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Cafes
Aedes West - Café named after the adjoining architecture gallery. Savignyplatz, Passage zur Bleibtreustraße, S-3/5/7/9 Savignyplatz, Tel. 312 55 04, tgl. 10:00 am - 1:00 am
Aedes East - located in Hackeschen Höfen. Impressive interior design. Rosenthaler Str. 40, In den Hackeschen Höfen, U-8 Weinmeister Str., Tel. 282 21 03, 10:00 am - 2:00 am, dailyCafé am Neuen See - elegant 'Biergarten' in Tiergarten
Lichtensteinallee S/U-Bahnhof Zoo, Tel. 254 49 30, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, daily
Anderes Ufer - perhaps Germany's most famous gay café. Hauptstr. 157, Tel. 7 84 15 78, 10:00 am - 2:00 am, dailyAnita Wronski - meeting point for the Prenzlauer scene. Located near the Wasserturm
Knaackstraße 26-28, U-2 Senefelder Platz, Tel. 442 84 83, opens at 10:00 am, dailyAnkerklause - old Berliner Kneipe turned into one of Kreuzberg´s in-locations. Kottbusser Damm/Maybachufer, U-8 Schönleinstr. oder U-1/15 Kottbusser Tor, Tel. 693 56 49, opens at 10 am
Atlantic - established scene café located in the bustling Bergmannstraße. Bergmannstr. 100, U-7 Gneisenaustr., Tel. 691 92 9, opens at 10:00 am
Barcomis - home to the best bagels and brownies in all of Germany. Le must de Kreuzberg.
Bergmannstr. 21, U-7 Gneisenaustr., Tel. 694 81 38, Mon- Sat 9:00 am - 12:00 pm , Sun + Fri 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Berio - cake and coffee at Winterfeldplatz
Maaßenstr. 7, U-1/2/4 Nollendorfplatz, Tel. 216 19 46, 8:00 am - 1:00 am, daily
Café Einstein - Viennese café and an institution in Berlin
Kurfürstenstr. 58, U-1/15 Kurfürstenstr., Tel. 261 50 96, 10:00 am - 2:00 am, daily
Flammende Herzen - pub located in the heart of Kreuzberg. Oranienstraße 170, Tel. 615 71 02, U1/8 Kottbusser Tor, 10 am- 3 am, daily
Hardenberg - popular among students and always busy
Hardenbergstr. 10, U-2 Ernst-Reuter-Platz, Tel. 312 90 13, 9:00 am- 11:00 pm, dailyCafé im Literaturhaus / Wintergarten - readings and business lunches in an elegant turn-of-the-century villa
Fasanenstr. 23, U-15 Uhlandstr.,Tel. 882 54 14, tgl. 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Café Kranzler - good and basic, and very famous
Kurfürstendamm 18/19, U-15/9 Kurfürstendamm, Tel. 882 69 11, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, dailyCafé M - the coolest of all. Goltzstr. 33, U-7 Eisenacher Str., Tel. 216 70 92, tgl. 10:00 am - 2:00 am
Marx - insiders' café for breakfasts
Spreewaldplatz, U-1/15 Görlitzer Bahnhof, Tel. 611 41 47, 9:00 am- 3:00 am, daily
Morena - established meeting point for the Kreuzberg scene. Wiener Straße 60, Tel. 611 47 16, U-1 / 12 Görlitzer Bahnhof. 9:00 am - 4:00 am.
