The back story
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Neighbourhood guide
Prenzlauer Berg: the back story
Restored Altbau, cafés and the Sunday crowds of the Mauerpark.

Neighbourhood guide · Berlin
Kollwitzplatz and Kastanienallee, the Mauerpark, the Berlin Wall Memorial and Konnopke’s Imbiss.
Neighbourhood guide
Restored Altbau, cafés and the Sunday crowds of the Mauerpark.
Where to understand the Wall
The central memorial to the division of Berlin, on Bernauer Strasse.
Bernauer Strasse 111, BerlinExplore View on map
On the old border strip
A park on the former border strip between Prenzlauer Berg and Wedding, busy on Sundays.
The line of the Wall
The Berlin Wall Trail along Bernauer Strasse, through the memorial to the Mauerpark.
One MICHELIN Star (2026)
A one-star restaurant in Prenzlauer Berg (modern cuisine, in MICHELIN’s classification).
Kollwitzstrasse 87, 10435 BerlinExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star (2026)
A one-star restaurant in Prenzlauer Berg (modern french, in MICHELIN’s classification).
Senefelderstrasse 30, 10437 BerlinExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand (2026)
A Bib Gourmand in Prenzlauer Berg: good cooking at moderate prices, in MICHELIN’s words.
Kollwitzstrasse 54, 10405 BerlinExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand (2026)
A Bib Gourmand in Prenzlauer Berg: good cooking at moderate prices, in MICHELIN’s words.
Husemannstrasse 15, 10435 BerlinExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand (2026)
A Bib Gourmand in Prenzlauer Berg: good cooking at moderate prices, in MICHELIN’s words.
Oderberger Strasse 13, 10435 BerlinExplore View on map
Under the elevated U-Bahn
The currywurst stand under the elevated U2 on Schönhauser Allee.
Schönhauser Allee 44b, BerlinExplore View on map
A classic of the east
A dark, intimate cocktail bar on Pappelallee.
Pappelallee 64, BerlinExplore View on map
In a historic bathhouse
A hotel in a restored historic bathhouse in Prenzlauer Berg, with its swimming hall.
Oderberger Strasse 57, BerlinExplore View on map
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