Mitte

The Chamäleon Theater occupies a 1906 ballroom in the first courtyard of the Hackesche Höfe and has been showcasing contemporary circus instead of classical variety programs since 2004. Performances take place at bistro tables, and the productions are entirely non-verbal. For a variety evening in Berlin, this means world-class acrobatics, but without a compère and glitter costumes.

Steffen Bogs runs a spice manufactory with around 174 products on Rungestraße in Mitte, whose focus is revealed by its name: eleven cinnamon items from Ceylon to Vietnam and eighteen pepper varieties from fermented Kampot to Patagonia. The blends are created in small batches, and in the shop, customers can smell, compare, and taste before buying.

Ick bin Berliner gathers on Rathausstrasse beside the Red City Hall what Berlin workshops produce: over six hundred articles from gin through pralines to currywurst in a jar. Nothing enters the range until the team has visited the workshop behind it, the whole assortment is certified organic, and hotels and firms have their own editions put together here.

Hostel Ballhaus Berlin is part of the complex of Berlin's oldest ballroom on Chausseestraße, 1100 meters from the main train station. Behind the facade, you'll find 1920s industrial design with a spiral staircase and a disco ball. Suites, private rooms, and dorms for up to ten beds are available, and a small stage equipment is provided for music classes.

In the Anne Frank Center Berlin at Hackescher Markt in Berlin-Mitte the permanent exhibition "All about Anne" is shown.

Bar 3 is a real "artists' bar" and the creative meeting point of Berlin's art, theatre and movie scene in Berlin-Mitte.

Luccico has moved from Bergmannstraße to Neue Schönhauser Straße 18, where it offers handmade women's shoes, largely produced in the Italian workshop Viola Fonti near Ancona. Owner Gunhild Poprawka designs many models herself; the leather soles are sewn, not glued. It all began in 1988 in Kreuzberg.

On Auguststraße in Berlin-Mitte, behind tinted windows, lies a corner restaurant with a deli counter, handmade pasta, and mozzarella tasting from Basilicata. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie declared Al Contadino Mozzarella Bar and Bottega their favorite Berlin spot, and since then, Til Schweiger and Diane Kruger have also visited.

Since 2007, Pro qm has been located in a Poelzig building on Almstadtstraße, just a few steps from the Volksbühne. The thematic bookstore collects titles on city, politics, architecture, design, and theory, with more than half of them in English. Books are not sorted alphabetically, but by the ongoing debates.

On the first floor of the Hotel Adlon, the Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer serves classic French cooking with Asian aromas, in wood-panelled salons and with a view of the Brandenburg Gate. The head chef Jonas Zoerner brings five courses to the table for 275 euros, and the wine pairing comes from a cellar of more than 1,600 entries.

The KIM Bar on Berlin's gallery strip on Mitte's Brunnenstraße took over the location of the former Postcafé. The bar may be small in size and quite inconspicuous but it makes up for all that with its great atmospere.

Less than a hundred meters from the Brandenburg Gate, Einstein Unter den Linden has been the top address for politics, culture, and celebrities in Berlin-Mitte since 1996. Viennese coffee house culture with Tafelspitz, Backhendl, and smoked glass mirrors characterizes the establishment. Jodie Foster, Bill Clinton, and Wim Wenders are among the guests of this celebrity restaurant.

An indoor activity for rainy days and an exciting family trip can be had at the SEA LIFE Center with the AquaDom near Alexanderplatz.

The World Clock, TV Tower, and the panel buildings of late GDR modernism form one backdrop above, while the tunnels and platforms below form another, which can be cordoned off and illuminated. Filming took place here for Good Bye Lenin, Flightplan, The Bourne Ultimatum, and Babylon Berlin, and the square is connected like almost no other.

The Square Berlin East on Französische Straße is a concept store spanning around 700 square meters, which emerged in 2022 from its predecessor, The Corner. The women's shoe department features Alaïa, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Loewe, Saint Laurent, and The Row in sizes 36 to 40. Prices start at around 820 Euros.

In the fashion district around Alte Schönhauser Straße and Neue Schönhauser Straße lies the only Mitte branch of a Berlin chain that has existed since 2009. In addition to women's fashion, the shop carries hair clips, caps, scarves, hats, bags, and wallets, as well as earrings and necklaces. Items bought online can be exchanged and returned free of charge here.

The Bravo Bar is fairly new on Torstraße and joins in with the other bars of Berlin-Mitte - a stone's throw away from Friedrichstraße, Bar Tausend or Grill Royal.

Between Alexanderplatz and the Nikolaiviertel there are thirteen dessert waffles, served with house made ice cream, fresh fruit and sauces. Dark Belgian chocolate with seventy per cent cocoa goes into the chocolate ice cream. Sundaes of one to five scoops, milkshakes, smoothies, iced drinks and coffee specialities complete the menu.

At the corner of Unter den Linden and Friedrichstrasse stands the largest of the brand's six Berlin shops, on the very spot where the first traffic light with the original Ampelmaennchen once stood. Alongside bags, umbrellas, hats and key rings, a permanent exhibition shows over thirty traffic lights from around the world.

The New Year's Eve Party at Clärchens Ballhaus is one the most popular parties in Berlin. Dine and dance in the Mirror Hall to welcome the new year!

The Hackesche Höfe on Rosenthaler Straße in Berlin-Mitte were built in 1906 and, with eight connected courtyards spanning 27,000 square meters, form Germany's largest contiguous courtyard area. August Endell designed the Art Nouveau facade of the first courtyard. Around 1.8 million guests visit annually, and access is free.

Yoli seduces you with frozen yogurt in various flavours like peach mango, dark chocolate or vanilla.

Kleopatra in Berlin Mitte rolls shisha bar, lounge and café all into one, for both locals and tourists!

This chic bar on Mitte's Torstraße is chock-full with people in the evenings. It's the right place for you if you are looking for more than only bar atmosphere without wanting to go to a club.

At the Olla Orient Lounge on Mitte's Hackescher Markt, the guests take a seat on Oriental sofas nicely spaced in the welcoming lounge.