0)30 20 23 42 69, [email protected], www.hilton.com. Maybe it’s the excellent breakfast and not the privileged view on Gendarmenmarkt that keeps guests coming back. Like the living room your parents used only when guests came over, these rooms have a formal air. The location is perfect for attending summer concerts on the square and Mitte attractions are so close you can’t use long walks as an excuse for indulging in the exotic spa treatments. Q591 rooms (singles €145 - 345, doubles €145 - 345, suites €220 - 1145). Breakfast €26. PHARUFLEGKDC hhhhh

Over €200 Adlon F-2, Unter den Linden 77, MI, MUnter den Linden, tel. 226 10, fax 22 61 22 22, [email protected], www.hotel-adlon.de. The historic Adlon hotel has views of the Brandenburg Gate, unfussy 1920s-style rooms with cherry wood, black marble and rich fabrics, plus the staff provides impeccable service. However, the Adlon’s excellent services can often bring noteriety - first Michael Jackson’s baby-dangling episode, and now the CEO of the Bundesbank has been forced to resign after having Dresdner Bank pay his Adlon tab after he stayed here for the euro introduction celebrations. There is no such thing as bad publicity though, and with such esteemed guests checking in on a regular basis the Adlon remains the most famous hotel in Berlin, nay Germany. Q375 rooms (302 singles €240 - 310, 302 doubles €290 - 360, 72 suites €520 - 3800, 1 presidential suite €8500). Breakfast €29. PHARUFLGKDC hhhhh

ARCOTEL Velvet F-2/3, Oranienburger Str. 52, MI, MOranienburger Tor, tel. 278 75 30, fax 278 75 38 00, [email protected], www.arcotel.at. This Austrian-owned, 7-floor design hotel has the cuisine of Lutter & Wegner to keep it from getting homesick but otherwise fits well onto gentrifying Oranienburger Str. A flatscreen TV and CD player are the rooms’ technical perks. Forget to draw the curtains in front of your wall of window and you may end up being the best entertainment on the street. Q85 rooms (71 doubles €110 - 250, 14 suites €150 - 450). Breakfast €15. PTHARULGK

Berlin D-4, Lützowpl. 17, TG, MNollendorfpl., tel. 260 50, fax 26 05 27 16, [email protected], www.hotel-berlin.de. Mostly known for i ts conference facili ties, the Berlin is a 1950s hotel in a central but rather bland area just south of Tiergarten park. The glam period lobby and restaurant give way to comfor tably furnished rooms, in a variety of styles. The Lützow Lounge spor ts bar shows li ve spor ts action on big screens, while peace can be found in the green summer garden restaurant. Q701 rooms (103 singles €100 - 195, 569 doubles €100 - 245, 29 suites €220 - 900). PHARUFLGKD hhhh

Elling ton Hotel D-4, Nürnberger Str. 50-55, MWittenbergplatz, tel. 68 31 50/683 15 55 55, [email protected], www.ellington-hotel.com. A beautiful 1920s building holds the Ellington hotel, named after the American jazz legend. Situated near the Kurfürstendamm and Berlin Zoo, the rooms here have clean, understated and elegant design, with the Tower Suites offering great views over town. The Duke hotel restaurant serves up international cuisine in fabulous surroundings.Q285 rooms (singles €108 - 238, doubles €118 - 248, suites €168 - 428). PJHARUFLK

Grand Esplanade D-4, Lüt zowuf er 15, TG, MNollendorfpl., tel. 25 47 80, fax 254 78 82 22, www.esplanade.de. Discover the popular Grand Hotel Esplanade Berlin, a completely renovated and modern design hotel conveniently located in between the cosmopolitan Kurfürstendamm and the Potsdamer Platz, right next to

P Air conditioning A Credit cards accepted

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R Internet W Wi-Fi L Guarded parking

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The hotel categories are based on the most expensive double room rack rate price. All prices include VAT and breakfast unless mentioned otherwise. The room prices that we list are rack rates; the price you pay may be different depending on the season, holidays, weekend offers, and special events like trade fairs.

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decorated by a different Berlin artist of the Young Savages school, and indeed it’s the modern art you’ll remember after checking out. Q403 rooms (374 singles €153 - 223, 374 doubles €172 - 242, 29 suites €300 - 1900). Breakfast €19. PHARUFLGKC hhhh

Marriott E-4, Inge-Beisheim-Pl. 1, MI, MPotsdamer Platz, tel. 22 00 00, fax 22 00 01 00, www.marriott.com. Ten floors of superb rooms, conference facilities and suites (including the Capital Suite with dining room, piano and entourage annex room). The lobby has a 3 tonne black granite globe spinning serenely on a watery base and the copper facade of one wall plays an unearthly light show. A wellness centre, classic Art Deco NY bar and grill and executive amenities round out one of Berlin’s newest and finest hotels. Q379 rooms (350 singles €159 - 219, 350 doubles €159 - 219, 9 suites €350 - 1200, 80 executive room €199 - 259). Breakfast €22. PHAFLGKDC hhhhh

Palace D-4, Budapester Str. 45, CB, MZoologischer Garten, tel. 250 20, fax 25 02 11 19, [email protected], www.palace.de. Joining the shopaholics shuttling from the Europa Center next door, sightseers ogling the zoo across the street, and gourmands feasting at the First Floor restaurant are guests schmoozing in the banquet and conference rooms that include Tai-Ping carpets, oak paneling, and fireplaces. The staidly furnished rooms are large. Q239 rooms (59 singles €200 - 300, 191 doubles €225 - 325, 32 suites €325 - 2150). PHARUFLGKDC hhhhh

Precise Casa Berl in C-4, Schlüter str. 40, MAdenauerplatz, tel. +49 30 280 30 00, fax +49 30 28 03 00 50, [email protected], www.precisehotels.com. Experience ‘Modern Living’ just off the busy Ku’Damm street, and within striking distance of nightlife, culture and the trade fair grounds. Casa’s 29 designer rooms feature Philip Starck taps, quality furniture and elegant finishings, and there’s Wi-Fi throughout too. Q29 rooms (singles €74 - 288, doubles €74 - 288). Breakfast €12,50. AW

Hôtel Concorde Berlin C-4, Augsburger Str. 41, MKurfürstendamm, tel. (+49)(0)30 800 99 90, fax (+49)(0)30 80 09 99 99, [email protected], www.concorde-hotels.com/concordeberlin. The latest five-star hotel to open in Berlin, the French-run, 11-floor Hôtel Concorde Berlin impresses with its wonderfully designed rooms with sleek fine woods, contemporary art, flatscreen TVs and, on higher floors, fantastic views. The curved corner suites have sliding walls, elegant free-standing bathtubs and electronically adjustable bathroom window opacity. Back downstairs, there are top-notch conference facilities, and the Le Faubourg brasserie. The business centre and wellness centre are free to use for all guests. Q311 rooms (singles €230 - 280, doubles €240 - 300, 44 suites €280 - 950). Breakfast €28.

Hotel de Rome F-3, Behrenstr. 37, MI, tel. (+49)(30) 460 60 90, fax (+49)(30) 46 06 09 20 00, [email protected], www.hotelderome.com. Overlooking the historical Bebelplatz square just off Unter den Linden, this top-class hotel occupies a magnificent palace-like building with three courtyards. Originally the headquarters of the Dresdner Bank from 1889 to 1945. Plenty of lovely original details, wooden panelling, marble (and even shrapnel damage) pervade the high-ceilinged rooms and communal spaces, and the bank’s vault is now a 20-metre pool. Extreme luxury in the middle of all the action. Q146 rooms (103 singles €395 - 495, 103 doubles €395 - 495, 43 suites €595 - 4100).

InterContinental D-4, Budapester Str. 2, MI, MZoologischer Garten, tel. 260 20, fax 26 02 26 00, [email protected], www.interconti.com. The stretch it’s on is a yawn, but this West Berlin stalwart has been keeping up with the times. The excellent restaurant Hugos has been relocated to the 14th floor for a stunning view, east-wing rooms have been recast into minimalist abodes with furnishings you can rearrange through swivel action, and the spa has been revamped with several saunas. Q584 rooms (534 singles €165 - 350, 534 doubles €170 - 400, 50 suites €215 - 2500). Breakfast €20. PHARUIFLEGKDC hhhhh

Kempinski Bristol C-4, Kurfürstendamm 27, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 88 43 40, fax 883 60 75, [email protected], www.kempinskiberlin.de. The elite Kempinski and Adlon are sister properties, but this is where well-travelled regulars feel more at home - out of the limelight, but still on a swank corner of Ku’damm. The business lunch special is a steal. Q301 rooms (249 singles €265 - 326, 249 doubles €322 - 447, 52 suites €470 - 1800). Breakfast €9.90/23. PHARUFLGKDC hhhhh

Mandala E-4, Potsdamer Str. 3, TG, MPotsdamer Pl, tel. 590 05 00 00, fax 590 05 05 00, [email protected], www.themandala.de. Excellent rooms and apartments for both short and long-term stays. The Potsdamer Platz hotel location has great views over Tiergarten park and hosts the top-notch Facil restaurant and Qiu lounge; the Friedrichstrasse Mandala Suites are close to the action in the heart of the city. Q167 rooms (166 suites €130 - 335). Also at Friedrichstraße 185-190 (tel. 20 29 20). Breakfast €21. PHARFLKD hhhhh

Maritim proAr te F-3, Friedrichstr. 151, MI, MFriedrichstr., tel. 203 35, fax 20 33 42 09, [email protected], www.maritim.de. Part of the last private German chain of hotels, the Maritim is equipped with a huge conference centre, swimming pool, sauna and fitness area, shops, restaurants, black amethyst bathrooms and W-LAN throughout. Each floor has been named after and

Scube ParksA Scube is a more than just a pretty wooden box: it’s an open-air hotel room offering guests a comfy, inexpensive, and totally unique overnight experience somewhere between wild camping and rustic hotel. A new Scube Park has opened in the park grounds of a Kreuzberg’s Prinzenbad swimming pool – which means you can combine your stay with an early morning dip before setting off to explore the city.Prinzenbad, Prinzenstr. 113-119, M Prinzenstraße, tel. +49 30 76 80 76 65, [email protected], www.scube-parks.de. 40 (2-4 bed) Scubes €69-109.

HüttenpalastProving once again that Berlin is leading the avant-garde in urban adventure tourism, this wonderfully eccentric hotel complex has fantastic accommodation to lure both budget travellers and the better-heeled: From old caravans and wooden huts in a mock-up indoor garden, to large luxury suites set in the historic architecture this former vacuum cleaner factory in the trendy artists’ district of Neukölln.Hobrechtstr. 65/66, M Hermannplatz, tel. +49 30 37 30 58 06, [email protected], www.huettenpalast.de. Caravans and huts from €30 per person, suites from €40 per person.

Wacky hotels

Steigenberger Hotel Berlin C/D-4, Los-Angeles-Pl. 1, CB, MKurfürstendamm, tel. 212 70, fax 212 71 17, [email protected], www.berlin.steigenberger.de. Centrally located but overlooking a quiet square, the Steigenberger Hotel Berlin presents the standard five star services in an understated, elegant way. Catering to the businessman as well as other travellers, there are comfort rooms and executive rooms, as well as suites, plus a choice of restaurants and a well appointed wellness centre. Q397 rooms (387 singles €140 - 319, 387 doubles €169 - 319, 10 suites €439 - 1899). PHARUFLGKDC hhhhh

Swissôtel Berlin C-4, Augsburger Str. 44, CB, MKurfürstendamm, tel. 22 01 00, fax 220 10 22 22, [email protected], www.swissotel-berlin.com. Perfect for the busy business person, the Swissôtel also pampers those looking to idle in understated luxury. Every room has a Lavazza espresso machine and suites are cranking with Bang & Olufsen stereos. When you’re done playing in your room, downtown western Berlin beckons. Q316 rooms (219 singles €160 - 310, 219 doubles €160 - 310, 14 suites €310 - 480, 11 junior suite €260 - 410). Breakfast 21€. PHARFLGD hhhhh

The Regent Berlin F-3, Charlottenstr. 49, MI, MFranzösische Str., tel. 203 38, fax 20 33 61 19, www.theregentberlin.com. Within the luxurious digs of the former Four Seasons hotel, the Regent would be stating a truth if it proclaimed from one of its “Juliet” balconies: “That which they call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” Will the Hollywood celebrities that frequently stayed here (especially during February’s film festival) recognize Shakespeare’s lines? Nothing that drew A-list guests has changed. The warm public spaces gleam with marble and plush guest rooms come with DVDs and even flatscreen TVs in the bathroom. Q195 rooms (singles €230 - 360, doubles €260 - 395, suites €360 - 1950, presidential suite €2950 - 3500). Breakfast €29. PHARUFLGKD hhhhh

Radisson Blu Hotel G-3, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 3, MHackescher Markt, tel. (+49)30 23 82 80, fax (+49)(0)30 238 28 10, [email protected], www.radissonblu.com/hotel-berlin. Perfectly located on the river Spree and opposite the Berliner Dom. The highlight of the lobby is the Aqua Dom, the world’s largest cylindrical aquarium boasting 2,500 tropical fish in one million litres of salt water. 427 modern rooms and suites, ten conference rooms, a bar and a restaurant are available for a stay, meeting or event. The DomLounge, a unique event location on the top floor, offers stunning views of the capital. Relaxation is guaranteed in the spa area with swimming pool, different saunas, steam bath and a 24-hour fitness room. Massage and beauty treatments are available on request. Q427 rooms (405 doubles €155 - 380, 21 suites €375 - 675, 1 Nikolai suite €700 - 1200). Breakfast €25. PHARUFGKDC

Rit z-Carlton E/F-4, Potsdamer Plat z 3, MI, MPotsdamer Pl., tel. 33 77 77, fax 337 77 55 55, [email protected], www.ritzcarlton.com. Fake marble Corinthian columns and a sweeping staircase dominate the lobby, where the classic dark wooden bar opens with a ceremony every evening at 18:00 and serves over 400 fine fruit brandies. The French brasserie has sections that were actually sent over and rebuilt at the Ritz. The English tea lounge remains a favoured tradition but the (second) flat screen TV in every bathroom is a newer addition for the hotel. An executive lounge, gourmet dining, ballroom and conference facilities, health club and other superlative services complete this gilt-edged hotel. Q302 rooms (singles €250 - 360, doubles €280 - 440, 40 suites €330 - 5000). Breakfast €28. PTHARUFLGKDC hhhhh

Savoy Berlin C-4, Fasanenstr. 9-10, CB, MZoologischer Garten, tel. 31 10 30, fax 31 10 33 33, [email protected], www.hotel-savoy.com. Utterly un-Berlin, this stylish Cuban-flavoured abode made Latin-music lover David Byrne a happy guest. Who knows who you’ll trade smoke rings with in the cigar shop off the clubby Times Bar. Q125 rooms (45 singles €142 - 222, 62 doubles €152 - 232, triples €192 - 272, 16 suites €202 - 292). ARFKD hhhh

Seehof A-4, Lietzensee-Ufer 11, CB, MMesse Nord, tel. 32 00 20, fax 32 00 22 51, [email protected], www.hotel-seehof-berlin.de. With many rooms overlooking a beautiful lake and park, and located between the Trade Fair and Zoologischer Garten, this is a good place to settle if your business is in western Berlin. Decoration varies from classical to glam, rooms have large beds with silver/gold gleaming bedposts, blue carpets and brown bathrooms with bathtubs. Both the pleasant terrace and the small indoor pool overlook the lake. Q75 rooms (singles €105 - 280, doubles €125 - 195, 1 suite €215 - 275). PHALGKC hhhh

Sofitel Berlin Gendarmenmarkt F-3, Charlottenstr. 50 - 52, MI, MFranzösische Str., tel. 20 37 50, fax 20 37 51 00, [email protected], www.sofitel.com. The success of this merger between sleek, modern design and 1980s East German grandeur is best seen in the impressive banquet/conference hall, where GDR columns and chandeliers meet a post-modern light-emitting floor. The fabulous top-floor fitness and sauna area with great views of the Gendarmenmarkt monuments, the huge buffet breakfast in the light-filled atrium and the in-house Aigner restaurant compensate for the small rooms, which use smart tricks, like rolling doors, to use the available space as efficiently as possible. Q92 rooms (29 singles €175 - 270, 41 doubles €190 - 285, suites €320 - 750). Breakfast €15-25. PHARUFLGKD hhhhh

Whether you’re on a short trip or on a longer work assignment, renting an apartment is often much cheaper than checking into a hotel.

HSH Apartments Mitte E-2/3, Invalidenstr. 32-33, MNaturkundemuseum, tel. +49 30 24 04 91 00, fax +49 30 24 04 91 01, [email protected], www.hsh-mitte.de. T h e 42

spacious apartments on offer for short and long-term stays are comfortable and well-equipped, with a kitchen and li ving room and sleeping 1-4 people. Some apartments have balconies and there is a courtyard garden where you can enjoy breakfast in summer. Guests can use the sauna and fitness room at no extra cost. Q 42 rooms (singles €98-195, doubles €115-245, 3-4 bed rooms on request, prices lower for long stays). TAUFLGBDW hhhh

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21WHERE TO STAY



Westin Grand F-3, Friedrichstraße 158-164, MI, MFriedrichstr., tel. 202 70, fax 20 27 33 62, [email protected], www.westin.com/berlin. Buil t in GDR times for Party bigwigs but now completely overhauled, the Westin is a classically-furnished delux hotel in an enviably good location. From the huge atrium hall (with a copy of the Adlon’s marble staircase), the round pool, the copyrighted Heavenly Beds and the upmarket restaurant to the sumptous suites with butler service, this place breathes quality. Q358 rooms (25 singles €136 - 350, 273 doubles €136 - 375, suites €379 - 930, 15 junior suites €279 - 565, 1 presidential suite €986 - 1930). Breakfast €23. PHARUFLGKDC hhhhh

€150-200 Berlin Plaza C-4, Knesebeckstr. 63, MUhlandstr., tel. 88 41 30, fax 88 41 37 54, [email protected], www.plazahotel.de. The Berlin Plaza was renovated in 2006 and offers elegantly simple rooms, equipped with all modern conveniences, such as allergy-free bedlinen and free wi-fi. Guests can enjoy German cuisine in the Knese restaurant downstairs. Just off the Kurfürstendamm, the hotel is a short walk from west Berlin’s main attractions and major public transport links. Q131 rooms (singles €80 - 150, doubles €79 - 180, triples €105 - 200). HLGKW

Best Western President D-4, An der Urania 16 - 18, MWittenbergpl., tel. 21 90 30, fax 218 61 20, [email protected], www.cca-hotels.de. Wireless LAN cards, huge leather reclining chairs, cosmetic tables, and an old-time clubby lounge make this a smart choice for business travellers. Hotel with restaurant, bar, fitness centre, parking garage and multifunctional meeting rooms with air condition. Located next to Kurfürstendamm and KaDeWe, not far from the fairgrounds. Connections to all three Berlin airports and train station „Zoologischer Garten” are excellent. Q178 rooms (25 singles €79 - 155, 153 doubles €96 - 183, 3 suites €189 - 305, junior suite). Breakfast €14. PHARFGKD hhhh

Bleibtreu C-4, Bleibtreustr. 31, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 88 47 40, fax 88 47 44 44, [email protected], www.bleibtreu.com. It’s hard to tell the hip guests from the hip neighbours that share the deli and café fronting boutique-lined Bleibtreustraße. The design hotel’s rooms operate by remote-controlled amenities but are decorated with natural fabrics and light tones. If only we could all live in such an airy and stylish apartment building. Q60 rooms (15 singles €115 - 157, 45 doubles €125 - 182). ARGK

Hecker’s C-4, Grolmanstr. 35, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 889 00, fax 889 02 60, [email protected], www.heckers-hotel.de. A superbly swank place - from the entrance next to the steelblue bar to the spacious double rooms, this hotel breathes subtle class. The three beautiful suites are the pride of the management, each with a different design (Bauhaus, Tuscany and Colonial), wooden floors, large balconies, walk-in closets and marble bathrooms complete with TV screens next to the mirror. Add the location near Savignyplatz, and you’re set for a nice stay. Q69 rooms (21 singles €100 - 150, 43 doubles €100 - 170, 3 suites €300 - 350, 2 junior suite €200 - 230). Breakfast €15. PHARULGK hhhh

HSH Hotel Albergo B-5, Hohenzollerndamm 33, tel. +49 30 86 88 90, fax +49 30 86 88 91 03, [email protected], www.hsh-albergo.de. Once a Russian Orthodox cathedral with onion domes until refurbishment in 1938, the corner building that now holds the Albergo is a good base for exploring western Berlin and the nearby Ku’Damm shopping mile. Decorated in flamboyant by Italian artists, the hotel has spacious standard and comfort rooms with terracotta tiles, cherry wood furniture, desks and wifi, and a bright top-floor Mediterranean-style breakfast room. Q36 rooms (singles €75 - 125, doubles €85 - 135). TALGBKW

Ku’Damm 101 B-4, Kur fürstendamm 101, CB, MAdenauerpl., tel. 520 05 50, fax 520 05 55 55, [email protected], w w w.kudamm101.com. Modern and stylish, every room is furnished with designer chairs, and a rubber toy peers back at you from the white-tiled bathroom meant to emulate the Paris metro. Furnishings echo the 1950s and 70s, while 21st century, bi-colour rubber flooring is underfoot. Business travellers will appreciate the high speed wireless LAN access and the proximity to the convention centre, while everyone will like the sunny seventh-floor breakfast room. Q170 rooms (34 singles €101 - 161, 136 doubles €118 - 178). Breakfast €13. PHARULGBD hhh

Precise Myer’s Berlin H-2, Metzer Str. 26, Prenzlauer Berg, MSenefelder Platz, tel. +49 30 44 01 40, fax +49 30 44 01 41 04, [email protected], www.myershotel.de. Entered from a quiet courtyard, Myer’s is an upmarket private hotel catering to individual tourists and business travellers. Nearly all classically furnished rooms overlook the courtyard garden. The singles are small, but the double rooms offer adequate space. Premium rooms and a suite are also available. On the ground floor, a tearoom opens up to the pleasant terrace and garden. Q51 rooms (8 singles €75 - 135, 33 doubles €85 - 185, 1 suites €195 - 345, 10 Premium €115 - 265). HARG

Astoria C-4, Fasanenstr. 2, tel. 312 40 67, [email protected], www.hotelastoria.de. One of th e b est h otels in town - not for stars or underground parking, but for those most important factors in the hospitality industry, service and staff, both of which are excellent and consistently get rave reviews from guests. The rooms are spacious, newly renovated and come equipped with bath and/or shower and include a good breakfast. Set near the Kurfürstendamm and Berlin Zoo, it’s a good base for expeditions into town, and Astoria offers a variety of packages so you can combine a stay with a visit to Berlin with a guided walk, boat tour or a trip to Madame Tussauds or the zoo. For dinner options, look no further than the nearby Knese restaurant. Q32 rooms (singles €89 - 160, doubles €126 - 190, triples €136 - 210, suites €146 - 220).

