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There was a time, when the rubble of the recently fallen wall still raised dust, when West Berlin's most nonconformist students and young professionals ran into the arms of the until then closed Prenzlauer Berg . They kept doing it for years, but now those new inhabitants have grown They have found a stable job and have had children. And to make matters worse, the invading troop has been joined by that of the first world immigrant.
Definitely, this is the neighborhood of organic markets, leisurely culture, latte addicts, dog clothing stores and green areas full of baby strollers. Everything is clean and everything is nice. To enter to live.
HELMHOLTZPLATZ
Is named Helmi for friends . It is difficult to understand why the capital of the country that has been trying to invade Europe for a century (and is about to succeed) should give its squares such cheesy nicknames. Schöneberg's Nollendorfplatz is Noli, Kreuzberg's Kottbuser Tor is Koti, and Wrangelkiez's Görlitzer Park is Görli. Well, "Helmi" is a small green rectangular space where you can find a good place to have breakfast, lunch and dinner without leaving it . Cute ice cream parlors for dessert are not lacking either.
WOHNZIMMER
It is the star venue of Helmholtzplatz . A cafe, bar and club so you don't have to leave it all day either. Its name indicates that it is a living room , just big enough to fit a few dozen people. DDR furniture and a lot of human warmth in Lettestrasse 6.
The cuqui café in Prenzlauer Berg
LSD POURS
Hadn't we agreed that it was a family and gentrified neighborhood? The name of this area does not respond to lysergic reasons . It is simply the intersection of Lychenerstrasse, Schliemannstrasse and Dunckerstrasse. A good place where you can easily find something to eat and drink.
LIEBLING COFFEE
Besides Anna Blume, Prenzlauer Berg's deep-rooted coffee culture has another hot spot. Elegant yet relaxed interior design for consume caffeine properly and calmly . You can try a selection of tapas with a local flavor. Just because it's not vibrant doesn't mean it's a boring place. If evening comes the vodka is taken out . Even former US President Bill Clinton has made a stop at it. At Raumerstrasse 36a.
Consume caffeine properly and calmly
KULTURBRAUEREI
The boiler room from which it was a "small" brewery in the 19th century it is now used to host the most exciting night clubs in the neighborhood . It allows you to dance until late without having to emigrate to Kreuzberg or Friedrichshain . During the day, the rest of the brick buildings that make up the six interior patios of this beautiful industrial complex (two terms that are not incompatible in this case) compile a program of activities that include everything from shopping to performing arts. Including yoga-ballet , in Prenzlauer Berg are like that.
The old brewery that today is EVERYTHING
kastanienallee
It is true that the street is not what it used to be and has ceased to represent that epicenter of fashion (and fashion). Still his row of shops and restaurants and the many reminiscences of the recent past of the area (certain squatter symbols) continue to make the visit worthwhile. Walking along this avenue guarantees, at least, a gastronomic tour of the world and it is at number 7 where the Prater is located, one of the oldest and most beautiful Biergartens in the city.
The best beer garden in the area
KOLLWITZPLATZ
Much gastro-posturing at the weekend market of this charming square. That is why you have to see it and live it. Organic products that instead of on land are wrapped in the cutest packaging. If you fill the shopping basket here your wallet will suffer, but you will surely feel more handsome and slimmer instantly.
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