The fashionable street in the city where everything happens
How could it be otherwise, history surrounds every corner of this charming berlin street . Are you ready to explore its most special corners? Let's start!
9 a.m. Wake up with the best coffee in Berlin
Before starting our tour it is essential to take a good breakfast to charge the batteries : we will need it. Today we will take it in The Barn _(Auguststrasse 58) _, specialty coffee shop pioneer of third wave coffee in Berlin.
It has coffee roasted by themselves in the nearby Schönhauser Allee, where they also teach barista courses . At The Barn they want to highlight the quality of their coffees, the smoothness of their roast and the complexity of their flavour, so don't ask for sugar … because they don't have! In addition to tasting their coffees, every day they offer a homemade selection of cakes, pastries and sandwiches.
10 a.m. A cabinet of curiosities
Having had a good breakfast, we headed to the Me Collectors Room Berlin Stiftung Olbricht (Auguststrasse 68). This peculiar museum houses the Stiftung-Obrist collection , where you can find Baroque and Renaissance curiosities such as removable anatomical models from the 17th century, scientific gadgets and jewellery, intermingling with contemporary oil paintings in a strange dialogue between past and present.
The anatomical artifacts of the cabinet of curiosities
The ground floor hosts temporary exhibitions of contemporary art composed of pieces from private collections that are not usually visible to the public.
Before you go visit their huge cafeteria , where you can browse their catalogs refreshment in hand while you enjoy more works of art. If you have been wanting to see more contemporary art, the innovative Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art _(Augustrasse 69) _ is located just a couple of meters away, in an old margarine factory.
12 noon love for paper
After eating we went through Do You Read Me? _(Auguststrasse 28) _, a must for visitors design magazine lovers where you can find publications on all kinds of topics: gastronomy, travel, art, botany, music, fashion... The common point is the love for paper and fresh and current design.
1 p.m. Art and gastronomy in an old school
The imposing building of the Judische Madenschule (Auguststrasse 11-13), one former school for Jewish girls built in 1835 , hides several gems of the Berlin art and food scene. Inside we find Mog , a cozy restaurant that has become an institution with its modern reinterpretation of traditional New York delis.
Here the pastrami is the star ingredient , protagonist of his classic reuben sandwich and even used to decorate your bloody mary. They also have Jewish specialties — like matzah ball soup — and seasonal dishes.
Judische Madenschule building
If what you are looking for is haute cuisine, Pauly Saal offers tasting menus from 69 euros both in its elegant lounge and in its terrace. His cuisine is characterized by the use of local and seasonal ingredients in their dishes, which have been awarded a Michelin star. Adapting to European time is no effort with options as appetizing as this one.
Pauly Saal
After eating, we take a short tour of the Auguststrasse galleries —no need to leave the building! Photography lovers have their temple in the CWC Gallery , while the veteran Michael Fuchs It has artists of the stature of Roni Horn and Michal Rovner. To finish, we change the third in the museum the kennedys , which houses the largest collection of photographs and archival documents of the Kennedy family.
Michael Fuchs Gallery
4 p.m. A manicure with a lot of art
After soaking up some Berlin art, we pause to transfer the art to our nails in Studio 358 Nails Berlin _(Augustrasse 35) _ while enjoying a filter coffee. Holographic nail polish, glitter nails, marbled effects, matte finishes... Your creativity has no limits!
6 p.m. cocktails with a view
With our nails ready, we approach the AMANO Bar (Auguststrasse 43), staying at the hotel of the same name, to whet your appetite with one of their avant-garde cocktails. When the weather allows it, we opt to enjoy the panoramic views offered by its terrace.
AMANO Bar
8 p.m. Dinner between East and West
It's time for dinner and we can't decide between going to a Asian restaurant or grab one of the burgers that have become fashionable in Berlin in recent years. Fortunately, in Shiso Burger _(Auguststrasse 29 c) _ no need to choose.
Is korean burger joint swap the hamburger bun for bao bun, using ingredients such as kimchi, pickled tofu or the Shiso leaves that give the place its name, all to the beat of hip-hop. Don't miss their salmon burger.
To the delicious Korean hamburger
11 p.m. Have a historical dance
We can't go home without enjoying the mythical Berlin night, but in this case we put electronic music aside and let ourselves be carried away by the sounds of yesteryear at ** Clärchens Ballhaus ** (Auguststrasse 24) .
This 19th-century dance hall is attended by both nostalgic old people and modern 20-somethings, who come weekends to dance to the rhythm of a live band among chandeliers, moldings and large mirrors or have a beer in its biergarten.
If so much dancing has whetted your appetite, they also offer classics like the schnitzel to enjoy a one hundred percent german recipe . And then? To keep dancing. After all, although New York is the "city that never sleeps", in Europe that title belongs indisputably to Berlin .
An epic dance and not so classic