11 Locations
Dahlem is one of Berlin's greenest and most genteel quarters, a leafy district in the southwest known for villas, museums and academia. Home to the Free University and the sprawling Botanical Garden, Dahlem offers a calmer, more spacious side of the city. This overview gathers Berlin locations around the neighbourhood.
The Botanical Garden and its glasshouses draw visitors year round, while the Dahlem museums cover ethnology and regional history. Tree lined streets, the Domaene Dahlem farm and estate, and easy access to the Grunewald forest make it a favourite for slow weekends. Cafes and the university campus add a gentle buzz.
Browse the venues below to explore Dahlem and its surroundings.
In Dahlem, not far from the Botanical Garden, the Königliche Gartenakademie (Royal Garden Academy) is much more than just a plant shop: Here, historic greenhouses meet an English garden school where hobby gardeners and professionals alike can develop their plant knowledge and design sense.
Eßkultur Berlin's Fairy Tale Breakfast transports its guests in the Bedouin tent of the Dahlem Museums directly into the world of 1001 Nights, where exciting stories are listened to amidst oriental carpets and cushions. The cultural experience is accompanied by a thematically coordinated buffet with delicacies such as hummus, falafel, and rosewater desserts.
In Dahlem, where the southwest of Berlin almost feels like a village, Domäne Dahlem has been practicing real agriculture and animal husbandry for centuries, now as a recognized Bioland organic farm with an open-air museum. Here, children experience agriculture up close in a way hardly anyone would expect in a city of millions. The farm is even easily accessible by subway.
The Botanical Garden is located in the middle of Dahlem - a 43-hectare paradise.
A classic among the Berlin brunch locations is Eierschale in Berlin-Dahlem.
The Botanical Garden in Berlin-Dahlem shines with the splendid colours of fall. On a sunny autumn day, a walk in the outside area of the garden is amazing, save the tropical greenhouse for a rainy day.
In the heart of Dahlem, where palms grow up to the glass ceiling and the air is heavy and warm, the Great Tropical House in the Botanical Garden awaits all those looking for a first date with a jungle atmosphere. Over 100 years of history, lianas hanging from the dome, and a climate that feels as if you've just traveled to a distant continent.
The Luise is located on Dahlem's Königin-Luise-Straße in a very nicely renovated vintage house with beer garden, close to the Botanical Garden and Domäne Dahlem.
The famous botanical night will transform the Botanical Garden 2019 into the magical dream world of Botanica!
The Botanical Garden in Berlin-Dahlem shines with the splendid colours of fall. On a sunny autumn day, a walk in the outside area of the garden is amazing, save the tropical greenhouse for a rainy day.
Currently the Junior Museum hosts a permanent exhibition called "This is what we eat. We eat rice". Rice - for breakfast, lunch and dinner?