Astoria

Airport hotels Mercure Airport Hotel Berlin Tegel B-1, Kurt-Schumacher-Damm 202, tel. 410 60, fax 410 67 00, [email protected], www.mercure.com. This functional and comfortable hotel is the only option close to Tegel airport. The well-insulated doubles all have combined shower/baths. Children under 16 sleep for free. The free shuttle bus can be ordered from the airport information desk or by using the free hotel telephone between gates N°7 and 8. Q184 rooms (singles €69 - 199, doubles €69 - 199). Breakfast €16. PHARUFLGKDC hhh

€75-150 Motel One G-4, Prinzenstr. 40, MMoritzpl., tel. 70 07 98 00, www.motel-one.com. Basic but cheap as chips. A budget hotel with decent standards, the rooms and the prices are standard, and check-in outside regular reception hours is by computer. Excellent if you’re simply looking for a place to crash in style. Breakfast is €5 extra. Q180 rooms (singles €49, doubles €55).

Park Inn Berlin Alexanderplatz G-3, Alexanderpl. 7, MI, MAlexanderpl., tel. 238 90, fax 23 89 43 05, [email protected], www.parkinn-berlin.com. In terms of transportation options, this might be Berlin’s most central hotel and the best choice for the direction-impaired. Germany’s third-largest hotel rises 40 stories and sits at the transportation hub of desolate Alexanderplatz. Set your sights further from your room. The new Business Class category rooms are newly renovated and all are stocked with a coffeemaker and ironing board. Q1012 rooms (318 singles €89 - 125, 671 doubles €89 - 125, 23 suites €130 - 185). Breakfast €15. POARFGKD hhhh

Riehmers Hofgar ten F-5, Yorckstr. 83, KB, MMehringdamm, tel. 78 09 88 00, fax 78 09 88 08, [email protected], www.riehmers-hofgarten.de. This grand dame of a 19th-century apartment building maintains her classy composure while the funky shops and gay nightlife unfurl around the corner on Mehringdamm. She’s unfussy and stylish and near the popular Bergmannstraße drag. On a balmy evening, join the Kreuzberg couples making the pilgrimage to the top of Viktoriapark. Q22 rooms (2 singles €98 - 108, 20 doubles €123 - 163, 20 triples €143 - 183). ARUGK hhh

22 RESTAURANTS IN MITTE


23RESTAURANTS IN MITTE


Asian Manngo G-2, Mulackstr. 29, Mitte, MWeinmeisterstr., tel. (+49)30 28 04 05 58, www.manngo.de. Recently expanded and still packing them in is Manngo, the deliciously enticing Vietnamese with a small but perfectly formed menu. Curry, satay, spring rolls and soups for €5 a plate, while fresh juices and Saigon beer also up the ante. Friendly staff, authentic cuisine and low prices - a match made in culinary heaven. QOpen 12:00 - 24:00, Sat 13:00 - 24:00. Closed Sun. (€5.50). TANB

Austrian Brecht-Haus Kellerrestaurant F-2, Chausseestr. 125, MI, MOranienburger Tor, tel. (+49)(0)30 282 38 43, www.brechtkeller.de. The recipes served here are those of a busy Austrian actress making do with East German ingredients, so though decent, it’s not the Tafelspitz (rump steak) that’s famous, but the spirit of the place where playwright Berthold Brecht and his actress wife Helene Weigel lived. The small basement cellar is full


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Symbol keyExpense account diners could probably eat their way through the city’s best restaurants on a two-week stay. VAU, Vivo, Hugos, Die Quadriga, and First Floor all have German chefs at the helm, though homage to France and the Mediterranean work their way onto the menus. Neigh-bourhood restaurants and cafés often serve three meals a day and meld into bars in the later hours.This chapter reviews the restaurants in Mitte (F/G-2) many of which are concentrated around upmarket Gendar-menmarkt and the nightlife area on, north and east of Oranienburger Straße. Turn to the next chapter for restau-rants in the Potsdamer Platz area, and in western Berlin, Kreuzberg, Prenzlauer Berg and Friedrichshain (see p.5 for more about Berlin’s districts).

of family photographs and original set models of plays like Mother Courage. Also inside is what could only be described as a romantic brick-lined lounge area. A wall separates a terrace from the cemetery where the couple are buried. QOpen 18:00 - 01:00. (€9-15). B

Beer houses Georgbräu G-3, Spreeufer 4, MI, MKlosterstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 242 42 44, www.georgbraeu.de. With a terrace overlooking the river and flanked by a dramatic statue of St. George slaying a dragon (for no apparent reason), the Georgbräu is a merry, tourist-orientated brewery serving great beer. The menu lists wonderful local food, with things like Big Berlin Balls, which we’re sure to try... next time. QOpen 10:00 - 24:00. (€5-11). B

Cafés Kaffeebank F-2, Unter den Linden 13-15, MI, MFriedrichstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 202 09 30. Get a free peek at the one-room gallery of the Deutsche Guggenheim while also refuelling with the cheapest cappuccino (€1.80) to be found on the grand boulevard. A tiny coffee bar in the gift shop serves caffeinated drinks, beer, small cakes and sandwiches. Just three glass-topped tables with low, cushioned seats join the displays of art books and merchandise. QOpen 11:00 - 20:00, Thu 11:00 - 22:00. Closes during changes of exhibition.

Operncafé F-3, Unter den Linden 5, MI, MFriedrichstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 20 26 83, www.opernpalais.de. The three Prussian princesses who once lived in this palace would have loved what the current owner has done to the place. Not only is a selection of 40 to 50 cakes and pies available each day, but a complete renovation brought a rococo ambience and ceiling paintings in the style of the early 19th century. The

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with a link to the actor who put the sparkle in German wine in 1811, this is the place to share a bottle of Sekt before or after a concert at the Konzerthaus on Gendarmenmarkt. There’s a warren of rooms in which to carve out a cosy niche. Germans know their roasts, and you can trust the national committee that dubbed the Sauerbraten here the best in Germany in 2003. QOpen 11:00 - 03:00. Closed Sun. The warm kitchen closes at 01:00 while the Weinstube serves cold dishes until 03:00. (€16-22). AB

Margaux F-3, Unter den Linden 78 (entrance on Wilhelmstr), MI, MUnter den Linden, tel. (+49)(0)30 22 65 26 11, www.margaux-berlin.de. Rich cuisine by Chef Michael Hoffmann at this Michelin-starred restaurant, which uses only the best ingredients for a daily menu that is chosen by quality of supplies. Fish are only line-caught, mostly in the Atlantic off the coast of France, and legumes cater for vegetarian gourmands. Save room for the French cheese plate. Service is gracious, friendly, and professional with Mr. Ingo Sperling, the award-winning maitre d’ recommending dishes and wines from their selection of 700, with California Napa Valley becoming a firm favourite. A good way to sample the cuisine is the €35 three-course lunch or the six-course dinner for €95. Q Open 19:00 - 22:30. Closed Sun. (€18-48). PAG h

Pa r i s - M o s k a u E - 3 , A l t - M o a b i t 1 4 1 , T G , MHauptbahnhof/Lehrter Bahnhof, tel. (+49)(0)30 394 20 81, www.paris-moskau.de. Many S-Bahn passengers assume this lonely and unusual half-timber house from 1898 is related to the railroad, as it sits along the tracks that link Paris and Moscow. But the fine restaurant inside has more connections to the Mediterranean. Dishes including lamb rack with roasted artichokes and gnocchi. Q Open 12:00 - 15:00 (Mon to Fri), daily 18:00 - 23:30. (€20-25). ASophieneck

cakes are made in-house and the best place to enjoy them is outdoors on the terrace that seats 650 people. Lunch and snacks are served too. QOpen 08:00 - 24:00. B

Sophieneck G-2/3, Große Hamburger Straße 37, MWeinmeister Straße, tel. (+49)(0)30 283 40 65, www.sophieneck-berlin.de. A favourite of locals and tourists alike, Sophieneck is one of the most charming cafés in Mitte. Located near Hackescher Markt since the revamp of the district in 1984, it has resisted trendification, staying true to its warm mishmash décor of art nouveau and poster art. The menu offers delicious Central European fare, accompanied by an international wine list. QOpen 12:00 - 02:00.

Fine dining Aigner F-3, Französische Str. 25, MFranzösiche Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 203 75 18 50, [email protected], www.aigner-gendarmenmarkt.de. One of Berlin’s best places to eat, Aigner is truly international, as its name, concept and all the old furnishings originate from a famous Viennese cafe that closed in the 1980s. Master chef Herbert Beltle and his team serve award-winning dishes with ingredients sourced fresh from the market. The ‘cheese duel’ dessert is a competitive way to end your dinner. QOpen 12:00 - 02:00. AU

Borchardt F-3, Französische Str. 47, MI, MFranzösische Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 81886262. Borchardt didn’t have to invest much to make a good first impression - the mere height of the ceiling and the building’s original tile floors whisper class and luxury. The money and creative energy goes into the kitchen, which comes up with a different menu each day to keep its regular clientele surprised. Leave the pork to the Germans, the beef dishes here are delectable. QOpen 12:00 - 24:00. (€20-30). A

Fischers Fritz F-3, Charlottenstr. 49 (Regent Hotel), MI, MFranzösische Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 20 33 63 63, [email protected], www.fischersfritzberlin.com. The restaurant’s name comes from a tongue-twister and the light, fish-focused menu is for a very refined palate. Chef Chrisian Lohse has won several of the Michelin stars that appear none too oft in Germany. The German chef first trained in Dijon and has since pleased gourmands such as those at The Dorchester in London and the Sultan of Brunei (as a private chef). The dining room has light woods, deep carpets and a fireplace. Q Open 6:30-11:30; 12:00 - 14:00; 18:30 - 23:00. PAG

Lutter & Wegner F-3, Charlottenstr. 56, MI, MFranzösische Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 202 95 40, www.lutter-wegner-gendarmenmarkt.de. Classy, traditional, and

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25RESTAURANTS IN MITTE


VAU F-3, Jägerstr. 54/55, MI, MFranzösische Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 202 97 30, www.vau-berlin.de. It’s easy to spell and rhymes with wow, and the latter is the word-of-mouth that has kept chef Kolja Kleeberg’s restaurant fully booked for the past four years. Using many products from the Berlin area, Michelin-starred Kleeberg follows his mentor Josef Viehhauser’s rule: never more than three products on a plate. Q Open 12:00 - 14:30, 19:00 - 22:30. Closed Sunday. (€35-38). PARG h

French Ganymed F-3, Schiffbauerdamm 5, MI, MFriedrichstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 28 59 90 46, www.ganymed-brasserie.de. Strolling along the Spree or after a show at the beloved Berliner Ensemble, stop off at Ganymed’s historical rooms for Alsatian Flammekuchen, French choucroute and beers,

oysters, wines and the menu du soir. The terrace has a view of the Spree and the trains pulling into Friedrichstrasse station. QOpen 12:00 - 24:00. Kitchen from 12:00 until 24:00. (€7 - 22). AB

German Alpenstueck F-2, Gartenstr. 9, MI, MNordbahnhof, tel. (+49)(0)30 21 75 16 46, [email protected], www.alpenstueck.de. Wiener Schnitzel with Schwabian potato salad maultaschen with Bavarian creme are just a few of the dishes available at Alpenstueck, a designer restaurant with a traditional twist. Chef Peter Geissler prepares southern German and Austrian home cooking with fresh ingredients, changing the menu every three days. A feast for the eyes and the palate. QOpen 18:00 - 24:00. Closed Mon.

Die Schule G-2, Kastanienallee 82, PB, MEberswalder Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 780 08 95 50, www.gls-restaurant.de. Modern and light German food on Berlin’s prime catwalk. Kastanienallee, also known as casting alley, is a perfect place to watch Berlin street style. Die Schule has a terrace facing the street and the airy interiors belie that these rooms used to be classrooms (hence the name). You can have all the German food classics, and even better: you can have them all at once: try German Kleinigkeiten, small samples of everything the local cuisine is famous for. QOpen 11:00 - 24:00. BW

Hab el Weinkultur F -3, Luisenstr . 19, MI, MFriedrichstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 28 09 84 84, www.wein-habel.de. Set in the arches under the rumbling S-Bahn tracks and in an adjacent grand building, this excellent ‘wine brasserie’ serves delicious German and international cuisine backed up by their shop offering a stunning selection of wines. QOpen 07:00 - 24:00. (€9-19). AB

Hackescher Hof G-2, Rosenthaler Str. 40-41, MI, MHackescher Markt, tel. (+49)(0)30 283 52 93, www.hackescher-hof.de. This spacious restaurant at an eye-catching position within the Hackesche Höfe complex didn’t bother coming up with its own name, nor does it seem to have invested any energy in coming up with a good team in the kitchen. The food is disappointing, so best stick to coffee and a snack. QOpen 07:00 - 03:00, Sat, Sun 09:00 - 03:00. (€6-17). AB

Maximilians F-4, Friedrichstr. 185-190, MU2, U6 Stadtmitte, tel. +49 30 20 45 05 59, [email protected], www.maximiliansrestaurant.de. So you always wondered what Bavaria is like - the beer, the food, Oktoberfest - but you only made it as far as Berlin? No problem: Maximilians restaurant serves up authentic and delicious Bavarian cuisine just a stone’s throw from Gendarmenmarkt. The menu includes soups and salads, but the real specialities are the delicious Bavarian meat dishes such as knuckle of pork, steak, and a variety of sausages. QOpen 11:24:00. €4,50-20.

Mittmann’s G/H-3, Rungestr. 11, MI, MHeinrich-Heine-Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 279 35 02, w w w.mittmanns.de. Old German advertising covers the brick walls of this old-style Berlin restaurant that’s been here since before the fall of the Wall. Now there’s American license plates lining a ceiling beam. The wait staff can make suggestions based on what you’re in the mood for, and the kitchen does well with its Kalb (veal) and fish dishes. The restaurant is on the small side, so consider making a reservation. QOpen 11:30 - 23:00, Sat 17:00 - 23:00. Closed Sun. (€8-16). NB

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TRAUBE BERLINReinhardtstr. 3310117 Berlin

Tel.: +49 (0)30 27 87 93 93Fax: +49 (0)30 27 87 93 95

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10557 Berlin

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Reinhardt’s G-3, Poststr. 28, MI, MKlosterstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 242 52 95. Reinhardt’s friendly staff can whisk a coffee to your table in no time, or if you’re here for the food, one of the light meals. The large restaurant is situated in the Nikolaiviertel, and is well-positioned for a break during a city walk. QOpen 08:00 - 24:00. (€10-20). AB

Traube F-2, Reinhardtstr. 33, MI, MFriedrichstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 27 87 93 93, www.traube-berlin.de. Grape is a wine restaurant serving gourmet ‘Alpine’ cuisine together with an excellent range of wines in an elegant building from 1840. Chefs Christian Gau and Jörg Paulick (the tallest chefs in town at 4,14m combined) conjure up extraordinary cross-over dishes from southern Germany, Elsas, Switzerland and Austria. Guests can choose from a la carte dishes or compose their own menus, with our without wines. QOpen 12:00 - 15:00, 18:00-23:00. Closed Sun.

Operntreff F-3, Unter den Linden 5, MI, MFriedrichstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 20 26 83, www.opernpalais.de. The dance and cocktail bar inside the Opernpalais Unter den Linden serves guests over 50 varieties of cocktails in a casual environment that’s steeped in history. Apart from various artistic programmes throughout the week, you can dance to live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Visit on Sundays between 11:00 and 14:00 for the famous Jazz-brunch with the Swing Dance Band (€29.50 including a glass of Prosecco and coffee). QOpen 14:00 - 01:00. Closed Mon. E

Schwarzwaldstuben F-3, Tucholskystr. 48, MI, MOranienburger Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 28 09 80 84. Bambi meets Berlin chic at the trendy Black Forest themed Schwarzwaldstuben, which has a friendly atmosphere, bedraggled animal heads mounted on the walls and heavy mix-matched furniture. Regional treats include Maultaschen (ravioli-like pockets in broth) and Jägerschnitzel, plus Eichbaum beer on tap. QOpen 10:00 - 23:00, Sat, Sun 10:00 - 24:00. (€5-13). B

Weihenstephaner G-3, Neue Promenade 5, MI, MHackescher Markt, tel. (+49)(0)30 25 76 28 71. This is the one eatery on the sunny square next to the Hackescher Markt train station that delivers a “hey, this is Germany!” experience. Par t of the Wiehenstephaner brewery, the restaurant has dirndel-clad wai tresses who serve simple and satisfying Bavarian speciali ties (like whi te sausages). The outdoor tables have typical blue-and-whi te checked tablecloths; inside, the rooms are rustic but elegant. A singing zi ther musician si ts in the front room and jazz takes place in the back cour tyard on Monday. QOpen 11:00 - 23:00. (€6-14). AEB

Zum Nussbaum G-3, Am Nussbaum 3, MI, MKlosterstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 242 30 95. What seems a charming old German restaurant is in fact a charming new German restaurant. The legendary Under the Nut Tree Inn used to stand on a street on the island 200m to the southwest. When the war ravaged area was rebuilt in the 1980s, the inn was reconstructed here. Most patrons don’t care an Ampelmann for authenticity, and tuck into the well-priced Berlin specialities with curious translations, such as ‘brown rolls with dripping.’ QOpen 12:00 - 23:00. (€7-10). AB

Indian Aapka G-2, Kastanienallee 50, MRosenthaler Platz, tel. (+49)(0)30 44 01 04 94, www.aapka.de. Located on a pret ty street corner near trendy Zionskirchplatz, Aapka offers heal thy vegetarian, curry and grill dishes in a relaxed bar and restaurant wi th outside seating. You can drop by for the daily changing lunch menu and on Sunday join the young Prenzl’ Berg crowd for a relaxed brunch. QOpen 12:00 - 01:00, Sun 11:00 - 01:00.

International Gropius F-4, Niederkirchner Strasse 7 (Martin-Gropius-Bau), MPotsdamer Platz, tel. +49 30 25 48 64 03, www.mosaik-berlin.de/restaurant-gropius. The restaurant inside the Martin-Gropius-Bau is a great place to relax and strengthen yourself after walking through an exhibition in the museum. There’s everything from fresh salads and soups to pasta dishes, meat and fish. QOpen 10:00 - 20:00. Closed Tue. Traube

Modern and light German food on Berlin‘s catwalk no.1

Kastanienallee 82 | 10435 Berlin Prenzlauer Berg(030) 780 089 - 550 | www.gls-restaurant.de

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five dancefloors with electro, crossover, black and dance classics played - and girls get in for free till 01:00. Check the website for special events.Q Open Thu-Sun 19:00 - 04:00.

We e k - E n d C l u b G - 3 , A l e x a n d e r p l a t z 5 , MAlexanderplatz, www.week-end-berlin.de. A club/bar/galerie/lounge set on the 12th floor of the beautifully hideous Haus des Reisens (the GDR state travel agency specialising in saying ‘no’) on the corner of Otto-Braun-Straße. QOpen 23:00 - 04:00. Closed Mon, Tue, Wed, Sun. €6-8.

Pubs Kilkenny Irish Pub G-3, Am Zwirngraben 17-20, MHackescher Markt, tel. (+49)(0)30 2832084, www.kilkenny-pub.de. The 3 large rooms directly in the train station Hackescher Markt offer more than enough space for natives and tourists to meet & mingle, drink, party and, of course, follow international sporting events live. 2 large TVs and 2 big screens make sure that, even in the farthest corner, you won’t miss a single goal. Irish & German beer, whiskey, and other nice cold beverages flow more freely than the nearby Spree river. QOpen from 10:00.

Bars Atrium Lobby Lounge & Bar G-3, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 3, tel. (+49)(0)30 238 28 34 70, www.berlin.radissonsas.com. The Atrium Lobby Lounge & Bar, underneath the spectacular AquaDom with its 2500 fishes swirling around, is the perfect place to meet up with friends for coffee and cake, light snacks or to enjoy delicious cocktails to unwind after a busy day. QOpen 10:00 - 24:00.

