Ponte Carlo

Style:
Italian

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Reviews:
This nice Italian cafe, caffeteria and delicatezze is located on a side street near the Janowitzbrücke train station. The friendly service at the bar, the good music and the tasty giabettas compensates for slowliness. Great place to have your breakfast if your hotel is nearby.

The Basics:
Brückenstr. 4, 10179, Berlin-Mitte (U/S Jannowitzbrücke)

URL: http://www.pontecarlo.de/

+49 (0)30

Accessible? small stair (less than 10 cm) in the entrance; toilets not accessible (door about 70 cm).

Child-Friendliness? Only in general attitude (no play corner, etc.); there is "babychinno" (milk for the cappucinno machine).

Related Tours/Sites:

Mitte

A visit could be integrated with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****

4 ****
Hotel Luisenhofart'otel berlin mitte, by Park PlazaDERAG HOTEL AND LIVING - Hotel Großer KurfürstDERAG HOTEL AND LIVING - Hotel HenriettePark Plaza Wallstreet BerlinNH Berlin Heinrich HeineNovotel Berlin Mitte
3 ***
Best Western Hotel am Spittelmarkt
2 **
alameda berlinA&O Mitte OstbahnhofIbis Berlin City OstMotel One Berlin-Mitte
1*

Hostels:

Apartment Hotels and Serviced Flats

Kiezkind

Style:
Cafe

More:
Indoor playground!

Reviews:
Kiezkind is located, not surprisingly, in the child-abundant, yuppie, Prenzlauer Berg. It is a cafe that serves only the most basic food (soup of the day, cakes, sandwiches), but is - most importantly - geared towards children (especially toddlers) and their parents: it has plenty of books, games and an indoor sandbox. In addition, there are Bobbycars, tricycles and other such fun toys outside, for sunny days. The place is naturally totally smoke free, although I have seen parents smoking outside in one of the corners.

The Basics:
Helmholtzplatz 1, 10437, Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg

Phone: +49 (0)30 97 88 09 04

URL: Kiezkind

Accessible? There are no stairs; and the toilets seem to have a rail, but the door is very narrow (perhaps 70 cm wide?) - it is possible that there is another way into the toilets.

Child-Friendliness? well, this is what this place is all about! this includes even potties, sinks and toilet bowls in the right size, etc.

Related Tours/Sites:

Prenzlauer Berg

A visit could be integrated with the Jews and Booze Tour, as well as with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****

4 ****
Hotel Apartmenthaus ZarenhofHoliday Inn Berlin City Center East Prenzlauer Allee
3 ***
GLS Hotel BerlinTop Domizil - Apartments Residenz PrenzelbergMelarose Feng Shui HotelJurine HotelMyer´s Hotel Berlin
2 **
Hotel 1a ApartmentMeininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer BergStadthotel Schall und RauchHotel4Youth
1*
Hotel City Quartier
Hostels:
Meininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer Berg
Apartment Hotels:
Hotel Apartmenthaus ZarenhofHotel 1a ApartmentTop Domizil - Apartments Residenz Prenzelberg

Cafe November

Style:
Cafe/Restaurant with innovative and fusion food

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Reviews:
Negative Review! Sven Porst writes "a big disappointment [...] may be too weak a word to express the behaviour of people at Café November. Let’s just say when someone specifically walks to a place to book a brunch table for ten to make sure we won’t have to run around to find a big empty space and the people just shrug when you arrive there and indifferently mumble something like ugh some other people came, there’s no space

The Basics:
Husemannstr. 15, 10435, Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg

Phone: +49 30 44 284 25

URL: http://www.cafe-november.de/


Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

Prenzlauer Berg

A visit could be integrated with the "Jews & Booze Tour" , as well as with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****

4 ****
Hotel Apartmenthaus Zarenhof
3 ***
GLS Hotel BerlinJurine HotelMyer´s Hotel BerlinTop Domizil - Apartments Residenz PrenzelbergHotel-Pension KastanienhofMelarose Feng Shui Hotel
2 **
Meininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer BergHotel 1a Apartment
1*
Hotel City Quartier
Hostels:
Meininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer Berg
Apartment Hotels:
Hotel Apartmenthaus ZarenhofTop Domizil - Apartments Residenz PrenzelbergHotel 1a Apartment

