© Thomas Keller HOSPITALITY / RESTAURANTS / BARS WHERE TO GO IN Berlin CLUBS / EVENTS / SHOPPING / CULTURE Touring Berlin’s Kreuzberg District Stuart Braun is a Berlin-based Australian writer and journalist whose book City of Exiles: Berlin from the outside in describes how foreigners like David Bowie have been spellbound by the German capital and have made it their home. Having written about Berlin for publications worldwide, the writer gives ITB Berlin visitors a tour of his favourite city district, Kreuzberg. He begins by telling us about the diverse people who have lived in the area over the years. While Kreuzberg was known as a poor working-class area when it was an isolated pocket of West Berlin in the wall years, it is now arguably the most soughtafter quarter of the German capital. In recent years Kreuzberg has filled with global creatives who come for affordable rents, 24 hour night life and a vibrant, international arts and culture scene. Each Kreuzberg neighbourhood has its own special flavour, and the best way to discover the area is to walk or hire a bike. What are some of Kreuzberg’s best cheap eats? It’s endless. On Dieffenbach Strasse, grab a pizza slice at Ron Telesky’s, where pesto, tandoori tofu and rocket share a crispy crust with maple chilli sauce. Or on Oppelner Strasse don’t miss Nil, a Sudanese sandwich joint famed for its falafel, fish and haloumi pides topped with a salubrious peanut salsa. Stuart Braun Writer and journalist Tell us about one of your favourite Kreuzberg neighbourhoods… The area around Graefe Strasse is a charming oaklined zone between the vast Hasenheide Park and the Landwehr Canal, Kreuzberg’s watery, willowed heart. Turkish antique-jumble shops rub shoulders with organic grocers and bakeries, vinyl record stores, second hand booksellers, art galleries, and a quirky confection of bars and restaurants. On a Friday or Tuesday, roll east down the Landwehr canal to the Turkish markets, a souk-like mile of the best vegetable and deli bargains in the city, spiced with fresh cooked cheese/spinach borek, African bean stews, local cakes and coffee, and travelling buskers who appear on the waterside deck. ITB BERLIN NEWS • Saturday 12 th March 2016 www.itb-berlin-news.com
Restaurants GANYMED BRASSERIE Vive la France – at the Schiffbauerdamm Gourmets and fans of French cuisine are pampered at the Brasserie Ganymed with the highest culi-nary standards. In former times, the playwright Bert Brecht and actress Helene Weigel stopped here to enjoy the cooking and the authentic Parisian atmosphere. The dishes are prepared with fresh, regional products and special French delicacies; the waiters celebrate flambéing, carving and filleting in front of the guests. On hot days and warm summer nights, be sure to secure a place on the Spree Terrace. Open daily Noon - 1 am Ganymed Brasserie | French cuisine Schiffbauerdamm 5 – 10117 Berlin Mitte Tel: +49 30 28 59 90 46 www.ganymed-brasserie.de Metro: S & U Friedrichstraße S2 S25 S5 S7 S75 U6 Bars ENVY BAR Taste the Beat Whether you want to enjoy one of the most beautiful views of the Spree River from the spectacular nhow hotel or celebrate the night away at one of the hotel’s “Music Nights” with Berlin’s music scene, you’re always welcome at the Envy Bar! The drink concept is based on cocktails as well as an extraordinary selection of spir-its and is as unconventional and colourful as the Envy Bar design itself. The music is fresh, new and surprising. From Thursdays to Saturdays, a DJ’s will take the mood even to a higher level. Open till 2am. Envy Bar Stralauer Allee 3, Berlin Tel: +49 (0)30 290 299 0 www.nhow-berlin.com/en/ Metro: S+U Warschauer Str. S5, S7, S75, U1 Tram: M10 Clubs ADAGIO Right in the city centre at the Potsdamer Platz you will find the Adagio with a modern lounge design placed in a setting of impressive baroque arches under a sky filled with angels. During the modernisation in 2014, great emphasis was placed on the improvement of the technical equipment. More than 1,000 guests celebrate in front of one of the largest LED screens in Europe to the best of dance music and classics mixed by the best DJs in the world. A-listers in the past have included stars like Ri-hanna, George Clooney and Michael Jackson. Come and celebrate with us in one of the most beautiful clubs in town. Open Friday-Saturday until 11 pm. Adagio Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1 10785 Berlin Tel: +49 30 25 89 890 Info@adagio.de Metro: S & U Potsdamer Platz U2 S1 S2 S25 Cultural Entertainment & Shopping KADEWE Founded in 1907, the KaDeWe is one of the world’s major department stores. Its fine and distinct feel for emerging trends, the selection of products and services offered, have been instrumental in shaping the KaDeWe image. For a unique and individual shopping experience, KaDeWe provides Personal Shoppers who accompany, serve and expertly advise the customers throughout a visit. Shoppers with a permanent residence outside the EU have the possibility of receiving a tax free cheque at each cash desk and immediate cash back at the Global Blue Counter on the 5th floor. Fur-thermore the KaDeWe offers a professional shipping service, takes care of packing the goods, which will be sent simply and conveniently by DHL. KaDeWe – Kaufhaus Des Westens Tauentzienstraße 21-24, 10789 Berlin Metro: U Wittenbergplatz U1 U2 U3 Museums & Exhibitions Procession (Detail), Zimbabwe, Chinamora, Massimbura, 8.000-2.000 BC 33 ART OF PREHISTORIC TIMES. ROCK PAINTINGS FROM THE FROBENIUS COLLECTION Rock art is the oldest art tradition of humanity. Often found in inaccessible locations, caves or deserts, these carved or painted images were made known to a wide au-dience in cities across Europe and the USA in the form of large-scale painted copies. Around 100 of them, including many large, reproduced fullwall petroglyphs from the Frobenius Institute, as well as photographic and archive material, depict the epic evo-lutionary history of rock art. They were created in Europe, the central Sahara, the savannahs of Zimbabwe, and the Australian outback. This exhibition examines the impact of these never-before-seen images on modernity, and the manner in which they have inspired artists. 21 January - 16 May, 2016 Wed-Mon: 10 am – 7 pm Online-Tickets: www.gropiusbau.de/tickets Martin-Gropius-Bau Niederkirchnerstraße7 – 10963 Berlin Tel : +49 30 254 86-0 www.gropiusbau.de Metro: U & S Potsdamer Platz U2 S1 S2 S25 © Frobenius-Institut Frankfurt am Main ITB BERLIN NEWS • Monday 21 st March 2016
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