Keyser Soze F-2, Tucholskystr. 33, MI, MOranienburger Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 28 59 94 89. Crap service, but this renowned bar is perfect on all other accounts. The food, drinks, 20s-30s crowd, location, mysterious name, men’s toilets and the fact that Toast Hawaii is listed under German specialities all add to its greatness. We can recommend the lamb chop, and Swabian specialities including Maultaschen (meat-filled ravioli, Wed only). QOpen 08:00 - 03:00. B

Mai Tai Bar F-3, Mohrenstr. 30 (Hilton Hotel), MI, MStadtmitte, tel. (+49)(0)30 202 30. There’s live music nightly, but no hula-dancing at this South Pacific-themed bar fronting Trader Vic’s restaurant. The blue-lit ceiling casts an underwater glow to the room, though the carpeting is just wrong for a tropical paradise. The well-mixed cocktails’ names suggest narratives, like the Samoan Fog Cutter and Suffering Bastard, but shouldn’t they be paying us to order a drink that sounds like a disease - Shingle Stain? QOpen 18:00 - 01:00, Fri, Sat 18:00 - 02:00. E

Reingold F-2, Novalisstr. 11, MI, MOranienburger Tor, tel. (+49)(0)30 28 38 76 76, www.reingold.de. A lounge glowing in amber tones recalls the thirties with an oversize drawing of Thomas Mann’s forlorn offspring, Klaus and Erika, and leather and velvet seating. Though it often has a DJ, no one dances here. It’s a setting for making stationary moves on your date, or your tapas. QOpen 19:00 - 03:00, Fri, Sat 19:00 - 04:00. Closed Mon, Sun.

Clubs Kaffee Burger G-2, Torstr. 60, MI, MRosa-Luxemburg-Pl., tel. (+49)(0)30 28 04 64 95, www.kaffeeburger.de. The patterned wallpaper and wood panelling has withstood decades of the alternative scene’s smoke and its stuck-in-the-Socialist-Sixties-look is perfect for DJ/author Vladimir Kaminer’s wild and sweaty Russendisko nights. Happenings like poetry slams and jams start evenings that end with DJs spinning anything from Balkan and surf rock to samba. QOpen from 21:00. E

Soda Club Schönhauser Allee 36, tel. 44 31 51 55, [email protected], www.soda-berlin.de. In the courtyard of the Kulturbrauerei complex, Soda is a fun club with an enthusiastic regular crowd. Salsa is played on Thursdays and Sundays (starting off with a free lesson hour), and on Fridays and Saturdays there’s

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Cafés Immer gern H-1, Dunckerstr. 10, PB, MEberswalder Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 55 14 57 85, www.immergern.de. A groovy café and cocktail bar on the sunny side of trendy Helmholtzplatz square. Sink into the comfy couches for coffee, cakes and crepes during the day, or mingle with the locals later on in the day when DJs and baristas spin disks and liquor bottles. Smoking room provided. QOpen from 12:00.

Kaffee Fröhlich H-2, Belforter Str. 22, PB, MSenefelder Pl., tel. (+49)(0)30 41 72 52 42. Twenty-two years ago, owner Herr Daska planted the trees that shade your Czech or German beer. Patronized by neighbourhood intelligentsia, grannies and young families, Kaffee Fröhlich isn’t a trendy hotspot, but a place where Daska plans to grow old. The menu of new and traditional Berlin cuisine changes daily and all sauces and condiments are house-made. Breakfast is served until 16:00 and the last call for supper is 23:00. Feel free to bring your favorite record and lay it on the turntable. Q Open 12:00 - 02:00; Sun 10:00 - 02:00. NB

German Die Schule G-2, Kastanienallee 82, PB, MEberswalder Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 780 08 95 50, www.gls-restaurant.de. Modern and light German food on Berlin’s prime catwalk. Kastanienallee, also known as casting alley, is a perfect place to watch Berlin street style. Die Schule has a terrace facing the street and the airy interiors belie that these rooms used to be classrooms (hence the name). You can have all the German food classics, and even better: you can have them all at once: try German Kleinigkeiten, small samples of everything the local cuisine is famous for. QOpen 11:00 - 24:00. BW

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For a night out with the locals, head out into a Kiez, the generic term for a particularly lively sub-neighbourhood of a city district. Eating out and bar hopping is easy in Berlin because there are so many restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs to dip and dive your way through. With all the choices in each neighbourhood, people tend to stick to one area once the night begins (or if they’re exhausted from the sightseeing, to stay close to their hotel). Though there’s a range of places in each district, bars in Potsdamer Platz and western Berlin are often more clean-cut and targeted at the over-30 set. Prenzlauer Berg and Kreuz-berg have a mix of hole-in-the-wall and trendy venues, while Friedrichshain is really for the unwashed and adventurous.


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Metzer Eck G-2, Metzer Str. 33, PB, MSenefelder Pl., tel. (+49)(0)30 442 76 56, www.metzer-eck.de. Opened 1913, time seems to have stood still in the oldest tavern in Prenzlauer Berg - and that’s the way the regulars like it. The Eck serves inexpensive Berlin dishes - sausages, Boulette (hamburger), and Bratkartoffel (fried potatoes), and has a letter from artist Heinrich Zille to the first tavern owner hanging on the back wall, as well as a savings box that regulars once contributed to. Q Open 16:00 - 01:00; Sat 18:00 - 01:00. Closed Sun. (€5-9).

Zander G-2, Kollwitzstr. 50, MSenefelder Platz, tel. (+49)(0)30 44 05 76 78, www.zander-restaurant.de. This award-winning restaurant epitomizes the culinary revival of east Berlin: it’s a fine blend of tradition, innovation, and casual professionalism. Using mainly regional products, Zander serves mouth-watering German and international cuisine and excellent wines in a stylish and intimate setting. Though the zander is a house speciality, the perfectly-composed set menus are highly recommended. QOpen 18:00 - 01:00. Closed Mon. B

Zum Schusterjungen G-1, Danziger Str. 9, MEberswalder Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 442 76 54. After a strenuous afternoon strolling around the quaint shops and cosy cafés of Prenzlauer Berg, the historic Schuster junge is the ideal place to recharge your batteries. A large glass of cool local beer, then i t’s on to the man-sized schnitzel with fried potatoes and red cabbage. The tasty German menu is modest, but so are the prices, and the staff are friendly and attentive. QOpen 11:00 - 24:00.

International Café Istoria H-2, Kollwitz Str. 64, PB, MSenefelder Pl., tel. (+49)(0)30 44 05 02 08, www.istoria-b er l in .de. O n e o f t h e m ore rea s ona b l y p r i c e d restaurants on Kollwi tzplatz, Istoria star ts the day with hear ty breakfasts (served until 16:00) that include omelettes (not as easy to find in Berlin as you’d think). Evening diners have a wide variety to choose from: turkey wi th cranberry sauce, 16 pizzas, or homemade gnocchi or parpadelle. The menu is international, but since the chef is I talian, you can never go wrong wi th pasta. QOpen 09:00 - 02:00, Fri, Sat 09:00 - 03:00. (€3-8). B

Fleischlust Pappelallee 36, PB, MSchönhauser Allee, tel. +49 30 44 67 54 14, www.fleischlust-berlin.de. Those with healthy lust for flesh can grill ‘n chill at Prenzlauer Berg’s new Fleischlust restaurant, where staff in 1930s outfits serve a variety of excellent steaks, cooked anything from blue (extremely rare) to well done. For the hungry and undecided, there’s a mixed grill, while the thirsty can delve into the wine and cocktail menu.QOpen 16:00 - 02:00.

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Bars August Fengler G-1, Lychner Str. 11, Prenzlauer Berg, MEberswalder Str., tel. (+49)30 44 35 66 40, www.augustfengler.de. A neighbourhood bar if there ever was one, there aren’t just foosball tables downstairs, but a Kegelbahn (German-style bowling alley; call ahead) too. The team behind the big wooden bar is friendly, and the seating area is an undulating mass of coats and groups of friends yakking up a storm. DJs play classics, soul, disco, and funk in the small back dance room. QOpen 19:00 - 05:00.

Fluido H-2, Christburger Str. 6, MSenefelder Platz, tel. (+49)(0)30 44 04 39 02. This ‘Bar di Notte’ is one of the best places in Prenzlauer Berg for night owls to enjoy some of the finest cocktails in town. The trick is to choose quickly: you can easily lose precious drinking time while trawling through the myriad liquid delights on offer. The staff know their stuff, the ingredients are first class, and there are snacks available for those needing sustenance after the third Mojito. QOpen 20:00 - 02:00, Fri, Sat 20:00 - 04:00. B

Wohnzimmer H-1, Lettestr. 6, PB, MEberwalder Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 445 54 58, www.wohnzimmer-bar.de. If the TV show Friends had to relocate to Berlin, Phoebe would vote to hang out here. The large ‘living room’ is ideally set up for meeting people. Stools, chairs and GDR-era tables are constantly being shuffled to make room for the rumpled but attractive crowds. There’s coffee and pastries in the morning. QOpen 09:00 - 04:00.

Clubs Gebur tstagsklub H-2, Am Friedrichshain 33, PB, MRosa-Luxemburg-Pl., tel. (+49)(0)30 42

Gugelhof H-2, Knaackstr. 37, PB, MEberswalder Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 442 92 29, www.gugelhof.com. During the early bloom of Kollwitzplatz’s gentrification, the success of little Gugelhof was sealed by heads of state: Gerhard Schröder, Joschka Fischer, Madeleine Albright, and that voracious eater Bill Clinton made a surprise visit to this former working-class district in May 2000. German, French, and Swiss dishes share the menu; this is where to try flammekuchen, a thin-crust Alsatian-style pizza. The atmosphere is lively and service is friendly. Q Open 16:00 - 24:00, Sat, Sun 10:00 - 24:00. (€7-17). A

Nocti Vagus G-2, Saarbrücker Str. 36, PB, MSenefelder Platz, tel. (+49)(0)30 74 74 91 23, www.noctivagus.de. Fabulous - an utterly dark restaurant. Blind and visually impaired waiters will seat you safely at your table, where you can stimulate all senses other than sight with the food and

the live performances. Make reservations, mention if you’re an English-speaker, and plan to spend at least two hours here. QOpen 18:00 - 24:00. (€28-50). AEG

Italian Pizzeria i Due Forni G-2, Schönhauser Allee 12, MSenefelder Platz, tel. (+49)(0)30 44 01 73 33. Atypical for Berlin, this Italian restaurant is not very chic, the service is rather cheeky, and the whole place has the feel of an overcrowded student canteen in Rome. But the cheap and cheerful pizza is highly praised, and the lively, convivial atmosphere of i Due Forni is the perfect primer for a night out on the town. QOpen 12:00 - 24:00. UB

Latin American Frida Kahlo H-1, Lychener Str. 37, MEberswalder Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 445 70 16, www.fridakahlo.de. A gastronomic homage to the legendary Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo is one of the most established eateries in Prenzlauer Berg. Offering deliciously authentic Mexican dishes as well as special brunch and daytime snacks, this tastefully decorated restaurant on leafy Helmholtzplatz is open from late morning until after midnight. QOpen 09:00 - 02:00, Fri, Sat 09:00 - 03:00.

Spanish Tres Tapas H-1, Lychener Str. 30, MEberswalder Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 41 71 57 18, www.tres-tapas.de. Open from early evening to early morning, with a Spanish brunch on offer Sundays, Tres Tapas is one of only a handful of Spanish restaurants in Prenzlauer Berg, and probably one of the best. Popular for its fresh fish dishes, it also tempts its guests with a wide range of tapas, decent to excellent Spanish wines, and young, friendly waiting staff. QOpen 17:00 - 02:00.Frida Kahlo Tres Tapas

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Icon G-1, Cantianstr. 15, PB, MEberswalder Str., www.iconberlin.de. The best drum n’ bass DJs in Europe, including London’s Optical and Grooverider, descend into the cavernous cellars of a brewery (built 1898) on Saturday night. Between hits on the cement dance floor, take it easy in the lounge areas with low sofas or high back padded benches. Friday night is for electric, hip hop, and funk fans. Berlin DJs get to shake their reputation and play whatever they want on Tuesday Electric Icon nights. Q Open Tue, Fri & Sat 23:00 - 07:00. Admission €3-6.





Some of Berlin’s best restaurants reside in hotels in the Charlottenburg district (C-3), and there are plenty of esteemed chef-owned restaurants as well. Places in Schöneberg (D-4) and western Tiergarten (D-3) are also listed here. West Berliners tend to be more affluent and fashion-conscious, and the bar and restaurant scene caters to that. Young people go out here too, but those over thirty will appreciate the more professional service, more mature company, and the low count of penny-pinching hipsters.

American Hard Rock Café C-4, Meinekestr. 21, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 88 46 20, www.hard-rock-cafe.de. The T-shirts sold at this restaurant must be among the best-recognised on the planet. This is the place to head to meet both foreigners and locals looking for huge piles of food (ranging from burgers and pasta to Tex-Mex) and staff who actually like their jobs. The decoration is similar to that of all restaurants in the chain - crammed with popstar memorabilia such as guitars, records and clothing. And yes, they do occasionally play hard rock. QOpen 12:00 - 23:00, Fri, Sat 12:00 - 24:00. (€8-17). PAEGB

Julep’s New York Bar & Restaurant B-4, Giesebrechtstr. 3, CB, MAdenauerpl., tel. 881 88 23, www.juleps-berlin.de. The concept is to emulate an old New York speakeasy - an illegal bar during the prohibition years in the U.S. - but what law-dodging drinker was ever privilege to home-baked bread, house-smoked fish and chicken, and friendly service? Don’t expect a bar menu: the caliber of the kitchen overseen by a culinary institute-trained New Jersey native matches that of the expertly made cocktails. Even a simple appetizer like potato chips comes homemade with lemon-pepper oil and rosemary sea salt. Menu items change every six weeks and everything is prepared fresh to order. Strip loin and rib eye steak come in S, M, and L. QOpen 17:00 - 24:00. €9-16.30.

Asian Aaina Charlottenburg A-2, Stülpnagelstr. 2, U Kaiserdamm, tel. 30 20 41 27, www.aaina.de. Bringing the far east to western Berlin, Aaina serves a surprising mix of Indian, Singaporean, Malaysian and Thai dishes in vibrant Asian setting. Try the tandoor oven bread or chicken, the Singaporean special noodles or the fish with hot Thai curry. Near the Messe trade fair centre.QOpen 11:30 - 24:00.

Suksan D-4, Ansbacher Str. 4, SB, MWittenbergplatz, tel. 21 01 86 73, www.suksan.de. A short stroll from west Berlin’s shops and sights, Suksan is a cosy Thai restaurant decorated with ample bamboo poles and palmleaf roofs. Drop by for the lunch specials, or dine on spicey Thai dishes accompanied by wine or fresh coconut milk, perhaps followed by a cocktail. QOpen 12:00 - 23:00, Fri, Sat 12:00 - 24:00, Sun 17:00 - 23:00.

Austrian Ottenthal C-4, Kantstr. 153, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 313 31 62, www.ottenthal.de. The pleasure in this intimate, classy bistro is that of fresh, seasonal ingredients, often from the owner’s home town, Ottenthal. Daily specials might include foam of goose liver or venison pie with apple-celery salad. The portion of Wiener Schnitzel could feed two. Service is excellent, and you can rely on wine recommendations (the list is extensive). Wines and other products from Ottenthal such as pumpkinseed oil, are available for purchase. This is truly one of our favourite spots. QOpen 18:00 - 24:00. (€14-18). AB

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Schnitzelei B-3, Röntgenstr. 7, CB, MRichard-Wagner-Pl, tel. 34 70 27 78, www.schnitzelei.de. Nearly as far from central Berlin as Austria, Schnitzelei is well off the beaten track, but well worth looking up. No tacky alpine decorations here, but a light take on the genre, with oak patterns and subdued lighting creating a good vibe. There are delicious schnitzels in different variations, though you may try the German tapas or have the great Sunday brunch buffet. QOpen 16:00 - 24:00, Sat, Sun 12:00 - 24:00. (€8-15).

Cafés Café de Paris D-4, Budapester Str. 35, CB, MWittenbergplatz, tel. 25 79 44 87. Opposite the zoo aquarium and with a large terrace overlooking a square, this French-owned café is a typical Parisian bistro in central Berlin. Specialising in entrecôte charolaise, merguez maison, quiches lorraines and coq au vin, the café is also known for its home-made pâtisseries. Popular with bankers, travellers and lovers of life. QOpen 08:30 - 19:00. Closed Sat, Sun. AUG

Café im Literaturhaus C-4, Fasanenstr. 23, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 882 54 14. Some guests may be sporting three-piece suits, straw hats, polished canes and freshly fluffed pups, but you don’t have to be all that precious about eating at this literary hangout. Food (served until 24:00) runs from cheap sandwiches for aspiring writers and critics, to lamb. The 19th-century building has airy rooms that are pleasant to dine in on a sunny day. Adjacent is a well-stocked bookstore. QOpen 09:30 - 01:00. (€5-17). GB

SUKSANSUKSANSawatdi Kap – welcome to Suksan. Experience a temple for Thai food and cooking culture in the heart of West Berlin, offering varied dishes with captivating aromas and tasty combinations that

will tickle the palate. Quality, freshness, and healthy and original ingredients are central to our

dishes, without losing sight of modern cuisine. Under bamboo roofs, Suksan seats over 60 guests

in Thai settings. Let us take you on a culinary trip to the land of smiles.

Ansbacherstrasse 4(corner of Kurfürstenstrasse)

tel. 21 01 86 73, www.suksan.de.

Café im Literaturhaus

Leys ie f f e r C -4 , Kur fü r stendamm 218, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 885 74 80, www.leysieffer.de. I f you’re going to do it just once in Berlin, have your cake here. For those who really shouldn’t, you can shave off at least a euro by purchasing one of the day-old pastries (how they could not be sold out every day is cause for wonder). This chocolate purveyor occupies the former Chinese embassy. QOpen 10:00 - 20:00, Sat 10:00 - 19:00, Sun 11:00 - 19:00. B

Fine dining Die Quadriga C-4, Eislebener Str. 14 (Hotel Brandenburger Hof), WD, MAugsburger Str., tel. 21 40 56 50, www.brandenburger-hof.com. Chef Bobby Bräuer arrived with his Michelin star from the Victoria in Düsseldorf. The main room of the intimate restaurant is in the style of a classic Berlin salon, with paintings from the Berlin Secessionist movement and KPM porcelain. The cherrywood chair design is by Frank Lloyd Wright, dating to 1904. QOpen 19:00 - 22:00. Closed Sun. Tue-Fri 12:00-14:00 (€26-32). ARE h

First Floor D-4, Budapester Str. 45 (Hotel Palace), CB, MZoologischer Garten, tel. 25 02 10 20, www.palace.de. A Michelin star has been the beacon over Matthias Buchholz’s restaurant for years now, and visiting gourmands who can’t move well after a seven-course meal make a point of staying at the Hotel Palace, which also sponsors culinary events throughout the year. The cuisine has touches of the Far East and turbot with caviar or prawn is often on the menu. Q Open Mon. - Fri. 12:00-15:00, 18:30-23:00 and Wed., Sat. and Sun. 18:30-23:00. (€34-36). PA h





are in one corner (distinguished wooden spheres the size of bowling balls). Si t in the beer garden of tropical potted plants while the weather holds and stop inside for football screenings. The ki tchen stops serving i ts diverse cuisine (including Argentinean steaks) around 01:00, but the cocktails and drinks flow on afterward. Joe’s can be rented out for group events as well. QOpen 10:00 - 01:00. (€7-16). AEB

Knese C-4, Knesebeckstr. 63, MUhlandstr., tel. 88 41 34 48, www.restaurant-knese.de. Alt-Berliner, traditional ‘Old Berlin’ cuisine, is on offer at rustic Knese. Try the Königsberger Klopse, meatballs with potatoes, the pork knuckle or the calf liver with apples, onions and potatoes for a taste of the Berlin of yesteryear a t reasonable pri ces. There’s also a selection of international meals and desserts for you to tuck in to. Wash i t all down with some good South-African wine. QOpen 11:00 - 01:00. AB

Maria & Josef Hans-Sachs-Str. 5, MLichterfelde-West, tel. +49 30 75 63 31 02, [email protected], www.mariaundjosef.com. With its large selection of beers and mouth-watering menu, Maria & Joseph offers a great introduction to the delights of Bavarian dining. There’s plenty of meat - such as schnitzel, steak and sausage specialties - as well as seasonal dishes and tasty local and sea fish. Enjoying a large ‘Weizenbier’ out in the spacious beer garden is one of the true delights of summer. QOpen 13:00 - 24:00, Sat, Sun 12:00 - 24:00.

Renger-Patzsch D-5, Wartburgstr. 54, MEisenacher Str., tel. 784 20 59, www.renger-patzsch.com. Formerly known as the Storch, Renger-Patzsch offers upscale German dining

Hugos D-4, Budapester Str. 2 (InterContinental), CB, MZoologischer Garten, tel. 26 02 12 63, www.hugos-restaurant.de. The InterConti adopted the American floor numbering system for its Michelin-starred French restaurant, placing Hugos on the 14th (not 13th) floor and shortening its name from Zum Hugenotten. Named restaurant of the year by Feinschmecker magazine, its narrow dining room has a dazzling view across the park to Potsdamer Platz. Heavy menus reveal that chef Thomas Kammeier focuses on just a few main courses; three fish and three meat dishes. The €4 appetiser with Iranian caviar stands out for its single digit - but it’s per gram. QOpen 18:00 - 23:30. Closed Sun. (€33 and up). A h

German Bavarium D-4, Tauentzienstr. 9-12, Europa-Center, MKurfürstendamm, tel. 261 43 97, www.bavarium-berlin.de. A traditional Bavarian restaurant in the heart of Prussia, where buxom waitresses plonk down hearty German dishes and big glasses of Löwenbräu, Radler and Franziskaner beer, to the merry tune of oompah-music. How much more german can it get? Find the Bavarium on the lower level of the Europa-Center, near the Gedächtniskirche. QOpen 12:00 - 24:00.

