The gentle minimalism of the decor - big picture windows, basic furnishings and nothing but a few old maps and prints on the walls - is a relief in an increasingly pretentious...

Tacky and camp, with lots of dolls and pictures of drag queens adorning the walls, the BarbieBar is also a stylish place, with comfortable easy chairs and quiet music, which...

This impeccably designed store - Berlin's answer to Colette in Paris - offers a select mix of men's and women's fashion, accessories, electronics, books, music, art and even...

A schizophrenic but stylish café/bar on two floors: the pink palace at street level could only attract the unashamedly camp while rowdy lesbians roll around on leopard-skin...

The upbeat El Sur Bar offers Iberian culture à la carte - a decent range of tropical cocktails, tapas and great wines are spiced up with live Spanish and Portuguese sounds.

It may be on the edge of the Prenzlauer Berg gay scene, but the Flax has developed into one of the most popular café/bars in the East, mainly pulling a young, mixed crowd....

Gorki Park is a tiny Russian-run café with surprisingly tasty and authentic snacks - blini, borscht and the like. Guests range from students and loafers to the occasional...

Well-run and friendly bar where the staff are expert cocktail-shakers, the music's hip and tasteful in a trancey kind of way, and the back room, equipped with a sushi bar, is a...

Bright red and gold, with a glorious cherub-filled sky on the ceiling, this small pocket of fabulousness seats about 15 people at a push. Hausbar is much more fun than all the...

A stylish café, lounge and cocktail bar for the homosexual fashion-conscious: the front has a '70s disco feel complete with furry wall; the back lounge offers plush leather...

A comfortable, high-ceilinged café-bar across from the Zionskirch, Kapelle takes its name from Die Rote Kapelle, 'the Red Orchestra'. This was a clandestine anti-fascist...

A small, stylish bar and café with a neighbourly atmosphere and a gimmick. You can buy the chairs you're sitting on, the table you're eating from, that fork you're holding, the...

All chipped plaster and mismatched junkyard furniture and as comfy as your gran's sitting room, this typical Berlin bar serves relatively cheap drinks as well as food. The...

This oddly whimsical bar and café, a bit rough around the edges, is the linchpin of Oranienstrasse's renaissance as a hip destination for young Berliners. The simultaneously...