Berlin is still a vegan capital — now ranked third in the world. A no-nonsense 2026 guide to the vegan food that's worth your time, from döner to Michelin.

On the first warm evening of the year, half of Berlin drinks outside — and plenty of them never go near a beer garden. Where locals actually sit in summer, from park gardens to the canal bank, and why the word 'Biergarten' can mislead you here.

Almost every visitor spends time in Mitte — and most never really see it. Beneath the postcard of the Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island is a district worth slowing down for. Here's what's worth your time, and what to walk past.

May hands you three public holidays, two world-class festivals, and the best weekend for contemporary art in Europe — and most visitors plan for none of it. It isn't Berlin's prettiest month or its wildest, but it packs in more than most capitals manage in a season. Here's what to book.

At 2am on a Saturday, Warschauer Straße station empties a fresh wave of people onto an overpass with a panoramic view of the Spree. Some head left, toward the East Side Gallery. Some head right, into the sprawling graffiti-covered compound of RAW-Gelände. Most just stand there for a moment, beer in hand, taking in a skyline that didn't exist fifteen years ago — new apartment towers, the glowing Mercedes-Benz Arena, construction cranes silhouetted against the river. This is Fr

A banned ballet arrives from Russia, the city's sweetest market takes a world tour, and 13,000 runners reclaim the streets. Our curated weekly picks. Brancusi's sculptures are three days old in their new Mies van der Rohe home. MaerzMusik closes out ten days of sound experiments across the city. And on Sunday, two utterly different crowds will occupy Berlin simultaneously: 13,000 half-marathon runners crossing the finish line at Brandenburg Gate, and a hall full of sweet-toot

March in Berlin has a habit of sneaking up on you. One week it's grey and indecisive — the next, two major exhibitions open on the same Friday, a music festival takes over half the city's concert halls, and someone turns a warehouse in Friedrichshain into a chocolate factory. This is that week. Art — Brancusi Opens at Neue Nationalgalerie The exhibition Berlin has been waiting for since Centre Pompidou closed for renovations finally arrives. Over 150 sculptures, photographs,

Most visitors eat their Asian food in Kreuzberg or Mitte and never take the S-Bahn west. They're missing the densest run of great Asian restaurants in the city, hidden along an unglamorous Charlottenburg boulevard. A guide to eating your way down Kantstraße.

The döner wasn't imported from Turkey — it was assembled here, by Turkish immigrants reinventing an old technique for a city that needed cheap, portable food. That distinction changes what you order and where. How to find the great ones among Berlin's 1,500 shops.

Berlin's food scene isn't underrated — it's misunderstood. Every guide opens by acting surprised the city can feed itself. The real story is a scene built almost entirely by immigrants, not chefs. Our guide cuts the noise and helps you actually decide what to eat.

Berlin has more bars per square kilometre than almost anywhere in Europe, and most guides hand you a list of fifty. We'll give you eleven — plus one type of place most visitors overlook entirely, which says more about the city than any cocktail menu could.

Behind the €1.50 corner-store bottles, Berlin has quietly grown a brewing culture that argues with German tradition while respecting it. The breweries and taprooms worth the detour, from Vagabund's German-American fusion to BRLO — with honest picks beyond the tourist traps.

Berlin isn't a culinary capital in the old sense — no equivalent to Parisian bistros or Roman trattorias refined over centuries. What it has instead is rarer: a food scene built almost entirely by immigrants. A guide to its street food, markets and hidden restaurants.

When the grey settles in, Berliners don't complain — they disappear into steaming greenhouses, saltwater pools under concrete domes, and warm corners that feel nothing like a Berlin winter. A guide to the city's hidden cold-weather escapes, from tropical humidity to cosy street food.

Christmas wrecked your bank account, but Berlin has never cared about money — only about knowing where to go. After years of eating through the city's cheapest, best spots, here's how to eat incredibly well in January for almost nothing.

January hits hard: the lights come down, the credit-card statement arrives, and a Berlin trip suddenly feels reckless. It needn't. A guide to eating like a king in Berlin for under €10 — without once reaching for a döner.

Berlin in autumn and winter has its own quiet rhythm — the city exhales. The parks shimmer under golden leaves, café windows fog up with chatter and steam, and the first scent of roasted chestnuts and Glühwein drifts through the streets. When the wind sweeps across Alexanderplatz or the Spree turns steel-gray, Berliners do what they do best: retreat to cozy corners filled with warmth, character, and candlelight. This is our insider’s Berlin autumn guide to where you can sip,

Beer garden Discover the best beer gardens in Berlin – from historic institutions to hidden local favorites perfect for crisp autumn evenings As autumn paints Berlin in golden hues and the air turns refreshingly crisp, there's something magical about gathering around a wooden table under twinkling lights with a perfectly poured German beer. Berlin has 53 beer gardens, each offering its own unique atmosphere, from centuries-old institutions to trendy newcomers. Whether you're

Club Mate If you've ever set foot in Berlin, chances are you've encountered those distinctive green bottles with the simple, almost amateur-looking logo and golden-yellow liquid inside. Club-Mate isn't just a soft drink – it's a culture, a lifestyle, and perhaps the most authentic taste of modern Berlin. What exactly is Club-Mate? Club-Mate is a carbonated energy drink made from yerba mate – a South American herb that has been used as a natural stimulant for centuries. The go

Let me tell you about one of Berlin's best-kept secrets that's hiding in plain sight on literally every street corner: the Späti.