Sachsenhausen Memorial Day Trip
A profound half-day guided trip to the Sachsenhausen memorial just north of Berlin, one of the first Nazi concentration camps. A difficult but important visit, handled with sensitivity by experienced guides.
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Third Reich & WWII Walking Tour
A sobering, expertly-guided walk through the sites of Nazi-era Berlin – the government quarter, the bunker area, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe – confronting the city’s darkest chapter with care and context.
Alternative Berlin Street Art Tour
A tour of the other Berlin – street art and murals, courtyard galleries, squats and the subcultures that make the city tick, often with a hands-on stencil workshop. See why Berlin is Europe’s creative capital.
Nouri
A standout Levantine restaurant where the kitchen lifts family recipes with modern fermentation – vivid mezze, charcoal-grilled plates and clever vegetables. Refined but warm; book ahead.
Berlin Wall & Cold War Tour
A guided walk tracing the line of the Berlin Wall – the death strip, watchtowers, escape stories and the day it fell – across the sites where the Cold War played out. The essential Berlin history tour.
Curry 36
The other great currywurst institution on Mehringdamm, open till the small hours and beloved by night-owls and cabbies alike. Order it mit Darm (with skin) and a side of fries.
Zur letzten Instanz
Said to be Berlin’s oldest restaurant, serving since 1621 in a cosy timber-framed corner of old Mitte. Traditional German plates – schnitzel, Eisbein, meatballs – in a room that has fed everyone from Napoleon to modern chancellors.
Markthalle Neun
A beautifully restored 19th-century market hall and a heart of Berlin’s food scene – producers, bakeries and stalls, plus the famous Street Food Thursday when the world’s cuisines set up shop. Come hungry.
Sathutu
A warm neighbourhood favourite in the Kollwitzkiez doing modern Sri Lankan comfort food – black dhal, Colombo fried chicken and jackfruit – with a few playful Berlin twists. Book for the Thursday feast menu.
Mustafa’s Gemuse Kebap
The most famous kebab in Berlin – a doner piled with grilled vegetables, feta and herbs that draws a permanent queue on Mehringdamm. Worth the wait once; go off-peak if you can.