Berlin guide
Tips
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Always have a bit of cash on you, a lot of shops in Berlin don’t accept the card.
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Convenience store are called Späti, they are everywhere and usually open late. It’s common for them to have some tables in front for people to enjoy a drink.
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Shops are closed on Sundays in Germany.
Restaurants
Vegan
- 1990 Vegans: Thai street food tapas, my favorite restaurant in Berlin, even if you aren't vegan I highly recommend you to try it.
- Secret Garden: Vegan sushi, the restaurant itself is on top of a vegan supermarket and in front of a vegan shoe shop.
Vegetarian & Vegan options
- Curry 61: to try the famous Currywurst, the sauce is excellent and they have a very good vegan option.
- Shakespeare and Sons: Great boiled bagels and also nice english book shop
Museums
Art & Exhibition
- Hamburger Bahnhof: Modern art museum (public)
- KW Institute for Contemporary Art: Modern art museum (private)
- Neurotitan gallery: Small exhibition room at the back of a book/art/zine store
- C/O Berlin: Exhibition (most of the time photography)
History
- Stasi Museum: Museum about the Stasi. The building used to be the headquarters of the Stasi.
- Dokumentationszentrum Berliner Mauer: a free museum about Berlin's and in my opinion the best one, you can see a complete section of the wall with watchtower as well as archives videos.
Artifacts
Events
Shops
Other
- Botanical garden: Probably the most beautiful place in Berlin, especially the greenhouses
- Il kino: Small independent cinema with a good selection of movies
- Holzmarkt: Hang out place alongside the Spree, great for a drink
- BRLO Brwhouse