


In a small backyard sweets manufacturer Bonbonmacherei Kolbe & Stecher produces sweets like they used to 100 years ago.
Last updated on 06/19/2026
Some days just go wrong, but Berlin has the right antidote ready on many corners. At the Bonbonmacherei Kolbe & Stecher in Mitte, sweets are made just as they were a hundred years ago, at the Cafe Keese in Charlottenburg people dance seven days a week, and at the Prime Time Theater in Wedding, the only theatre sitcom in the world gives your laughing muscles a real workout. Anyone with a sweet tooth can try unusual flavours like Baumkuchen or elderflower buttermilk at the Eisteufelchen in Tiergarten, and at the Zaubertheater Jedlin in Charlottenburg the artists have been enchanting their audience for over 25 years. Here, good mood is a matter of minutes. Which of these places lifts you out of a low the fastest?
Ellen Mehrhoff-Roddewig
When the day starts off badly, I know exactly where I need to go. A scoop of Baumkuchen ice cream at the Eisteufelchen, a round of laughter at the Prime Time Theater, or a few dance steps at the Cafe Keese, and the bad mood is already forgotten. For me, this list is something like an emergency pharmacy for grey Berlin days.



In a small backyard sweets manufacturer Bonbonmacherei Kolbe & Stecher produces sweets like they used to 100 years ago.


Kochbox cooking school in Berlin-Mitte provides you with a good mood, because here they sizzle with "Rock 'n Roll" attitude.





The Berlin dance hall Café Keese is cult! With its changing dance parties it ensures a good mood on 364 days a year, seven days a week. In 2016 Café Keese celebrates its 50th anniversary.






Gutes Wedding – Schlechtes Wedding at primetime theater in Berlin Wedding is the world's only theater sitcom. Strained laughter muscles are guaranteed.

The Squash House is one of the largest squash courts in Berlin.




The small ice cream parlor brightens your day with unusual ice creams flavours like Baumkuchen, elderberry buttermilk or creamy mint.

Many people who have a bad temper want to let out their frustrations somewhere.


Zaubertheater Jedlin in Charlottenburg is the only permanent magic theater in Europe and enchants its audience for 25 years already.




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