Joe’s Wirtshaus zum Löwen C-4, Hardenbergstr. 29, CB, MZoologischer Garten, tel. 262 10 20, www.joes-berlin.de. This might be the only place in Berlin to quaff Munich’s Löwenbräu by the li tre, and i t’s defini tely the only spot to si t in a leather booth from the long defunct East German Palace of the Republic. Furnishings from that parliament building’s Bierstube

with a difference. The interior is kept casual and simple, with all focus on the people and the food. Serving regional/domestic cooking, you can order dishes such as sauteed mushrooms in chervil sauce, pan-seared pike-perch and a selection of tasty Alsatian flammekuchen. The Sunday roast is a true feast, with wine-braised beef. QOpen 18:00 - 23:30. (€7-19).

Schöneberger Weltlaterne D-5, Motzstr. 61, SB, MViktoria-Luise-Pl., tel. 21 96 98 61, www.schoeneberger-weltlaterne.de. Enough of the New East... come back to old West Berlin at this wood-panelled tavern on the southwest side of Viktoria-Luise-Platz. Schnitzel variations, Berliner Eisbein (pork knuckle with pea puree, sauerkraut, and boiled potatoes), Oma’s Rote Grütze (a vanilla pudding with stewed red berries), and warm apple strudel make up the menu of traditional Alt-Berlin and Brandenburg cuisine. QOpen 17:00 - 24:00. (€4-12).

Zillemarkt C-4, Bleibtreustr. 48a, CB, MSavignyplatz, tel. (+49)(0)30 881 70 40, www.zillemarkt.de. It’s easy to imagine Heinrich Zille, a local artist who became famous for his charming portraits of Berlin’s lower classes, stroll into this classically decorated family restaurant and order a jellied boiled pork, the stuffed cabbage leaves or a Berliner currywurst. Zillemarkt serves everything from breakfast, coffee, home-made cakes and brunch to dinner, and the glass-ceilinged bar has discounted cocktails in Happy Hour and serves the tasty home-made Zillebräu beer.QOpen 12:00 - 24:00, Sat, Sun 10:00 - 24:00.

International Diekmann C-4, Meinekestr. 7, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 883 33 21, www.j-diekmann.de. Herr Diekmann was one of the first to grace Berlin’s simple tables with some French finesse, even if it was in what began as a sandwich shop in 1976. Shelves and drawers of an old Kolonialwaren store line the walls, and Diekmann still uses French techniques to primp excellent ingredients from throughout Germany. Always on the menu are oysters and a selection of French cheeses. If you can’t make up your mind on what to order, choose the surprise three-course meal for €35. QOpen 12:00 - 23:30, Sun 18:00 - 23:30. (€15-21). AB

Dressler C-4, Kurfürstendamm 207, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 883 35 30, www.restaurant-dressler.de. A good place to go if you yearn to relive something of Berlin’s roaring 1920s. Expect red seats, Art Deco wooden panelling, large mirrors, and good bistro and proper restaurant meals from a menu that changes every week. Convenient for visiting the Story of Berlin exhibition, in the same building (see Sightseeing). QOpen 08:00 - 01:00. (€15-27). AB

Renger-Patzsch

Wartburgstraße 54Berlin - Schöneberg

Open daily from 18:00Tel. 784 20 59

www.renger-patzsch.com

Local cuisineMon-Fri 12:00-24:00

Sat, Sun, Holidays 10:00-24:00

Tel. 030-881 70 40Bleibtreustr. 48a, Berlin-Charlottenburg

www.zillemarkt.de

Traditional German cuisine

Over 100 years ofcomfort and quality

Zillemarkt

KNESE

Knesebeckstraße 63 / Kurfürstendammtel. 884 13-0

www.restaurant-knese.de

Knese





Duke

Duke D-4, Nürnberger Str. 50-55, MWittenbergplatz, tel. 683 15 40 00, www.duke-restaurant.com. Creative international crossover meals are served in the aptly named Ellington Hotel restaurant, set in a dazzling 1920s building near the Ku’damm. The open kitchen allows you to watch chef cook Carsten Obermayr create culinary treats with a Mediterranean and Asian influence, like roast monk fish with sugar pea or saddle of deer calf with glazed fennel. QOpen 11:30 - 23:00.

Einhorn C-4, Mommsenstr. 2, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 881 42 41, www.einhornonline.de. A fabulous vegetarian lunchbar, with standing space only. Every day there’s a completely different menu, with European and Mediterranean as well as Arab and Asian dishes. QOpen 10:00 - 17:00. Closed Sat, Sun. (€3-6).

Florian C-4, Grolmanstr. 52, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 313 91 84, www.rflo.de. An especially popular restaurant on a street that’s crammed with eateries. Florian’s motto ‘make food, not war’ could be extended with ‘not decoration,’ as it’s a simply furnished place with the emphasis on the food. The handwritten menu changes often and suggests interesting new combinations. QOpen 18:00 - 03:00. (€8-16). AGB

Montevideo D-5, Viktoria-Luise-Pl. 6, SB, MViktoria-Luise-Pl., tel. 213 10 20, w w w.montevideo.de. The outdated décor of this old west Berlin bistro - grey carpeting, aqualight candleholders and an exposed heating duct - is tolerated by the business people having a casual lunch and the grandmothers chatting over coffee and cake. Vegetables are cooked just right and the Königsberger Klöps (tender meatballs with caper sauce) make for good comfort food. QOpen 08:00 - 24:00, Sun 10:00 - 01:00. (€7-10).

Univer sum Gril l B-4, Kur für stendamm 156, Charlottenburg, MAdenauerplatz, tel. +49 30 89 00 68 47, www.universumgrill.com. A great new addition to the Ku’damm scene, the futuristic Universum Grill has good-looking staff preparing first class beef steaks, burgers, fish, lobster and other grilled dishes right in front of the equally good-looking clientele. After dinner, dip into the good selection of cocktails - or get a bucket of vodka or whiskey. QOpen 18:00 - 02:00. Closed Sun. UBX

Zol lpackho f E -3 , E l i sab eth -Ab eg g -St r . 1 , MHauptbahnhof, tel. +49 30 33 09 97 20, fax +49 30 33 09 97 15, [email protected], www.zollpackhof.de. Strolling around the impressive Chancellery complex near the River Spree can be a pretty exhausting and thirsty

activity. The well-informed visitor will instead soak up the view, accompanied by a refreshing cold beer, from the Zollpackhof beer garden. The adjoining restaurant boasts a first-class menu ranging from light pasta dishes to its excellent rump steak and Wiener schnitzel.QOpen from 11:00. AB

Japanese Sachiko Sushi C-3, Jeanne-Mammen-Bogen 584, MSavignyplatz, tel. (+49)30 313 22 82, www.sachikosushi.com. An innovative kaiten sushi restaurant - the oldest in town, dating back to 1995 - beneath the railway arches near Savignyplatz. Not afraid to serve classic and new sushi varieties with world wines, here’s your chance to have bonito with Sauvignon Blanc, or tuna rolls with Riesling. Apart from having boats circling the restaurant wi th some of the best sushi in town, Sachiko also regularly offers cooking courses. QOpen 12:00 - 24:00.

Italian Francucci’s B-4, Kurfurstendamm 90, CB, MAdenauer Platz, tel. 323 33 18, www.francucci.com. Fabulous food served in a popular Charlottenburg restaurant - once nominated as one of the best Italian restaurants outside Italy by their president. Elegant flagstone floors and subdued lighting set the scene, while the kitchen churns out fresh, fresh food, with home-made pasta and bread and plenty of regional ingredients found back in dishes like the veal scallop with herbs, potatoes and black truffles. QOpen 12:00 - 23:00, Sun 14:00 - 23:00.

Il Nido C-5, Fasanenstr. 40, CB, MSpichernstr., tel. 883 18 96. The aromas of Rome and Calabria waft through this small, Italian-owned restaurant. Meals are prepared a la minute with fresh ingredients; pasta is homemade; there are 14 noodle variations and plenty of seafood and grilled meat dishes as well. The narrow front room is the cosiest and has a view of the vitrine full of grappa. 300 kinds are apparently available, but we didn’t ask the waiter to recite them all. QOpen 12:00 - 24:00, Sun 16:00 - 24:00. (€13-20). B

La Forchetta A-5, Königsallee 5b, MHalensee, tel. 892 85 97, www.la-forchetta-berlin.de. An upmarket restaurant well within the city limits but overlooking lake Halensee. Only fresh Italian food is served here, including a tagliatelle with salmon starter and oven baked lamb. In summer, a romantic terrace is available.QOpen 12:00 - 23:00. AB

Mola D-4, Wittenbergpl. 3, CB, MWittenbergpl., tel. 21 47 50 60, www.restaurant-mola.de. After charging your way down Ku’damm and Tauentzienstraße, collapse here with your shopping bags. Mola’s pizzas, which overflow the already huge plates, are delicious. There’s no English menu, but the lengthy list is decipherable if you’ve eaten Italian before. On Sunday, picking at the long brunch buffet table will run you €8. QOpen 09:00 - 24:00. (€10-27). B

Spanish AndaLucia C-4, Savignyplatz 2, MSavignyplatz, tel. (+49)(0)30 54 71 02 71, www.andalucia-berlin.de. Located at the chic Savignyplatz, AndaLucia offers a range of Spanish wines and, of course, mouth-watering tapas. The restaurant’s cosy and stylish interior and spacious terrace provide an inviting setting for well-priced Spanish fare, from Albóndiga meatballs to the monumental mixed grill.QOpen 17:00 - 01:00.

When your dinner partner just isn’t that interesting, these restaurants at least have a nice view to look at.

Funkturm-Restaurant A-4, Messedamm 22, Charlottenburg, MMesse Nord/ICC, tel. (+49)30 30 38 29 00. Berlin’s Eiffel Tower is the shorter of the city’s two TV/radio towers. Its restaurant, sitting pretty at 55 metres has an a la carte menu during the day and a hot and cold themed buffets in the evening. Dishes like rib eye with honey sauce and baked, stuffed olives or leg of lamb with rosemary and maple syrup dressing have the nouvelle twist the restaurant is known for. A viewing platform at 126 meters (€1.90) is the perfect starter.QLunch 11:30 - 17:00 (€11.50-14.50); dinner buffet 18:00 - 23:00 (€19.75). A

Käfer Dachgarten F-3, Platz der Republik 1 (Reichstag), TG, MUnter den Linden, tel. 22 62 99 33, www.feinkost-kaefer.de. When time is money, you may as well spend it on a good meal while visiting the Reichstag dome. The line to get into the building can mean an hour-long wait, but those with a restaurant reservation can use the side entrance and be whisked to their meal and a 180-degree view of eastern Berlin. The restaurant is run by Käfer, a gourmet-foods specialist from Munich. German specialities are highlighted and a regional name appears in most main course listings. The last orders are taken at 21:30. Q Open for Breakfast 09:00-10:15; Lunch 12:00-14:30; Desserts 15:30-16:30; Dinner 18:30-24:00. (€7-26). AB

Panorama Café E-4, Potsdamer Platz 1, Tiergarten, tel. (+49)30 25 93 70 80, [email protected], www.panoramapunkt.de. The 1930s-style café at the top of the Potsdamer Platz viewing point has large windows and an open terrace with great views over Berlin, and serves coffee, cakes, and other snacks.QOpen from 11:00. Admission €5,50/4.

Food with a view

El Dorado C-4, Kur für stendamm 203, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 88 92 65 82, www.eldorado-steakhaus.de. Dark woods and coloured tile work make a proper setting for this Spanish restaurant. The various cuts weigh in between 180 and 500 grams. The non-red meat dishes include Moorish and Catalan specialities and there’s also tapas if you just want to snack while watching the boulevard’s shoppers pass by. QOpen 11:00 - 02:00. (€18-20). AB

Mar y Sol C-4, Savignypl. 5, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 313 25 93, www.marysol-berlin.de. Perhaps the most Mediterranean spot in Berlin, sitting on Mar y Sol’s terracotta-and-glazed-tiles terrace makes you think you never left Marbella. Though the seaview is missing, the point-and-choose tapas bar inside the hacienda-style interior should get you into the mood. QOpen 11:00 - 01:00. (€5-19). AB

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Har d Rock Café C-4, Meinekestr. 21, CB, MKurfürstendamm, tel. 88 46 20, www.hardrock.com. Immediately next to the entrance is the place of pilgrimage for so many travellers - the Hard Rock Café T-shirt and souvenir shop. Once past that, you’re in the familiar surroundings of the generously decorated restaurant/bar area where you’ll find both foreigners and locals looking for a good time, with Bud, Miller and Corona beer. QOpen 12:00 - 02:00. PAEG

Harr y’s New York Bar D-4, Lützowufer. 15, MNollendorfplatz, tel. 254780, www.esplanade.de. The undisputed king of central berlin bars and lounges. The minute you walk through the doors, you’ll see why Harry’s New-York Bar resides atop of every Berlin bar guide. Step back to a time when the key elements for unforgettable nights were great drinks, great music, and great friends. Meet and greet new acquaintances from around the world. Enjoy music filling the room from a jazzman tickling the ivories. Known for its international drink menu consisting of nearly 200 choices, Harry’s is one of the most popular bars in Berlin. Q Open Mon-Sat from 19:00, Sun closed.

M a r o o u s h C - 4 , K n e s e b e c k s t r a ß e 4 6 , MUhlandstraße, tel. 887 11 83 35, www.marooush.de. Refined Egyptian-oriental opulence with a modern twist and gourmet food. The combined restaurant, shisha lounge and cocktail bar has luxurious and tasteful décor enhancing the equally exotic menu. Puff on a shisha as you await your meal or come on Friday or Saturday for ‘dinner and dance’, with belly-dancers and live music. The Marooush-Club can be booked for special occasions. QOpen 16:00 - 01:00.

Marooush

Joseph Roth Diele E-4, Potsdamer Str.75, MGleisdreieck, tel. 26 36 98 84, www.joseph-roth-diele.de. A wonderfully cosy dark brown bar just west of Postdamer Platz. Owned by the same people who run the odd Ave Maria religious shop next door, it’s named after a prolific Jewish writer, whose quotes and books decorate the walls and who lived nearby in the 1920s when this street was the beating heart of Berlin. Delicious dinners are served (snacks only on Fridays), and it’s a fabulous place for a beer or wine after a show at the Wintergarten Varieté, just opposite. QOpen 10:00 - 24:00. Closed Sat, Sun.

Kumpelnest 3000 E-4, Lüt zowstr. 23, TG, MKurfürstenstr., tel. 261 69 18, www.kumpelnest3000.com. Stragglers of all sexual orientations head here for a nightcap or one last drunken spin on the tiny metal dance floor. The velvet paintings and carpeted walls are fascinating after a couple of drinks, and so are the scruffy patrons apparently: it’s known as a hook-up bar. QOpen 19:00 - 05:00.

Mommsen-Eck B-4, Mommsenstraße 45, CB, MAdenauerplatz, tel. 324 25 80, www.mommsen-eck.de. With traditional charm a street north of the Ku’damm, Mommsen-Eck is a comfortable and atmospheric pub and bistro boasting over a hundred types of best-quality beer, lovingly preserved and served either inside or on the spacious terrasse. Full menu, including Sunday brunch.

Trompete D-4, Lützowpl. 9, MNollendorfpl, tel. 23 00 47 94, www.trompete-berlin.de. Part-owned by actor Ben Becker, Trompete is an upmarket club often presenting new live music acts. On every first Saturday of the month there’s the Kasino Royale film music party. Q Open Thu 19:00 - 02:00, Fri, Sat 22:00 - 04:00. Admission €5-7. EB

Clubs Luxor Club C-4, Knesebeckstraße 46, MUhlandstraße, tel. 887 11 83 35, www.cluboriental.de. If you want to go clubbing after dinner at the downstairs restaurant, head to the Luxor club, where you can dance to oriental dance floor classics in rooms with cool colours and fantastic lighting. Admission is free for ladies before 23:00. On Thursdays you can get on a boat-ride party, starting off at the bar for a cocktail, taking a shuttle to the riverside and partying on a boat before heading back to finish the night at Luxor (book in advance). Dress code: elegant. Q Open Thu-Sat 20:00-06:00. E

Pubs Irish Harp B-4, Giesebrechtstr. 15, Charlottenburg, MAdenauerplatz, tel. +49 30 22 32 87 35, [email protected], www.harp-pub.de. A well-established Irish pub serving all the usual pub grub favourites as well as soups, salads and sandwiches. On tap there’s Guinness, Kilkenny and a range of German beers. You can expect major sports events to be beamed on screens, and there’s quiz nights and live music too. Q Mon-Fri from 10:00, Sat/Sun from 08:00. B

Union Jack Schlüterstr. 15, CB, MSavignyplatz, tel. (+49)(0)30 312 55 57, www.unionjack-berlin.de. A corner of Scottish highland in the heart of Berlin, this whisky pub is one of Berlin’s first true pubs and continues to draw the punters in with an amazing collection of 401 types of whisky (from the best Scottish and Irish brands to Canadian and Japanese bourbon) as well as various English and Irish beers, including John Smith’s and Newcastle Brown Ale, best consumed in the special Yard-of-Ale glass. Solid food is available too - home made snacks and and Walkers crisps. QOpen from 19:00. Closed Sun.

Bars B a r a m L ü t z o w p l a t z D - 4 , L ü t z o w p l . 7, TG, MNollendor fpl., tel. 262 68 07, w w w.baramluetzowplatz.com. From his portrait at the back of the narrow, stylish bar, Chairman Mao is forced to take in the scene of successful capitalists poring over each other. Professionals line what’s reputed to be Berlin’s longest bar counter, or settle into the low leather coaches in the back - the most comfy spot to read the cocktail menu, which listing 150 kinds of champagne and 250 cocktails, is thicker (and a better read) than the Little Red Book. At these prices, you’ll be glad you came for happy hour - 16:00 - 21:00. QOpen 16:00 - 04:00.

Ber l in P la za Bar C -4, Kneseb eckstr . 63, MUhlandstr., tel. 88 41 30, [email protected], www.plazahotel.de. The Berlin Plaza hotel bar serves a variety of German and Czech beers to hotel guests and passers-by. Relax at the bar and try a Redeberger, Berliner, Paulaner, Krusovice or a glass of Berlin’s white beer, often best with a shot of sweet syrup. Irish Harp

Schlüterstr.15, 10625 Berlin - Charlottenburg, Tel. 312 55 57, www.unionjack-berlin.de, Monday to Saturday from 19:00

Berlin‘s fi rst english pub since 1976 ■British and Irish beer on tap ■

Live Music during winter months ■

Drink from the YARD OF ALE (1 litre)mouth-blown exclusively for Union Jack

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Union Jack

Pub Café Lounge

Das traditionsreiche Irish Harp Pub befindet sich in idyllischer Lage in Berlins schönem Charlottenburg und ist doch nur eine Minute vom berühmten Kur-fürstendamm entfernt.

We serve culinary treats from the German, Irish and

international cuisines.

Every Thursday from 20:00 join our popular

multimedia fun-quiz, in both German and English

Fridays and Saturdays live music from 21:00

Live screenings of sports events on big screens!

See www.harp-pub.de for our calendar of events.

