Mitte

The Circus Hostel at Rosenthaler Platz has been one of the established addresses for hostels in Berlin since 2001, offering rooms from ten-bed dorms to rooms for seven people. The hostel brews its own beer in the basement. Groups of ten or more people receive reserved floors, and an elevator and wheelchair-accessible bathroom are available.

Located directly on the Spree in Berlin-Mitte, Grill Royal is the city's most famous celebrity restaurant. The menu features cuts from German Simmental to Japanese Wagyu, and its wine selection was listed three times among Berlin's best cellars by Star Wine List 2025. Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johansson, and Karl Lagerfeld have all dined here.

The Rausch Chocolate House on Charlottenstraße spans over 1,500 square meters across three floors at Gendarmenmarkt. On the ground floor, over 250 creations are displayed at the praline counter, one floor up, the open patisserie has been operating since November 2025, and at the very top is the café. Among Berlin's sweet shops, this is a popular destination.

Rutz on Chausseestrasse is the only three-star restaurant in Berlin, and in 2022 it was additionally awarded the Michelin Green Star for sustainability. Its inspiration menu, built around the theme of nature and aromas, runs to thirteen courses for 360 euros, cooked in a workshop kitchen that an architect wove into the dining room across two levels.

The Schloßplatz Winter Market is located directly at the Humboldt Forum opposite the Berlin Cathedral from November 18, 2026, to January 3, 2027. In the evenings, video projections illuminate the Baroque facades, making Schloßplatz one of the city's most spectacular backdrops. Additionally, there will be Feuerzangenbowle in the Schlüterhof, historical rides, and a free supporting program.

Mall of Berlin is the shopping center located in the heart of the government district at Leipziger Platz, built on the former site of the Wertheim department store. Around 200 shops are spread across four levels and 76,000 square meters, plus one of Germany's largest food courts on the second floor. A large portion of the area has been undergoing renovation since 2025.

The Camper Store on Neue Schönhauser Straße carries the women's collection of the Mallorcan brand, from the round Pelotas made of vegetable-tanned leather for 220 euros to the Brutus ankle boot for 199 euros. Camper has been designing in Inca since 1975 and takes back worn pairs via ReCamper. Women's sizes usually range from 35 to 42.

Marsano ties its bouquets by season rather than by a fixed recipe and has grown part of its flowers on a field of its own outside Berlin since 2019. Around 35 people work in the house south of the Gendarmenmarkt, and beside the floristry there are vintage furniture pieces, an Everlasting Collection and changing shows of young Berlin art.

The Museum für Naturkunde houses the tallest mounted dinosaur skeleton in the world: the Brachiosaurus brancai measures 13.27 metres and holds a certified Guinness World Record. Behind it lies a collection of around 30 million objects, 15 million of which come from the entomological collection of insects alone, housed in the building opened in 1889.

Located on northern Friedrichstraße, the Friedrichstadt-Palast features one of the world's largest theater stages with an approximately 24-meter-wide portal, along with 1,899 seats and a retractable water basin holding about 160,000 liters. Since 2020, the 1984 building has been a protected monument in all its aspects, attracting over 700,000 guests annually.

The TheCoven Bar is located at Hackescher Markt in the premises of the former Sharon Stonewall Bar and features a dark industrial look with metal grilles, cages, and occult accessories. The bar offers signature drinks like Coven Garden, Poolside Mezcalita, and Lychee Martini, along with DJ sets ranging from electronic to alternative.

Zur Gerichtslaube is located in the heart of the Nikolaiviertel, in a replica of the medieval Berlin high court, whose original was demolished in 1871. It serves Berlin and Brandenburg classics, from pickled pork hock to currywurst, along with two beers brewed exclusively for this establishment. The terrace under two chestnut trees can accommodate 70 guests.

