Your Berlin Guide
Everything you need for your stay: where to eat, how to get around, and the everyday essentials — all within a few minutes of your door.
Eat Like a Berliner
A few places our own team actually goes to — from white-tablecloth classics to the döner spot around the corner.
Borchardt
Berlin’s most storied dining room — politicians, actors and the odd head of state, all here for the same Wiener Schnitzel. Book ahead.
📍 Get DirectionsGrill Royal
Dim lighting, dry-aged steaks, and Berlin’s fashion-and-film crowd. A splurge, but the kind you’ll talk about afterward.
📍 Get DirectionsRosenthaler Grill & Schlemmerbuffet
Berliners call it the “döner mecca” — long-time staff, generous portions, no frills. The 3 a.m. version of this list.
📍 Get DirectionsKebap with Attitude
Döner with local, seasonal ingredients — think asparagus and berry-ginger sauce. A modern, Berlin-only twist on the classic.
📍 Get DirectionsCurrywurst at Konnopke’s
The original currywurst stand, tucked under the elevated U2 tracks. As Berlin as it gets — order it “mit Darm.”
📍 Get DirectionsPrater Garten
Long wooden tables under chestnut trees since 1837 — order at the counter, grab a seat, and people-watch. Summer evenings only.
📍 Get DirectionsThe Barn Café
One of the roasters that put Berlin on the specialty-coffee map. Minimal, quiet, serious about the espresso.
📍 Get DirectionsCafé Anna Blume
A café built around a flower shop — marble tables, generous cake slices, and one of the city’s classic Sunday-brunch spots.
📍 Get DirectionsGetting Around
Berlin runs on U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tram and bus — and every one of them is bookable in a single app.
BVG Fahrinfo + Jelbi
Live departures, route planning and every ticket type, all in one place. Buy your ticket in the app before you board — most trams and buses have no ticket machine on board.
📲 Get the AppU Naturkundemuseum
Directly across the street from our entrance. Trains every few minutes, both directions.
One ticket, 2 hours
A single ticket (€4.00) is valid 120 minutes in one direction — switch freely between U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tram and bus, no new ticket needed.
Buy before you board
Get your ticket in the app first — inspectors do check, and there’s no discount for buying on the vehicle.
Everyday Essentials
Where to shop, and how German recycling works.
EDEKA
A full, proper supermarket — groceries, snacks, everything for a stocked kitchen. Open daily.
📍 Get DirectionsThe Späti Across the Street
Drinks, snacks and the basics at any hour — genuinely handy, but noticeably pricier than the supermarket. Fine for a late-night emergency, not for the weekly shop.
Feuerland Apotheke
Prescriptions, over-the-counter medicine and friendly advice.
📍 Get DirectionsRossmann
Toiletries, cosmetics, basic first aid — the everyday German drugstore chain.
📍 Get DirectionsRecycling, made simple
Black bin = general waste, blue = paper, yellow/orange = packaging, brown = organic. Bins are in the courtyard.
112 / 110
112 fire & ambulance, 110 police — both free, both work without German.
apotheken.de/notdienst
Shows whichever pharmacy has late-night or Sunday duty near you, updated daily.
Right Next Door
The most obvious tip of all — literally across the street from our entrance.
Museum für Naturkunde
The world’s tallest mounted dinosaur skeleton, the fossil bird Archaeopteryx, and a jar collection a million specimens deep. If you only have an hour in Berlin, this is right outside.
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Missing something, or just have a question about your stay? We’re happy to help.