Berlin

Culture
Boros Collection

This 32,000-square-foot Nazi-era bunker holds regular art exhibitions and doubles as the home of Christian Boros, a collector of artists such as Olafur Eliasson and Alicja Kwade. Read More...

Culture
Boros Collection

This 32,000-square-foot Nazi-era bunker holds regular art exhibitions and doubles as the home of Christian Boros, a collector of artists such as Olafur Eliasson and Alicja Kwade. Read More...

Culture
König Galerie

In the burgeoning creative enclave of Kreuzberg, gallerist Johann König commissioned architect Arno Brandlhuber to reimagine the stark Brutalist St. Agnes church as an art gallery. The complex is also home to a sculpture garden, artist’s residence, and the culture magazine 032c. Read More...

Culture
König Galerie

In the burgeoning creative enclave of Kreuzberg, gallerist Johann König commissioned architect Arno Brandlhuber to reimagine the stark Brutalist St. Agnes church as an art gallery. The complex is also home to a sculpture garden, artist’s residence, and the culture magazine 032c. Read More...

Culture
Silent Green

This one-time crematorium turned performing arts center now shows moving image art and hosts underground DJs in a retrofitted cupola. Read More...

Culture
Silent Green

This one-time crematorium turned performing arts center now shows moving image art and hosts underground DJs in a retrofitted cupola. Read More...

Culture
Schinkel Pavillon

An octagon-shaped building, built in 1969 by revered GDR architect Richard Paulick on the grounds of the former Crown Prince Palace, is now an unorthodox space for site-specific exhibitions. Read More...

Culture
Schinkel Pavillon

An octagon-shaped building, built in 1969 by revered GDR architect Richard Paulick on the grounds of the former Crown Prince Palace, is now an unorthodox space for site-specific exhibitions. Read More...

Culture
Berlinische Galerie

Worth searching out among the high-rise housing blocks for well-respected director Thomas Köhler’s smart mix of Dada and avant-garde European works. Read More...

Culture
Berlinische Galerie

Worth searching out among the high-rise housing blocks for well-respected director Thomas Köhler’s smart mix of Dada and avant-garde European works. Read More...

Restaurant
Panama

Restaurateur Ludwig Cramer-Klett's new-wave project focuses on raw and wood-fired dishes and is sequestered in a back courtyard off Potsdamer Strasse, a shabby street that has become the unexpected address for some of Berlin’s most distinguished galleries. Read More...

Restaurant
Panama

Restaurateur Ludwig Cramer-Klett's new-wave project focuses on raw and wood-fired dishes and is sequestered in a back courtyard off Potsdamer Strasse, a shabby street that has become the unexpected address for some of Berlin’s most distinguished galleries. Read More...

Restaurant
Nobelhart & Schmutzig

At this Michelin-starred spot, in Kreuzberg, sommelier and founder Billy Wagner teamed up with chef Micha Schäfer to bring the high-end Nordic cuisine trend to the German capital. Read More...

Restaurant
Nobelhart & Schmutzig

At this Michelin-starred spot, in Kreuzberg, sommelier and founder Billy Wagner teamed up with chef Micha Schäfer to bring the high-end Nordic cuisine trend to the German capital. Read More...

Restaurant
Kantine

For lunch in Mitte, search out this sleek two-story cafeteria in architect David Chipperfield’s office complex that serves five simple homemade dishes each day. Read More...

Restaurant
Kantine

For lunch in Mitte, search out this sleek two-story cafeteria in architect David Chipperfield’s office complex that serves five simple homemade dishes each day. Read More...

Restaurant
893 Ryotei

Longtime chef Duc Ngo’s talented right-hand man, Masao Watari, turns out small plates like grilled yakitori and anticuchos as well as South American-inspired sashimi. Read More...

Restaurant
893 Ryotei

Longtime chef Duc Ngo’s talented right-hand man, Masao Watari, turns out small plates like grilled yakitori and anticuchos as well as South American-inspired sashimi. Read More...

Restaurant
Pauly Saal

After the success of the Grill Royal, restaurateurs Stephan Landwehr and Boris Radczun opened this ambitious restaurant, a modern German brasserie with a Michelin star located in the Jewish Girls’ School building. Read More...

Restaurant
Pauly Saal

After the success of the Grill Royal, restaurateurs Stephan Landwehr and Boris Radczun opened this ambitious restaurant, a modern German brasserie with a Michelin star located in the Jewish Girls’ School building. Read More...

Bar
Holzmarkt

One of Berlin’s noteworthy urban projects, an artists’ village along the Spree in Friedrichshain houses the anything-goes-club Kater Blau inside a disused factory. Read More...

Bar
Holzmarkt

One of Berlin’s noteworthy urban projects, an artists’ village along the Spree in Friedrichshain houses the anything-goes-club Kater Blau inside a disused factory. Read More...

Restaurant
Fame

The sister restaurant to Holzmarkt, where the fashion crowd fuels up before a late night out. Read More...

Restaurant
Fame

The sister restaurant to Holzmarkt, where the fashion crowd fuels up before a late night out. Read More...

