Not for those afraid to walk in the park at night, but for everyone else it's a favoured hangout. A couple of years ago, this place by the lake sold coffee and snacks to an...

It's crêpes galore at this artsy café. Swiss couple Klaus Linder and Roswitha Marie first started selling their sweet and savoury creations from a van on Boxhagener Platz and...

Dawn Nelson, an American former make-up artist, makes her cupcakes like they're works of art. Swirls of raspberry cream, a cherry perching on the top and Oreo cookie fillings....

Named after Russian-Jewish novelist Ilja Ehrenburg, a dedicated socialist, this café and espresso bar, with its sober, geometric decoration, is one of the few stylish places...

A small and unassuming restaurant away from the hubbub of Simon-Dach-Strasse, the 'flying table' nevertheless fills up with locals of an evening. Generous helpings of Italian...

Centre for women's wellbeing and interests with a full programme of lesbian, mother and senior events.

Organic burgers, bratwurst and fries are flipped with attitude and served with delicious home-made ketchup, sauces and dips in this 'multikulti' gourmet chip shop. Burgers of...

Colourful and comfortable lounge café and bar with snacks. Tuesday is lesbian women-only night, although gay men in drag are accepted.

Head here for a quick pick-me-up after scouring the flea market on Boxhagener Platz. Hot Dog Soup serves up a daily changing menu of six tasty soups, including cold ones in...

A comfortable but quiet gay café and bar in a popular nightlife district. Good service, friendly staff.

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...

This café/bar on Boxhagener Platz brands itself a 'Leseplatz' (reading place) and it's perfect for just that. Kitted out, like so many Berlin cafés, with fraying but still...

Moroccan and Arabic specialities plus good fresh fruit shakes and pizza are served in this warm and comfortable Imbiss, where there are usually plenty of tables. It's a bit...

Sudanese Imbiss offering good-value lamb and chicken dishes and an excellent vegetarian selection, including falafel, halloumi and aubergine salad. Hot peanut sauces are the...