Although it looks over Kreuzberg's Landwehr Canal, the only thing nautical about this 'anchor den' is the midriff-tattooed, punk-meets-portside swank of the...

An impressive second-hand bookshop mostly used as a library, Another Country is stocked with about 20,000 English-language titles that can be borrowed or...

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...

With a collection of antlers, this place does its best to look like a hunting lodge. The meat is organic, and there are also organic wines, Kapsreiter and...

Another Berlin perennial, this twin-screen theatre runs a varied programme featuring indie crossover and UK films. Formerly a neighbourhood Turkish cinema,...

Don't expect to hear anything ordinary at this Kreuzberg cultural centre. A varied assortment of western and oriental music is on the menu, with drinks and...

North African and Egyptian specialities such as couscous and foul (red beans and chickpeas in sesame sauce) enhance a menu that also includes lots of...

Run by celebrity drag queen Lena Braun, this lively and unusual bar attracts both the more bourgeois members of Berlin's cross-dressing community and the...

This second hostel by the owners of Mittes Backpacker has a rather more refined aesthetic than its predecessor, but the English-speaking staff is just as...

It's crowded, it's nondescript, but this humble Imbiss sells one of the best doner kebabs in Berlin. Crammed full of salad and seasoned with a startling...

With a long tradition of taboo-breaking acts, BKA still features some of the weirdest and most progressive cabaret performers in town: intelligent drag...

A diverse crowd in both age and nationality - the hostel across the street lends a youthful international air - mills about in this lounge that comes with...

German labels such as Blutsgeschwister, Boogaloo and Berlin's own Volksmarke, plus Holland's King Louis and Colcci from Brazil, rub shoulders in this...

Rows of jeans, leather jackets and dresses, including party stunners and fetching Bavarian dirndls, plus the odd gem from the 1950s or '60s.