Emergencies

Emergency phone numbers:
112 for ambulances and firefighters,
110 for police 

Hospital / emergency rooms:
Alexianer St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus: Große Hamburger Str. 5-11, 10115 Berlin (open 24/7),
Emergency room phone number: +493023112673 (from a German phone), 011493023112673 (from a US phone)

Doctors nearby: 
General care:
            Arztpraxis Prenzlauer Berg, Winsstr. 56, 10405 Berlin, +49304425141 
Gynecologists:
            Frauenärztliche Praxisgemeinschaft, Immanuelkirchstr. 2, 10405 Berlin, +49304423782
Dentist:
            MeinDentist, Kollwitzstraße 62, 10435 Berlin, Phone: +493040505757  
Psychologist:
            Male: Dr. Brian Pheasant, Liselotte-Herrmann-Str. 3, 10407 Berlin, Email: blpsych04@gmail.com
            Female: Laura Deming, Charlottenburg, info@expatcounselingservices.com

Pharmacies nearby:

1. Immanuel-Apotheke: Immanuelkirchstraße 2, 10405 Berlin, open from 8.30 am to 7 pm on weekdays
2. Arminus-Apotheke: Schönhauser Allee 172A, 10435 Berlin, open from 8 am to 7 pm on weekdays

Food and Drinks

Groceries 

1. Rewe (supermarket): Schönhauser Allee 10, 10119 Berlin
2. Denn’s Biomarkt (organic supermarket): Schönhauser Allee 10-11, 10119 Berlin
3. Edeka (supermarket): Straßburger Str. 9a-b, 10405 Berlin
4. LPG BioMarkt (organic supermarket and bakery): Kollwitzstraße 17, 10405 Berlin 

Breakfasts and Coffee & Cake 

1. Impala Coffee, Schönhauser Allee 173, 10119 Berlin
   Opening hours: Mo-Fr., 7 am to 7 pm, Sat. and Sun.: 8 am to 7 pm
2. Milchhalle. Auguststr. 50, 10119 Berlin
   Open: 8 am to 6.30 pm, Sat. and Sun.: 9.30 am to 6.30 pm
3. Schwarzes Café, Kantstr. 148, 10623 Berlin
   Open: 24/7 - A Westberliner’s favorite!
4. Set’s, Schlüterstr. 36, 10629 Berlin
   Open: 8 AM to 9 PM, Sundays, open from 10 AM
5. The Dong-Xuan-Center *a Berliner’s favorite*
   While many cities have a Chinatown, Berlin has a “little Viet Nam”
   Good for shopping and delicious food! (mostly cash only)
   Address: Herzbergstr. 128, 10365 Berlin
   open: Wed. through Mon. 10 am to 8 pm 
6. Hackbarth’s, Auguststr. 49a, 10119 Berlin 
   Open: 10 am until 4 AM (except Sunday: 10 AM until midnight) 

Dinners ​

1. Don’t miss out on Berlin’s Street Food Thursday, a Street Food Festival in the middle of Kreuzberg
   Only on Thursdays, from 5 pm to 10 pm inside the Markthalle 9 at Eisenbahnstr. 42/42, 10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg
2. Suzette Berlin, Pappelallee 15, 10437 Berlin
   Opening hours: Wed.-Fr.: 6 PM to 11 PM, Sa.: 12-12, Su.: 12 AM to 11 PM
   French (Britagne) crepes and galettes, also gluten free
3. Lorbeer Restaurant, Pappelallee 77, 10437 Berlin
   Opening hours: every day, from 3. PM  Turkish food
   Creative, contemporary cuisine with local products *cash only*
4. Savanna Berlin, Sredzkistrasse 26, 10 435 Berlin 
   Opening hours: every day, from 4 PM
   Modern African cuisine
   *cash only
5. Cocolo Ramen, Gipsstr. 3, 10119 Berlin
   Opening hours: Mo through Sat. from 6 PM
   Japanese Restaurant
6. Schwarzes Café, Kantstr. 148, 10623 Berlin
   Open: 24/7 - *A Westberliner’s favorite!* 
7. Cracker’s, Friedrichstraße 158, 10117 Berlin
   opens at 6 PM
8. Monsieur Vuong, Alte Schönhauser Str. 46, 10119 Berlin
   Open: 12 PM to 12 AM - Vietnamese cuisine 

Where to grab a drink:

