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Boxhagener Platz is the green heart of Friedrichshain, a leafy square wrapped in cafes, bars and old apartment blocks. Known to locals as Boxi, Boxhagener Platz hosts a weekly farmers market and a Sunday flea market that draw crowds from across the city. This tag collects Berlin locations around the square.
The streets radiating from the platz are lined with breakfast spots, independent shops and late night bars, making it one of the district's liveliest corners. The playground and benches fill with families by day, while the surrounding pubs keep going well into the night. It sits within easy reach of the Warschauer Strasse hub.
Browse the venues below to explore Boxhagener Platz and the streets around it.
The weekly and organic market at Boxhagener Platz, with 80 to 100 stalls, is the largest weekly market in Friedrichshain. Organic vegetables from Brandenburg, fresh tofu, cold-pressed oils, cheese, and locally smoked fish are offered alongside street food from Lángos to Falafel. For this weekly market in Berlin-Friedrichshain, it means: weekly shopping and breakfast in one place.
A large area for running, playing and cooling down is the splash pool on Boxhagener Platz.
No matter if it is a spicy Oriental burger, a hearty Krautburger or the exotic-fresh bacon guacamole - next to the alltime classic burgers, Burgeramt on Boxhagener Platz in Friedrichhain offers a host of unusual burgers on their menu!
Australian-influenced trendy breakfast at Boxhagener Platz in Friedrichshain: Silo Coffee stands for specialty coffee from its own roastery, seasonal brunch dishes with local ingredients, and the relaxed vibe of a cafe that has long enjoyed cult status in Berlin.
The interior design store Hausen Berlin lies at Boxhagener Platz in Berlin-Friedrichshain and sells modern décor-items in the famous Scandinavian style.
The "Boxi" is the Sunday heart of Friedrichshain: On the historic Boxhagener Platz, the southern neighborhood transforms weekly into one of Berlin's most popular flea markets, where vintage, vinyl, and curiosities from decades meet a relaxed atmosphere that even convinces die-hard Mauerpark grumps.
For over twenty years, ARTlinersBerlin in Friedrichshain has been a true neighborhood institution: a bar with a stage that combines folk, rock, blues, jazz, and karaoke under one roof. And all of this without charging a single euro for admission.
If you prefer to get crafty yourself for Easter rather than buying ready-made decorations, Friedrichshain is the place to be: Frieda Hain at Boxhagener Platz provides sewing and crafting enthusiasts with hand-picked Easter fabrics, DIY accessories, and the perfect sewing studio that actively helps with creative blocks.
Frieda Hain's program at Boxhagener Platz includes children's items and niceties, as well as the Frieda Hain Sewing Studio.
A microbrewery as a football pub: Hops & Barley in Friedrichshain, near Boxhagener Platz, combines home-brewed craft beer with a genuine fan pub atmosphere. If you're looking for Bundesliga, Champions League, and fresh draught pilsner all under one roof, this is the place to be.
Flockys ice cream stands for trendy and loose-fuzzy ice cream pleasure made in Berlin.