Markthalle Neun Not far from the Spree River in Kreuzberg you can find this Markthalle Neun market hall that almost became a supermarket. However, it was rescued in its original form by a neighborhood initiative and is now home to stalls where you can find anything from produce to street food…

Marktlokal …as well as this restaurant with a regional and seasonal menu served in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Long March Canteen If you’re in the mood for Dim Sum, look no further than one of Berlin’s top spots for Cantonese food. The Kreuzberg locale offers a selection of different menus or a la carte dishes alongside a wide variety of drinks.

Thaipark For those into Thai food, Thaipark is a must. Situated at Preußenpark, you can find a plethora of stalls offering delicious & authentic dishes cooked outside. So if the weather’s nice and you fancy a bite, this is the perfect stop on a stroll through Wilmersdorf.

CAI Kitchen In the mood for something spicy? The all-vegan CAI Kitchen offers Szechuan style dishes in medium or big portions to suit any cravings you might have. Soups, dumplings, rice & noodles – the eatery located around the corner from Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz has it covered. If you’re up for a challenge, the udon & peanuts in chili oil might be up your alley.

LAP Coffee LAP stands for “Life Amongst People” – and that’s what all three locations aim to provide. The coffee shops – two in Mitte & one in Prenzlauer Berg – are characterized by a welcoming atmosphere and offer high-end coffee specialties ranging from all the classics to varying specials. If you find yourself trekking through the streets of either districts, LAP is a perfect pit stop between shopping destinations. If you don’t want to wait in line, just download their app and order ahead.

The Barn Third-wave coffee shops and roasters have sprung up in cities around the globe over the last years. Unsurprisingly, Berlin has a very strong lineup of coffee roasters. One of the standouts is The Barn. Established in 2010, the roaster now boasts cafés in many of the Berlin’s most frequented neighborhoods, maintaining a high quality throughout. Their spot on Kurfürstendamm has a balcony perfect for taking a break after a visit to the solebox store around the corner.

Valla Vino Bar The perfect place to kick your feet up after a long day at work and enjoy carefully selected natural wines accompanied by a varying culinary menu. The bar regularly hosts kitchen takeovers and other events like fleamarkets.

100 Gramm Bar Located around the corner from Rosenthaler Platz, this Berlin Mitte bar serves fancy cocktails, longdrinks and wines in a cozy and communal setting with an Eastern European twist.

Root Bar at Telegraphenamt The bar is situated in the Telegraphenamt Hotel in Mitte and offers a stylish but still cozy setting as well as high-quality cocktails to accompany interesting conversations.

Bar Brutal Dark walls, dimmed lights and rustic furniture create the perfect ambience to sip whisky sours late into the night with old friends and new. The perfect follow-up to a leisurely stroll around Tempelhofer Feld.

Georgia Bar Whether you’re looking for a place to wind down or for a starting point for your night out – the Mitte-based Georgia Bar has you covered. Delicious cocktails and an extensive selection of beers and wines can be enjoyed in a cozy corner or on the dancefloor.

Berghain Not much needs to be said about Berghain at this point. Getting past the notorious door is a bucket list item for millions of people worldwide and the club has spawned numerous well-known names in the techno world as well as informing the aesthetics of large parts of the scene.

Tresor Another one of the capital’s electronic music institutions, Tresor has been around since 1991, albeit in a different Mitte location since 2007. To this day, the club with the iconic logo plays host to many events and is worth a visit for the atmosphere and history alone.

Prince Charles Located in the former employee swimming pool of the C. Bechstein piano manfactory in the creative hub around Moritzplatz in Kreuzberg, Prince Charles is a mix between a lost place and stylish party venue.

Club der Visionäre Located around an old boat house on the Landwehrkanal between Alt-Treptow and Kreuzberg, CdV has been around since the early 2000s. While certainly not one of Berlin’s biggest, the club is still immensely popular with its mix of a beautiful outdoor space and several smaller indoor spaces.

Bricks The Berlin Mitte club Bricks is the perfect destination if you feel like partying to hip hop, trap, RnB or other urban sounds in a familiar, yet up-scale setting. If you want to enjoy the night at a table, make sure to hit the club up in advance.

Weekend Few late-night vistas are more impressive than the one from atop Weekend’s rooftop. Dance away the night with people from all over the world while taking in the view of Berlin’s center, including the iconic TV tower at Alexanderplatz.

Quantum Oddity Gallery Specializing in avantgarde contemporary art, the gallery and studio aims to foster collaboration between artists and other entities and uses its 2700 square meters of space to regularly showcase exciting exhibitions. Thanks to its location on Ku’damm a visit here is the perfect complement to a trip to the solebox store nearby.

Neue Nationalgalerie Apart from a selection of 20th century works the museum hosts a plethora of varying exhibitions covering different facets of modern and contemporary art. The building itself, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is equally spectacular.

König Galerie Founded in 2002 by Johann König, the gallery has grown into an international place for both established and up-and-coming contemporary artists. While König Galerie has expanded to other cities and countries (including a second Berlin location in Monbijoustraße), their mainstay since 2015 in Alexandrinenstraße is worth a visit for the brutalist architecture alone.

Julia Stoschek Foundation Founded as a non-profit in 2017 by Julia Stoschek with the goal of hosting exhibitions as well as showcasing her collection of time-based art which is among the world’s most expansive in this field. The gallery space in Mitte is open on the weekends or the evening of the first Thursday of the month.

HVW8 Originally based in Los Angeles, HVW8 has been a staple in the US west coast’s underground art scene with numerous art & design exhibitions under its belt, as well as playing host to live performances by illustrious names like Snoop Dogg, Kali Uchis & Nipsey Hussle, among others. This spirit continues in the Berlin location on Linienstrasse in the Mitte district.

NBB Gallery NBB was founded in 2020 by Thomas Friedmann to exhibit works by up-and-coming contemporary artists. The program contains both solo and group exhibitions shown on 180 square meters that can be viewed after making an appointment.

More than anything, Berlin embodies the history of the 20th century. While the city had always played an important role in European politics, it was the happenings during the Weimar Republic and successively World War II that led to its division into East & West. During the Cold War it became one of the epicenters of activity for both the Soviet Union and the USA.

Berlin’s strategic importance as well as its history of separate development is still evident today and can easily be traced along a number of military installations and remnants of the Berlin Wall that still stand to this day. While the past is still clearly visible at almost every corner, Berlin remains a city that is constantly moving forward, embracing new concepts and ideas.

As one of the original sneaker stores in the German capital, solebox has been around since 2002, witnessing the city’s transition into one of the world’s cultural centers. After moving to a new location in 2014, solebox aimed to capture the city’s gritty, hard-working spirit as well as its constant orientation towards the future, designing the new store as a warehouse operated by a futuristic “Solebot” that hands out the desired sneaker boxes. Located on Nürnberger Str. 14, just off Ku’damm, solebox’ Berlin store remains one of the main destinations for the traveling sneaker enthusiast.