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Charlottenburg: around Savignyplatz The Gedächtniskirche is, aside from the Brandenburger Tor, the definitive symbol for Berlin. The Kurfürstendamm, Ku'damm for short, has also achieved a similar degree of fame. This broad, urban boulevard starts at the Gedächtniskirche extending westwards. Along its sidewalks you'll see Berliners shopping and curious tourists side by side. The typical Berlin tour begins and ends at the Gedächtniskirche at Breitscheidplatz. The church was bombed during WW II and not rebuilt. Just a few steps away is "Kaufhaus des Westens", or KaDeWe, a large department store. At the time of the GDR, it was considered a symbol of western capitalism. Although this area is so dominated by mass consumption and tourism, there are still interesting things to discover here. Around Savignyplatz there are many chic, still moderately-priced cafés, bars, restaurants and boutiques. Many consider Berlin not to be very elegant, but here these prejudices are unjustified. Also worth making a detour for is the Viktoria-Luise-Platz and Ludwig-Kirch-Platz located south of the Ku'damm. Peaceful places with water fountains, perfect for relaxing outside on a bench or in on of the nearby cafés and reading the newspaper - something those proletarians living in that new built "Hinterhof" nearby never had time to...

Cafés Café Aedes West café named after the adjoining architecture gallery Café Hardenberg popular among students and always busy Café Kranzler good and basic, and very famous Café Savigny simple, stylish, chic Schwarzes Café an icon for Berlin's alternative scene Café Wintergarten readings and business lunches in an elegant turn-of-the-century villa

Restaurants & Imbisse Ali Baba cozy and inexpensive pizzeria in Bleibtreustrasse Ashoka inexpensive Indian restauraunt at Savignyplatz Bovril cosmopolitan ambience on Kurfürstendamm Einhorn excellent vegetarian dishes made from organic ingredients Florian good taste in a small but intimate setting Good Friends 'real' Chinese cuisine Jimmie´s Diner US diner in original 1950s style Lubitsch stylish elegance and refined cuisine at moderate prices Montevido international dishes, interesting crowd and cool design Paris Bar once a meeting place for artists, now an exclusive location for VIPs and celebs Satyam inexpensive vegetarian Indian restaurant Schell used-to-be a filling-station, now a chic restaurant XII Apostoli frescos, vases and very good pizzas

Bars & Clubs Bar jeder Vernunft Cabaret and variety in a mirrored tent from the 20s Quasimodo international jazz stars live on stage

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