Otto’s neighborhood
Food & Coffee
Small Italian café with home made cakes and caffé italiano. They claim to have the best cheesecake in the neighborhood and it’s definitely worth a try.
La Peppina
14 SamariterstraßeSmall Italian café with home made cakes and caffé italiano. They claim to have the best cheesecake in the neighborhood and it’s definitely worth a try.
Spanish & Uruguayan tapas and wine (cash only)
12 recommandé par les habitants
Restaurant Vineria Del Este
41 BänschstraßeSpanish & Uruguayan tapas and wine (cash only)
Sri Lankan and South Indian Food. Try their Hoppers (Appe), small bowl shaped coconut/rice pancakes. Better reserve on weekends.
10 recommandé par les habitants
Sigiriya
66 Grünberger Str.Sri Lankan and South Indian Food. Try their Hoppers (Appe), small bowl shaped coconut/rice pancakes. Better reserve on weekends.
Not your everyday Korean food: an experience for the taste buds and a delight for the eye.
16 recommandé par les habitants
Maru Restaurant
74 Rigaer Str.Not your everyday Korean food: an experience for the taste buds and a delight for the eye.
Upscale Brazilian/Mediterranean inspired dishes in a very casual setting with an attached live Jazz&Blues bar next door (see Bar Bobu). Highly recommended.
42 recommandé par les habitants
Butterhandlung
54 ScharnweberstraßeUpscale Brazilian/Mediterranean inspired dishes in a very casual setting with an attached live Jazz&Blues bar next door (see Bar Bobu). Highly recommended.
Fabulous home-made ice cream. They also have several vegan flavors, our favourite is rasberry-coconut :)
10 recommandé par les habitants
Süße Sünde
21 NiederbarnimstraßeFabulous home-made ice cream. They also have several vegan flavors, our favourite is rasberry-coconut :)
Convincing home made cakes, breakfast & lunch, comfy seating inside, sunny all day outside
9 recommandé par les habitants
Die Kaffeefreunde
73 BänschstraßeConvincing home made cakes, breakfast & lunch, comfy seating inside, sunny all day outside
Neapolitan Pizza that you got to try for yourself. We are hooked.
6 recommandé par les habitants
FUTURA Neapolitan Pizza
91 BänschstraßeNeapolitan Pizza that you got to try for yourself. We are hooked.
A local favorite for pizza slices and home made Tiramisu
8 recommandé par les habitants
Bye Bye Cavaliere
28 Proskauer Str.A local favorite for pizza slices and home made Tiramisu
Bread, Cakes, Coffee and Aperitivo, an Italian neighborhood favourite and a sister of neighboring pizza place Bye Bye Cavaliere
Backaro
23 Proskauer Str.Bread, Cakes, Coffee and Aperitivo, an Italian neighborhood favourite and a sister of neighboring pizza place Bye Bye Cavaliere
QG - Café Français
Quartier Général for french coffee and wine tastings
Small Sicilian Restaurant with atmospheric outdoor seating in the summer, perfect for aperitivo
Sicula Bar - Sicilian Coffee|Food|Wine
Small Sicilian Restaurant with atmospheric outdoor seating in the summer, perfect for aperitivo
Everything Else
The "Dragon Playground" is a popular playground with a giant wooden dragon kids can climb inside
Dragon kid park
48 SchreinerstraßeThe "Dragon Playground" is a popular playground with a giant wooden dragon kids can climb inside
Though this square is not an insiders’ tip it’s a Friedrichshain classic: find East Berlin’s oldest farmer’s market here on Saturdays and a popular flea market on Sundays. We recommend: skip breakfast or lunch on Saturdays and snack your way around the market
418 recommandé par les habitants
Boxhagener Platz
75 Grünberger Str.Though this square is not an insiders’ tip it’s a Friedrichshain classic: find East Berlin’s oldest farmer’s market here on Saturdays and a popular flea market on Sundays. We recommend: skip breakfast or lunch on Saturdays and snack your way around the market
Essentials
Organic whole foods supermarket and bakery with great bread and the best "Brötchen" (bread rolls) nearby. Vegan & gluten-free items available.
41 recommandé par les habitants
BIO COMPANY Voigtstraße
38 VoigtstraßeOrganic whole foods supermarket and bakery with great bread and the best "Brötchen" (bread rolls) nearby. Vegan & gluten-free items available.
Lidl
192 SonnenalleeGourmet food whole sale in an architectural building - for your oyster cravings and the like ;)
22 recommandé par les habitants
FrischeParadies | Feinkostmarkt & Bistro Berlin Prenzlauer Berg
48 Hermann-Blankenstein-StraßeGourmet food whole sale in an architectural building - for your oyster cravings and the like ;)
A bit more pricey but good selection of groceries and open until late. Vegan & gluten-free items available.
30 recommandé par les habitants
EDEKA Rigaer street
44 Rigaer Str.A bit more pricey but good selection of groceries and open until late. Vegan & gluten-free items available.
Saturdays farmer’s market great for food shopping and snack hopping
13 recommandé par les habitants
Wochenmarkt
23-24 GärtnerstraßeSaturdays farmer’s market great for food shopping and snack hopping
REWE
Good choice of groceries. Vegan & gluten-free items available.
Drug store for cosmetics, toiletries etc. aswell as some organic, vegan and gluten free foods
dm-drogerie markt
Drug store for cosmetics, toiletries etc. aswell as some organic, vegan and gluten free foods
Drinks & Nightlife
The sibling of neigboring restaurant Butterhandlung, Bar BoBu is a funky little bar with live music
7 recommandé par les habitants
Bar Bobu
9 MüggelstraßeThe sibling of neigboring restaurant Butterhandlung, Bar BoBu is a funky little bar with live music
Parks & Nature
Small park with a great playground (and water fountain for kids to cool off on hot days), popular neighborhood hangout during summer
27 recommandé par les habitants
Forckenbeckplatz
28A ThaerstraßeSmall park with a great playground (and water fountain for kids to cool off on hot days), popular neighborhood hangout during summer
Curated Neighborhood Shopping
Beautiful organic kidswear and even a small second hand corner in the back
SNUGATA Store for organic kidswear
34 BänschstraßeBeautiful organic kidswear and even a small second hand corner in the back
bokx. künstlerisches Handwerk & Design
21 SchreinerstraßePaper craft and hand-sewn stationery and objects
wein&gut
22 SchreinerstraßeSelected wines and local spirits to take home as a present or enjoy right there.
Sundays fleamarket, a favourite among locals and visitors alike
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Flea market at Boxhagener Platz
1 Boxhagener PlatzSundays fleamarket, a favourite among locals and visitors alike