November - simple, but good Husemannstr. 15, U-2 Eberswalder Straße, Tel. 442 84 25, 10:00 am - 3:00 am, daily, kitchen is opened until 12:00 pmCafé Orange - Intellectuals meet here to converse Oranienburger Str. 32, S-1/25 Oranienburger Str., Tel. 282 00 28, opens at 10:00 am
Café Savarin - cake and coffee idyll. Kulmerstr. 17, S-1/25 Yorckstr. oder U-7 Yorckstr, Tel. 216 14 88, 216 38 64, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, daily
Café Savigny - simple, stylish, chic. Grolmanstr. 53, S-3/5/7/9 Savignyplatz, Tel. 312 81 95, Mon-Fri 10:00 am - 1:00 am, Sat 11:00 am - 1:00 am
Café Savo - minimalistic interior, good breakfast
Goltzstr. 3, U-7 Eisenacher Str., Tel. 216 62 25, opens at 10:00 am, daily
Schwarzes Café - open around the clock, nice breakfast, close to Bahnhof Zoo. Kantstr. 148, S-3/5/7/9 Savignyplatz, Tel. 313 80 38, opened daily round-the-clock, except on Tuesdays between 3:00 am - 11:00 am
Schwarzsauer - café / bar with cool styling
Kastanienallee 13, U-2 Eberswalder Straße, Tel. 448 56 33, opens at10:00, daily
Café Sidney - meeting place for the open-air market-goers on Saturdays. Winterfeldtstr. 40, U-1/2/4 Nollendorfplatz, Tel. 216 52 53, 9:00 am - 2:00 am, daily, Mi & Sa 8:00 am - 2:00 am
Strandbad Mitte - scene café tucked away in Auguststraße. Kleine Hamburger Str. 16, S-1/25 Oranienburger Str. or U-8 Weinmeister Str. Tel. 283 68 77, opens at 10:00 am, daily
Café Übersee - with a great terrace on Paul-Lincke-Ufer.
Paul-Lincke-Ufer, U-1/15 Kottbusser Tor, U-8 Schönleinstr
Restaurants
Ali Baba - cozy and inexpensive pizzeria
Bleibtreustr. 45, S-3/5/7/9 Savignyplatz, Tel. 881 13 50, 11:00 am - 3:00 am, daily
Bar Centrale - elegant, very Italian restaraunt with bar
Yorckstr. 82, U-7 Gneisenaustr., Tel. 786 29 89, 12:00 pm - 2:00 am, daily
Bovril - cosmopolitan ambience on Kurfürstendamm
Kurfürstendamm 184, U-7 Adenauerplatz, Tel. 881 84 61, Mon - Sat 12:00 am - 2:00 am
Brazil - Brazilian dishes at definetely the 'in' restaraunt in Mitte
Gormannstr. 22, U-8 Weinmeisterstr., Tel. 208 63 13, 10:00 am - 2:00 am, daily
Chandra Kumari - nice locale with Ceylonese food and good prices
Gneisenaustr. 4, U-7 Gneisenaustr., Tel. 694 12 03, 12:00 am - 1:00 am, dailyFlorian - good taste in a small but intimate setting
Grolmanstr. 52, S-3/5/7/9 Savignyplatz, Tel. 313 91 84, 6:00 pm - 3:00 am, dailyExil - legendary artists' locale at Paul-Lincke-Ufer
Paul-Lincke-Ufer, U-1/15 Kottbusser Tor, U-8 Schönleinstr., from 6:00 p
Good Friends - 'real' Chinese cuisine
Kantstr. 30, S-3/5/7/9 Savignyplatz, Tel. 313 26 59, 12:00 am - 2:00 am
Jimmi´s Diners - US diner in original 1950s style
Pariser Straße 41, U1/9 Spichernstr Tel. 882 31 41, 12:00 am - 2:00 am
Krähe - popular restaraunt in the scene
Kollwitzstr. 84, U-2 Eberswalder Straße, Tel. 442 82 91, tgl. 5:30 pm - 1:00 am, Fri & Sat until 2:00 am, Sun opens at 10:30 am, kitchen is opened until 11:00 pm
