Kreuzberg

The Lido in Kreuzberg's Wrangelkiez was once a cinema and has been operating as a concert club with space for 600 people since May 2006. The historic chandeliers still hang above the wooden parquet floor, which is why confetti is forbidden in the hall. As an indie club in Berlin, Lido is the go-to place for bands just before their breakthrough into larger venues and for party series like Emo Diaries.

The Spectrum belongs to the German Museum of Technology and is located in the Schwechtenkopfbau on Ladestraße, a preserved remnant of the railway depot at Anhalter Bahnhof. Across four floors, there are over 150 experimental stations on light, electricity, heat, and sound. Among Berlin's children's museums, it is the place for all who prefer to try out physics rather than read about it.

At Spindler & Klatt, singles can look forward to an exciting opportunity with the "Date Night" events to make new connections directly on the Spree, away from dating apps. The mix of party, speed dating, and various get-to-know-you games in the stylish brick building ensures a varied evening.

Thursday evening in Kreuzberg means: Street Food Thursday at Markthalle Neun. In the historic hall on Eisenbahnstraße, Berlin's most famous street food market transforms into a multicultural spectacle from 5 PM, which has set the benchmark for all street food markets in the city since 2013.

After the huge success of the Asian New Year's Eve parties in the last years the Club Restaurant Spindler & Klatt celebrates the beginning of the New Year again - with the New Year's Eve Party - Hong Kong Nights!

Tomasa in Villa Kreuzberg is one of Berlin's most beautiful breakfast spots: a historic brick building right by Viktoriapark, which has attracted people from the neighborhood and around the world for almost two decades with its lavish menu and warm atmosphere.

Custom-made shoes, crafted in over 200 steps and more than 100 hours of manual labor, Goodyear-welted or brass-nailed, are created after digital foot measurement in Blücherstraße. The company includes four Berlin locations and a manufactory in Mitte. In addition to Oxfords, Budapesters, and Boots, they offer diabetic and orthotic shoes, as well as custom-made sneakers.

Since 1995, the city's most consistent rock 'n' roll club has been located opposite Görlitzer Park. Several times a week, two to three bands play back-to-back, followed by a DJ set. The spectrum ranges from rockabilly and psychobilly to punk and surf, and ska. A dedicated series introduces newcomer bands with free admission.

Mykita has made its glasses by hand in Berlin since 2003 and now works in a listed brick building on the Spree in Kreuzberg. What sets the brand apart is a patented hinge that needs neither screws nor soldered joints. The name comes from the Kita, the German word for a day nursery, because the rooms of one held the very first workshop of the brand.

In a Kreuzberg courtyard near Checkpoint Charlie, Tim Raue has been cooking an Asian-inspired cuisine since 2010 that works without bread, noodles, rice or white sugar and relies instead on sweetness, acidity and heat. Two Michelin stars, seven courses at 292 euros, and a room of its own in the basement for tables of up to 28 guests.