Shopping & Creators
In Mitte, R.S.V.P. Papier lines a whole wall with fine papers sourced worldwide, alongside pens and artists' limited editions, while Frau Wunderwald - Vintage Möbel und Deko - Mid Century restores mid-century and Space Age furniture in a listed industrial hall. Kreuzberg's neunest, a women-led boutique, curates sustainable homeware. Shopping in Berlin, led by specialists.
Arts
Berlin's galleries favour spaces with a past. KÖNIG GALERIE shows international contemporary art inside a monumental Brutalist church in Kreuzberg, its raw concrete left intact. In Tiergarten, Galerie Judin fills the lofty halls of a former newspaper printing plant with drawing, painting and sculpture, and Galerie Max Hetzler stages ambitious shows in converted industrial spaces.
Interactive Bauhaus Digital Museum
the temporary bauhaus-archiv / museum für gestaltung
Cafés
Coffee and tea both get serious attention in Berlin's cafés. In Wedding, THE BARN Roastery roasts beans bought directly from micro-farms. BEN RAHIM, in Mitte, adds Tunisian notes such as rose and cardamom in a historic Art Nouveau courtyard, and ikigai teabar serves ceremonial-grade Uji matcha in a Japandi interior.
Restaurants
Vegetables lead the way in many of Berlin's restaurants. In Kreuzberg, Horváth serves modern Austrian cuisine in a historic building, going as far as ageing celeriac for a year, and Mon Vegetarian Eatery & Bar reworks Vietnamese classics without meat. Chay Long, in Prenzlauer Berg, goes fully vegan and alcohol-free in the name of mindful dining.
