Thomas & Rocio’s guidebook
Food scene
Mostly around our home
Currywurst is a post-war Berlin invention. The British brought the influence of curry and the Germans added it to the tomato sauce of this pork-based treat!
182 locals recommend
Curry 36
36 MehringdammCurrywurst is a post-war Berlin invention. The British brought the influence of curry and the Germans added it to the tomato sauce of this pork-based treat!
Max und Moritz
162 OranienstraßeUpscale German cuisine. Servings are massive!
Bar Italia
72 MehringdammOur go to Saturday breakfast place.
We love this place for its Schenchuan dishes. Wide variety of vegetarian dishes.
8 locals recommend
Da Jia Le
23 GoebenstraßeWe love this place for its Schenchuan dishes. Wide variety of vegetarian dishes.
Chupenga Burritos & Salads
42 MohrenstraßeHipster take on the Burrito and the naked Burrito.
Café Nullpunkt
23b FriedrichstraßeA new addition to our changing neighborhood.
Coffee, cakes, newspapers and magazines! There is a working area during the week, if you need a place to get some work done.
24 locals recommend
Westberlin
215 FriedrichstraßeCoffee, cakes, newspapers and magazines! There is a working area during the week, if you need a place to get some work done.
Great food, Brooklyn-vibe, with general store attached.
45 locals recommend
Hallesches Haus - General Store, Lunchroom & Event Space
1 Tempelhofer UferGreat food, Brooklyn-vibe, with general store attached.
ORA
14 Oranienpl.Excellent modern cuisine and wonderful cocktails.
Chez Michel
83 AdalbertstraßeSimple, French food. A treat!
Chicha
34 FriedelstraßePeruvian food and cocktails. Delicious, with fantastic service.
This is a restaurant, not a bar. Perfect, family-style Italian food, and very personal, friendly hosting.
VINO e CUCINA
77 KreuzbergstraßeThis is a restaurant, not a bar. Perfect, family-style Italian food, and very personal, friendly hosting.
Dumplings and noodles. Small place, be willing to sit at the counter not to miss out!
38 locals recommend
Lon Men's Noodle House
33 KantstraßeDumplings and noodles. Small place, be willing to sit at the counter not to miss out!
Upscale romantic choice; for set 4 or 6 course menu of modern European.
20 locals recommend
Lode & Stijn
25 Lausitzer Str.Upscale romantic choice; for set 4 or 6 course menu of modern European.
Doyum Restaurant
36-37 AdmiralstraßeOne of the top lentil soups and kebabs in the known universe.
Imren Grill Görlitzer Bahnhof Berlin
10 Wiener StraßeThe most monumentally tasty kebabs!
Hühnerhaus 36
95A Skalitzer Str.Welcome to a chicken institution.
Asador
22 WilhelmstraßeVery good quality steakhouse. Welcoming service and reasonable prices.
Piazza Papà Pane
15 WilhelmstraßeFantastic authentic pizza!
Sightseeing
Gropius Bau
7 NiederkirchnerstraßeTopography of Terror
8 NiederkirchnerstraßeJewish Museum Berlin
9-14 LindenstraßeMemorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
1 Cora-Berliner-StraßeMemorial to May 10, 1933 Nazi Book Burning
1 Bebelpl.Soviet War Memorial Treptow
PuschkinalleeTempelhofer Feld
Tempelhofer DammMake sure to book online, before your arrival. Tickets are hard to come by.
92 locals recommend
Boros Foundation
20 ReinhardtstraßeMake sure to book online, before your arrival. Tickets are hard to come by.
Engineering marvel of the DDR (German Democratic Republic). Expensive 20 EUR trip, but you can find discount passes. There is a restaurant and a bar at the top. The view is beautiful both during the day and during the night.
569 locals recommend
Berliner Fernsehturm
1A PanoramastraßeEngineering marvel of the DDR (German Democratic Republic). Expensive 20 EUR trip, but you can find discount passes. There is a restaurant and a bar at the top. The view is beautiful both during the day and during the night.
