Discover Berlin through our insider tips of where to eat, drink, or simply hang around. For information on public transportation and taxis, check the second half of our Transportation section.

Burgermeister

Kreuzberg’s Burgermeister is located under the elevated train tracks at Schlesischen Tor. As the name suggests, they specialize in burgers of all kinds. The BBQ burger is arguably the best in Berlin.

Oberbaumstraße 8
10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg
Website: burger-meister.de

Opening hours: Mon–Thu, 11–2:00; Fri–Sat, 11–4:00; Sun, 15–2:00
Public Transport:
U-Bahn: Schlesisches Tor (U1)

Vöner

Vegan-vegetarian diner in Berlin-Friedrichshain with Wagenburger, organic fries, vegan soups, cupcakes, cookies and much more.

Boxhagener Straße 56
10245 Berlin-Friedrichshain
Website: voener.de
Tel: +49 (30) 99 265 423
Opening hours: Mo–Sun: 12–23:00                   

Public Transport:
S-Bahn: Ostkreuz (S41, S42)
Tram: Neue Bahnhofstraße (M13)
Bus: Neue Bahnhofstraße (240)

Yellow Sunshine

Germany's 1 organic fast-food restaurant, which offers exclusively vegetarian and vegan dishes like fake fish, fake chicken, tofu, seitan, soups, salads, gyros, homemade chips, soy milk shakes, and coffees.

Wiener-Str. 19
10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg
Tel: + 49 (30) 69598720
Website: yellow-sunshine.com/index.html
Opening hours: Mo–Thu: 12–23:00, Fr–Sa: 12–00:00, Sun: 12–23:00

Public Transport:
U-Bahn: Görlitzer Bahnhof (U1) + 3 minutes walk
Bus: Spreewaldplatz (M29)

Kültürzeit

Kültürzeit sees itself as a café restaurant that offers lots of comfort and Mediterranean cuisine, and also regularly offers a variety of delicacies from French, Turkish, Greek and Arabic cuisines.

Simon-Dach-Straße 24
10245 Berlin-Friedrichshain
Website: qype.com/place/23162-Kueltuerzeit-Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 29 77 89 00
Opening hours: daily from 10–2:00, kitchen until 1:00, Sat & Sun brunch from 10–15:00

Public Transport: 
U-Bahn: Warschauer Straße (U1)
S-Bahn: Warschauer Straße (S5, S7, S75) 
Bus: (347, N1)
Tram: (M10, M13)                  

Hamy Cafe

Best Vietnamese food around Hermannplatz and in Berlin. Whilst there is an extensive menu covering everything from soups to fragrant teas, it’s the Tagesmenu (Daily Specials) that is the easy option here. Priced at 4,90€, this menu changes slightly every day and you can bet that for the price you won’t find better Vietnamese anywhere else in the city.

Hasenheide 10
10967 Berlin-Neukölln
Tel: +49 (30) 616 25 959
Opening hours: daily 12–24:00
Website: hamycafe.com

Public Transport:
U-Bahn: Hermannplatz (U7, U8) 
Bus: (M29)                  

Ron Telesky

A very original, small Canadian pizzeria that is heavy-handed when sprinkling eccentric toppings onto gigantic pizzas. Located in a room in the basement with large bar where you can watch how the pizza is baked.

Dieffenbachstrasse 62
10967 Berlin-Kreuzberg
Website: myspace.com/rontelesky
Tel: +49 (30) 616 211 111
Opening hours: Mon–Fri, 12–22:00; Sat–Sun, 15–22:00

Public Transport:
U-Bahn: Schönleinstraße (U8)                  

Croissanterie

For everyone who loves a good croissant in the morning. Here you can choose from 50 different sandwiches which are especially popular with homemade pastry.
Pannierstraße 56
12047 Berlin-Neukölln
Opening hours: Mon–Fri, 7–18:30; Sat, 8–14:00; Sun, 9–15:00

Public Transport: 
U-Bahn: Hermannplatz (U8)                  

Dolores

Dolores offers authentic California-style Burritos and Quesadillas in the center of Berlin where you choose the filling (from the sauce to the rice). Be sure not to miss the homemade guacamole.

Website: dolores-online.de/1000.html
Gabriel-Max-Strasse 1
10245 Berlin-Mitte
Opening hours: Mo–Sa 11.30–22, Sun 13–22:00

Public Transport: 
U-Bahn: Weinmeisterstraße (U8), Alexanderplatz (U2, U5, U8)
S-Bahn: Alexanderplatz (S5, S7, S75)

Turkish Market

There are many Turkish markets in Berlin, but none might be as known as the one at Maybachufer in Kreuzberg with many different stands from vegetable, fruit, flowers to petty wares and cheap fabrics.
Maybachufer
10967 Berlin-Neukölln
Opening hours: Tue+Fr, 11–18:30
Public Transport:
U-Bahn: Schönleinstrasse (U8)

Würgeengel
This bar has simple style. It starts with the chic furnishing and finishes with the sophisticated cocktails and substantial whiskey selection. The bartenders know their work perfectly.
Dresdener Strasse 122
10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg
Website: wuergeengel.de
Opening hours: daily, 19:00–open end
Public Transport:
U-Bahn: Kottbusser Tor (U1, U8)

Café Wendel
Café Wendel is a place between café and club for contemporary music and graphics and proves to be a very soothing place to recharge from the night before...
Schlesische Straße 42
10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg
Website: nstp.de
Opening hours: daily, from 12:00
Public Transport:
U-Bahn: Schlesisches Tor (U1)

Geist im Glas
An intimate, rustic, candle-lit bar with a lively, sexy atmosphere in Neukölln near Hermannplatz.
Lenaustr 27
12047 Berlin-Neukölln
Website: geistimglas.com
Opening hours: Fr–Sa: 19–04:00, Sun: 19–02:00                   
Public Transport:
U-Bahn: Hermannplatz (U7, U8)
                   
Café-Bar Datscha
The Dacha in Berlin Friedrichshain is a cool café-bar with Russian Chic. Here you will get Russian crepes and pancakes come with cottage cheese or cream cheese, plus a sausage, sour cream and potato pancakes. Also worth mentioning is that all food is homemade, and even the salmon is pickled in the cozy dacha itself.
Gabriel-Max-Straße 1  
10245 Berlin-Friedrichshain
Website: http://cafe-datscha.de/
Opening hours: Mo–Sun, from 10:00                   
Public Transport: close to Simon-Dach-Straße and Boxhagener Platz in Friedrichshain,
Tram: Simplonstraße (M13)

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Museums
There are about 160 museums and collections that place Berlin as one of the world outstanding museum cities. Most well known are the museums on Museum Island, the Museum of Natural History, and the German Historical Museum, as well as the Old Museum and the Pergamon Museum.
More Information here:
› berlin.de/international/museums/index.en.php
› museumsportal-berlin.de/en/

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