Charlottenburg

Firma London in Berlin-Charlottenburg offers exclusive and individual furniture from all over Europe and the USA.

Just a stone's throw from Savignyplatz, the June Wine Bar is located on Knesebeckstraße in Charlottenburg: warm light, a sophisticated wine list, and cuisine that demands to be taken seriously.

Charlottenburg has its very own crafting cosmos: StempelBar on Weimarer Straße is Berlin's go-to spot for stamping, scrapbooking, and handmade greeting cards, offering a range from clear stamps to embossing powder, and Saturday workshops where true DIY spirit comes to life.

The Helmut Newton Foundation at the Museum für Fotografie on Jebensstraße costs 12 Euros, reduced 6 Euros - and nothing for a whole range of groups, including everyone under 18 and people receiving Bürgergeld, Wohngeld, or Grundsicherung. No one needs to book online; day tickets are also available at the on-site ticket counter.

Kantstraße 101 marks the beginning of Berlin's Asia Mile, and the go asia supermarket is the place to shop there. The chain's assortment includes more than 7,000 items from China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam, with Thai fruits and vegetables flown in. Exotic ingredients like bok choy or miso paste are found here on the regular shelves.

At Hardenbergplatz in Charlottenburg, S-Bahn, U2 and U9 lines, regional trains, and a large bus station converge, along with the Zoo with its Elephant Gate, Kurfürstendamm, and Bikini-Haus. The station became famous through Christiane F., for which filming took place in and around the building in 1981, partly with amateur actors from the area.

The Steiff Shop Berlin is located at Kurfürstendamm 40/41 with its entrance on Knesebeckstraße, recognizable by the large brown bear figure in front of the door. It is the only Steiff store in the city. The 28-centimeter Berlin Teddy Bear, priced at 55 Euros, is available exclusively here in Berlin and in the manufacturer's online shop.

At the Hotel Q! on Knesebeckstrasse lies a small wellness area with a heated sand room conceived as a private beach in the middle of the city. A Finnish sauna at ninety degrees, a steam bath and a Japanese washing area with essential oils follow. There is no pool in this house, but there is a head spa line and a compact fitness corner.

In the New Wing of Schloss Charlottenburg the birthday guests turn into a royal court: the children put historical costumes on over their clothes, go on a tour about Frederick the Great and dance a minuet to music of the eighteenth century at the end. The programme runs two and a half hours for up to eight children and two adult companions.

The label with its own showroom in Westend develops its collections in-house and has them produced in Germany. Tunics, blouses, dresses, coats, and parkas are usually priced between 149 and 189 Euros; during sales, items start at around 49 Euros. Fashion jewelry and scarves are also available, along with its own size chart for classification.