The back story
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Neighbourhood guide
Charlottenburg and the Kurfürstendamm: the back story
The elegant West: Charlottenburg Palace, the Kurfürstendamm, KaDeWe and the Deutsche Oper.
Neighbourhood guide · Berlin
Charlottenburg & the Ku’damm: Our Favourites
Charlottenburg Palace, the Kurfürstendamm, the Memorial Church, the Deutsche Oper and Paris Bar.
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What to see and do
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The largest palace in Berlin
Charlottenburg Palace
The baroque royal palace in Charlottenburg, with its gardens on the Spree.
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A ruin kept as a memorial
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
The war-damaged tower of the old church on Breitscheidplatz, beside its blue-glass successor.
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By the Zoo station
Berlin Zoo (Zoologischer Garten)
Germany’s oldest zoo, by the Zoologischer Garten station.
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Opera on Bismarckstrasse
Deutsche Oper Berlin
The great opera house of the old West, on Bismarckstrasse in Charlottenburg.
Bismarckstrasse 35, BerlinExplore View on map
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At the Schillertheater during renovation
Komische Oper Berlin
Opera, operetta and musicals, now playing at the Schillertheater while its own house is renovated.
Bismarckstrasse 110, 10625 BerlinExplore View on map
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On the Kurfürstendamm
Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz
An internationally known theatre on the Kurfürstendamm, often with English surtitles.
Kurfürstendamm 153, 10709 BerlinExplore View on map
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A grand auditorium in Charlottenburg
Delphi Filmpalast
A grand single-screen cinema on Kantstrasse.
Kantstrasse 12a, 10623 BerlinExplore View on map
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UNESCO World Heritage
Charlottenburg Palace Gardens
The baroque and landscape gardens behind Charlottenburg Palace, on the Spree.
Where to eat
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One MICHELIN Star (2026)
Hugos
A one-star restaurant in Tiergarten (modern cuisine, in MICHELIN’s classification).
Budapester Strasse 2, 10787 BerlinExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star (2026)
pars Restaurant
A one-star restaurant in Charlottenburg (modern cuisine, in MICHELIN’s classification).
Grolmanstrasse 53, 10623 BerlinExplore View on map
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Bib Gourmand (2026)
Nußbaumerin
A Bib Gourmand in Charlottenburg: good cooking at moderate prices, in MICHELIN’s words.
Leibnizstrasse 55, 10629 BerlinExplore View on map
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Bib Gourmand (2026)
Salhino
A Bib Gourmand in Charlottenburg: good cooking at moderate prices, in MICHELIN’s words.
Waitzstrasse 1, 10629 BerlinExplore View on map
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The West’s artists’ brasserie
Paris Bar
The Charlottenburg brasserie on Kantstrasse, its walls hung with art.
Kantstrasse 152, BerlinExplore View on map
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In a villa off the Ku’damm
Café im Literaturhaus
A café in the Literaturhaus villa on Fasanenstrasse, with a garden.
Fasanenstrasse 23, BerlinExplore View on map
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Rowing boats in the Tiergarten
Café am Neuen See
A lakeside café and beer garden in the Tiergarten, with rowing boats.
Lichtensteinallee 2, BerlinExplore View on map
Bars
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Above the zoo
Monkey Bar
The bar on top of the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin, looking over the zoo.
Budapester Strasse 40, BerlinExplore View on map
Shopping
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The boulevard of the West
Kurfürstendamm
The great shopping boulevard of the City West, with flagships and luxury houses.
Where to stay
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On the Kurfürstendamm
Hotel Zoo Berlin
A grand hotel on the Kurfürstendamm, the boulevard of the old West.
Kurfürstendamm 25, BerlinExplore View on map
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On the Kurfürstendamm
Hotel Bristol Berlin
The classic grand hotel of the Kurfürstendamm.
Kurfürstendamm 27, BerlinExplore View on map
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Above the Zoo station
Waldorf Astoria Berlin
A tower hotel in the City West, by the Zoo station and the Memorial Church.
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Hugos, One MICHELIN Star
Hotel InterContinental Berlin
A large grand hotel on Budapester Strasse, with the one-star Hugos.
Budapester Strasse 2, 10787 BerlinExplore View on map
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Views over the zoo
25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin
A design hotel in the Bikini Berlin building, with the Monkey Bar looking over the zoo.
Budapester Strasse 40, BerlinExplore View on map
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A cabaret mood off the Ku’damm
Provocateur Berlin
A boutique hotel with a cabaret mood, just off the Kurfürstendamm.
Brandenburgische Strasse 21, BerlinExplore View on map
Health and wellness
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Near Charlottenburg Palace
DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend
A general hospital of the German Red Cross in Westend.
Spandauer Damm 130, BerlinExplore View on map
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