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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

With over a hundred whiskies, and frescoes detailing a lascivious pageant of falling angels and clerical inebriation, this bar and café offers a friendly vantage on the...

'Mother' tries to do everything at once: two bars; an enormous selection of wines, beers and cocktails; breakfasts until 6pm; a sushi bar from 6pm, plus other snacks throughout...

Almost any evening, this huge and immaculately restored swing-era bar, across the courtyard from the theatre of the same name, attracts a smart, high-volume crowd. The...