40 Locations - Page 2
When the sun comes out, Berlin heads outdoors to parks, terraces and lakesides. From Tempelhofer Feld to beer gardens along the Spree, the city is full of spots to soak up the sun on a bright day.
This overview gathers Berlin locations made for the sun, from rooftop bars and lidos to green parks and open squares. Some focus on swimming and lounging, others on drinks and food with a warm afternoon glow.
Browse the places below to find the best spot for sun in Berlin, compare options and prices, and plan a bright day out.
Hidden behind a stone entrance gate on the historic Richardplatz in Neukölln is one of Berlin's most atmospheric sun-drenched spots. The Café Restaurant Villa Rixdorf combines listed Wilhelminian era architecture with a spacious beer garden where time somehow seems to stand still.
High above Bebelplatz in Berlin-Mitte, the Hotel de Rome's Rooftop Terrace offers panoramic views of the Berlin Cathedral, TV Tower, and State Opera. This grand hotel, housed in the former headquarters of Dresdner Bank, combines a historic setting with summery lightness, stone oven pizza, and signature cocktails.
The Berlin Botanical Garden in Dahlem showcases approximately 20,000 plant species across 43 hectares; in autumn, maples and oaks glow in the North American section. If it gets too cold outside, the Great Tropical House from 1907 awaits with giant bamboo reaching 26 meters high. For autumn activities in Berlin, this means: Indian Summer and tropical warmth with a ticket for 10 euros.
Sun-drenched café on Weinbergsweg in Mitte: With its sunny terrace and French family recipes, Café Fleury brings a piece of Paris to Berlin. If you're looking for a Café au Lait with a croissant in the morning and a glass of wine in a quiet street atmosphere in the evening, this is the perfect place.
Wellness without travel stress: The centrovital in the brick building of the former Schultheiss brewery offers a spa, six saunas, and pools directly on Spandau Lake. From the room to the lakeside path, the whole experience feels more like a short getaway than being in Berlin.
For Easter, the Intercultural Rose Scent Garden in Gleisdreieck Park in Kreuzberg transforms into a place for families: On Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, there will be searching, celebrating, and communal cake eating, while the park itself provides the perfect backdrop with its sprawling meadows and old railway relics.
On the quiet Körtestraße in Kreuzberg, Café Freudberg hides behind a cake counter that is second to none: vegan cakes, homemade waffles, and breakfast with organic, regional ingredients make this small café a fixed address for all who want to eat plant-based and well.
In Neukölln, the most beautiful view of the Berlin skyline is atop the parking deck of the Neukölln Arcaden. Klunkerkranich is a cultural rooftop garden, rooftop bar, and club all in one – with a 360-degree panoramic view over the city's rooftops and an atmosphere no architect could have imagined.
The Park am Gleisdreieck is located between Anhalter Bahnhof, Potsdamer Platz and the German Museum of Technology and stretches until Yorckstraße.
A super-sunny terrace with an unbeatable view can be found at Eat Side inside the Universal building at Osthafen Berlin.
Russian beer on tap, blini with almond quark and lots of sun can be enjoyed at Bar Gagarin near Kollwitzplatz.
The café das edelweiss on the Northern end of Görlitzer Park, close to the Wrangelstraße neighbourhood, gives you the opportunity to have a breakfast in the sun on their terrace.
Very British indeed – this is how one feels at Café mint in the botanical Volkspark Pankow.
Explore Berlin and its vicinity riding a Vespa scooter - isn't that the epitome of summer?
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