i Due Forni

Style:
Italian

More:
One of the best pizzas in Berlin, punk-pizza served by salon-anarchists.

Reviews:
I was pretty surprised I haven't reviewed i Due Forni before, given that it is one of our personal favourites in Berlin, despite its disadvantages. The pizza is good, and so is the atmosphere, but the daily dishes (written in unreadable Italian on the board) and the desserts are also great. The service is absolutely horrible.

Birge Amondson in About.com writes about this restaurant:
"

I Due Forni in Berlin is a hip and happening Italian restaurant cantina-style; it's not only famous for its delicious brick oven pizza, but also for its colorful decor and quirky staff.

I Due Forni - Pros

• Best pizzas in town, fresh from the brick oven
• Good prices
• Staff speaks English
• Big terrace and playground

I Due Forni - Cons

• Always crowded; reservations recommended
• Waiters can be short and snippy
• Cash only
• Menu is in Italian and German"
  

The Basics:
Schönhauser Allee 12, 10119 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg (U Senefelder Platz)
+49 (0)30 44 017 333

URL:

Accessible? Yes, but through a quite unpleasant back door (restaurant itself is quite full and it would be difficult to navigate with a wheelchair, let alone get to the disabled lavatories.

Child-Friendliness? playground in the garden, baby seats, one child-toilet (that is, smaller) in the lavatories

Related Tours/Sites:
The restaurant is located in Prenzlauer Berg, close to Kollwitzplatz, the Pfefferberg, etc.

It could be integrated with the Jews & Booze tour and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:
4****
Hotel LUX 11 Berlin MitteLeonardo Royal Hotel BerlinPark Inn Berlin - Alexanderplatz
3 stars ***
Myer´s Hotel BerlinJurine Hotelackselhaus & blue homeHotel-Pension KastanienhofGLS Hotel BerlinHotel Arena am AlexanderplatzAGON am AlexanderplatzHotel Adele
2 stars **
Meininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer BergIbis Hotel Berlin MitteFlower's Boardinghouse MitteAlex HotelMotel One Berlin-Alexanderplatz
1 star
Hotel City Quartier
Hostel:
Meininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer Berg

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

Gugelhof

Style:
Franco-German, Alsace style

More:
One of Berlin's most famous Alsatian restaurants, with at least one very famous fan: Bill Clinton.

Reviews:
Locationsite's reviewer writes: " The restaurant Gugelhof in Prenzlauer Berg has earned quite a reputation for its traditional Elsace specialties like stew or the Choucroute Gugelhof (sauerkraut and potatoes with sausage and assorted meat) - which was, by the way, Bill Clinton's choice when he dined here with chancellor Schröder. An event that brought the Gugelhof world fame, and even today there are guests who ask to be seated at the exact table where president Clinton and chancellor Schröder ate. In summer, you can dine outside with a view of the picturesque Kollwitzplatz. The Gugelhof restaurant is a definite recommendation for all who like a down-to-earth, substantial seasonal kitchen that is surprisingly inexpensive. To quote Bill Clinton: "Thank you for the wonderful meal!"

The Basics: Knaackstraße 37, 10435 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg (U Senefelderplatz)

URL: Gugelhof

+49 30 442 92 29

Accessible? Not really - stairs right in the entrance

Child-Friendliness? Not really - no games, play corner, etc. The abovementioned stairs also imply that babies can only be brought without their prams.

Related Tours/Sites:
Kollwitzplatz

Could be integrated with the "Jews and Booze" tour and other customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****


4 ****
Hotel Apartmenthaus Zarenhof

3 ***
Myer´s Hotel Berlin
Hotel Jurine Berlin-Mitte
GLS Hotel Berlin

2 **
Meininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer Berg

1*
Hotel City Quartier

Hostels:
Meininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer Berg

Nocti Vagus

Style:
Eating in the dark

More:
One of two dark restaurants in Berlin, where your eating experience is not "hindered" by sight; in other words, a unique experience (the other one is Unsichtbar)

Reviews:
Daniela writes on "Going on a Guilt Trip": "[...] when the owners of Nocti Vagus describe their restaurant as "Finest Sensuality And Culinary Delight In Absolute Darkness," believe it.[...] We proceeded to order from 4 fixed 4-course menus that also came with a hefty price. The Vegetarisch Menü (Menu is "Speisekarte" in German, but Menü is fixed-price/course menu) was 45 Euros. The Überraschung Menü (Surprise Menu) was 50, Francis ordered that. Michi ordered the Fish Menü. Despite the price, the experience was so. worth. it.[...] the dining experience was made so peaceful, pleasant, FUN, and pretty profound without having been given the access to see what's around you. [...] The food in Nocti Vagus was absolutely amazing (in fact, I actually had never heard Michi rave about food like that ever!), and I'm sure a bit of our overzealous reactions could be attributed to the enhancement of our other senses. I actually had zucchini lime soup as my second course and even fed Michi a few spoonfuls (it was So good) and didn't even get any on him (or me for that matter.) [....] my main course was a sesame-encrusted eggplant dish on a bed of mushroom risotto. Michi had various types of fish (he forgot what he ordered too!) but his appetizer was a delicious monkfish. Francis still has no clue what he ate (except for the fact that all the courses except dessert were all meat) since he had the surprise menu-- we asked the waiters as well but they didn't even know!"

Berlin-Life also have a review.

The Basics:
Saarbrucker Strasse 36, 10405 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg (Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz)

URL: Nocti Vagus

Accessible? yes - there are steps but there is also a lift for disabled visitors

Child-Friendliness? obviously, a completely dark restaurants is not for people who are not comfortable with it, including probably all children

Related Tours/Sites:
Prenzlauer Berg
Could be integrated with the Jews and Booze Tour a customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

4 ****
Hotel LUX 11 Berlin Mitte

3 ***
Myer´s Hotel Berlin
AGON am Alexanderplatz

2 **Ibis Hotel Berlin Mitte
Alex Hotel

1 *
Hotel City Quartier

Wohnzimmer

Style:
Bar

More:
Styled like a retro living room, which is part of the experience

Reviews:
Steve McKenna writes in SMH: "With its uneven wooden floorboards, smoky haze and profusion of dimmed red lights - not to mention its 1960s-style decor, tatty wallpaper and furniture that looks like it's been picked up from a flea market - it could be construed as unbearably pretentious.[...] this place is so different I can't help but like it. It's certainly one of the coolest bars I've ever been to."

The Basics:
Lettestr. 6, 10437 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg (Eberswalder Str)

URL: Wohnzimmer

Accessible? small step in the entrance, no disabled toilets

Child-Friendliness? surprisingly for a bar, quite accommodating for kids - in certain hours. They have a children's time in the afternoon and a non-smoking room (although it also stinks of smoke, so policy is not really enforced)

Related Tours/Sites:
Prenzlauer Berg // Jahn-Stadium
Could be integrated with the Jews and Booze Tour a customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

4 ****
Apartmenthaus ZarenhofHoliday Inn Berlin City Center East Prenzlauer Allee

3 ***
GLS Hotel Berlin

2 **
Hotel 1a Apartment
Stadthotel Schall und Rauch