Berlin/Kreuzberg
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Kreuzberg is a district of Berlin, located immediately south of the Mitte district, the centre of the city.
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Understand
Kreuzberg is one of Berlin's most eclectic districts, home to a unusual mix of left-wing punks, anarchists and Turkish immigrants, the last of which make up a third of the population and have earned the area its occasional nickname Little Istanbul. The district has gentrified to some extent in recent years, with dot-coms moving into renovated lofts and dot-coms moving, but there are still plenty of kebab joints, funky nightclub, and pictures of Abdullah Öcalan gazing down from Communist Party of Kurdistan propaganda posters.
Get in
Much of Kreuzberg can be reached by a 15-20 minute walk from the central Mitte district.
See
- Jüdisches Museum Berlin (Berlin Jewish Museum) - designed by Daniel Libeskind
- Martin-Gropius-Bau,Niederkirchnerstraße 7 | Stresemannstr. 110, 10963 Berlin, Tel +49 30 254 86-0 also visit the exhibition "Topographie des Terrors", also in Stresemannstrasse
- Görlitzer Park
- Oranienstrasse a street full of shops, cafes and restaurants
Eat
The thing to eat in Kreuzberg is, of course, Turkish food.
- Hasir. Adalbertstrasse 10, tel. 614 2373, [1]. The flagship of a chain run by Mehmet Aygun, who has a pretty good claim to inventing the döner kebab as we know it, and the kebab here is among the best in town. Main courses still a steal at €6-11. Open 24 hours.
Drink
- Wild at Heart http://www.wildatheartberlin.de Punkrock Club with live music, great deco. Wiener Strasse 20
- Wiener Blut Bar, Wiener Straße 14
- Wuergeengel Great Bar for cocktails, Dresdener Straße 122
- Bierhimmel Cafe during the day, bar in the evenings, Oranienstraße 181
External link
- Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg (in German)
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