Pankow

In Prenzlauer Berg, the ice cream patisserie Hokey Pokey stands for artisanal gelato at patisserie level: Founder Niko Robert, former pastry chef at the Ritz Carlton, transforms the finest ingredients into ice cream flavors rarely found elsewhere in Berlin.

Located on Bötzowstraße in Prenzlauer Berg, on the edge of Volkspark Friedrichshain, is one of Berlin's most expertly crafted cocktail bars. Saphire Bar offers a menu with around 300 drinks, homemade original creations, and a lounge atmosphere that lets the evening pass by without a rush.

The Bird at Falkplatz is the American Diner in Berlin for everyone who doesn't want to eat their burger with a knife and fork. Each patty weighs 250 grams, consists of regionally sourced beef freshly ground in the morning, and comes in an English muffin. The steaks are 30-day dry-aged US Black Angus from Creekstone Farms, with salad and cucumber served alongside.

In Pankow, just a few steps from the Vinetastraße subway station, BinhAn - Wellness & Head Spa brings Vietnamese care tradition to Berlin. Three head spa recliners make treatments for two or three possible, a tea made from ten herbs according to a house recipe is served as a welcome, and finally, hair is blow-dried and styled.

Specialty coffee and self-roasted beans in a charmingly nostalgic retro look: Café Pakolat on Raumerstraße in Prenzlauer Berg is a roastery, cake manufactory, and living room café all at once – and one of Berlin's most authentic coffee houses.

Located at Helmholtzplatz in Prenzlauer Berg is one of Berlin's most famous children's cafés: Kindercafé Spielzimmer combines an indoor playground, ball pit, and cozy café atmosphere under one roof. Here, it's okay to be loud while parents relax with coffee and waffles.

More than just vegetables grow in the Botanical People's Park Blankenfelde-Pankow: The farm gardens in Volkspark Pankow combine community gardening with ecological learning on a historic garden site from 1909. Those who lease a plot here get sustainable cultivation, fresh harvest, and a piece of green deceleration in Berlin's northeast.

Since 2008, Rosa Canina in Prenzlauer Berg has been demonstrating what organic ice cream truly tastes like: handmade, certified organic, and without a drop of artificial flavor. If you're passing by Hufelandstraße or Pasteurstraße, be sure to take a peek through the viewing window into the ice cream factory.

On Florastraße in Pankow, they roast their own specialty coffee in a communal roastery in Wedding and serve it directly in their own neighborhood café. Blaffke Rösterei stands for artisanal roasting culture without frills, with directly traded beans and homemade cake.

Mindful Life Berlin, located at Gleimstraße 19 near Mauerpark, has been offering Yoga, Pilates, Functional Fitness, and Boxing in Prenzlauer Berg since 2017. A trial class costs 10 Euros, and multi-class passes are valid for both yoga and fitness classes.