#Pergamonmuseum (Pergamon Museum)
#Bode-Museum
#Neues Museum (New Museum)
#Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery)
#Altes Museum (Old Museum)
804 locals recommend
Museum Island
#Pergamonmuseum (Pergamon Museum)
#Bode-Museum
#Neues Museum (New Museum)
#Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery)
#Altes Museum (Old Museum)
C/O Berlin
22-24 HardenbergstraßeBerlinische Galerie
124-128 Alte JakobstraßeKW Institute for Contemporary Art
69 Auguststraße
Bauhaus Archive
14 KlingelhöferstraßeNeighborhoods
If you would ever go beyond Kreuzberg...
Affluent hipster area decked to the nines with upscale shopping and international eating options, some recommendations Polish street food #TakTak, Japanese ice cream #TenzanLab, and many, many more.
90 locals recommend
Mitte
Affluent hipster area decked to the nines with upscale shopping and international eating options, some recommendations Polish street food #TakTak, Japanese ice cream #TenzanLab, and many, many more.
Welcome to our neighbourhood. We're a mix of recent and historic immigrants from across Germany and beyond. We're cool and driven.
142 locals recommend
Kreuzberg
Welcome to our neighbourhood. We're a mix of recent and historic immigrants from across Germany and beyond. We're cool and driven.
Families, parks and good food options. Check out #Gleisdreieck park, #Einstein Stammhaus for Viennese treats like Kaiserschmarrn.
25 locals recommend
Schöneberg
Families, parks and good food options. Check out #Gleisdreieck park, #Einstein Stammhaus for Viennese treats like Kaiserschmarrn.
Mix of families, Erasmus students, punks and good food options, we recommend #Khwan.
151 locals recommend
Friedrichshain
Mix of families, Erasmus students, punks and good food options, we recommend #Khwan.
Upscale, old-money Berlin. Great historical memory sites, restaurants, museums and in the winter beautiful Christmas markets.
28 locals recommend
Charlottenburg
Upscale, old-money Berlin. Great historical memory sites, restaurants, museums and in the winter beautiful Christmas markets.
Wedding
Prenzlauer Berg
District that has transformed more recently than Mitte or Prenzlauer Berg. Worth a visit in the evening, for dining, drinks or going out.
51 locals recommend
Neukölln
District that has transformed more recently than Mitte or Prenzlauer Berg. Worth a visit in the evening, for dining, drinks or going out.
Architecture & Public Space
Architectural delights with 10min walkable distance
Daniel Libeskind's building houses an archive and exhibition on German-Jewish history. Deconstructivism, 2001
305 locals recommend
Jewish Museum Berlin
9-14 LindenstraßeDaniel Libeskind's building houses an archive and exhibition on German-Jewish history. Deconstructivism, 2001
Axel Springer Neubau
50 ZimmerstraßeOMA's new HQ for German's largest publisher.
Dutch modernism, unfinished
Sauerbruch-Hutton's sustainable office building with an interesting take on the Berlin block.
Critical Modernism, 1999
GSW Headquarter
17 Rudi-Dutschke-StraßeSauerbruch-Hutton's sustainable office building with an interesting take on the Berlin block.
Critical Modernism, 1999
Atelier Loidl's beautiful Park keeps the memory of the former Rail infrastructure site alive.
landscape, 2010
313 locals recommend
Park am Gleisdreieck
26 MöckernstraßeAtelier Loidl's beautiful Park keeps the memory of the former Rail infrastructure site alive.
landscape, 2010
Paul-Lincke-Ufer
Paul-Lincke-UferA stroll down Paul-Lincke-Ufer is a great way to explore Kreuzberg
The new neighbourhood around the former Blumengroßmarkt has plenty of new residential and mixed developments.
Deadline Architekten and others, under construction
Blumengroßmarkt Berlin
The new neighbourhood around the former Blumengroßmarkt has plenty of new residential and mixed developments.
Deadline Architekten and others, under construction
Hejduk's great 'Wohnbebauung mit Atelierturm' residential building (with a face) was realised as part of the IBA '87 (together with many other buildings, which I can't add here).
Post-Modernism, 1986-1988
Besselstraße
BesselstraßeHejduk's great 'Wohnbebauung mit Atelierturm' residential building (with a face) was realised as part of the IBA '87 (together with many other buildings, which I can't add here).
Post-Modernism, 1986-1988