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Category: Café Society

Two hidden Italians

03/02/2017 No Comments Café Society Cafés

I have always thought that Berlin’s free spirit has something Southern European about it. Maybe it’s because of the huge number of immigrants who have ...

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Market and Mutter

16/10/2016 2 Comments Buy, Buy Berlin Café Society Cafés

Saturday is a great time to do a Berlin market. The largest ‘Wochenmarkt’ (‘weekly market’) is the Winterfeldtmarkt in Schöneberg, the district where Christopher Isherwood ...

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The coolest of squares

12/09/2016 No Comments Buy, Buy Berlin Café Society History and Politics Cafés

There’s nothing like a pretty square in a busy city – a place to sit and chill, take a break from the rush and linger ...

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A Temple of Consumption

09/07/2016 4 Comments Buy, Buy Berlin Café Society History and Politics Cafés

I’m not a great fan of shopping malls. In fact, quite the opposite. But curiosity eventually drew me to the crassly-named ‘Mall of Berlin’, the ...

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‘Kumami’ in Köpenick – a Japanese gem

28/04/2016 4 Comments Café Society The Outer Edges

Some restaurant experiences are simply perfect. If you love Japanese food and fancy a real treat, it’s well worth taking a trip out to ‘Kumami’ ...

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There is a green hill … not far away

18/04/2016 No Comments Café Society City Centre Sights Small Worlds

Viktoriapark in Kreuzberg is the perfect choice for a sunny spring afternoon. This pretty park comes complete with an impressive historic monument, an artificial waterfall, ...

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Simply Snug

08/02/2016 1 Comment Café Society History and Politics

The 2016 Berlin Film Festival (‘Berlinale’) opens this week and the capital will be full of film tourists. Last March I posted a blog ‘Berlinale ...

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From the quaint to the quirky

10/12/2015 No Comments Café Society

There has never been a shortage of bars in Berlin. Here are two with serious historic pedigree in Prenzlauer Berg, only a couple of tram ...

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Good Food and Cheer

06/11/2015 1 Comment Café Society Cafés

Berlin café society may have a cool reputation but it has a warm heart too. And in misty November when the days are suddenly shorter ...

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Putting Moabit on the map

25/09/2015 No Comments Café Society Small Worlds

If you look at a map of Berlin, the district of Moabit is pretty central. In the aerial photo below it takes up most of ...

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