Kreuzberg

Since 1995, the city's most consistent rock 'n' roll club has been located opposite Görlitzer Park. Several times a week, two to three bands play back-to-back, followed by a DJ set. The spectrum ranges from rockabilly and psychobilly to punk and surf, and ska. A dedicated series introduces newcomer bands with free admission.

On Gleisdreieck, close to Potsdamer Platz the exhibits of Deutsches Technnikmuseum (German Technics Museum) bridge the gap between rail traffic of old to the computers we've all grown accustomed today.

In a Kreuzberg courtyard near Checkpoint Charlie, Tim Raue has been cooking an Asian-inspired cuisine since 2010 that works without bread, noodles, rice or white sugar and relies instead on sweetness, acidity and heat. Two Michelin stars, seven courses at 292 euros, and a room of its own in the basement for tables of up to 28 guests.

In the Graefekiez, hats for women, men and children hang on red walls and in colourful shelf cubes. The range runs from flat caps, fedoras, trilbies and pork pies to bowler hats and top hats, plus fascinators and hair accessories. Customers are advised by face shape, and the search continues until the headwear truly fits.

The Grand Hostel Berlin is located in a historic building from 1874 on Tempelhofer Ufer, one hundred meters from Möckernbrücke U-Bahn station. Its centerpiece is the Library Bar, styled like an old English library. Unusual for hostels in Berlin is its experience with school trips: supervised quiet hours and alcohol served only by arrangement with the group leader.

Kreuzberg's NOI QUATTRO in Kreuzberg is a tip for all those who want to try the diversity of neo-Italian cuisine.

At Heinrichplatz stands the city's most famous punk address, named after the old postal district Suedost 36. The venue is run by an association, and the programme ranges from hard concerts to the queer series Gayhane and the Roller Disco. The club explicitly takes action against sexist, racist and homophobic behaviour.

An old-school corner pub on Yorckstraße in Kreuzberg, with draught beer, pavement tables and no closing time. Prices stay in the single-digit range, the bar itself is the real meeting point, and anyone arriving from Gleisdreieck Park or from under the railway arches will find a seat and a freshly tapped beer at any hour of the night.

Showbühne Berlin occupies a Wilhelminian era building on Köthener Straße in Kreuzberg, a few minutes south of Potsdamer Platz. The hall can accommodate up to 199 guests with flexible seating, featuring Burlesque, GDR-Comedy, Tribute Shows, and the male revue SIXX PAXX. This is an unusually broad program for a variety theater in Berlin.

In a Kreuzberg factory floor from the Wilhelminian era, every bag is created from start to finish by the same bag maker, without piecework or a piece-rate wage. Nappa leather, nubuck, woven horsehair, and fish leather are processed. Almost every model can be customized in color, internal layout, and strap length. The manufacturer also accepts repairs years later.

The Turkish bakery on Oranienstraße operates non-stop, filling its display with spinach strudel, sesame rings, almond croissants, and walnut baklava. The selection is vast, prices remain in the single digits, and anyone looking for something warm after a night out at the clubs near Kottbusser Tor will find the quickest solution here.

A new team has been brewing on Hasenheide since 2026 in the kit of the former Brauhaus Südstern, which closed at the end of 2025. Seven beers run from the taps and the beer garden behind the house already belongs to Neukölln. As a gift for men the Suuud Brauerei offers brewing courses and tours, booked directly with the team.

The scent of sun screen on your skin and sand under your feet - playing a round of beach volleyball at Beach61 will give you the real vacation feeling!

On Skalitzer Straße, behind a brick door with a glowing 'P', a concert club is located in an old post office building. The program alternates between concerts and its own party series, ranging from indie rock and post-punk to darkwave and synth-pop, soul, and reggae. There is a separate ramp entrance for wheelchair users.

At 66 meters, Kreuzberg in Viktoriapark is Berlin's highest inner-city elevation, rising 32 meters above the glacial valley. At its summit stands Schinkel's cast-iron National Monument from 1821, a 24-meter artificial waterfall cascades down its northern side, and the toboggan run, with its varying slopes, faces Methfesselstraße.

Schuhtanten is located on Paul-Lincke-Ufer directly on the Landwehrkanal, opposite Maybachufer. Kerstin Angela Sowada runs a deliberately small shop there with women's shoes, as well as dresses, coats, and accessories. The assortment is narrow and handpicked rather than broad. For those looking for women's shoes in Kreuzberg, this means: fewer models, but each with a reason to be on the shelf.

Vintage 1950s interior, a location in the heart of Kreuzberg, cool music and a hip crowd - that's the ingredients for success of one of the hottest bars in Kreuzberg.

Eleni Efthimiou and Susan Pfannstiel have been running the LeseGlück bookstore in Ohlauer Straße in Kreuzberg's Wrangelkiez since 2007. The assortment ranges from German and English contemporary literature to graphic novels and picture books, plus coffee. The larger readings take place next door at the neighborhood theater, with an admission fee of eight euros.

Max und Moritz is a heritage-listed tavern on Oranienstraße in Kreuzberg, opened on Wilhelm Busch's 70th birthday. Busch allowed the name under one condition: soup for the poor. Today it has four rooms, from the taproom to the ballroom, old Berlin specialties such as Eisbein for 24.50 Euros and a house beer brewed especially for it.

The comic shop on Zossener Strasse carries international comics and Japanese original manga, plus imports from the United States and Britain. A gallery in the back room hangs framed original drawings and a wall painted by the spray can artist WON. As a gift for men this is comic art rather than another paperback.

Falafel in Berlin is located on Skalitzer Straße directly at Görlitzer Bahnhof and operates according to Iraqi family recipes that have remained unchanged since its opening in 2007. Each dish in bread costs 7.00 Euros, each plate 13.00 Euros, plus tahini and mango amba sauce. For falafel in Kreuzberg, this is the most consistent address.

The shisha bar Aromafabrik lies in the heart of Berlin-Charlottenburg and impresses not only with good taste and quality, but also with a trendy and retro interior design.

On Schönleinstraße, dolls, old bicycles, and instruments hang on the walls, a foosball table stands in the middle, and the drink selection ranges from beer to cocktails at affordable prices. The pub has been running for decades without a closing time, appears in Sven Regener's novel Herr Lehmann, and is considered by many to be the last stop of a long evening.

The restaurant ship Van Loon lies by the Baerwaldbruecke in the Urbanhafen and serves its breakfast buffet on board for 21.50 euros. Whoever wants to can stay moored or not: the same buffet is also served on a brunch cruise that runs along the Landwehrkanal and the Spree past the government quarter, the cathedral and the East Side Gallery.

nhow Berlin in Friedrichshain is Europe's first music hotel and one of the city's most striking design hotels. Star designer Karim Rashid transformed all 304 rooms into futuristic worlds of color and form directly on the Spree, just a few minutes' walk from the East Side Gallery.