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...

Atlantic's sunny pavement café thrives in the summer, and a beer as late as 8pm will still have you sitting in a ray of light, if you're lucky enough to get...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

'Mother' (or 'nut', as in bolt) tries to do everything at once: two bars; an enormous selection of wines, beers and cocktails; breakfasts until 6pm; a sushi...

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

Schwalbe is about as chi-chi as a football bar gets, offering German and Italian league games in a fashionable café environment where you can grab a coffee...

Possibly the most popular bar on Kastanienallee and the main meeting place for those who inhabit the twilight zone between Prenzlauer Berg and Mitte. Odd,...

Immediately behind the door of this shabbily elegant 'living room' there's a bar-like structure made from an ensemble of kitchen cabinets. Threadbare divans...