This loft hotel in a renovated factory is ideal for backpackers and young travellers. The rooms all have en suite bathrooms and there's a private sauna, gym...

The punky staff at I Due Forni look more likely to throw you out of a club than tease your tastebuds. But in a city of cheap pizzas baked by Turks or...

A tricky-to-locate entrance in the courtyard just north of the junction with Milastrasse leads to an interesting space cascading down the levels into a long...

Above a music school and accessed via a wobbly staircase in the courtyard, this spacious bar manages to mix the best of the retro design craze with the sort...

The Currywurst is justly famous at this venerable sausage stand, which has been under the same family management since 1930. It serves a variety of other...

The focus here is on good food and wine in a refreshingly unpretentious space, with simple wooden tables and chairs. With French owners, French chef, French...

Just off the Helmholplatz, this small hostel has new floors and bathrooms, and a beer garden in the back. There's free tea and coffee but no breakfast,...

A trek along Prenzlauer Berg's main drag is going to leave you in need of refreshment and, assuming you have strength enough to resist McDonald's and...

Mao Thai's charming service and excellent food comes with a 'to whom it may concern' framed testimonial from the Thai ambassador, on the stairs down to the...

Berlin burger bars tend to suffer from some form of pseudo-Americana theme, so this simple but lively neighbourhood hangout is a welcome relief. Grease out...

Small, open-air market. Steaming punch and wholegrain cinnamon waffles make it gemütlich in winter, but it's more lively in summer. An exclusively organic...

A warm and friendly restaurant decked out in traditional Eritrean colours and serving exquisite East African dishes using palm nut oil, peanut sauce,...

Named after the German boxer who knocked out the seemingly invincible Joe Louis in 1936 (Louis settled the score two years later in only 124 seconds), this...

Named, they say, not after the painter but in honour of a 'Mesopotamian natural philosopher', this cool, roomy place serves excellent Anatolian specialities...