Monday to Friday from 10:00

Saturday and Sunday from 8:00

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restaurant is known for its huge portions, so indulge in the full experience or go for the half portion. The setting is appropriate - heavy wooden furnishings and antlers on the wall. All the other dishes, including Salzburger Fritattatorte, are excellent as well. QOpen 18:00 - 24:00. (€8-17). A

Riehmer’s F-5, Hagelbergerstr. 9 KB, MMehringdamm, tel. (+49)(0)30 78 89 19 80. Riehmer’s brings together the cuisines of the far-reaching Austro-Hungarian empire. Standards on the changing menu are Wienerschnitzel, beef consomme (Tafelspitz Suppe) and beef goulash. The cream-coloured rooms are bare of ornamentation save for a portrait of Kaiser Franz Joseph and linen napkins folded into crowns. The coveted simpler seating is on the cedar chips of the garden that faces an historic apartment complex for Prussian officers. QOpen 18:00 - 01:00. Closed Mon. (€7-16). B

Biological Foodo F-5, Bergmannstr. 94, KB, MGneisennaustr., tel. (+49)30 69 00 11 00, [email protected], www.foodorama.de. Kreuzberg is the proud home of Germany’s only certified climate neutral restaurant, on a streetcorner with a beautifully sleek, minimalist interior that is good for both intimate dinners interacting with others at shared tables. It’s so eco-concious that Foodo’s employees all use bikes or public transport to get to work. The cooks use exclusively organically grown seasonal products, many of them regional, and served at afforable prices - breakfast can be had from €5.50 and dinner mains start at €8.50. Try one of the bread baskets for a healthy lunch, or the delicious beef yakitori. Remember to ask for a Good Mojo Tree seed before you leave, to offset any climate-changing you may unintentonally do on the way home.QOpen 12:00 - 23:00. A

Crossover Kuchen Kaiser G/H-4, Oranienpl. 11-13, KB, MMoritzpl., tel. (+49)(0)30 61 40 26 97, www.kuchenkaiser.de. Located on Oranienplatz, just a few meters from the Oranienstrasse in the heart of Kreuzberg, this has been a melting pot for Berliners, their friends and visitors since 1866. Famous for its cakes and tarts, exclusively sent by the Hindenburg to New York in the 1920s, the “Kaiser of cakes” has transformed into a restaurant with a wide variety of German specialities and international food. There’s a great choice of breakfasts, a low-cost lunch from 12.00 to 15.00 (under €7), and a huge brunch on Sundays. You can watch the Champions League live, play pool, and sit down for the special dinner service with fresh, home-made specialities. The Kuchenkaiser team won the ‘smartest bar in Berlin and Brandenburg’ live radio show, and will be

Pagode

Since 1866German specialities

International crossover cuisineOpen daily from 9:00

Oranienplatz 11-13Tel: 61 40 26 97

[email protected]

and noisy, but that’s just part of the authentic self-service atmosphere; wait till you sink your teeth in the fantastic food. All the Thai classics are present, as are some other Asian dishes. If you like it hot, just ask and they’ll make it hot. QOpen 12:00 - 24:00. (€2-9). B

Austrian Austria F-5, Bergmannstr. 30, KB, MGneisenaustr., tel. (+49)(0)30 694 44 40. Have your Wiener Schnitzel where they do i t right, here in Austria. This corner

Two Kiezes in Kreuzberg stand out with a high concentration of restaurants, cafés, bars and clubs. Oranienstraße (G/H-3) is for the alternative set of all ages, nationalities, and sexual orientation. Those who hang out around the Bergmannstraße/Mehringdamm area (F-4) are perhaps a bit more pulled together and grey on the edges, but live music and gay venues keep things adventurous. Neighbouring Neukölln is an upcoming district far from the tourists, with plenty of exciting venues opening up.

Asian Chan H-5, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 43, Kreuzberg, tel. +49 30 177 412 46 02, [email protected], www.chan-berlin.com. A sleek new eatery with large pastel paintings of faces, clean-cut design, and a surprising menu consisting of typical Asian street food. There’s everything from Thai spring rolls, Indonesian sate, and Cambodian noodle soup to a Vietnamese banana dessert. Fresh juices and smoothies too.QOpen 11:00 - 24:00.

Kimchi Princess H-4, Skalit zer Str. 36, KB, MGörlitzer Bahnhof, tel. (+49)(0)163 458 02 03, www.kimchiprincess.com. Though this is not Berlin’s first Korean restaurant, Kimchi Princess is being hailed by the capital’s gourmets as the first one to serve authentic dishes. It’s indeed excellent and spicy, and as a result it can be difficult to find a free table in the evening. QOpen 18:00 - 01:00. Closed Mon.

Pagode F-5, Bergmannstr. 88, KB, MMehringdamm, tel. (+49)(0)30 691 26 40. Simply one of the best Thai restaurants in town, and awarded by the Thai embassy in Berlin as one of the best in Germany. It feels crowded, steamy

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Japanese Sumo F-5, Bergmannstr. 89, KB, MMehringdamm, tel. (+49)(0)30 69 00 49 63, www.s-u-m-o.com. Sumo is a cunningly designed Asian restaurant on three levels serving much more than sushi; there are soups and a wide range of asian meat and fish dishes, all with crackling fresh ingredients. Sushi is also as fresh as it can and should be. Photos on the menu make it easy to choose what to have. A good place to sample a mix of fusion food and DJ music. QOpen 12:00 - 24:00. (€2-9).

Bars Milchbar H-4, Manteufelstr. 41, KB, MGörlitzer Bahnhof, www.milchbar-berlin.de. It is the foam of beer that lines the upper lip of patrons of Milchbar, home to punks, students, and aging alternative types still loyal to the sounds of punk, ska, thrash, and hard rock. The crowd is not so anarchic as to not want to cheer on their teams when football games are screened. The murals and dark décor can heighten your wooziness if you’ve had one round too many. QOpen 17:00 - 03:00.

Würgeengel H-4, Dresdener Str. 122, MKottbusser Tor, tel. (+49)(0)30 6155560, www.wuergeengel.de. Pronounced ‘woor-ge-en-gel’ and named after Bunuel’s film “El Ángel Exterminador”, this dark brown bar is a great place for a drink and a snack. The tapas list has a dozen tasty options, while the cocktail menu has over 50 reasons to delay your departure. To round it all off, there are Cuban and other cigars to enjoy. Q Open from 19:00.

Clubs J u n c t i o n B a r F - 5 , G n e i s e n a u s t r . 1 8 , K B , MGneisenaustr., tel. (+49)(0)30 694 66 02, www.junction-bar.de. Squeezing onto the bat-cave of a stage is fine for a four-man blues band, but Dios mio for the 10-piece Afro-Cuban ensembles. Live music draws an ethnically and generationally mixed audience every night of the week. After the band, a DJ keeps everyone tight on the dance floor. QOpen 21:00 - 04:00, Fri, Sat 22:00 - 04:00. E

Kato I-4, Underneath U-Bahn station Schlesisches Tor, MSchlesisches Tor, tel. (+49)(0)30 611 23 39, www.kato-x-berg.com. This place is right underneath the Schlesisches Tor train station but don’t worry - you will not hear or feel the steel wheels roar over head... as you will be engulfed in the sounds sounding around you. So really anything goes and can happen... from punk to electro and from jazz noises to exploding frog death metal music. The main hall is an integral part of main indie band’s tours from all around the world. Look out for posters on the walls or just go and see what may happen to you... and try not to get run over!

Sage Club H-4, Köpenicker Str. 76, KB, MHeinrich-Heine-Str., tel. (+49)(0)30 278 98 30, www.sage-club.de. The drag queen managing the velvet ropes may not be representative of the scene inside (button-down shir ts and tight tank-tops, all worn in the gender-specific way), but you’re welcome to dress cross-gender anyway. Rock, punk, and metal duke i t out on Thursday, while Friday and Saturday bring out the house fans. Q Open Thu-Sun 23:00 - 05:00.

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opening an new big tent in the garden soon to present even more events, concerts and live cultural acts. A must-see in Berlin. QOpen 09:00 - 24:00, Fri, Sat 09:00 - 01:00. B

German Altes Zollhaus G-5, Carl-Herz-Ufer 30, MPrinzenstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 692 33 00, [email protected], www.altes-zollhaus-berlin.de. A bit of countryside in the city - the beautiful old customs house along an idyllic stretch of the Landwehrkanal has a calm, rustic atmosphere in which to try regional specialities featuring things such as goat’s cheese, dumplings, mustard sauce and compotes. QOpen 18:00 - 23:00. Closed Mon, Sun. A

Henne H-4, Leuschnerdamm 25, KB, MMoritzpl., tel. (+49)(0)30 614 77 30, www.henne-berlin.de. Who knew that the Germans fried chicken? Other than a few Wursts, chicken is all that’s served in this appropriately named old, cosy, corner tavern, along with sides of coleslaw and disappointing mayonnaise-filled potato salad. The crisp, salty skin gives you another reason for quaffing yet another beer. For €6, you get a lot of wood-panelled atmosphere. QOpen Tues-Sat from 19:00; Sun from 17:00; Closed Mon (€2-6). B

Kartoffel Pfanne F-5, Burgherrenstr. 11, MPlatz der Luftbrücke, tel. (+49)(0)30 892 59 49, www.kartoffelpfanne.de. A sandwich sign on Kurfürstendamm sends peckish wanderers on the short detour down to the best-tasting potatoes in Berlin. The Wiener Schnitzel includes a generous portion of the spuds. A single serving of vanilla pudding with Rote Grütze (fruit sauce) can sweeten the palettes of lovebirds who have just polished off lamb medallions with garlic butter. The good beer selection includes Warsteiner and Weihenstephan. QOpen 11:30 - 22:00. (€4-12). B

Weltrestaurant Markthalle H-4, Pücklerstr. 34, KB, MGörlitzer Bahnhof, tel. (+49)(0)30 617 55 02, www.weltrestaurant-markthalle.de. Within a historic market hall building, the Markthalle restaurant only 15 years old, yet already has such a rustic atmosphere. The room is long and tall, with wainscoting, simple wooden furniture and a bar that locals belly up to. It’s a restaurant that doesn’t let its looks carry it: the kitchen takes pride in its nouvelle takes on German and Austrian standards. The menu changes weekly, but count on Spätzle, Schweinebraten (braised pork), and apple strudel. Breakfasts run from Russian to American-style, and as late as 17:00. After dinner, check if anything is going down in the Privatclub, the club in the cellar. QOpen 10:00 - 24:00. (€8-16, weekday lunch menu €7.50). AB

Indian Aapka H-5, Maybachufer 23, MSchönleinstraße, tel. +49 30 613 55 47, www.aapka.de. The second Berlin outlet of this Indian restaurant and cocktail bar is in trendy Neukölln, serving similar lunch deals and tasty dinners in relaxed Oriental surroundings.QOpen 12:00 - 00:00, Fri, Sat 12:00 - 01:00.

Amrit H-4, Oranienstr. 202, KB, MGörlitzer Bhf, tel. (+49)(0)30 28 88 48 40, www.amrit.de. Kreuzbergers love this restaurant, and Amrit loves ‘em back with huge portions and free spiked mango juice shots at the end of the meal. Make reservations for weekend nights and be ready for tight seating. This might be the one Indian restaurant that doesn’t serve Chana Saag (chickpeas with spinach), but vegetarians can find other combinations. QOpen 12:00 - 01:00, Fri, Sat 12:00 - 02:00. Also at F-1, Oranienburger Str. 45, MI, and E-3, Winterfeldstr. 40, SB. (€7-14). ABS Kuchen Kaiser

Italian Gor gonzola Club H-4, Dr esdener Str. 121, MKottbusser Tor, tel. (+49)(0)30 6156473, www.gorgonzolaclub.de. An In Your Pocket favourite, serving the best and biggest carpaccio we’ve tried, and with lovely seating in the green outdoor courtyard. The prices for the fresh pastas, pizzas and other dishes are by all means reasonable, and there are additional changing dinner options too. Next door to the Würgeengel bar. QOpen 18:00 - 24:00, Fri, Sat 18:00 - 02:00.

Osteria N°1 F-5, Kreuzbergerstr. 71, Kreuzberg, MMehringdamm, tel. (+49)30 786 91 62, www.osteria-uno.de. Next to Viktoriapark, this neighbourhood fixture has a fantastic Biergarten bordered by lemon, cherry and olive trees. Classic regional cuisine is prepared by cooks from different parts of Italy, and everything is made fresh to order. Order a pasta with Toscan hare ragout or salmon in orange sauce. Perhaps the most child-friendly place in town, too. Choose from six different lunch menus from €7. QOpen 12:00 - 24:00. (€7-17). AB

Parlamento F-5, Bergmannstr. 3, KB, MMehringdamm, tel. (+49)(0)30 694 77 45. Even during the heat of the day, candles are lit in this welcomingly dark and cool entoteca-ristorante. The wooden floors and tables are worn, and beyond the tall floral arrangements and angel wall fittings that dangle soft lights there are many rustic touches to the place. The 3-course meal served until 19:00 is a steal: €5,95 including water. The gnocchi and herb butter are homemade and beyond traditional Italian preparations of fish, meat, and pastas, nouvelle cuisine slips into creations such as mango pepper soup. QOpen 10:00 - 24:00. (€7-15). B

Sale e Tabacchi F-4, Rudi Dutschke Str. 23, KB, MKochstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 252 11 55. This attractive restaurant with a nice garden and real Italian waiters seems to have gotten a bit comfortable and not so gracious with age. Guidebooks send tourists here, and journalists working nearby may meet visiting colleagues here for a meal, but on a recent visit, the inexpensive wine by the glass was not pleasant, the crème of cauliflower soup could not be pepped up by pepper, salt, nor oil, and the waiter expressed a bit too much disdain for a customer who only wanted a light bite at 23:00. It’s the ‘nicest’ restaurant around Checkpoint Charlie, and is not far from the Jewish Museum either. QOpen 10:00 - 02:00. (€10-22). AG


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Discounts are a welcome relief, so if you are planning on seeing more than one museum, pick up one of these reduced rate cards.

Berlin CityTourCard www.citytourcard.com. The Berlin Ci tyTourCard is a tourist attraction discount card and a transport ticket valid for central B e r l i n ( z o n e A B ) o r B e r l i n including Potsdam (zone ABC). The card is available at any BVG and S-Bahn ticket machine or counter. For free admission at the Pergamonmuseum, the Altes Museum, Bodemuseum or the Alte Nationalgalerie, get the special CityTourCard Museumsinsel. Cards come with a discount and map booklet; if you use a ticket machine,

collect your booklet from any other point of sale. Ticket options: Berlin CityTourCard 48 AB/ABC €15,90/17,90, Berlin CityTourCard 72 AB/ABC €21,90/23,90, Berlin CityTourCard 5 days AB/ABC €28,90/33,90.

Berlin WelcomeCard www.berlin-welcomecard.de. The Berlin WelcomeCard is a combined transport and reduction card valid for zone AB or zone ABC (includes Potsdam and both airports) for 48 hours (€16,90/18,90), 72 hours (€22.90/25.90) or 5 days (€29,90/34,90). The card offers reduced admission to several museums, bike tours and rental, boat tours, etc. The card is sold at tourist offices, S-Bahn offices, hotels and kiosks. Students/youths may get better reductions at museums using their student cards.

Get2riCard, tel. 438 09 80, www.get2card.de. A card that allows you to get two for the price of one, whether it’s the admission to a club, museum, cinema or to a show, nights at a hostel or hotel, or food and drinks at a wide range of bars and restaurants. Check out the possibilities online. The tourist version of the card is valid for seven days and costs €20.

State Museum Card www.museen-berlin.de. The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (state museums) have several ticket options for their permanent collections. A single ticket ranges €4-8. You can buy a €19/9.50 Schaulust three-day ticket valid for all state museums (but remember all are closed on Mondays). There are groups of state museums in several neighbourhoods, and a Bereich-karte (area card, €6-12) grants admission to those near each another; a ticket for all the museums on the Museum Island costs €14/7. Admission is free for under-16s and for all visitors during the last four opening hours on Thursdays.

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Main sights B e r l i n e r D o m G - 3 , A m L u s t g a r t e n , M I , MHackescher Markt, tel. 20 26 91 36, w w w.berlinerdom.de. This Protestant church dating from 1905 might not look as massive were the Stadtschloss s t i l l s tandin g across Un ter den L inden ( th e GDR regime demolished the ci ty castle in 1951). The royal Hohenzollern dynasty worshipped here within the four incarnations of the church. Their places of rest in the crypt are indeed a yawn. The climb up to the dome’s rim is forgiving, with broad staircases, landings, and side exhibit rooms. QOpen 09:00 - 19:00, Sun 12:00 - 19:00. Admission €5/3.

Berlin is a huge, fascinating city, but lacks a real Old Town-type area. Attractions are fairly far-flung, so plan your itinerary and get acquainted with the excellent public transporation. If you’re here for a limited amount of time, we recommend you join one of the walking tours to get your bearings and see the main sights.Classic sights include the Brandenburger Tor and the nearby Reichstag with its glass dome, the Berliner Dom (the main cathedral), the museum-churches and concert house on Gendarmenmarkt and the Neue Synagoge. Fans of modern architecture shouldn’t miss the Potsdamer Platz area and the Jewish Museum. Finally, you can’t leave Berlin without a peek at one of the remnants of the Wall and the ruin of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.

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Brandenburger Tor F-3, Pariser Pl, MI, MUnter den Linden. Berlin’s landmark building is one of 14 gates completed in 1792 by Carl Langhans. Nike, the goddess of victory, drives the chariot atop the gate, and German armies used to begin their parades here. The proud gate opens onto Pariser Platz, and it may as well have been built by the communists, so linked in people’s minds is it to the double-wall system that essentially bricked it in. Fascists spoiled the gate as well by staging their torch-lit parades through it. Berliners celebrated the Wall’s fall in 1989 by standing on it in front of the gate.

Gedächtniskirche (Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church) D-4, Breitscheidpl, CB, MKurfürstendamm, tel. 218 50 23, www.gedaechtniskirche-berlin.de. The major attraction in what was West Berlin is this stark reminder of World War II’s destruction. Kept as an open wound, the severe acknowledgement of German culpability is declared on a plaque near the entrance of the old bell tower: ‘The tower of the old church serves as a remembrance of God’s judgment, which befell our people during the war years.’ Berliners hold little sacred and call the destroyed tower the hollow tooth. The erection of the once enormous church dedicated to the German emperor had been a feat of national pride: even synagogues contributed to its funding, and it was first opened in 1895. Inside is a gilded mosaic of the Hohenzollern dynasty. The modern chapel and tower next door were completed in 1961, and are worth entering on sunny days for the amazing blue stained glass windows. Q Old tower open 10:00 - 16:00, closed Sun. Memorial church open 09:00 - 19:00.


SO36 H-4, Oranienstr. 190, KB, MGörlitzer Bahnhof, tel. (+49)(0)30 61 40 13 06, www.so36.de. Live bands perform nearly every night at this institution that’s home to any alternative lifestyle, from gay Turks and metal heads to punks and hardcore vegans. On popular club nights, like the gay Electric Ballroom or Gayhane, show up before 01:00 or face a long wait with the friendly door staff. QOpen 23:00 - 05:00. E

Spindler & Klatt H-4, Köpenicker Straße 16, KB, MSchlesisches Tor, tel. (+49)(0)30 69 56 67 75, www.spindlerklatt.de. Set in a century-old Prussian state bakery building, this “bigsize clubrestaurant” is the newest hot place for horizontal eating and making moves on the dancefloor. Lie down on the oversized beds of the restaurant while you sample the Asian fusion food, followed up by clubbing to the latest Berlin sounds. The entrance, a gate that looks accidentally open, is 100 metres south from the street number address. Walk straight back to the riverside and turn left. Q Restaurant open Thurs-Sat 20:00 - 01:00; Club open Fri.-Sat. from 23:00.

Water gate I -4 , Fa lckenste inst r . 49a, KB, MSchlesisches Tor, www.water-gate.de. This club right on the edge of the Spree River is great for spying on Universal Music headquarters across the water, even if the crowd here would never dance to their pop artists. Also in view (and right next door) is the turreted Oberbaumbrücke, which makes an odd backdrop to drum n’ bass (Fridays), house, or any guest DJ on the upper or lower dance floors. Q Admission €7-10.

H-3, Pückler str. 34, KB, MGörlitzer Bahnhof, tel. 617 55 02, www.weltrestaurant-marktha l le .de . W i t h i n a historic market hall building, the Markthalle restaurant only 15 years old, yet already has such a rustic atmosphere. The room is long and tall, with wainscoting, simple wooden furniture and a bar that locals belly up to. It’s a restaurant that doesn’t let its looks carry it: the kitchen takes pride in its nouvelle takes on German and Austrian standards. The menu changes weekly, but count on Spätzel, Schweinebraten (braised pork), and apple strudel. Breakfasts run from Russian to American-style, and as late as 17:00. After dinner, check if anything is going down in the Privatclub, the club in the cellar. QOpen 10:00 - 24:00. (€8-16, weekday lunch menu €7.50). AB

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Wild at Heart H-5, Wiener Str. 20, KB, MGörlitzer Bahnhof, tel. (+49)(0)30 610 74 701, w w w.wildatheartberlin.de. Rock on. One of Berlin’s rare live-music venues brings in hardcore and punk bands touring the planet. There’s an occasional DJ night as well. Booths and seating in the front rooms make conversation manageable. Bring earplugs for the stage area. QOpen 20:00 - 04:00. E

Pubs Dunmor e Cave H-5, Maybach Uf er 44, NK, MSchönleinstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 624 12 41. On the Landwehr Canal that’s used by many strollers and joggers, this mellow pub doesn’t see many tourists. Locals use the Ethernet connection, pool table or dartboard while choosing one (or more of) of 50 whiskeys and 8 draught beers. The pub grub is great; on Thursday it’s all you can eat spare ribs for €8.88. QOpen 17:00 - 02:00. Closed Mon.

Jazz clubs Yorckschlösschen F-5, Yorckstr. 19, MMehringdamm, tel. 215 80 70, www.yorckschloesschen.de. A Kreuzberg institution, the Yorckschlösschen (‘small Yorck castle’) has been here for over a century, gathering fame in the 1970s as an artists’ watering hole and now a hub of local social life. Inside, there’s a busy bar that features regular live music, with the emphasis on traditional jazz, swing and black rhythm’n’blues. Free concerts take place Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 21:00, Sundays from 14:00. Diner is nicely priced, with most dishes well under €11.Q Sun-Thu 17:00-03:00, Fri/Sat 17:00-04:00.

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Gendarmenmarkt F-3, Charlottenstr, MI, MFranzösische Str.. Twin cathedrals-turned-museums (dating to the early 1700s) and the Konzerthaus (from 1818, by Carl Langhans) make up this classic square in Berlin. It’s so classic Berlin that with the adding of a lion statue here, a fountain there, the film production team of Jackie Chan’s Around the World in Eighty Days turned it into 19th-century London in 2003. Luxury hotels use their position bordering it as their drawing card. The square’s name stems from the mid-1700s when military regiments were stationed here. The Deutscher Dom (tel. 22 73 04 31) is home to a museum on the development of the German Parliamentary system, not dull at all if you’re a politics buff. You’ll have to read German or French to enjoy the Französischer Dom’s (tel. 229 17 60) exhibit on the contributions of French Huguenots to Berlin’s development, beginning in the late 1600s. Q Deutscher Dom open 10:00-18:00, closed Monday.

