Kreuzberg

Yorckschlösschen in Kreuzberg is Berlin's most famous jazz and blues bar: old wood paneling, music memorabilia on the walls, and a stage so close you can feel the strings vibrate. Here, live music is not a supporting act.

Langano in Kreuzberg is Berlin's destination for authentic Ethiopian cuisine: spices like cardamom and chili, injera as both plate and cutlery, and hospitality that welcomes everyone.

Better to run or walk? Better a nice walk trough Bergmankiez and taking a talk with the neighbourhood.

Since 1997, Tadim on Adalbertstraße, right by Kottbusser Tor in Kreuzberg, has been serving one of Berlin's most authentic döners. No hype, just homemade bread, 100% veal, and a lahmacun that is unparalleled in the capital.

Small anniversary: For 15 years, the Roncalli Christmas Circus has been part of Berlin, and so for the 15th time, it's "Step right up" at Tempodrom at Anhalter Bahnhof in Kreuzberg.

Crispy salads, deliciously filled wraps and freshly pressed juices - if you want to prevent a cold with a vitamin kick, dean & david in the new Kranzler-Eck on Kudamm is the right place for you!

On the corner of Bergmannstrasse and Mehringdamm, Michael Becker runs a shop whose entire range is put together for men. It is divided into grooming, cooking, relaxing and outdoors, with a clear focus on classic wet shaving. As a gift for men it runs from a single shaving soap at a few euros to a complete shaving set.

The Fruehstueck 3000 in Kreuzberg does without a buffet and serves every plate separately, from eggs Benedict at 24 euros to the version with caviar at 48 euros. Added to that are occasional flat-rate dates such as the Italo Disco Brunch, where 59 euros covers everything, and the dining room sits opposite the Jewish Museum.

In the Reichenberger Kiez, there's a bar that's also a record store: records are for sale in the back room, drinks are served at the front, and a framed photo of Iggy Pop hangs on the wall. The atmosphere is deliberately relaxed, rock 'n' roll plays without pretense. For a quick meal, there's a pizzeria directly opposite, and an afternoon is enough for browsing.

On Saturdays, Südstern in Kreuzberg transforms into one of Berlin's most beautiful weekly markets: around 35 vendors, organic produce directly from the farm, street food, and natural wine, nestled between the Neo-Gothic Garrison Church and the lively hustle and bustle between the Gräfe- and Bergmannkiez.