Locus - Kreuzberg pub at Marheinikeplatz with very good Mexican dishes
Marheinikeplatz 4, U-7 Gneisenaustr., Tel. 691 56 37, 10:00 am- 2:00 am, daily
Lubitsch - stylish elegance and refined cuisine at moderate prices. Bleibtreustr. 47, S-3/5/7/9 Savignyplatz, Tel. 885 12 94, Mon - Sat 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Mao Thai - Thai food under a bamboo roof
Wörther Str. 30, U-2 Senefelder Platz, Tel. 441 92 61, 11:30 am - 1:00 am, daily
Markthalle - meeting point for the scene. Long bar and good, plain food. Pücklerstraße 34, U-15 Görlitzer Bahnhof, from 9:00 a.m
Montevideo - international dishes, interesting crowd and cool design
Viktoria-Luise-Platz 6, U-4 Viktoria-Luise-Platz, Tel. 213 10 20, 8:00 am - 2:00 am, Sun 10:00 am - 2:00 am
Osteria No.1 - for years beloved by artists and architects
Kreuzbergstr. 71, U-7 Yorckstr., Tel. 786 91 62, 12:00 am- 2:00 am, daily
Paris Bar - once a meeting place for artists, now an exclusive location for VIPs and celebs
Kantstr. 152, S/U-Bahnhof Zoo, Tel. 313 80 52, 12:00 am - 4:00 am, daily
Pasternak - Russian dishes in a romantic setting
Knaackstr. 22, U-2 Senefelder Platz, Tel. 441 33 99, from 12:00 am, Sundays from 10:00 am
Petite Europe - Italian restaurant at Kleistpark beloved by artists. Langenscheidtstr. 1, U-7 Kleistpark, Tel. 781 29 64, opens at 5:00 pm
Restauration 1900 - where the 'up and coming' from East and West meet. Husemannstr. 1, U-2 Eberswalder Str., Tel. 449 40 52, Mon - Sat 4:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sale e Tabacchi - stylish interior designed by architects
Kochstr. 18, U-6 Kochstr., Tel. 252 11 55, 8:00 am - 2:00 am, daily
Satyam - inexpensive vegetarian Indian restaraunt
Goethestraße 5, S-3/5/7/9 Savignyplatz, Tel. 312 90 79, 11:00 am - 2:00 am, daily
Shell - used-to-be a filling-station , now a chic restaurant
Knesebeckstr. 22 , S-3/5/7/9 Savignyplatz,Tel. 312 83 10, Mon - Sat 9:00 am - 2:00 amSkales - still the most important Greek restaraunt in the scene
Rosenthaler Str. 13, S-1/25 Hackescher Markt or U-8 Weinmeisterstraße, 5:00 pm until open end, daily
Tres Kilos - well-loved Tex-Mex at Marheinikeplatz
Marheinikeplatz 3, U-7 Gneisenaustr., Tel. 693 60 44, 6:00 pm - 1:00 am, daily
Tuk Tuk - bamboo forest in Berlin. Großgörschenstr. 2, U-7 Kleistpark, Tel. 781 15 88, 5:30 pm - 1:00 am, daily
Van Loon - a sailing ship, forever anchored in the center of Berlin. Carl-Herz-Ufer 5, U-1/15 Prinzenstr., Tel. 692 62 93, 694 91 91, 10:00 am- 1:00 am, daily
Würgeengel - in the evenings, one of the best places in Kreuzberg to communicate. Dresdener Str. 121, U-1/15 Kottbusser Tor, Tel. 615 55 60, 8:00 pm - 2:00 am, dailyXII Apostoli - good pizzas. Bleibtreustr. 49, S-3/5/7/9 Savignyplatz, Tel. 312 14 33, 7:00 am - 5:00 am, daily
Ypsilon - simple and very Greek.
