Berlin · Berlin Mitte · Cafe / Culture
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Berlin's oldest beer garden, in operation since 1837, with 600 seats under chestnut trees in a Prenzlauer Berg courtyard. Freshly tapped Prater Pils, grilled Bratwurst, and zero pretence.
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Perfect low-key daytime stop between Kastanienallee coffeeshops and Mauerpark's Sunday flea market.
The world capital of techno, in a former Friedrichshain heat and power plant. Weekends run Friday night to Monday morning under Sven Marquardt's door policy.
Am Wriezener Bahnhof · 10243
Billy Wagner's radical local-only restaurant on Friedrichstraße — ingredients sourced exclusively from the Berlin-Brandenburg region, counter seating around an open kitchen, natural wine, and a political conviction about food that makes it the most important restaurant in Germany.
Friedrichstraße 218 · 10969
A 1889 former Dresdner Bank headquarters on Bebelplatz in the heart of Mitte — the original vault is now a pool and spa. Opera Bar terrace, rooftop pool with Berlin skyline, and 146 rooms of understated German luxury.
Behrenstraße 37 · 10117