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Charlottenburg Palace

Things to do

Brandenburg Gate

Probably the most popular attraction in the city.

Symbolizes Berlin's Cold War division between East and West.

Right next to Brandenburg Gate.

Right next to Brandenburg Gate.

Seat of the German parliament; we didn't go on the roof or dome, but it could be fun.

Massive garden with a lot to walk through.

Soviet Memorial

In the same area as everything above.

Interesting to explore Germany's relationship with Russia because of all the highs and lows.

East Side Gallery Berlin

Beautiful graffiti project done by 118 artists.

Covers part of the Berlin Wall and has a lot of unique art.

Berliner Dom

On Museum Island; really nice church.

Lots of stairs to get to the top, but good 360-degree views.

Museum Island

Spend time at museums if that's your thing; there are many, and I believe some have discounted or free days.

Berliner Fernsehturm

Close to Museum Island; nice area.

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Extremely unique memorial; won't spoil it.

Charlottenburg Palace

Nice baroque summer palace and massive garden.

Flea markets

Mostly active on Sundays.

RAW and Mauerpark are the ones I had noted.

Rathaus Schonenburg

Saved as another stop.

Techno clubs

Tressor, Mbia, about blank, ritter butzke, watergate, and suicide club are super fun.

I went to Tressor and Watergate and it was unreal.

Non-techno clubs

Soda Club, Havana, and a7 were forwarded recs from a credible friend who studied abroad in Berlin.

Berghain / Kit Kat

The two famous ones.

Dress correctly, check themes, and do research before trying your hand.

Bars

Forwarded recs: multilayerladen, red and black bar, silver future, dschungle, zu mir oder zu dir, pawn dot com, mein haus am see.

Where to stay

St Christopher's Inn Alexanderplatz

Probably the single best hostel experience I've ever had.

Ridiculously cheap, always felt clean, spacious enough, good storage, and a really nice sports bar below the hostel.

Airbnbs / hotels

Affordable and also great options.

I'd recommend staying between Brandenburg Gate and East Side Gallery because most of the stuff to do exists between the two.

Apartment

If you're traveling with more than 4, text me.

It was affordable, spacious, and clean.

Food

Crazy Kims

Korean spot; a little pricey but fantastic.

Owned by a Korean woman and her German wife, and they were great to chat with after the meal.

Mutter Hoppe

Right next to Museum Island.

Amazing German spot with a lot of good menu items.

Portions look larger than they really are, so heads up.

Berta

Expensive and reservations required, but it was an amazing meal.

Hopfingerbrau Am Brandenburg Gate

Solid German spot near Brandenburg Gate.

Mama Trattoria Berlin Mitte

We would have gone here if it wasn't closed for a corporate event; it looked amazing.

Transport

Public transport

Germany just has great public transport.

Cheap, fast, straightforward, and runs late on weekends.

Uber / Grab

Also a good option and not expensive.

Berlin Food

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Crazy Kims

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Kim is the sweetest. Bonchan was gas.

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Might be closed but if not, unreal

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Berta restaurant

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Hopfingerbräu am Brandenburger Tor

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Mama Trattoria Berlin Mitte

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The Playce

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