Hauptstr. 163, U-7 Kleistpark, Tel. 782 45 39, 5:00 pm - 2:00 am, daily
Snacks
Ashoka - inexpensive Indian restaurant at Savignyplatz
Grolmanstr. 22, S-3/5/7/9 Savignyplatz, Tel. 313 20 66, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, dailyEinhorn I + II - excellent vegetarian dishes made from organic ingredients
Einhorn I, Mommsenstr. 2 , U-15 Uhlandstraße oder S-3/5/7/9 Savignyplatz
Einhorn II, Wittenbergplatz 5-6, U-2 Wittenbergplatz
Tel. 211 25 04, Mon - Sat 10:00 am - 6:30 pmFish & Vegetables - Thai food in Goltzstraße
Goltzstrsse 32, U-1/2/4 Nollendorfplatz, Tel. 821 68 16, 12:00 am - 12:00 pm, dailyHabibi - good falafels. Goltzstraße 24/Am Winterfeldtplatz, Tel. 2153332, Sun - Thu 11 - 3 am, Fri + Sat 11 - 5 am. Akazienstraße 9, Tel. 7874428, tgl. Mon - Sun 10 - 2 Uhr
Küchenamt/Freßco - southern European delicatessen right on one of the most interesting spots in Mitte. Oranienburger Str. 48/49, S-Bahn Oranienburger Str., Tel 281 31 28 or 691 51 22, Mon - Thur 9:30 am - 12:30 am, Fri & Sat 9:30 am - 2:00 am, Sun 11:00 am - 12:30 am
Minato - new sushi bar. Goltzstraße 24, U-1/2/4 Nollendorfplatz. Tel. 215 49 30. From 12:00 am - 1:00 am, Sundays from 3:00 pm - 24:00 pm.
Öz Misir Carsisi - Turkish snacks at unbeatable prices. Adalbertstr. 96, U-15 Kottbusser Tor, 9:00 am - 2:00 am, daily
Rani - self-service Indian restaurant, Goltzstraße 32, 2 15 26 73, from 11:00 am.
Street Imbiss - former newsagents stand / kiosk, turned snack bar. Oranienstraße at Heinrichplatz, Heinrichplatz, Tel. 614 99 86 (orders possible), U-1/15 Kottbusser Tor, Mon - Fri 10 am - 8 pm, from Oct.: 10 am - 7 pm.
Bars
Aktionsgalerie - scene bar with off-art exhibitions
Große Präsidentenstr. 10, U-8 Weinmeisterstr. or S-3/5/7/9 Hackescher Markt, Tel. 280 61 51
Ankerklause - old Berlin pub turned into an in-location
Kottbusser Damm/Maybachufer, U-8 Schönleinstr. or U-1/15 Kottbusser Tor, Tel. 693 56 49, opens at 10:00 am
Bar am Lützowplatz - stylish cocktail bar
Lützowplatz 7, U-1/2/4 Nollendorfplatz, Tel. 262 68 07, 5:00 pm - 5:00 am, daily
Bar Centrale - elegant, very Italian restaraunt with bar
Yorckstr. 82, U-7 Gneisenaustr., Tel. 786 29 89, 12:00 am - 2:00 am, daily
Bar jeder Vernunft - Cabaret and variety shows in a mirrored tent. Schaperstr. 24, U-1|9 Spichernstr., Tel. 883 15 82, 7:00 pm - 2:00 am, daily
Berlin Bar - tiny bar in the 1980s 'neon-style' of Berlin
Uhlandstr. 145, U-15 Uhlandstr., Tel. 883 79 36, 10:00 pm - 7:00 am, daily
Caracas - one of the most fun locations in Berlin. Insiders' tip
Kurfüstenstraße 9, U-1/15 Kurfürstenstr., Tel. 265 21 71, 10:00 pm - open end
Green Door - new cocktail bar with a strict door policy
Hackbarth´s - one of the first in the East after the Wall came down. Auguststr. 69a, U-8 Rosenthaler Platz, Tel. 282 77 06, 280 75 81, 9:00 am - 3:00 am, daily
Haifischbar - almost a tad too chic for Kreuzberg
Arndtstr. 25, U-7 Gneisenaustr., Tel. 691 13 52, Tue- Sun 20:00 pm - open end
Kumpelnest 3000 - established watering-hole for the scene
Lützowstr. 23, U-1/15 Kurfürstenstr., Tel. 261 69 18, 5:00 pm - 5:00 am
Mister Hu - new and trendy in Goltzstraße
Goltzstr. 39, U-7 Eisenacher Str., Tel. 217 21 11, Sun - Fri 5:00 pm - 3:00 am, Sat 11:00 am - 4:00 am
Mutter - day and night meeting place for the scene. Hohenstaufenstr. 4, U-1/15 Nollendorfplatz, Tel. 216 49 90, from 10 am, daily
N.N.-Bar - chic people, cocktails and dancing
Hauptstr. 159, U-7 Kleistpark, Tel. 787 50 33, tgl. ab 16.30 Uhr
Obst und Gemüse - cool and relaxed atmosphere on trendy Oranienburger Straße.
