Emma 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 we would probably be there full time. However, we make do with our yearly pilgrimage to all things Berlin and Germany.
Food
Is everywhere, from burgers to kebabs to currywurst. You certainly will never starve.
Burgermeister
Burgermeister located in an old toilet, the burgers are ace.
The Bird
Burgers and beer, our review here.
Cafe Sybille
Retro cafe on the impressive Communist housing of Karl Marx Allee. Review here.
Konnopke’s Imbiss
Currywurst at one of the original Berlin takeaways. Review here.
Henne
Henne – located a stones throw from the wall, chicken is it’s top draw.
Markthalle Neun
Street Food Thursday
Drink
Here are a bundle of breweries to visit whilst in Berlin.
Accommodation
Ostel
Unsurprisingly located in East Berlin, Ostel is what my ideal holiday home would look like. Strange. I do like a quirky place to stay, and being a 70’s kid love the kitsch decor.
Huttenpalast
Huttenpalast is an old factory that has now been converted to accommodation with caravans inside. Budget accommodation within a great area of Berlin. Hüttenpalast
Alecsa
Budget accommodation near the Olympic Stadium.
ALECSA Hotel am Olympiastadion
History
Gleis 17 – Platform 17
Visit a memorial to those deported to camps during WW II by railway,
TV Tower
Get a birds eye view of Berlin from here. Well worth a visit.
Tranenpalast
The Palace of Tears, the old crossing point from East/West Berlin.
Stasi Museum
Cost to get in, but a great big building where you can get a glimpse into the workings of the Stasi.
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
Within reach of Berlin and the railway station is covered by the S bahn network. Free. Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
East Side Gallery
A free and outside area near Warschauer Strasse and near the River Spree.
Beer
Of course you can’t fail to notice the Germans do like their beer, as do we. Each time we visit we take our trusty Berlin Beer Book and attempt to mark off some more.
Altberliner Weissbierstube and here Altberliner Stube & Küche
Berliner Republik – Die Berliner RepublikBar near to the Tranenpalast. Has the added bonus of a stock exchange beer pricing strategy.
Brauhaus Mitte – Brauhaus Mitte Modernist almost UFO like bar. Handy for Alexander Platz.
Willy Bresch – Bar located in a residential zone. Willy Bresch Amazing retro display.
Quell Eck – Bar boasts the oldest operating font in Germany.
Felsenkeller – birds hanging from the ceiling and a good range of beer.
Lauschangriff – Hidden, cosy, great atmospheric place for a pre club beer. Lauschangriff
Cafe Hallenbad – Another hidden bar.
Zillemarkt – Large bar and restaurant. Zillemarkt
Die Tagnung – DDR style bar Die Tagung