Neue Synagoge F-3, Oranienburger Str. 28-30, MI, MOranienburger Tor, tel. 88 02 84 51, www.cjudaicum.de. Though not worth the extra admission charge or the wait to stand inside it, the gilded cupola of the New Synagogue is one of the most eye-catching sights in Mitte. Exhibits strikingly balance the restoration of the Alhambra-inspired synagogue from 1866, with preserved evidence of its destruction, first on Kristallnacht on November 9, 1938, and then through Allied bombs. Documents and photographs remember the thriving Jewish community of the neighbourhood, many of whom worshipped here in what was the largest synagogue in Germany. A subtle but effective sound installation adds to the experience. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00, Fri 10:00 - 14:00. Closed Sat. Admission €4.60/3.

Nikolaivier tel G-3, Between Rathausstr. and Mühlendamm, MI, MAlexanderpl., www.stadtmuseum.de. Berlin’s tiny medieval heart is the Nikolai Quarter, whose only truly medieval-looking building today is the Nikolaikirche (the twin-spired, stone church; open 10:00-18:00, €5/3). The church dates to 1230 and was rebuilt along with the entire quarter in the mid-80s to mark Berlin’s 750th birthday in the area in which the fishermen’s settlement first began. No one was trying to outdo Walt Disney here, and many of the buildings have the simple, concrete facades that the Communist government could afford. The small shops in the area mostly deal in toys and souvenirs and tourists gladly fill the sunny tables at the restaurants that face the Spree River. On Rathausstraße, there’s a row of restaurants that flaunt old-fashioned Berlin cuisine and atmosphere. Other rebuilt historic buildings in the area date to the 1700s, such as the Ephraim-Palais and Knoblauchhaus. Both have changing exhibits related to Berlin.

Potsdamer Platz E/F-4,, MPotsdamer Pl.. Once the modern heart of a thriving metropolis, this urban centre was heavily damaged in the war, and suffered again when remaining buildings were pulled down to make way for the Wall’s death strip. After years of construction in the mid-90s,

Berlin Infostore E-2, Hauptbahnhof station, tel. 25 00 25, www.berlin-tourist-information.de. The helpful staff at the official Berlin tourist offices can provide a wide range of information and publications. Most offices will stay open longer than normal this summer. QOpen 08:00 - 22:00. Also at F-2, Reichstag kiosk; F-2, Brandenburger Tor (south wing, open 10:00 - 18:00); D-3, Budapester Str. (Europa Centre); C-3, Kurfürstendamm 21 (passage).

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Get right into the action with the IMAX experience. Wherever they take you, the combination of the towering screen (the largest in Berlin) and superb cinematography is awe-inspiring. The lounge chairs on the balcony with a view of the spectacular Sony Center are also a perfect spot to take a little break from sightseeing, enjoy a cup of coffee, and to relax while waiting for the show to begin.

The 3D CGI film Sea Rex takes you 200 million years back to the time of dinosaurs, with amazing images of the huge animals that populated the seas, including the Liopleurodon, Elasmosaurus and Shonisaurus. From 26 August, the 3D film ‘Ultimate Wave Tahiti’ has spectacular images of surfing champion Kelly Slater.

Event Cinema Berlin F-3, Sony Center, Potsdamer Str. 4, tel. +49 30 26 06 64 00, www.cinestar-imax.de.

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skyscrapers have added a cosmopolitan and glassy edge to the city. The literal Potsdamer Platz is an intersection, and the east side of it, known as Leipziger Platz, is slowly building up in height as well. Potsdamer Platz’s most popular public space and architectural attraction is The Sony Center, with its huge atrium and tent-like roof. It’s best to view at night for its impressive lighting. The neighbouring DaimlerChrysler complex holds architecture by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, and the Arkaden shopping mall, with rather humdrum shops, but the best gelato café in the city.

Reichstag/Bundestag F-3, Platz der Republik 1, Tiergarten, MUnter den Linden, tel. (+49)30 22 73 21 52, [email protected], www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/visits. The name together with its monumental size make most people associate Germany’s neoclassical parliamentary building with the Nazis, but Hitler and his party have little history here. After hosting parliamentary sessions since 1894, one month after Hitler was appointed chancellor in January 1933, it was set on fire by Dutch communist Marinus van der Lubbe. In the years during which it abutted the Wall as a conference centre, West Berliners played football on its lawn, while later artist Christo famously wrapped it in cloth. It did not serve as parliament again until a reunited German government returned to Berlin in 1999. Renovated by Sir Norman Foster, this building is perhaps the most public federal building in the world through its glass-dome tourist attraction. On the rooftop, photographs documenting the building’s history circle the rim above the parliament chamber. Two ramps spiral up the side of the dome, an engineering feat even more fascinating than the panoramic view from the top. Admission to the rooftop and glass dome is for visitors who book a guided tour of the building (in advance, by email or phone), or who have a reservation at the Dachgarten restaurant. Q Last admission at 22:00. Admission free.

MuseumsBecause of its long period of separation, Berlin in effect has two cities’ worth of museums, and the quality is proportional to the quantity. The state museums, many clustered on Museumsinsel (Museum Island), at the Kulturforum next to Potsdamer Platz, and near Schloß Charlottenburg, include audio guides and have a combined ticket system (see the ticket options). The free Museum infoline (tel. 90 26 99 444) has all details about all Berlin museums.

Bauhaus Archiv D-4, Klingelhöferstr. 14, TG, MNollendorfplatz, tel. 254 00 20, www.bauhaus.de. Sick of centuries of decorative design, a group of young architects in Dessau under Walter Gropius started the Bauhaus movement, believing firmly that by bringing design (and foremostly the architecture and furnishing of homes) back to the basics would improve life. The group was joined by big names such as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and was influenced by Piet Mondriaan and Marc Chagall. Bauhaus’ top years were in the late 1920s. Soon after, Nazi politics put an end to the liberties of the group, which was branded ‘culturally bolshevistic’ and it was forced to move to Berlin. Many members emigrated to the USA before the war broke out, and work was continued there. This museum holds a large room with examples of Bauhaus interiors, models of buildings and a collection of original furniture, including Marcel Breuer’s famous 1926 steel tube chair. Bauhaus’ influence on everyday design is immense - after a visit here, you’ll start noticing it everywhere. QOpen 10:00 - 17:00. Closed Tue. Admission Wed-Fri €6/3, Sat-Mon €7/4 (including audio guide in German, English, French, Italian or Spanish).

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Berlinische Galerie EventsBERLIN’S MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, PHOTOGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTUREThe Berlinische Galerie is one of the newest museums in the German capital and collects art from Berlin dating from 1870 to the present day – with both a local and international focus. Its outstanding collections include Dada Berlin, the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) and the Eastern European avant-garde. The art of the divided and reunified city of Berlin provides another focus.

Rainer Fetting. BerlinUntil 12 SeptemberBerlin has constituted one of the most impor-tant stages in the li fe and ar t of acclaimed painter Rainer Fetting (*1949). For the first t im e, th e exh i b i t i on will be showing around 40 works f rom fou r decades in four chap-ters – “Wall Pictures”, “Drummer and Guitar-ist”, “Role Games and Images of Friendship” and “The New Berlin” – these are compre-hensive, central work groups by Rainer Fetting, closely connected to his creative work in Berlin.

Angela Bulloch. Vattenfall Contemporary 2011Until 29 AugustIn her art Angela Bulloch examines the complex ways in which systems of social rules function in society. In a piece entitled “Information, Manifesto, Rules and other leaks …” the artist is continuing the ideas behind her “Rules Series” with some new works developed especially for the exhibition venue.

12 x 12The IBB video lounge at the Berlinische Galerie09 September 2011 – 27 August 2012For a period of one year, video works of 12 artists, who have attracted attention with their innovative use of film and video, will be presented in the IBB video lounge. The new program format introduces not only new talents. Established video artists are also invited to show their works. Every month a program, which is representative for each artist’s oeuvre, will be put together. The video lounge will be realised with support of the Investitionsbank Berlin.

Lajos KassákBotschafter der Avantgarde 1915-1927Until 17 October 2011Lajos Kassák (1887-1967) was a key figure of the Hun-garian avant-garde. The exhibition focuses on his years of exile in Vienna (1920-1926) and the theory of picture architecture which Kassák understood as an emancipatory form of perception and expression. In addition, it will show his journalistic activity in the circle of the internationally influential magazine MA [Today], which reflected on expres-sionist, dadaist and constructivist tendencies.

Rainer FettingPsychedelic East I, 1990

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Berlinische Galerie G-4, Alte Jakobstr. 124-128, KB, MHallesches Tor, tel. 78 90 26 00, w w w.berlinischegalerie.de. This museum for modern ar t, photography, architecture, and artist archives concentrates 120 years worth of creativity forged in Berlin. Artists represent the Secession, Expressionist, Dada, New Objectivi ty movements, and those representing divided Berlin. Giants of German art include Heinrich Zille, Otto Dix, George Grosz, Hannah Höch and Wolf Vostell. A much-needed addition to the museum scene. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Tue. Admission €6/3. Every 1st Monday of the month: €2.

Dalí - The Exhibition at Potsdamer Platz F-4, Leipziger Platz 7, MPotsdamer Platz, tel. (+49) 18 05 10 33 23, www.daliberlin.de. The master of surreal, Salvador Dalí, left a rich heritage of amazing artworks when he went to molten-watch land himself, and now over 450 exhibits can be viewed at this permanent exhibition near Postdamer Platz. See true genius and craftsmanship in the many paintings, sketches, books, films, objects, and documents that are on show here. QOpen 12:00 - 20:00, Sun 10:00 - 20:00. Admission €11/9.

Deutsche Guggenheim F-3, Unter den Linden 13-15, MI, MFranzösische Str., tel. 202 09 30, www.deutsche-guggenheim-berlin.de. Distancing itself as far as possible from the conservative financial image, Deutsche Bank in a unique joint venture with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, hosts world renowned contemporary artists in solo shows in this exhibition space designed by Richard Gluckman. Four annual art exhibitions span classic modernism to contemporary works. QOpen 10:00 - 20:00, Thu 10:00 - 22:00. Admission €4/3, free Mon. Free guided tours at 18:00.

Deutsches Historisches Museum F-3, Unter den Linden 2, MI, MHackescher Markt, tel. 20 30 40, www.dhm.de. Who’d have thought to look for a Prussian war chest in this early 18th-century building sitting pretty-in-pink by the Spree? This former arsenal houses the German History Museum, with its dazzling new extension designed by architect I.M. Pei. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00, Friday 10:00 - 21:00. Admission €5.

Filmpark Babelsberg Großbeerenstr., MBabelsberg, tel. +49 331 721 27 50, www.filmpark.de. Over 3,000 films have been shot at the famous Babelsberg UFA/DEFA studios, including Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927). The

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themepark surrounding the studios is great for children and adults. Though the topics may be unfamiliar to foreigners, there’s enough action to keep you amused, including stunt, animal and pirate shows, studio tours and ‘behind the scenes’ insights into special effects through the years. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00. ** Closes 2 Nov. ** Admission €21/17, children €14.

Gemäldegalerie E-4, Matthäikirchpl. 8, TG, MPotsdamer Pl., tel. 266 29 51, www.museen-berlin.de. Berlin’s largest art museum has 72 rooms full of works spanning the 13th to 18th centuries. German masters include Dürer, Cranach the Elder, and Holbein. The Italian works of Botticelli, Titian, Raphael and others are from the 13th to 16th century, those of the Dutch from the 15th and 16th centuries. The Rembrandt collection, one of the world’s largest, has 16 works. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00, Thu 10:00 - 22:00. Closed Mon. Admission €8/€4.

Hamburger Bahnhof E-2, Invalidenstr. 50-51, TG, MLehrter Bahnhof, tel. 39 78 34 12, www.hamburgerbahnhof.de. I f trains still stopped in this converted station, now a modern art museum, it surely would have more visitors. But those curious about the expressiveness of a sculpture made of animal tallow (Joseph Beuys) or urban dwellers fixated by bars of neon lighting (Dan Flavin) should make the effort to get here. Andy Warhol and Marcel Duchamp are the other familiar stars of this post-1960s collection. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00, Sat 11:00 - 20:00, Sun 11:00 - 18:00. Closed Mon. Admission €8/4.

Jewish Museum F-4, L indenstr . 9 -14, KB, MHallesches Tor, tel. 25 99 33 00, www.jmberlin.de. Th e famous zinc-pla ted for tress designed by Daniel Libeskind contains a moving perspective on the many ways in which German li fe and Jewish history are intricately interwoven. The interior contains dark ‘voids’ for contemplation, but the exhibits cover much more than the Holocaust chapter of Jewish history in Germany. All texts are also in English. QOpen 10:00 - 20:00, Mon 10:00 - 22:00. Admission €5/2.50, changing exhibitions €4/2; combined ticket €7/3.50.

Naturkundemuseum (Natural history museum) F-2, Invalidenstr. 43, tel. 20 93 85 91, www.naturkundemuseum-berlin.de. All the wonders of nature under one roof; a grand collection illustrating the evolution of life as well as the diversity and beauty of nature. Due to renovations, the largest mounted dinosaur in the world and some of his friends are off-limits, but then there’s still the aardvarks, the early 20th-century dioramas, meteorites, the most famous fossil of Earth history (the ancient bird Archaeopteryx lithographica), giant shells and the gorilla Bobby from the primates hall. QOpen 09:30 - 17:00, Sat, Sun 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Mon. Admission €6/€3.50.

The cluster of majestic nineteenth century neoclassic buildings on the tip of the island in the Spree makes the trip worthwhile in itself, although the works inside are not to be missed. Whether you want to visit one or all, Museuminsel offers the avid or the temperate museum-goer a number of impressive collections of art, history and ethnology, covering many facets of ancient and oriental culture, as well as their cross-overs into modernity. One of the museums is closed for long-term renovations, but the Bodemuseum has been gathering interest since its reopening in October 2006. Admission to the museums is free during the last four hours on Thursday.

Alte Nationalgalerie G-3, Bodestr. 1-3, MI, MHackescher Markt, tel. 20 90 55 77, www.smb.museum. Cézanne, Rodin, Monet, Degas and Liebermann are some of the artists whose works hang around this museum of 19th-century art. Head to the top floor for the German Romantics. The temple-like structure itself was built in 1876, and is surrounded by a beautifully battered collonade. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00, Thu 10:00 - 22:00. Closed Mon. Admission €8/4.

Altes Museum G-3, Am Lustgarten, MI, MHackescher Markt, tel. 20 90 55 77, www.smb.museum. This neoclassic building by Prussia’s star architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel was custom-made for the art collection of the royal Hohenzollerns of Berlin in 1830. Classical antiquities became the focus in 1904, and today the ground floor of the museum uses pottery and sculptures to take you on a well-presented tour through ancient Greek history. Upstairs is the temporary home to the Egyptian Museum (same ticket). QOpen 10:00 - 18:00, Wed 10:00.22:00. Admission €8/4.

Bode Museum G-3, Monbijoubrücke, MI, MHackescher Markt, tel. 266 36 66, www.smb.museum. After a long restoration, the opulent Bode Museum has reopened, once again making available a variety of beautiful artefacts ranging from sculpture and European painting collections, many religious and/or morbid, to the Byzantine wing, which offers insight into the daily life of a disappeared culture (including a popular contemporary gambling machine). QOpen 10:00 - 18:00, Thu 10:00 - 22:00. Admission €8/4.

Egyptian Museum G-3, Am Lustgarten, MI, MHackescher Markt, tel. 20 90 55 77, www.smb.museum. Until the adjacent Neues Museum is finished in 2009, the excellent Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection are housed on the top floor of the Altes Museum building (ticket valid for both). The best and most spectacular Egyptian finds are displayed here, including the famous busts of Queen Nefertiti and King Echnaton. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00, Thu 10:00 - 22:00. Admission €8/4.

Pergamon Museum G-3, Am Kupfergraben, MI, MHackescher Markt, tel. 20 90 55 55, www.smb.museum. The Pergamon has the best of Berlin’s classical antiquities: the Greek Pergamon Altar, the market gate of Miletus and the blue-tiled Ishtar Gate and processional way from Babylon. The Pergamon Altar’s enormous frieze depicts the battle between the gods and the giants, with gals like Athena, Aphrodite and Artemis wiping out their opponents like robed Charlie’s Angels. Near-East antiquities, with an emphasis on Assyria and Iran, and Islamic art, including the great Mshatta palace facade round out the museum’s treasure chest. The audioguide has an instructive 30-minute highlights tour. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00, Thu 10:00 - 22:00. Admission €8/4.

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The exciting new exhibition at Berlin’s Natural History Museum is dedicated to one of the world’s most famous fossils, the preserved remains of the Archaeopteryx, renowned as the ancestor of birds, the link between dinosaurs and feathered birds, a clumsy chicken, a cultural treasure, a lucky find and a problem from the linguistic and nomenclature perspective. Learn more about this and 10 other exciting finds, and explore the scientific questions around the creature that is both dinosaur and bird.

Naturkundemuseum, Invalidenstrasse 43. Open 09:30-18:00, Sat, Sun 10:00-18:00, Mon closed.

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Feathered Flight 150 years of ArchaeopteryxJune – December 2011

Invalidenstr. 43 · 10115 Berlin www.naturkundemuseum-berlin.de

ONCE UPON A TIME FRANCIS ALŸS, CAO FEI, PIERRE HUYGHE, ALEKSANDRA MIR, MIKA ROTTENBERG, JANAINA TSCHÄPE FANTASTIC NARRATIVES IN CONTEMPORARY VIDEO 8.7. – 9.10. Unter den Linden 13/15, 10117 Berlin, deutsche-guggenheim.de Daily, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Mondays, admission free

Aleksandra Mir, First Woman on the Moon, 1999 –© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2011

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Martin-Gropius-Bau F-4, Niederkirchnerstr. 7, KB, MPotsdamer Pl., tel. 25 48 60, www.gropiusbau.de. Dusty pink brick, gilded mosaics, stucco work run riot - this is the work of Great Uncle Gropius, not Walter ‘Bauhaus’ Gropius. Completed in 1881, the beauty once held an arts and crafts museum and nothing on the touristy block can hold a candle to it. Today the Martin-Gropius-Bau hosts excellent touring shows. QOpen 10:00 - 20:00. Closed Tue. Admission €7.50/6.

Neue Nationalgalerie E-4, Potsdamer Str. 50, TG, MPotsdamer Pl., tel. 266 26 51, www.museen-berlin.de. You’d think that the art world had gone to minimalist extremes when passing Mies van der Rohe’s empty glass box of a museum; the 20th century treasures are all underground. It was here that the wildly successful “MoMA in Berlin” exhibit was on view 24 hours during its last three days. Now that the guest exhibit is gone, the permanent collection greats: Otto Dix, Georg Grotz, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Picasso and Leger, among others, can make themselves at home again. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00, Thu 10:00 - 22:00, Sat, Sun 11:00 - 18:00. Closed Mon. Admission €6/3.

German Technolog y Museum (Deutsches Technikmuseum) F-4, Trebbiner Str. 9, MGleisdreieck, tel. (+49)30 90 25 40, www.dtmb.de. Unmistakably recognisable from the U-Bahn by the Douglas C-47 plane suspended above the new aeronautics building, this is a huge complex set in and around an old freight station rail depot, with technical exhibitions, the Spectrum science centre with 250

Visit the Deutsches Technikmuseum (German Technology Museum) for an eventful and enjoyable journey of discovery through the cultural history of technology. The museum presents a broad spectrum of old and new technology and demonstrates the various historical connections to culture and everyday life. The collection includes aviation and space flight objects, a huge variety of trains, automobiles, film technology, and the world’s first computers built by Konrad Zuse. The large museum park – containing two windmills, a water mill and a brewery – is an oasis of green. Spectrum, the neighbouring science centre, has more than 250 experiments for discovering physical phenomena through play.

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stations. Q Open Old Palace 09:00 - 17:00. New Wing 10:00 - 17:00. Closed Mon. Admission Old Palace €10, New Wing €6.

Sightseeing toursIt’s unnarrated, but the cheapest tour through town is on buses N°100 and 200. These public double-decker buses run between Zoo Bahnhof and Alexanderplatz, with the N°100 passing the Tiergarten and Reichstag and the N°200 taking a slightly more southern route via the embassy area and Pots-damer Platz before converging on Unter den Linden. A two hour tour (€20) on the yellow, double-decker City Circle bus runs every 10 minutes. Select from 13 languages for the recorded narration piped in through headphones. You can jump on and off at the 16 stops between 10:00 - 18:00. Kurfürstendamm 216 and Alexanderplatz are the two main starting points.The ticket is valid 24 hours. You can combine the tour with a river cruise (€29) or other attractions.

BERLINER UNTERWELTEN E.V.Society for the Exploration and Documentation of Subterranean Architecture

Berlin from below Cold War and WW II bunker toursDifferent tours every day • see: www.berliner-unterwelten.de Subway: Gesundbrunnen (U8), southern entrance-hall • Brunnenstraße 105

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hands-on experiments, and a park with a Dutch windmill and a brewery. QOpen 09:00 - 17:30, Sat, Sun 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Mon. Admission €4.50/2.50.

