Kreuzberg

Eleni Efthimiou and Susan Pfannstiel have been running the LeseGlück bookstore in Ohlauer Straße in Kreuzberg's Wrangelkiez since 2007. The assortment ranges from German and English contemporary literature to graphic novels and picture books, plus coffee. The larger readings take place next door at the neighborhood theater, with an admission fee of eight euros.

Fresh bowls with a Turkish-Oriental character, halal certified and at low prices: ReisLab Bowls in Kreuzberg, Reichenberger Straße, proves that vegan street food in Berlin doesn't have to be expensive or complicated.

In the Kreuzberg Museum of Technology area, the Science Center Spectrum proves that natural science is not a school subject, but an experience. Over 150 interactive hands-on stations on four floors make physics and technology literally tangible for children aged 4 and up. One of Germany's oldest science centers, which has lost none of its fascination to this day.

Tangotanzen macht schön is a tango school located in the rear building at Oranienstraße 185 in Kreuzberg, run by the teacher couple Susanne Opitz and Rafael Busch with thirteen other instructors. There are courses for all levels, their own milongas, and dance evenings for beginners. For heartbreak, the main thing is that you come alone and still dance with a partner all evening.

Christmas parties at WinterJurte61 in Berlin-Schöneberg offer a mix of coziness in the yurt and activity with ice stock sport.

Abyme makes three organic spirits for the night in a Kreuzberg backyard: a vodka from organic wheat distilled three times, the Rhizom gin and the bitter aperitif Ambiq. Since 2024 the firm has belonged to its staff in equal shares, it is certified organic throughout, and the bottles stand in some two dozen Berlin shops.

Max und Moritz is a heritage-listed tavern on Oranienstraße in Kreuzberg, opened on Wilhelm Busch's 70th birthday. Busch allowed the name under one condition: soup for the poor. Today it has four rooms, from the taproom to the ballroom, old Berlin specialties such as Eisbein for 24.50 Euros and a house beer brewed especially for it.

Located in Kreuzberg since 2012, Iron City Tattoo stands as a creative hub for high-quality tattoos in Berlin. Here, proven techniques are offered alongside modern styles such as fineline, realism, and Japanese. Iron City Tattoo shines with an international team and regular guest tattoo artists from around the world.

Where Neukölln is most aromatic: The market at Maybachufer, directly on the Landwehr Canal, is one of Berlin's most beautiful and largest weekly markets. Here, Turkish Gözleme stands, African specialties, and organic products from Brandenburg line up, twice a week, free of charge, with canal views.

Hidden on Lohmühleninsel at Schleusenufer, the ŒLGARTEN combines a beer garden under old trees with a marble bar and club area, from after-work drinks until deep into the night.