Hans Wurst

Style:
Vegan Cafe/Bar

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Reviews:
The Marsupialia blog writes "Here we got another Hot Tip for strolling around in Prenzlauer Berg/Berlin: Hans Wurst. A vegan, smoke-free coffee-bar, restaurant and stage. "

The Basics:
Dunckerstrasse 2a, 10437, Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg

URL: Hans Wurst


Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

Prenzlauer Berg

A visit could be integrated with the Jews and Booze Tour as well as with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****

4 ****
Hotel Apartmenthaus ZarenhofHoliday Inn Berlin City Center East Prenzlauer Allee
3 ***
GLS Hotel BerlinTop Domizil - Apartments Residenz PrenzelbergJurine HotelMyer´s Hotel BerlinMelarose Feng Shui Hotel
2 **
Hotel 1a ApartmentMeininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer BergStadthotel Schall und Rauch
1*
Hotel City Quartier
Hostels:
Meininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer Berg
Apartment Hotels:
Hotel 1a ApartmentTop Domizil - Apartments Residenz Prenzelberg

Weltempfaenger

Style:
Cafe-Restaurant-Bar, European eclectic with a German accent

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Reviews:
Ganda writes on "EatDrinkOneWoman": "The schnitzel (which I think was pounded veal) came with an oniony, warm potato goop and some kind of berry jam (gooseberry?). No vegs, totally awesome.

Francis, the vegetarian, didn't fare so well with his non-meat option, which turned out to be a cold baked potato with runny quark cheese, served with a sweet-dressed salad. A cold baked potato does not a dinner make, so we supplemented with another entree of kasespaetzle, German pan-fried squiggly pasta with melted Berg cheese and fried onions -- much tastier and more satisfying option."


The Basics:
Anklamer Straße 27, 10115 Berlin-Mitte (U Bernauer Strasse)

URL: Weltempfaenger

+49 30 4435 69 81

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

Could be integrated with a Cold War/Wall tour, and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****

4 ****
Hotel Apartmenthaus Zarenhof
3 ***
Hotel-Pension KastanienhofTop Domizil - Apartments Residenz Prenzelberg
GLS Hotel BerlinHotel Jurine Berlin-Mitte
Hotel Andechser Hof
2 **
City Quartier Hotel
Amadeus Hostel Berlin
1*
Hotel City Quartier
Hostels:
Amadeus Hostel Berlin

Cupcake Berlin

Style:
Cafe with, well, cupcakes of all kinds

More:
Cupcake serves mostly cupcakes of all kinds, but this is one of those American colonies in Berlin and you can find there American soft beverages, and some vegetarian dishes (toasts with beans/cheese), Oreos and Reeses.

Reviews:
Lizzy in "Trying Veganism" has written a nice review of the place, adding some great photos, see it at Trying Veganism. In general, Lizzy was excited by (almost) everything, but she says that the frosting on the vegan cupcake (which is naturally without milk or egg) tastes like margarine.

The Basics: Krossener Str. 12, 10249 Berlin-Friedrichshain (Frankfurter Tor)

URL: Cupcake

+49 30 25 76 86 87

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

Boxhagener Platz and its flea market

Could be integrated with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****

4 ****
Upstalsboom Hotel Friedrichshain

3 ***
Gold Hotel am Wismarplatz
Hotel 26
Juncker´s Hotel Garni
Hotel Klassik Berlin

2 **
Hotel Friedrichshain
Hotel garni Comenius
Hotel Bulgari Inn
Agon Frankfurter Allee

1*
All In Hostel / Hotel Berlin

Hostels:
All In Hostel / Hotel Berlin

Tele Cafe

Style:
German, Cafe

More:
The revolving cafe/restaurant in the Television Tower

Reviews:
One doesn't come to the Tele Cafe for the food, and quite honestly, if it was on the grounds, and not so high up there, it might not have been worth mentioning (although it is not a bad restaurant, and for a restaurant that attracts almost exclusively tourists, it is not terribly expensive either; to the price, however, you have to add the 8.50 it takes to come up the Television Tower).