Schloss Charlottenburg A-3, Spandauer Damm 20-24, CB, MRichard-Wagner-Platz, Sophie-Charlotte-Pl., tel. 32 09 14 40, www.museen-berlin.de. The largest royal residence in Berlin is Schloss Charlottenburg, named for Prussia’s first queen. Though it began as a modest summer palace in 1695, today’s version, distinguished by its 505-meter length and central tower, took its final form in 1790. You can tour the luxurious and largely Rococo and Baroque apartments where an eye-glazing number of royal Friedrichs and Wilhelms resided. Also here is the largest collection of 18th century French painting outside France plus a beautiful Baroque garden landscape, mausoleum, and Belvedere teahouse with a porcelain exhibition. Arriving via bus N°109 or 210 will save you a 15-minute walk from any of the nearest S- and U-Bahn

The Berliner Unterwelten Association (Berlin Underworlds Association) allows you to experience Berlin s history from an unusual perspective, through its underground installations dating back to the Cold War, WWII or earlier. Though predominantly in the spaces below Berlin s Gesundbrunnen station, tours are also offered in several other complexes usually not accessible to the public. The various tours are held every day and most of the tours take place year round. With prior notification, tours can be arranged for groups of minimum 20 people at other times.

Tours in English:Tour 1, Dark Worlds – A bunker from the Nazi era: all-year, everyday (except Tuesday) at 11 a.m., additionally on Mondays at 1 p.m.

Tour 2, From Flak Towers to Mountains of Debris – Enter a devastated albeit fascinating underground world: April 1st – October 31st only, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 4:00 p.m.Tour 3 – Subways, Bunkers, Cold War – A political history of Berlin from an unusual perspective: all-year, everyday (except Monday) at 1 p.m., additionally on Tuesday at 11 a.m.Tour M – Breaching the Berlin Wall – Subterranean escapes from East Berlin to West Berlin: April 1st – October 31st only, Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

These tours also take place in German and Spanish at other times. Various tours also take place in Dutch, French, Italian and DanishFor further information see www.berliner-unterwelten.deTickets (no reservation, just show up) and meeting point are at the southern entrance of the Gesundbrunnen Subway station (Brunnenstraße 105). Phone: +49-30-49 91 05 17

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Berlin City Tour tel. (+49)(0)30 68 30 26 41, www.berlin-city-tour.de. Doubledecker buses with live English commentary circle the main sights all day. The full tour lasts 1hr 45mins. Hop on at Tauntzienstraße 16, Town Hall or Brandenburger Tor. Q Tickets €14/11/5.

City Safari tel. (+49)(30) 41 93 50 17, www.citysafari-berlin.com. Hop onto one of the doubledecker buses decked out in giraffe, zebra or tiger colours to see the sights of Berlin. Tickets are available from the kiosks at Brandenburger Tor, Hauptbahnhof, Potsdamer Platzand the Rotes Rathaus, as well as on the buses which run from 10:00-18:00 daily. Then hop on and off as you please, and make use of a free boat tour. Commentary en route is provided in 12 languages, and there’s video too for viewing images of old Berlin. Q Tickets €20/10.

Severin + Kühn , tel. (+49)30 880 41 90, www.severin-kuehn-berlin.de. Check the website for their three-hour Berlin Classic Live Tour taking in all the sights (€19), and various excursions such as Potsdam/Sanssouci (€39) or Dresden (€49). Q Tickets €19. Buses run from 10:00 - 15:00.

Viewpoints Fernsehturm (TV tower) G-3, Panoramastr. 1a, Mitte, MAlexanderpl., tel. (+49)30 247 57 58 75, www.tv-turm.de. The skewered disco ball may well have been Socialist Germany’s most innovative design, as its form predated the light-throwing device of the ABBA era by about 10 years. The 368-metre television broadcast tower, completed in 1969 and 70m higher than the Eiffel tower, even has a restaurant with a rotating floor (phone ahead for a table). Whether one’s in the east or west, the tower’s round head peering over rooftops certainly brings a level of humour to the skyline. Photos circling the enclosed observation level point out the landmarks for you. QOpen 09:00 - 24:00. Admission €11/€7.

Walking & Bike tours Berlin on Bike G-2, Knaackstr. 97, Kulturbrauerei, PB, MEberswalderstr., tel. (+49)(0)30 43 73 99 99, [email protected], www.berlinonbike.de. Two guided bike-tours are offered between 1 April and 1 November. Choose between the Berlin Wall Tour (Tue, Thu, Sat at 11:00) which covers seven miles of the former death strip and includes a visit to one of the last border watchtowers; and Berlin´s Best (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun at 11:00) which cycles past the main sights. Tours start in court 4 of the Kulturbrauerei, or join at the Berliner Bank on the corner of Eberswalder Straße and Schönhauser Allee. Q €18 including rental bike, or €13 with your own. Bike rental without tour €10 per 24 hours.

Panoramapunkt E-4, Potsdamer Plat z 1, Tiergarten, MPotsdamer Pl., tel. (+49)30 25 93 70 80, [email protected], www.panoramapunkt.de. It takes just 20 seconds on Europe’s fastest elevator to get shot up to Berlin’s best viewpoint, on the 24th and 25th floor of this red brick skyscraper. Architect Hans Kollhoff’s magnificent 1930s-inspired building refers to New York’s skyscraping glory days but also resembles the Berlin bear, complete with a golden crown. On the top floors there’s a short film and an exhibition about the amazing history of Potsdamer Platz square, which went from a world-class entertainment area to a Wall-divided wasteland and back again within a generation. The café and rooftop terrace offer great close-up views of Berlin’s highlights: Brandenburger Tor, the Holocaust memorial, Unter den Linden, the former Wall zone and Tiergarten park. On lazy summer days, closing time is postponed for sunset. QOpen 10:00 - 20:00. Admission €5,50/4, audioguide €2,50.

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The physical division of Berlin during 28 years, and the development of two completely separated cities on both sides of the Wall that ran between them, has led to huge differences that cannot be erased in a matter of a few years. Here‘s an overview of sights that give insight into life with the Wall.

Alliiertenmuseum (Allied Museum) Clayallee 135, ZD, MOskar-Helena-Heim, tel. 818 19 90, www.alliiertenmuseum.de. The Allied Museum covers 50 years of West German-Allied (US, British, French) relations in the US Army movie house Outpost. The prize exhibit is the original sentry box from the Checkpoint Charlie border crossing. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Wed. Admission free.

Berlin Wall Memorial F-2, Bernauer Str. 111, MNordbahnhof, tel. 464 10 30, www.berliner-mauer-dokumentationszentrum.de. This excellent information centre covers the Wall’s history in film, slides, and English text. German speakers can listen to the propaganda of the Studio at the Barbed Wire broadcasts, which vans blasted via bullhorns to East German border guards between 1961 and 1965. The guards often drowned out the message from the West by playing music. A graffiti-free portion of preserved Wall runs along Bernauer Straße; you can walk behind it and peer through a crack to see a preserved section of death strip. One stop by tram M10 from the S-Bahn station. QOpen 10:00 - 17:00. Closed Mon. Admission free.

Deutsch-Russisches Museum Zwieseler Str. 4 (corner of Rheinstr.), MKarlshorst, tel. 50 15 08 41, www.museum-karlshorst.de. In the southeast, the building where Germany signed its surrender in May 1945 now serves as the Deutsch-Russisches Museum Berlin-Karlshorst. More rooms focus on World War II, but exhibits include Soviet relations to both East and West Germany and ‘the presence of the war following the war’. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Mon. Admission free.

Haus am Checkpoint Charlie (The Wall Museum) F-4, Friedrichstr. 43-45, KB, MKochstr., tel. 253 72 50, www.mauer-museum.com. A homespun Great Escape museum of false trunks, tools, videos and stills of tunnel-digging - and a submarine - attest to necessity and desire being the mother of invention. Visit this museum for dramatic stories of separated lovers, freedom-seeking families, and fed-up senior citizens in the GDR who eventually breached the Wall. A worthwhile stop, though unfortunately, the poor translations and outdated texts do little to illuminate the events leading up to the Wall’s construction. The museum also has art interpreting the concrete division of the city, an exhibit on human rights movements, and film screenings. QOpen 09:00 - 22:00. Admission €9.50/5.50.

Stasi Museum (Forschungs- und Gedenkstätte Normannenstraße) Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1, FH, MMagdalenenstr., tel. 553 68 54, www.stasimuseum.de. East Germany’s State Security Service or Stasi was responsible for intelligence gathering both at home and abroad. It spied on its own citizens, sometimes employing the friends, colleagues, and family of those they wished to keep an eye on. Today, this humble museum shows the office of Erich Mielke, the Stasi minister for 32 years, in its original dull state. In the former cafeteria you can watch a video of Mielke testifying before a panel in 1989. Symbols of Communist kitsch can be found in one room, and documents in German make up the bulk of the exhibits. English tours are available with advance request. QOpen 11:00 - 18:00, Sat, Sun 14:00 - 18:00. Admission €3.50.

Trabi Safari F-3, Zimmerstr. 97, MStadtmitte, tel. 27 59 22 73, www.trabi-safari.de. East Germany’s cuddly two-stroke 26hp plastic car, recognisable by the characteristic bem-bem sound and cloud of smoke, has nearly been wiped off the streets of Berlin. On a Trabi safari you are shown how to operate the revolver-like gearshift and then off you go on an hour-long trip through the eastern part of town in a column of up to six farting Trabis. Choose from a fleet of 60 colourful cars, zebra-striped, cabriolet or streched. Find Trabi Safari at the Welt Balloon near Checkpoint Charlie. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00. Day trips 10:00-18:00, Night trips 20:00-24:00. From €30/person, book in advance.

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After flowing a bucolic 400km from the Czech border region to Berlin, the Spree River goes out with a bang before disappearing into the Havel River in the Spandau district. Cutting a southeast to northwest passage through the city, the river provides tremendous views of the urban landscape, including the Berlin Cathedral, the Reichstag and government district and the Berlin Wall between Ostbahnhof and Warschauer Straße. Some of the Spree is diverted along park-lined canals and the city has more bridges than those boastful cities Venice and Amsterdam. Taking in the city from the top deck of a cruise boat is a great way to spend a few hours. A waiter takes orders for beer, meals, snacks and ice cream. The captain or a guide narrates (often in German only), but you’ll get the idea when passing a great-looking building.

M.S. Schiffskontor tel. (+49)30 61 62 93 87, www.schiffskontor.de. This charter service company with antique boats can cater to any occasion - from a relaxed business event to a birthday party - and can take you just about anywhere on Berlin’s waterways. Ride near to the waves in the rustic open Oskar, built in 1930, which seats 16 people and has a canvas top. You’ll look dashing with dark sunglasses and a flowing scarf on the elegant Italian Afrodite, a pink beauty from 1950; this ship provides cushioned banquette seating and space for elaborate picnics. And there are more elegant boats to choose from. The website is in German, but the office staff speak English. Prices depend on what kind of tour you want and on food and drinks served.

Reederei BWSG tel. +49 30 6513415, fax +49 30 6519422, [email protected], www.bwsg-berlin.de. Conducts various themed tours on the Spree, like the East-Side Tour past the remains of the Wall and new developments in Eastern Berlin, and the Architectour, focusing on old, new and future buildings.

Reederei Riedel tel. (+49)30 693 46 46, www.reederei-riedel.de. Join an informative voyage around the city centre in one of Riedel’s panorama ships, accompanied with multi-lingual audio guide texts. The three-hour tour takes you beneath 63 bridges, through locks, past all the city centre highlights, plus the red brick Oberbaumbrücke, Kreuzberg’s park areas and Potsdamer Platz. The 1,5-hour tour floats by the highlights of the city. Embark at one of ten piers.

Stern und Kreisschiffahrt tel. (+49)30 536 36 00, www.sternundkreis.de. 29 vessels conducting 20 different tours on the waterways of Berlin and surroundings.

Winkler’s sh ips star t their longer tours at the Schloßbrücke in Charlottenburg, with the one-hour tours departing next to Friedrichstraße train station. The longer tours take in the city’s bridges and sights by day, lasting 3 hours, though one doubles back past the city’s main sights while the other makes a round loop (and though it may pass less spectacular sights, the parts of the city are no less scenic). The evening tour shows you the city lights by night. Narration is bilingual on the short tours, otherwise English texts are available.

Departures at 10:10, 11:00, 14:15 and 15:00. Tickets from €9-17. Reederei Winkler, tel. +49 30 349 95 95, [email protected], www.reedereiwinkler.de.

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Part of Berlin’s charm is its proud grittiness, but don’t chide yourself for being bourgeois if it gets to you - it got on the nerves of Friedrich der Große (Frederick II the Great), too. The ruler of Berlin (and all of Prussia) from 1740 to 1786 built his favorite abode Sanssouci, outside Berlin in the town of Potsdam. ‘Without a worry’ was the French name of his palace, though thanks to considerable care taken by its architect Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, craftsmen, and artisans, it is hailed as the Versailles of Germany. Sanssouci was intended as a summer residence, and though Friedrich stretched out the seasons he spent here, tourists don’t have the same privilege: many buildings close between mid-October and April. The best attractions are open through winter - Park Sanssouci’s Schloss Sanssouci and Neues Palais; and the Neuer Garten’s Marmorpalais and Schloss Cecilienhof.

Potsdam basicsPotsdam is just a thirty-minute ride on RE train N°1 or 3 from central Berlin. From Potsdam’s Hauptbahnhof station take bus N°695 to get to the city centre and Sansoucci park. More information: Postdam Tourist Information, Am Alten Markt 5, tel. 0331 275 58 20, www.potsdam.de.

Biosphäre Potsdam Georg-Herrmann-Allee 99, tel. (+49)30 331 55 07 40, www.biosphaere-potsdam.de. A bit of jungle in Potsdam. Over 20.000 plants (orchids, bromelias, ferns, palm trees and more) in a hot and humid tropical hall. The children will have plenty to discover - including an indoor playground. From Potsdam station take tram N°92 to Campus Fachhochschule or N°96 to Buga-Park. QOpen 09:00 - 18:00, Sat, Sun 10:00 - 19:00. Admission €9,50/6,50, €10 including playground.

Filmmuseum Potsdam Marstall am Lustgarten, MPotsdam-Hauptbahnhof, tel. (+49)30 331 27 18 10, www.filmmuseum-potsdam.de. Featuring the history of the nearby Babelsberg film studios and with changing exhibitions on the world of film, possibly the best thing about this museum are the evening screenings of modern and classic international films. Silent films are accompanied live by an antique cinema organ. The Film Café serves drinks and food. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00. Admission €3,50/2,50.

Neues Palais tel. (+49)30 331 96 94 255, www.spsg.de. Friedrich II preferred the simpler Schloss Sanssouci, but this was the palace in which his descendants Wilhelm I and Wilhelm II razzled and dazzled guests. Use the English-language text (€10 deposit) as you follow the German guide through studies, bedrooms, and party rooms. The stone- and shell-encrusted Muschel Saal is like a grotto from The Little Mermaid, and amongst so many chandeliers on two floors, it’s Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s ‘crown of kings’ that stands out. QOpen 10:00 - 16:00. Closed Fri. Admission €5.

Park Sanssouci tel. (+49)30 331 969 42 02, www.spsg.de. The low-lying rococo Schloss Sanssouci has a gorgeous terraced approach. Its Bildergalerie wing features works by Rubens, Van Dijck and Caravaggio. On the opposite side are the Neue Kammern’s guest apartments. The palace sits within the 290 hectares of Park Sanssouci, which among other sights holds a botantical garden, the Orangerie, Roman baths, the Chinese House, the Neues Palais, and Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s Schloss Charlottenhof, whose interior is perhaps the best preserved example of Schinkel’s work. Each sight has its own separate admission charge and changing exhibits. A general information office can be found at the historic windmill, between the Orangerie and Schloss Sanssouci. The hilltop Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg (closed Dec.-Feb) is a romantic folly lookout tower built according to plans of Friedrich Wilhelm IV and completed in 1863. QOpen 10:00 - 17:00. Closed Mon. Schloss Sanssouci is open 10:00 - 16:00, closed Mon. The guided tour costs €8; entrance to the park (open from dawn to dusk) is free.

Over 3,000 films have been shot over the last century at the famous Babelsberg UFA/DEFA studios, including Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’ from 1927. The studio’s theme park may be keyed towards a German audience, but still has enough excitement and interest for foreigners to make a trip worthwhile. There are stunt, animal and pirate shows, studio tours and ‘behind the scenes’ insights into the development of special effects through the years.

The new exhibition Star Trek - Die Ausstellung is a must for all trekkies beaming down to Berlin; see original sets (including the bridge of the Starship Enterprise where you can sit in the captain’s chair), photos, videos, costumes and interactive displays about the five TV series made in the 1960s and the eleven films shot in the decades afterwards.

Filmpark Babelsberg, Großbeerenstrasse, Potsdam, +49 331 721 27 50, www.filmpark-babelsberg.de / www.startrek-dieausstellung.de. Open 10:00-18:00. Admission €13/10.

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Books in Berlin C-4, Goethestr. 69, CB, MErnst-Reuter-Pl., tel. 313 12 33, www.booksinberlin.de. A nook devotedly entirely to English-language books. QOpen 12:00 - 20:00, Sat 10:00 - 16:00. Closed Sun.Dussmann F-3, Friedrichstr. 90, MI, MFriedrichstr., tel. 20 25 24 10. Four floors make Dussmann the biggest bookstore in Berlin. The English-language section is limited, but music and DVDs are for sale on the ground floor, there are comfy balcony areas for reading upstairs and there’s a cafe on the top floor. QOpen 12:00 - 24:00. Closed Sun.Marga Schoeller Bücherstube C-4, Knesebeckstr. 33, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 881 11 12. A tightly-packed shop of English-language literature, as well as academic books. QOpen 09:30 - 19:00, Thu, Fri 09:30 - 20:00, Sat 09:30 - 16:00. Closed Sun.

Department storesAlexa Centre G-3, Alexanderplatz, Grunerstr. 20, MAlexanderplatz, tel. 269 34 00, www.alexacentre.com. At the eastern end of Alexanderplatz square, the Alexa Centre shopping mall is a remarkable Spanish-designed building, inspired by Berlin’s golden age in the 1920s and the city’s tradition of department stores. With five floors and 180 shops, restaurants and cafés, there’s something for everyone here, from fashion to books and groceries to music and film. Both parents and children will love the massive kids area, which even has a cinema.QOpen Mon-Sat 10:00-21:00 (lower level from 08:00). Food court also open Sun 11:00-19:00. LOXX daily 10:00-19:00.Galeria Kauf hof G-3, Alexanderpl. 9, Mitte, MAlexanderpl., tel. +49 30 24 74 30, w w w.galeria-kaufhof.de. The best department store east of Friedrichstraße is modern inside but a concrete and metal monstrosity seen from outside. QOpen . Closed Sun. Mon-Wed 09:30 - 20:00, Thu-Sat 09:30 - 22:00.

You could ruin a good set of heels window-shopping in Berlin. Stroll Kurfürstendamm, particularly between Uhlandstr. and Adenauerpl., for Versace, Jil Sander, Gucci, and Sonia Rykiel. If you’re looking for something other than the same old same old, follow Berliners to the boutiques of Annette Peterman and Nanna Kuckuck on Bleibtreustr. With the exception of Berlin’s proudest department store, Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe, ‘Department store of the west’), Tauentzienstr. is lined with mass market retail stores. KaDeWe has an excellent selection of foods as well as a vast array of services, from umbrella repair to tailoring.Mitte’s credit card trail is Friedrichstr., between Unter den Linden and Stadtmitte. Tank-size Bentleys and costly ounces of French perfume now define the street where Soviets and Americans faced off in the Cold War. The Fried-richstadtpassagen and Galeries Lafayette (with a fascinating interior and gourmet basement) are the main emporiums. Mitte’s maze of streets around Weinmeisterstr. is where to find what’s driving the under-thirty crowd into debt. Half-sewn shirts are the new prêt-a-portier. Kreuzberg, where the protesting students of 1968 have grown grey alongside Turkish immigrants, has two main shopping streets. Between bars and take-out eateries on Oranienstr. are bookstores, wool specialists, ethnic grocers, internet cafés and Luzifer, a long-time maker of monotone linen and wool clothing. Bergmannstr. is less scruffy but still full of funky gift and household supply stores, as well as a few clothing stores. Full of people under thirty, Prenzlauer Berg is where to watch the trends. Kastanianallee and Szredzkistr. are two streets to comb, but you’re likely to find an interesting window display wherever you walk.

AntiquesAntique stores cluster so conveniently together that it takes all the fun out of having a private driver. Keithstr., a two-minute walk from U-Bahn station Wittenbergpl., is lined with shops. The area around Nollendorfpl. - Eisenacher Str., Motzstr., and Nollendorfstr. - is another centre of dust-collection. The holdings of the shops along Georgenstr. can’t be too precious because their roof is the S-Bahn track between Hackescher Markt and Friedrichstr.

BooksBerlin Story F-3, Unter den Linden 26, MI, MFriedrichstr., tel. 20 45 38 42. The city is the muse of Berlin Story, which has souvenirs in addition to books about and guides to the city. A 25-minute film on Berlin, a 1930 city model, and a history exhibit are part of the free exhibition upstairs. Those interested in the film The Downfall, about Hitler’s last days in his bunker, should take a flip through the book The Führer Bunker, available in English only here. QOpen 10:00 - 22:00, Sun 10:00 - 20:00.

Different every day. tausche Taschen stands for bags with exchangeable flaps in more than 100 different designs. Two flaps are included in the price of one bag. Various insets equip your bag to suit any occasion.

Raumerstr. 8, tel. 40 30 17 70, fax 40 30 17 71, [email protected], www.tausche.de.

