When you find £20 return flights to your favourite city it’s a no brainer. So off we went to Berlin for our 6th time (though …
Berlin Blog Day 1
Berlin
Travel: 24 hours in (East) Berlin
What to see and do in 24 hours in (East) Berlin Could you get the essence of Berlin in 24 hours? It’s a tough call …
Travel to do: Berlin Breweries
Berlin Breweries on a map Visiting Berlin and not trying out at least one of the cities fine craft beers would just be rude, we …
Travel To Do: Gleis 17, Grunewald, Berlin
The dark history of Platform 17 Located in the Grunewald area of Berlin is the railway station Berlin-Grunewald with its castle gate building and forest …
Food Review: Cafe Sibylle, 72 Karl-Marx-Allee, Berlin, Germany
Classic East Berlin brunch spot to watch the world pass by Open since 1953 this was, and still is, one of Berlin’s most popular cafes. …
Travel To Do: Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm)
A sky-high view of Berlin from the TV Tower Opened in 1969 within the German Democratic Republic (DDR), the TV tower is a defining symbol …
ALECSA Hotel am Olympiastadion, Glockenturmstraße 30, 14055 Berlin Review
Budget Hotel in West Berlin We stumbled across the Alecsa Hotal am Olympiastadion whilst looking for somewhere cheap to place our heads. We just needed …
Travel To Do: Stasi Museum, Berlin
The Stasi Museum in the Friedrichshain area of Berlin is worth a visit (indeed is the whole of Friedrichshain!) This building housed The Ministry for …
Travel To Do: BierPinsel, Berlin, Germany
Bierpinsel Berlin Getting off at U9 Schloßstraße station gives you a bit of advance warning of what to expect at Bierpinsel. The garish colour scheme …
Food Review: Shiso Burger, 29C August Str, Mitte, Berlin 10119
Take a leaf out of Shiso’s book… Shiso Burger on Auguststrasse in Mitte had been recommended to us so we headed there specifically. Inside it was full …
Food Review: Konnopke’s Imbiss, Schönhauser Allee 44 b, Berlin, Germany
Currywurst under the Bahn A part of Berlin food culture since 1930, Konnopke’s Imbiss is still a Berliner favourite. Everyone and anyone come here for …
Food Review: The Bird, Am Falkplatz. 5, Berlin, Germany
Muffin top at The Bird, Berlin One of the places we had to visit in Berlin was The Bird. It’s listed on every To Do burger …
Holiday Inspiration – Berlin, Germany
Berlin break ideas Now Mrs Foodie loves Berlin a little too much. If only she had stuck in at school and passed that Higher German …
25 years – Berlin Wall
Food Review – Burgermeister, 8 Oberbaumstrasse, Kreuzberg, Berlin
Under the U-bahn on an upturned beer crate This is slow “fast” food – the queue is immense, the heat stifling and we are sitting …
Ostel, Berlin Review. ** Closed **
Located in the Friedrichshain area of Berlin and a 5 min walk from Ostbahnhof is Ostel, a nostalgic hostel ideal for backpackers, young couples …
Street Food Thursday
Markthalle Neun Street Food Thursday Street Food Thursday is a weekly food event in the Markthalle Neun building and gathers together a gaggle of street …
Huettenpalast, Hobrechtstrasse 66, Berlin, Germany Review
Whimsical, budget accommodation at Huttenpalast The “Palace of the Hut” (Huttenpalast) is located in the Neukölln district which appears to be up and coming since …
Review – Cafe am Kamin, Falckensteinstraße 18, 10997 Berlin, Germany
Friendly, local cafe We stumbled across this neighbourhood cafe wandering through Kreuzberg catching some sun. As it was hot and sticky we decided some refreshment …
Holiday Diary – Day 2 – Berlin
A warm night in the “hut palace” but we still has a good sleep. After we’d showered a simple breakfast of croissant, apple and tea …
Die Tagnung, Wühlischstraße 29, Berlin – Jul 2012
DDR styled pub – could even be real. Good atmosphere, cosy with the candles and ambient lighting. Friendly staff. Radeberger €2.10
Cafe Hallenbad, 106? Rigaer Strasse, Berlin – July 2012
Located next door to Lauschangriff, this is another dark venue. Large seating area, friendly staff and some interesting decor. Berliner Pils was €1.50 for 1/2l …
Lauschangriff, 103 Rigaer Strasse, Berlin – Jul 2012
Recommended to us by locals as “pub with the propeller outside”, this bar is mainly about Absinthe, however it does sell beer. Berliner Pils €1.80 …
Felsenkeller, Berlin
Akazian Strasse 2, Berlin-Schoneberg U – U7 (Eisenacher Strasse) S – S1 (Julius Leber Brucke) Quirky, friendly and how many other pubs have a stuffed …