32 posts categorized "Berlin Guides"
Clear as glass
I had just met a tranquil, handsome newborn who turned a week old the day before. I was singing to myself as I cycled home on that cheerless June afternoon. Skimming round the curve at Ernst Reuter Platz, I forked......
Five scoops of ice cream in Berlin
The weather might keep changing, but that hasn't stopped me from eating ice cream every chance I get. Anna Durkes is an ice cream parlour in Kreuzberg opened by a Milanese lawyer turned gelatier. The sleek, sculptural furniture is made......
Two or three lunches at das Lokal
You'll remember my enthusiasm for Kantine, the temporary restaurant Maren Thimm and Gary Hoopengardner set up in architect David Chipperfield's parking lot, so you'll imagine my delight when they found a permanent location on a sunny corner of Linienstraße. The......
Dial M for Museum (Buchstabenmuseum & .HBC)
Isn't it pleasing to get on an escalator in a down-market shopping center and find a sleek museum at the top? Design students revamped the Buchstabenmuseum (the Museum of Letters) a couple of weeks ago: see the process documented here.......
A day out in Dahlem (Café Lenné)
I couldn't resist Domäne Dahlem's spring festival last weekend. Hearty platefuls of fluffy Salzkartoffel, herb-flecked Quark and crispy bacon-strewn Bratkartoffel were just what the doctor ordered. Afterwards I finally bought a few pieces from the indigo workshop. (Do you reme...
Perfect baklava at Yorckstraße (Pasam Baklava)
I have only one thing to say in response to Luisa's post on Pasam Baklava and that is yes. It's heart-stoppingly good. Pasam Baklava, Goebenstr. 12a, Berlin-Schöneberg (map) Open daily 10am-8pm...
An English lunch in Kreuzberg, an Alpine breakfast in Mitte, an Afghani dinner in Wilmersdorf, and a walk
1| Remember these scones? Jim and Katie have a cafe now, called Hudson's. Imagine those scones straight out of the oven, cooling on a metal rack, calling your name. Yum. Boppstraße 1, Berlin-Kreuzberg (map). Open Tue-Sun noon-6:30pm. 2| Alpenstueck's bakery/cafe......