Pankow is a district of Berlin. Since 2001 the three former districts Prenzlauerberg, Weissensee and Pankow form the new Pankow district. For tourists, by far the most interesting place is Prenzlauerberg (called Prenzelberg). This former district has impressively changed since the reunification, from deserted houses to a lively area for students, artists, and young people.

Get in

Best and fastest way is either the U-Bahn Eberswalderstr or the S-Bahn Schönhauser Alle.

See

Do

Nearly everywhere the clubs and bars are open till 5 o'clock.

• The KulturBrauerei is a complex that was once a beer brewery. There you can find the Jazz Cafe, the SODA restaurant where you can enjoy a fine meal of insects, and a club, Club 23. The KulturBrauerei also has several cinemas showing alternative movies, the Kesselhaus concert house, and one of the best shop for instruments in Berlin, the "Sound and Drumland". To get there, get off at S-Bahn station Schönhauser Alle or U-bahn Station Eberswalder Strasse (the closer one).
• Mauerpark, at the end of the Eberswalder Str., it was once a piece of the Berlin wall. Today in the summer it is a nice place to be, especially for young people.
• Kastanienallee, a nice street with lots of little shops. Nice cafes to sit outside in the summer and watch people pass by.
• Helmholtzplatz, little park with cafes and restaurants surrounding it
• Käthe-Kollwitz-Platz, also small nice park with cafes and a great market on weekends
• Get you hair cut for 12 euros at Kopfgeldjäger, Stargarder Straße 76
• Visit the Jewish Cemetery , Schönhauser Allee 23-25, U-bahn station Senefelder Platz

Buy

Bookshops and Record Stores

• dense Electronic music, Danziger Str. 16
• Club Sound Records Techno, Eberswalderstr. 32
• da capo 2nd Hand, Rock, Pop, Kastanienallee 96
• hip-hop-records Hip Hop, Schönhauser Allee 49
• Vopo Records Punk, Rock, Danziger Strasse 31

Clothing

• Sgt.Peppers, 70's Second Hand, Kastanienallee 91-92
• Pauls Boutique, Sneakers, Oderbergerstr.47
• Eisdieler Sneakers , Kastanienallee

Fleamarkets

• Arkonaplatz, every Sunday, walk down Kastanienallee, turn right to Schwedter Strasse

Eat

Prenzelberg is very popular with students and other budget consicious fellows but in recent years several young city slickers have upgraded the area with developers. Followed by these guys are more upmarket restaurants. So check the menu before you settle. Prenzlauerberg

• Malzcafe - Good modern german kitchen for budget travellers. Famous with locals, Knaackstr. 99, T: 030-440 47 227
• Kauf Dich glücklich - European kitchen, very hip and in, Oderbergerstr. 44
• Neugrüns Köche - Modern German kitchen with daily changing menus; starts at 6pm, Schönhauser Allee 135a, T: 030-440 12 092

• Konnopkes Imbiss, Schönhauser Allee 44a, (U-Bahn station Eberswalder Strasse under the tracks) is famous for their "Currywurst" and truly does sell the best curry sausage you can find. A local would ask for a "Curry mit 'ner Schrippe" (a Currywurst with a roll). Open Mo-Fr 6:00 - 20:00.
• Kleine Eiszeit, best Ice-cream in Prenzlauer Berg, expect a long queue, Stargarder Strasse opposite of Gethsemane Church
• Prater Beergarden, Kastanienallee
• Eckstein good food, nice salads, reasonable prices, Pappelallee corner of Raumerstrasse
• Fellas , Excellent cafe on Stargarderstrasse, huge breakfasts, great coffee, FREE wireless internet.

Drink

Nearly everywhere arebars, clubs and Doenerbuden in Prenzelberg. A selction is

Bars and Cafes

• Morgenrot Alternative cafe serving vegetarian and vegan food, quite a recommended place for people interested in squats and related issues; Kastanienallee
• Schwarz-Sauer Kastanienallee
• Wohnzimmer Lettestrasse Corner of Schliemannstrasse
• Intersoup Schliemannstrasse 31
• Café MIA (cafe - bar), Pappelallee 58, almost at the corner of Stargarderstr.
• "Luxus bar", Belforter strasse. Great small bar, nice with bricks and an aquarium, looks like an old meat store, can be crowded, excellent music

Clubs

1. Dunckerclub, Dunckerstr. 64, 10439 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg (Alternative, Hardrock, Independent)
2. Magnet, Greifswalder Str. 212/213, 10405 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg (Alternative)
3. Bastard, Kastanienallee 7-9 10435 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg, electro
4. NBI, nice, small little club, not really for dancing, with friendly people and live sets. Schönhauser Allee 36, electro

Sleep

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