1. Café Altes Europa (also good for simple, Berlin-style dinners), Gipsstr. 11, 10119 Berlin
   Open: Mo-Sat., noon until 1 AM, Sun: 3 pm until 1 AM
2. Hackbarth’s, Auguststr. 49a, 10119 Berlin (also good for afternoon coffee and cake)
   Open: 10 am until 4 AM (except Sunday: 10 AM until midnight) 
   Drinks and snacks
3. Schwarzes Café, Kantstr. 148, 10623 Berlin
   Open: 24/7 - A Westberliner’s favorite!
4. Schleusenkrug, Müller-Breslau-Straße 15, 10623 Berlin
   Open: 11 am to 6 pm – Beergarden atmosphere

 

Special Sights and Things to Do

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1. Cafeteria "Skyline" der TU im Telefunken Hochhaus, 20th floor, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7, 10587 Berlin
   Have a coffee (0.35 EUR), or an inexpensive lunch while enjoying a (free) view over Berlin
   
   
2. Der 11. Himmel ‘11th heaven’
   A café in one of East Berlin’s typical skyscrapers
   Address: Wittenberger Straße 85, 12689 Berlin
   open: Mo.-Fr., 10 am to 6 pm
   
   
3. Museumswohnung Pankow *free*
   Heynstr. 8, 13187 Berlin
   open: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, from 10 AM to 6 PM maps
   
   
4. Boulodrome Berlin *free*
   Address: Paul-Lincke-Ufer/Forsterstr., 10997 Berlin
   always open. Grab a pizza at Trattoria Venezia (Liegnitzer Str. 28, Tuesday through Sunday after 6 PM) and then watch people play
   
   
5. Memorial for Currywurst-Sauce inventor Herta Heuwer
   Address: Kantstr. 101, 10627 Berlin
   
   
6. The Dong-Xuan-Center *a Berliner’s favorite*
   While many cities have a Chinatown, Berlin has a “little Viet Nam”
   Good for shopping and delicious food! (mostly cash only)
   Address: Herzbergstr. 128, 10365 Berlin
   ​open: Wed. through Mon. 10 am to 8 pm
   
   
7. Hafenkirche Berlin, Berlin’s “Harbor Church”
   Address: Westhafenstraße 1, 13353 Berlin
   
   
8. David Bowie in Berlin
   His apartment: Hauptstr. 155, 10827 Berlin (Iggy Pop used to live right next door)
   His favorite bar right next to his apartment: “Neues Ufer”, Hauptstr. 157, 10827 Berlin
   
   
9. The Jewish Cemetery
   Herbert-Baum-Str. 45, 13088 Berlin
   Mo.-Thur.: 7.30 AM to 5 PM, Sundays: 8 AM to 5 PM
   
   
10. Heinrich von Kleist’s Grave
    Between Bismarckstr. 2 and 4, 14109 Berlin
    
    
11. The best view over the city at sunset! Free view from the top oft he Neukölln Arcaden (shopping mall) parking deck at Karl-Marx.Str. 66, 12043 Berlin
    
    
12. Ride an old Paternoster lift!
    Rathaus Schöneberg, John-F.-Kennedy-Platz 1, 10825 Berlin
    
    
13. A culinary and cultural delight: Preußenpark
    Address: Across from Brandenburgische Str. 56, 10707 Berlin
    This park is where numerous Asian cultures come together. On rain-free weekends, you will see families and friends spend time together, cook, eat, and sell their delicious delicacies. Go for a walk and bring some cash to try something freshly prepared.
    
    
14. Tadshikische Teestube
    Address: Oranienburger Str. 27, 10117 Berlin
    Open: weekdays after 4 pm, on weekends after noon
    Enjoy a tea ceremony, or simply the food in this Uzbek, Khazakhian, Tadschikistan mix. The art is beautiful, and the décor has been carved by hand.

Favorite Museums

1. The Kreuzberg Museum (free)
   Adalbertstraße 95 a, 10999 Berlin
   Open: Tuesday through Sunday (10 am to 6 pm)
   
   
2. Museum Europäischer Kulturen
   Special exhibition between March 9 and July 15: „Ich habe mich nicht verabschiedet | Frauen im Exil“ –  „I Never Said Goodbye – Women in Exile“
   Address: Arnimallee 25, 14195 Berlin
   Admission fee: approx.. 8 EUR
   open: Tuesday through Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm
   
   
3. Jüdisches Museum Berlin
   Address: Lindenstraße 9-14, 10969 Berlin
   Open: every day, 10 am to 8 pm
   Special exhibition through your stay: “Welcome to Jerusalem”, and others
   
   
4. The Stasi Museum
   Address: Ruschestr. 103, Haus 1, 10365 Berlin
   open on Sat. and Sun. from 2 pm to 6 pm