Between Alexanderplatz and Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, this snack bar operates without a closing time: Döner, kebab, and fries remain in the single-digit euro range, eaten on-site, taken away, or delivered. ALIBABA BISTRO fills up especially when the surrounding clubs and bars release their guests onto the street and hardly any other kitchen nearby is still operating.

The 100 Gramm Bar is located on Weinbergsweg, a one-minute walk from Rosenthaler Platz, and offers around 25 vodka varieties, eleven of which are homemade infusions. Four signature martinis are on the menu for 14 euros, and since 2024, the lounge next door spans two floors. As a trendy bar in Mitte, it operates until late into the night.

The Deutschlandmuseum on Leipziger Platz in Berlin-Mitte showcases 2,000 years of German history across twelve walk-through epoch rooms, from the Battle of Teutoburg Forest to reunification. Life-sized sets, ambient sounds, and smells replace traditional text panels. For school trips in Berlin, it's a weather-independent destination with a tour lasting around 60 minutes.

The Neues Museum on Berlin's Museum Island has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 1999, and its reconstruction by David Chipperfield was awarded the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture in 2011. Inside are the bust of Nefertiti and the 74-centimeter-tall Berlin Gold Hat from the Late Bronze Age, hammered from a seamless sheet.

At Ganymed Brasserie, goose season begins on St. Martin's Day, November 11th, and runs until the second Christmas Day. A whole goose with apple stuffing, prepared over 25 hours, is served, accompanied by cassis red cabbage, kale, and homemade potato dumplings. Reservations must be made at least three days in advance, served at Schiffbauerdamm with a view over the Spree.

The Bar Saint Jean on Ziegelstraße describes itself as a Gay Bar with a French Touch: a small basement room with dark green walls and a counter made of stacked old ship planks. The house cocktail Le Saint Jean costs 10 Euros, the draft Helles 4.80 Euros, payment is exclusively by card, the establishment does not accept cash.

At Schiffbauerdamm, next to Friedrichstraße S-Bahn station, only a steel door without a sign leads into Bar Tausend. The space is a converted railway arch where photography is prohibited and, due to its structure, there is no mobile phone reception. Every cocktail has its own playlist. For scene bars in Mitte, this has been the benchmark for over a decade.

Ganymed Brasserie also delivers its goose dinner to your home: prepared as for the restaurant table, ready-to-eat packaged, and with preparation instructions. Pre-orders can be placed from October, with Christmas dishes available from November 11, 2026. The order deadline is three days before the desired date, with pick-up at Schiffbauerdamm.

At the corner of Friedrichstrasse and Zimmerstrasse, there is now a reconstructed checkpoint booth, the sector sign, and the illuminated display with the two soldier portraits, along with an open-air exhibition. Around four million people visit each year, and from 2030 onwards, the square is to be redesigned with a pavilion and an observation deck.

In the Hackesche Hoefe sits the flagship store of a German bag brand that has been run as a family business since 2002. The leather comes from LWG certified tanneries, and on more than ninety percent of the models the lining is made from recycled PET. There is also a vegan line made from post industrial material instead of leather.

ALEXA Berlin is located directly at Alexanderplatz and is immediately recognizable by its red, almost windowless Art Deco-style facade. Behind it, around 180 stores are spread across five floors and 56,000 square meters of rental space, plus a food court with seventeen establishments. A bowling alley, escape room, and Ampelmann shop are also part of the building.

Ausspanne is a traditional Old Berlin pub located in the family-run Hotel Kastanienhof, right in the Mitte section of Kastanienallee. The name dates back to the era of teamsters, but the cuisine is modern: Head chef Tom Dörpinghaus reinterprets Berlin classics like calf's liver for 23 Euros and changes the menu approximately every six weeks.

At 368 meters, the Berlin TV Tower at Alexanderplatz is Germany's tallest structure. Its observation deck is at 203 meters, and the elevator takes about 40 seconds to get there. One floor higher, since June 2025, the Sphere restaurant rotates under the direction of Tim Raue. For a view over Berlin, this is the city's most central address.