Some other reviews: A "Been There" user writes: "The TV Tower (Fernsehturm) was built in the late 1960s and features a spherical revolving restaurant and viewing gallery at the top. The period decor and fittings were still intact when I visited in 2001, and hopefully this is still the case! The food is good too. Ideal for Saturday lunch before a walk around the city."


The Basics:
Panoramastr. 1, 10178 Berlin-Mitte (Alexanderplatz)
+49 (0)30 242 33 33

URL: Tele Cafe im Gernsehturm

Accessible? No. Unfortunately, wheel chair users are banned from the Television Tower altogether, because the lifts cannot be used in case of fire emergency (and you don't want to imagine how many stairs are involved...)

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:
In Mitte, Alexanderplatz

It could be integrated with the Communist Berlin tour , with an overview guidance of the panoramic view or with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

Radisson SAS Hotel Berlin (5 *****)

Park Inn Berlin - Alexanderplatz (4 ****)
Hotel LUX 11 Berlin Mitte (4 ****)
Alexander Plaza (4 ****)
Hotel Hackescher Markt (4 ****)

Hotel Arena am Alexanderplatz (3 ***)
AGON am Alexanderplatz (3 ***)

Flower's Boardinghouse Mitte (2 1/2)

Motel One Berlin-Alexanderplatz (2 **)
Hotel Taunus (2 **)

Kuchen Kaiser

Style:
Café, German, Eclectic, Cakes

More: A veteran restaurant with good German and non-German food

Reviews:
Kuchen Kaiser is one of our old recommended restaurants. It is located in Kreuzberg, and has a real Kreuzberg spirit: a mixture of locals of all kinds, foods of all kinds (mostly German, though) and excellent cakes.

Jane, for example, writes: "Kuchen Kaiser, a restaurant in a somewhat residential area that claimed to be the emperor of cakes. We got a light lunch to ensure we had room for cake. We all got different kinds and shared them…and they were all delicious"


The Basics:
Oranienplatz 11, 10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg (Kottbusser Tor)
+49 (0)30 614 02 697

URL: Kuchen Kaiser

Accessible? Yes, including toilets if we remember correctly (we were so impressed by the ramp and the friendly attitude to wheelchair users)

Child-Friendliness? very much, including a "surprise pack" for children and general tolerance; outside, there is a garden, but there isn't a real playground; changing a baby is done in the toilets and is not highly comfortable.

Related Tours/Sites:
In Kreuzberg SO36

It could be integrated with "The Spirit of 1968" and the Kreuzberg tours and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

Motel One Berlin Mitte

Schwarzes Cafe

Style:
Café, Bar

More: Legendary Berlin Café.

Reviews:
Schwarzes Café is one of the most famous Berlin institutions. It is open 24 hours and serves breakfasts around the clock; one can still smell some of the spirit of 1968 in this veteran cafe, but also the see the trendiest club-goers mixing with shift workers, all eating breakfasts at 4:00 am.

Jane, for example, writes: "It was a very cool, local café that was open 24/7. Apparently it gets very crowded in the early morning, when hotel staff and bartenders come off the night shift. We all ordered beer and sat and talked for a few hours. It was an older building with lots of great artwork on the walls and funky light fixtures on the ceiling."


The Basics:
Kantstr. 148, 10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg (S Savignyplatz)
+49 (0)30 313 80 38

URL:

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:
Close to Savignyplatz, the Zoo and the KuDamm

It could be integrated with "The Spirit of 1968" tour (of course it can!), the tour about Jews in West Berlin and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

Hotel Carmer 16
Berlin Excelsior Hotel
Goethe87 - Das Wohngedicht
Hecker's Hotel
Savoy Berlin

Hotel Astoria am Kurfürstendamm
Hotel Heidelberg Berlin

Hotel Pension Charlottenburg (pension)

art' appart Suiten (suites/holiday apartments)