Kreuzberg

The flea market at Marheinekeplatz is Kreuzberg's most relaxed weekend ritual. On Saturdays and Sundays, private sellers and small traders line up on the square at the end of Bergmannstraße, offering vintage fashion, records, antiques, and handicrafts. If you want to continue strolling afterward, the Marheineke Market Hall and the cafés of Bergmannstraße are right on your doorstep.

Since 1993, Junction Bar on Gneisenaustraße in Kreuzberg has been one of Berlin's most reliable live music venues. In the basement club beneath the café of the same name, bands across all genres, from jazz and blues to funk, rock, and chanson, play almost daily. Afterwards, DJs take over.

Located at Lausitzer Platz in Kreuzberg, Restaurant Baraka serves North African cuisine prepared according to traditional recipes, tasting of Morocco and Egypt. The ambiance is warm, and the hospitality is very cordial.

At Choppora on Rudi-Dutschke-Straße in Kreuzberg, you can create your own salad from over 60 ingredients, which is then chopped in front of guests with a mezzaluna. Additionally, they offer warm rice bowls with superfood rice, soups, and smoothie bowls. For superfood in Berlin, this means: your own bowl starting from 9.50 Euros, near Checkpoint Charlie.

Radspannerei at Kottbusser Tor sells steel-frame bicycles, builds wheels by hand, and manufactures individual frames and trailers in its own frame workshop. Lacing a wheel costs 70 Euros, custom fabrications are charged at 45 Euros per hour. Two hundred meters away, there is an express workshop without an appointment.

For those seeking a restaurant in Kreuzberg for special occasions that goes far beyond the ordinary, Layla by Meir Adoni was the perfect choice: The casual fine dining by the Israeli star chef directly at Anhalter Bahnhof stood for world-class Middle Eastern cuisine, with sharing dishes that no one had ever tasted in Berlin before.

In Kreuzberg, directly on Fichtestraße, Wirtshaus zum Mitterhofer stands for South Tyrolean cuisine with true tavern character. The original Wiener Schnitzel from veal is considered a house classic here, portions are generous, and the beer garden in summer makes a visit an evening with added value.

The wine bar close to Kottbusser Tor offers a wide range of good wines – mostly from Germany and France.

The Admiralbrücke crosses the Landwehrkanal from Fraenkelufer to Planufer and has been the oldest preserved wrought-iron bridge of the canal since 1882. Since only walking speed applies there now, the listed building has become a popular meeting spot. On warm evenings, Kreuzberg residents sit on bollards and railings while street music drifts across the water.

The Berliner Büchertisch in Gneisenaustraße in the Bergmannkiez sells donated used books, thereby funding its literacy programs. Approximately 40,000 books are given free of charge to schools, daycare centers, and social institutions every year. Children up to 16 years old can choose a book and take it for free during each visit.