Hotel
Das Stue

One of Berlin’s most grown-up properties is this 78-room stay, a 1930s landmark on the leafy Tiergarten with a new modernist wing by local firm Axthelm Architekten. Read More...

Hotel
Das Stue

One of Berlin’s most grown-up properties is this 78-room stay, a 1930s landmark on the leafy Tiergarten with a new modernist wing by local firm Axthelm Architekten. Read More...

Hotel
Michelberger Hotel

Picking up on the elevated hostel trend, local designer Werner Aisslinger overhauled a factory near the Oberbaumbrücke bridge, giving it a second act as a stylish hotel. Read More...

Hotel
Michelberger Hotel

Picking up on the elevated hostel trend, local designer Werner Aisslinger overhauled a factory near the Oberbaumbrücke bridge, giving it a second act as a stylish hotel. Read More...

Hotel
Hotel am Steinplatz

In its midcentury heyday it was a hotbed for Russian aristocrats, literary greats, and Hollywood stars. Recently, architect Claudia Dressler breathed new life into it, adding an art deco flavor and modern comforts. Read More...

Hotel
Hotel am Steinplatz

In its midcentury heyday it was a hotbed for Russian aristocrats, literary greats, and Hollywood stars. Recently, architect Claudia Dressler breathed new life into it, adding an art deco flavor and modern comforts. Read More...

Hotel
Freunde von Freunden

An apartment-style, insider secret among visiting creatives: part event space for the brand's wildly successful indie design blog, occasionally available as an affordable pied-à-terre. Read More...

Hotel
Freunde von Freunden

An apartment-style, insider secret among visiting creatives: part event space for the brand's wildly successful indie design blog, occasionally available as an affordable pied-à-terre. Read More...

Hotel
Gorki Apartments

Architect Kim Wang and respected interior designer Sandra Pauquet joined forces for this property. The 35-suites are well cast: Rustic wooden tables and vintage clawfoot tubs might be offset by modern pieces from Dixon or Knoll. Read More...

Hotel
Gorki Apartments

Architect Kim Wang and respected interior designer Sandra Pauquet joined forces for this property. The 35-suites are well cast: Rustic wooden tables and vintage clawfoot tubs might be offset by modern pieces from Dixon or Knoll. Read More...

Shop
Andreas Murkudis

Andreas Murkudis, the store and the man, is a fashion institution in Berlin. Still the style emporium of choice for successful artists and gallerists, the boutique features a beautifully selected mix of Dries Van Noten, Margiela, and Marni ready-to-wear. Read More...

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Andreas Murkudis

Andreas Murkudis, the store and the man, is a fashion institution in Berlin. Still the style emporium of choice for successful artists and gallerists, the boutique features a beautifully selected mix of Dries Van Noten, Margiela, and Marni ready-to-wear. Read More...

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Jochum Rodgers

For one-of a-kind 20th-century and midcentury design, head to the longstanding gallery and vintage furniture store overseen by tastemakers Hans Peter Jochum and Jett Rodgers. Read More...

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Jochum Rodgers

For one-of a-kind 20th-century and midcentury design, head to the longstanding gallery and vintage furniture store overseen by tastemakers Hans Peter Jochum and Jett Rodgers. Read More...

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New Tendency

Berlin's fledgling design scene is growing, and at the forefront is this multi-disciplinary boutique in Kreuzberg, one of the most interesting collectives around. Read More...

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New Tendency

Berlin's fledgling design scene is growing, and at the forefront is this multi-disciplinary boutique in Kreuzberg, one of the most interesting collectives around. Read More...

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Rike Feurstein

The most talented hat-maker in the city is hands down Rike Feurstein, whose chapeaus, sold at this Mitte atelier, have been worn by everyone from Rihanna to Reese Witherspoon. Read More...

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Rike Feurstein

The most talented hat-maker in the city is hands down Rike Feurstein, whose chapeaus, sold at this Mitte atelier, have been worn by everyone from Rihanna to Reese Witherspoon. Read More...

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Manufactum

A cultish department store that stocks everything from handcrafted gardening tools to old-school wooden toys to handmade soap from an obscure Italian monastery. Read More...

Shop
Manufactum

A cultish department store that stocks everything from handcrafted gardening tools to old-school wooden toys to handmade soap from an obscure Italian monastery. Read More...

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Bikini Berlin

A midcentury architectural landmark near the Berlin Zoo was reinvented as a fashion-forward mall in 2015. It features several local brands such as the eyeglass designers Mykita. Read More...

Shop
Bikini Berlin

A midcentury architectural landmark near the Berlin Zoo was reinvented as a fashion-forward mall in 2015. It features several local brands such as the eyeglass designers Mykita. Read More...

Restaurant
Laden

If the weather is warm, grab a table and order a fresh salad in the secret garden behind the atelier-café, a collaboration between Kantine and the furniture brand Buchholz. Read More...

Restaurant
Laden

If the weather is warm, grab a table and order a fresh salad in the secret garden behind the atelier-café, a collaboration between Kantine and the furniture brand Buchholz. Read More...