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In a remarkable ambiance of high quality materials an d exc i t i n g d es i gn , combining traditional and m o d e r n J a p a n , t h e Japanese brand Onitsuka Tiger presents the whole variety of its shoe and apparel collections. Don’t miss the specials celebrating the 60th anniversary of the brand. Alte Schönhauser Str. 20-22, tel. 24 63 21 03, www.onitsukatiger.com. Open Mon-Fri 11:00-19:30, Sat 11:00-19:00.

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Bag Ground G-2, Gipsstr. 23b, MWeinmeisterstr., tel. 27 58 31 77, www.bag-ground.com. Classic, daring and cute quality handbags from a variety of Germany and international designers. Prices start around €35. QOpen 12:00 - 20:00. Closed Sun.

Birkenstock Shop Berlin G-3, Neue Schönhauser Str. 6-7, MI, MHackescher Markt, tel. 28 09 96 94. Made in Germany since 1774. One has to wonder about what reputation 18th century Birkenstock sandal wearers had - were they even then liberal tree-huggers? Amongst the very cool boutiques selling shoes with tendon-thin heels, it’s refreshing to find a shoe store that wants you to survive walking Berlin’s uneven cobblestone streets. Comfort is even part of the design of the line by catwalk supermodel Heidi Klum. QOpen 11:00 - 20:00.B O S S O r a n g e G - 2 / 3 , M a x - B e e r - S t r . 2 , MWeinmeisterstr., tel. 847 10 78 80. A fantastic new BOSS shop aimed at the young, cool end of the market. The sawed-up cars at the entrance may seem unusual, but then there’s the underground gallery, in what looks like an air-raid bunker. The wacky changing rooms top anything we’ve seen. A bar in the shop serves ‘stylefood’ should you get peckish. QOpen 11:00 - 20:00. Closed Sun.Bubble.kid G-3, Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 7, MI, MAlexanderplatz, tel. 94 40 42 52, www.bubblekid.de. A young Berlin label producing creative fashion for babies and children up to 6 years. The German-made cotton clothes are functional, trendy, colourful and safe. Online sales available. QOpen 11:30 - 19:00, Sat 11:30 - 16:00. Closed Sun.Budapester Schuhe C-4,, CB, MUhlandstr., tel. 882 36 76. Men’s shoes get all the fondling nowadays - this shop carries handcrafted Italian, English, American, and Hungarian leather shoes. The women’s shoes, primarily by top Italian designers, rely on mechanical precision. QOpen 10:00 - 19:00, Sat 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Sun.

Cijada G-1, Danziger Str. 15, tel. 48 49 77 16, www.cijada.de. For women whose first priority in buying shoes is beauty, style and elegance, Cijada is an essential stop on any sh oppin g tour. Th is independent shoe boutique

offers a range of high-quality footwear that is hand-picked to keep pace with the very latest fashion trends. Brands include Birkenstock, Paco Gil, Minnetonka, Fred de la Bretoniere and Bronx. QOpen 11:00 - 19:00, Sat 11:00 - 14:00. Closed Sun.

Galeries Lafayette F-3,, MI, MFranzösische Str., tel. 20 94 80, www.lafayette-berlin.de. French Huguenots did much for Berlin’s cultural development in the late 1600s, and the rebirth of Friedrichstraße in the late 1990s wouldn’t have been possible without this posh French department store. Architect Jean Nouvel designed the building, which has a fabulous gaping glass funnel in the centre. Less is indeed more, as you’ll see on the price tag of every dainty accessory. QOpen 10:00 - 20:00. Closed Sun.Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) D-4, Tauentzienstr. 21, CB, MWittenbergpl., tel. 212 10, www.kadewe.de. Berlin’s answer to Harrod’s has seven huge floors with two devoted completely to gourmet food and drink. Have oysters at the champagne bar to take the sting out of your shopping spree. If anything has come undone on your travels, there are myriad repair and cleaning services at hand to make it all better, dear. QOpen 10:00 - 20:00, Fri 10:00 - 22:00, Sat 09:30 - 20:00. Closed Sun.Quartier 206 F-3, Friedrichstr. 71, MI, MStadmitte, tel. 20 94 62 40, www.quartier206.de. Berlin’s design and lifestyle department store par excellence. An elegant, cosmopolitan world of shopping on two storeys with an imaginative, exclusive and trend-setting range of items. Covering 2,500 square metres of retail space in three interlinked street blocks, and including international designer fashion, accessories, popular labels, cosmetics, jewellery, books, art and flowers, Quartier 206 offers an enriching shopping experience. QOpen 10:30 - 19:30, Sat 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Sun.

FashionA d i d a s S t o r e G - 2 / 3 , M ü n z s t r . 1 3 , M I , MWeinmeisterstr., tel. 27 59 43 81. QOpen 11:00 - 20:00. Closed Sun.

T h e j e w e l l e r y s h o p n e a r t h e Ku l tu r b ra u e re i i n Prenzlauer Berg offers i nd i v i dua l l y mad e wedding r ings and designs in platinum, gold and silver, as well as selling the work of contemporary young artists. With everything from minimal to classic, with or without gems, any shopper can find something to wear, or have an item specially made.

Juwelier Heidenreich, Danziger Str. 17, PB, tel. 44 04 22 70, U-Bahn Eberswalder Str. Open Tue-Fri 11:00-19:00, Sat 11:00-14:00, closed Sun, Mon.

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Escada F-3, Friedrichstr. 176-179, MI, MStadtmitte, tel. 238 64 04. QOpen 10:00 - 20:00, Sat 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Sun.Hilfiger Denim Store Rosenthaler Str. 38, tel. (+49)30 24 63 20 91, www.hilfigerdenim.com. Denim with sexy patterns, cool styles and trendy colours in a designer shop. Three other outlets in town.MO-A J-4, Oderstrasse 16, FH, MSamariter Str., tel. 27 57 13 33, www.mo-a.de. Monika Alschweig’s atelier is where to pick up the woman of leisure’s must-haves: silk kimonos, linen Thai fishing pants, and dresses of comfortable elegance. Her pompadour bags in pastels or Asian-inspired red and black are featured at the luxurious Hotel Adlon’s shop. Q Tue, Wed, Fri 14:00-19:00, Sat 11:00-14:00.Nike Town D-4, Tauentzienstr. 66, CB, MWittenbergpl., tel. 250 70. QOpen 10:00 - 20:00, Sat 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Sun.Tausche Taschen H-1, Raumerstr. 8, MEberswalder Str., tel. 40 30 17 70, [email protected], www.tausche.de. Different everyday! tausche Taschen stands for bags with exchangeable flaps in more than 100 different designs. Two flaps are included in the price of one bag. Various insets equip your bag to suit any occasion. Q Mon-Fri 11:00-20:00, Sat 11:00-18:00

JewelleryAskania G-3, Rosenthaler Str. 40/41, MHackescher Markt, www.askania-watches.com. Berlin is a special city, and now the buzzing metropolis has its old watchfactory back, once again producing mechanical masterpieces in line with a tradition dating back more than a hundred years. Discover the excitement of mechanical watches made in Berlin at Askania’s impressive store in the Hackesche Höfe courtyards. QOpen 12:00 - 20:00.

Bulgari C-4, Fasanenstr. 70, Charlottenburg, MUhlandstr., tel. (+49)30 885 79 20. QOpen 10:00 - 19:00, Sat 10:00 - 16:00. Closed Sun.Cartier C-4, Fasanenstr. 28, MUhlandstr., tel. (+49)30 886 70 60. QOpen 10:00 - 19:00, Sat 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Sun.Christ Juweliere F-3, Friedrichstr. 176-179, Mitte, MFranzösische Str., tel. (+49)30 204 10 49. QOpen 10:00 - 19:00, Sat 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Sun. 17 other outlets in town.

MarketsKunst und Nostalgiemarkt F-3, Kupfergraben, MI, MFriedrichstr.. Lining the way to the Pergamon Museum are canal-side stalls carrying crafts and souvenirs including red-and-green gummi Ampelmännchen. Q Open Sat, Sun 11:00 - 17:00.Trödel and Kunstmarkt D-3, Straße des 17. Juni, TG, MTiergarten, tel. 26 55 00 96. Most the vendors at this antique and craft market next to Tiergarten S-Bahn station are well-organised, making finding that door handle, French glass vase, Turkish kilim, or amber necklace more of a shopping than rummaging experience. Artisans with new wares are separate from the antique section, which includes second-hand CDs and clothes. Q Open Sat, Sun 10:00 - 17:00.Trödelmarkt D-5, John-F-Kennedy Pl., SB, MRathaus Schöneberg, tel. 03322-24 67 23. Less touristy than the Straße des 17. Juni market, this fleamarket offers better deals, especially when vendors are wrapping up for the day. Q Open Sat, Sun 08:00 - 16:00.Trödelmarkt J-4, Boxhagener Platz, FH, MFrankfurter Tor. The fleamarket on the Boxi may be the funkiest place to trawl though junk including everything from 1970s tape recorders to Polish art posters and second-hand clothing. There are plenty of cafés in the area to combine your treasure hunt with breakfast. Q Open Sun 10:00 - 18:00.

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AirlinesAir Berlin, www.airberlin.com.Air France, tel. 0180-583 08 30, www.airfrance.com.Austrian, tel. 0180-300 05 20, www.aua.com.British Air ways, tel. 01805-26 65 22, w w w.britishairways.com.CSA, tel. 0180 392 00 35, www.csa.cz.Deutsche BA, www.flydba.com.Easyjet, www.easyjet.com.EL AL, tel. 03-971 61 11, www.elal.co.il.Finnair, tel. 01803-34 66 24, www.finnair.com.Germania Express, www.gexx.de.Germanwings, www.germanwings.com.KLM, tel. 41 01 38 44, www.klm.com.Lufthansa Kaiserdamm 109, tel. 322 10 51, www.lhcc.de.SAS, tel. 410 13 70, www.sas.se.Swiss, tel. 41 01 27 64/01803-00 03 37, www.swiss.com.

HospitalsBenjamin Franklin Clinical Centre Klingsorstr., MRathaus Steglitz, tel. 84 45 30 15, www.medizin.fu-berlin.de.Campus Charité Mitte Clinical Centre F-2, Luisenstr. 66, MZinnowitzer Str., tel. 450 53 10 00, www.charite.de.Campus Virchow Clinical Centre Augustenburger Pl. 1, MAmrumer Str., tel. 450 55 20 00, www.charite.de.German Heart Centre Berlin Augustenburger Pl. 1, MAmrumer Str., tel. 45 93 10 00, www.dhzb.de.Charité Universitätsklinikum F-3, Schumannstr. 20-21, MOranienburger Tor, tel. 45 050, www.charite.de.

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Leinestr.Karl-Marx-Str.

Rathaus Neukölln 4:

Voltastr.

Bernauer Str. 4:

Weinmeisterstr.

Alt-Mariendorf 4: d

Bayerischer d Platz Eisenacher Str.

d RathausSchöneberg

Alt-Tempelhof

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Ullsteinstr.

Westphalweg

GrenzalleeBlaschkoallee

d Parchimer AlleeBritz-Süd

4: Johannisthaler Chaussee4: Lipschitzallee

WutzkyalleeZwickauer Damm

StrausbergerPlatz

Schillingstr. Weberwiese

Frankfurter Tor 4:

Samariterstr.

Magdalenenstr.

4:Friedrichsfelde Tierpark

4:

Biesdorf-Süd

Elsterwerdaer Platz

Kaulsdorf-Nord

Neue Grottkauer Str.

Cottbusser Platz

Hellersdorf

Louis-Lewin-Str.

d Hönow

Wedding 4: d

Schönleinstr.

4:Frankfurter

Allee

Leopoldplatz 4:

Osloer Str. 4:

d 4: Alt-Tegel

Vinetastr.

Yorckstr.

d 4: Rudow

Halemweg

Ernst-Reuter-Platz

4: Mendelssohn- Bartholdy-Park

Rathaus Spandau 4:

Bundes- tag 4:

Bornholmer 4: Str.

d 4: Blankenburg

Gesundbrunnen 4:

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Südkreuz 4: d

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4: dPriesterweg

Mahlow 4: d

Spindlersfeld d

Baumschulenweg 4:

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Innsbrucker d 4: Platz

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Feuerbachstr. 4:

Rathaus Steglitz 4:

Hohenzollern- 4: damm

Halensee 4:

Botanischer Garten 4:

Lichterfelde West 4:

Sundgauer Str. 4:

Zehlendorf 4: dMexikoplatz 4:Schlachtensee 4:

Waidmannslust 4: d

Humboldthain

Nordbahnhof 4: d

4: Pankow

Lichtenrade d

Schichauweg 4: d

Buckower Chaussee d

Marienfelde d

Attilastr. 4:Südende

Lankwitz

Jannowitzbrücke d

4:Babels-

berg

Savignyplatz 4:

d 4:Bundesplatz

d 4: Heidelberger Platz

Kaiserdamm

Westend 4:

Wilhelmsruh

Eichborn-damm d

Wollankstr. 4:

Neuenhagen d 4: Fredersdorf

d Petershagen Nord

Kaulsdorf Mahlsdorf 4: dBiesdorf d

Springpfuhl4: d

Poelchaustr.

Marzahn4: d

Raoul-Wallenberg-Str. d

Mehrower Allee d

4:Friedrichsfelde Ost

Strausberg Stadt

Hegermühle

Nöldner-platz

d 4: Storkower Str.

d 4: Landsberger Allee

d 4: Greifswalder Str.

4: Prenzlauer Allee

Gehrenseestr.

d Buch

Mühlenbeck-Mönchmühle d

Bergfelde 4: Schönfließ

Hermsdorf 4: d

Frohnau 4:

Lehnitz d

Borgsdorf d

HohenNeuendorf

d 4:

dGrünbergallee

Altglienicke d

Wildau d

BetriebsbahnhofSchöneweide d

Adlershof 4: d

Oberspree

Wuhlheide d

Rummels-burg 4:

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Hirschgarten d

Friedrichshagen 4: d

Rahnsdorf 4: d

Wilhelmshagen

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Bellevue 4:

Ostkreuz

Hackescher Markt 4:

MesseSüd 4:

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d 4: S Olympiastadion

d 4: Pichelsberg

4: Sonnenallee

d 4: Neukölln

Tempelhof 4: d

dWuhletal

Westkreuz 4:

4: Heiligensee

4: Schulzendorf

Beusselstr. 4:

Lichterfelde Süd 4:

Tegel 4:

d 4: Bernau-Friedenstal

Stresow4:

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Osdorfer Str. 4:

Plänterwald 4:

d 4: Pankow-Heinersdorf

4:Oranien-burger Str.

4:Anhalter Bahnhof

Brandenburger Tor 4:

d 4: Teltow Stadt

dNikolassee

Hauptbahnhof d 4:

Julius-Leber- 4: Brücke

d Pirschheide

Caputh-Geltow

d CaputhSchwielowsee

Ferch-Lienewitz

MedienstadtBabelsberg

Rehbrücke d

Wilhelmshorst d

Michendorf d

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Marquardt d

Priort d

Ahrensfelde d

Hohenschönhausen d

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Finkenkrug d

dBriese-lang

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Albrechtshof d

Charlottenburg d 4: 4:

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d Strausberg

Ahrensfelde Nord

Blumberg d

Seefeld

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Schöner- d linde

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Königs Wusterhausen d

Wannsee d

Werneuchen d

Vehlefanz

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Wuster-mark d

Fang-schleuse d

Jakob-Kaiser-Platz

Großbeeren

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Wandlitzsee

Wandlitz dRüdnitz

dBärenklau

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Dallgow-Döberitz

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Teltow

Birkengrund

Zernsdorf

Niederlehme Kablow d Blankenfelde

Dahlewitz

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66 INDEX


Aaina Charlottenburg 30

Aapka 25, 40

Adlon 17

Aigner 23

Alliiertenmuseum 53

Alpenstueck 24

Alte Nationalgalerie 49

Altes Museum 49

Altes Zollhaus 40

Amrit 40

AndaLucia 35

ARCOTEL Velvet 17

Astoria 20

Atrium Lobby Lounge & Bar 26

August Fengler 29

Austria 38

Bar am Lützowplatz 36

Bauhaus Archiv 45

Bavarium 32

Berlin 17

Berlin City Tour 52

Berlin CityTourCard 43

Berliner Dom 43

Berlin Infostore 44

Berlinische Galerie 46

Berlin on Bike 52

Berlin Plaza 20

Berlin Plaza Bar 36

Berlin Underworlds 51

Berlin Wall Memorial 53

Berlin WelcomeCard 43

Best Western President 20

Biosphäre Potsdam 54

Bleibtreu 20

Bode Museum 49

Borchardt 23

Brandenburger Tor 43

Brecht-Haus Kellerrestaurant 22

Café de Paris 31

Café im Literaturhaus 31

Café Istoria 27

Chan 38

City Safari 52

Deutsche Guggenheim 46

Deutsches Historisches

Museum 13, 46

Deutsch-Russisches Museum 53

Diekmann 33

Die Quadriga 31

Die Schule 24, 27

Dressler 33

Duke 34

Dunmore Cave 42

Egyptian Museum 49

Einhorn 34

El Dorado 35

Ellington Hotel 8, 17

Fernsehturm 52

Filmmuseum Potsdam 54

Filmpark Babelsberg 46

First Floor 31

Fischers Fritz 23

Fleischlust 27

Florian 34

Fluido 29

Foodo 39

Francucci's 35

Frida Kahlo 28

Funkturm-Restaurant 34

Ganymed 24

Geburtstagsklub 29

Gedächtniskirche 43

Gemäldegalerie 48

Gendarmenmarkt 44

Georgbräu 22

German Technology Museum 50

Get2riCard 43

Gorgonzola Club 40

Grand Esplanade 17

Grand Hyatt 17

Gropius 25

Gugelhof 28

Habel Weinkultur 24

Hackescher Hof 24

Hamburger Bahnhof 49

Hard Rock Café 30, 36

Harry's New York Bar 36

Haus am Checkpoint Charlie 53

Hecker's 20

Henne 40

Hilton 17

Hôtel Concorde Berlin 18

Hotel de Rome 18

HSH Apartments Mitte 19

HSH Hotel Albergo 20

Hugos 32

Icon 29

Il Nido 35

Immer gern 27

InterContinental 18

Irish Harp 37

Irish Harp Pub 13

Jewish Museum 49

Joe's Wirtshaus zum Löwen 32

Joseph Roth Diele 37

Julep's New York Bar &

Restaurant 30

Junction Bar 41

Juwelier Heidenreich 57

Käfer Dachgarten 34

Kaffeebank 22

Kaffee Burger 26

Kaffee Fröhlich 27

Kartoffel Pfanne 40

Kato 41

Kempinski Bristol 18

Keyser Soze 26

Kilkenny Irish Pub 13, 26

Kimchi Princess 38

Knese 32

Kuchen Kaiser 39

Ku'Damm 101 20

Kumpelnest 3000 37

La Forchetta 35

Leysieffer 31

Lutter & Wegner 23

Luxor Club 37

Mai Tai Bar 26

Mandala 18

Manngo 22

Margaux 23

Maritim proArte 18

Marooush 37

Marriott 18

Martin-Gropius-Bau 50

Mar y Sol 35

Maximilians 24

Mercure Airport Hotel Berlin

Tegel 21

Metzer Eck 27

Milchbar 41

Mittmann's 24

Mola 35

Mommsen-Eck 37

Montevideo 34

Motel One 21

M.S. Schiffskontor 55

Naturkundemuseum 49

Neue Nationalgalerie 50

Neues Palais 54

Neue Synagoge 44

Nikolaiviertel 44

Nocti Vagus 28

Onitsuka Tiger Store Berlin 56

Operncafé 22

Operntreff 25

Osteria N°1 40

Ottenthal 30

Pagode 38

Palace 18

Panoramapunkt 52

Paris-Moskau 23

Park Inn Berlin Alexanderplatz 21

Park Sanssouci 54

Parlamento 40

Pergamon Museum 49

Pizzeria i Due Forni 28

Potsdamer Platz 44

Precise Casa Berlin 18

Precise Myer’s Berlin 20

Radisson Blu Hotel 19

Reederei BWSG 55

Reederei Riedel 55

Reederei Winkler 55

Reichstag 45

Reingold 26

Reinhardt's 25

Renger-Patzsch 32

Riehmer's 39

Riehmers Hofgarten 21

Ritz-Carlton 19

Sage Club 41

Sale e Tabacchi 40

Sashiko Sushi 35

Savoy Berlin 19

Schloss Charlottenburg 51

Schnitzelei 31

Schöneberger Weltlaterne 33

Schwarzwaldstuben 25

Seehof 19

Severin + Kühn 52

SO36 42

Soda Club 26

Sofitel Berlin Gendarmenmarkt

19

Sophieneck 23

Spindler & Klatt 42

Stasi Museum 53

State Museum Card 43

Steigenberger Hotel Berlin 19

Stern und Kreisschiffahrt 55

Suksan 30

Sumo 41

Swissôtel Berlin 19

tausche Taschen 56

The Regent Berlin 19

Trabi Safari 53

Traube 25

Tres Tapas 28

Trompete 37

Union Jack 37

Universum Grill 34

VAU 24

Watergate 42

Week-End Club 26

Weihenstephaner 25

Weltrestaurant Markthalle 40

Westin Grand 20

Wild at Heart 42

Wohnzimmer 29

Würgeengel 41

Yorckschlösschen 42

Zander 27

Zillemarkt 33

Zollpackhof 34

Zum Nussbaum 25

Zum Schusterjungen 27

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