Oranienburger Str., S-1/25 Oranienburger Str.Quasimodo - international jazz stars. Kantstr. 12 a, S/U-Bahnhof Zoo, Tel. 3126086, 9:00 pm - 2:00 am, daily
Schnabel-Bar - an institution. DJs play Jungle, Hip Hop and House. Oranienstr. 31, U-1/15 Kottbusser Tor, Tel. 615 85 34, Mon - Fri opens at 5:00 pm, Sat + Sun opens at 10:00 pm
Silberstein - metal sculptures and Jungle music
Oranienburger Str. 27, S-1/25 Oranienburger Str., Tel. 281 20 95, Mon - Fri 12:00 am - 4:00 am, Sat + Sun 12:00 am - 4:00 am
Schwarzsauer - café / bar with cool styling
Kastanienallee 13, U-2 Eberswalder Straße, Tel. 448 56 33, opens at 10:00, daily
Zapata - the café in Tacheles
Oranienburger Str. 53/54, S-1/25 Oranienburger Str., 6:00 pm - open end, daily
Wild at Heart - hard music, not for the weak at heart
Wiener Str. 20, U-1/15 Görlitzer Bahnhof, Tel. 611 70 10, opens at 10:00 pm
Zoulou Bar - cool, but not too cool
Hauptstr. 4, U-7 Kleistpark, Tel. 784 68 94, 8:00 pm - 6:00 am, daily
Clubs
Akba Lounge - Acid Jazz and Latin music Sredzkistr 64, U-2 Eberswalder Str., Tel. 441 14 63, opens at 10:00 pmCasino - DJs spin House and Techno
closed down! - but there's a new beginning...
El Barrio - Latin disco with little decoration and lots of ambience. Potsdamer 82, Tel. 262 18 53
Golgatha - traditional open-air institution located in Victoria Park. Dudenstr. 48-64 (Viktoriapark), U-7 Yorckstr., Tel. 785 24 53, opens at 11:00 am, daily, entrance free
Hafen - popular meeting point for the gay scene
Motzstr. 19, U-1/2/4 Nollendorfplatz, Tel. 214 11 18
Junction Bar - jazz and soul, live in a subterranean club
Gneisenaustr. 18, U-7 Gneisenaustr., Tel. 694 66 02, 772 76 77, 8:00 pm - 5 :00 am, daily90 Grad - Berlin institution: partypeople, house and soul - Dennewitzstr. 37, U-1/15 Kurfürstenstr., Tel. 214 74 100
Privat Club - talkative basement-club with extremely danceable Soul, Jazz and Funk
Pücklerstr. 34, Tel. 611 33 30, U-1/15 Görlitzer Bahnhof, opens at 10:00 pmRoter Salon - small ballroom with colorful alternating attractions. Located in the Volksbühne
Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, U-2 Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Tel. 251 85 39, opens at 10:00 pm
Schlot - live Jazz and cabaret in a former factory
Kastanienallee 29, U-2 Eberswalder Str., Tel. 44 82 16, 8:00 pm - 2:00 am, daily
SO 36 - home and stage for the first Punk concerts in Berlin
Oranienstr. 190, U-1/15- Görlitzer Bahnhof, Tel. 615 26 01, opens at 10:00 pmTom´s bar - famous gay locale full of tradition
Motzstr. 19, 10777 Schöneberg, Tel. 213 45 70, tgl. ab 10:00 pm
Tresor - former bank strong room, now a romping room for Techno and House music. Leipziger Str. 126a, U-2 Mohrenstr. or Potsdamer Platz, Tel. 609 37 02, opens at 10:00 pmYaam - Eichstr. 4, U-1/15 Schlesisches Tor
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