City guide Berlin
- Banking for Expats Very expat-friendly for cashless payments and accounts via N26, Revolut, Wise, DKB… N26 opens a German account in the app. Cards are normal in chains, and smaller bakeries…
- Bar/Nightlife Area Kreuzberg around Kottbusser Tor and Oranienstraße, Friedrichshain around Simon-Dach-Straße… Berghain, with Panorama Bar, Säule and Halle, is the defining club, in Friedrichshain…
- Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads Prenzlauer Berg, Friedrichshain, Neukölln, and Schöneberg are strong nomad bases: good… Kreuzberg, around betahaus on Rudi-Dutschke-Straße and Markthalle Neun, or Prenzlauer Berg…
- Best Area to Stay for Tourists Mitte is best for first-time visitors because it puts Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island… Mitte, for the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, Museum Island and the Fernsehturm at…
- Best Beach Nearby Strandbad Wannsee, Wannseebadweg 25, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, is the best nearby beach-like… Strandbad Wannsee, in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, is the main lakeside beach and is reached by…
- Best Cafe for Work Father Carpenter (Mitte, Münzstraße 21), The Barn Coffee Roasters (Prenzlauer Berg… THE BARN, Schönhauser Allee 8, Prenzlauer Berg, open weekdays 9:00 to 17:00. The chain has…
- Best Coworking Space The Library, Am Tacheles 2, Mitte, is a premium option with strong community, quiet work… betahaus Kreuzberg, Rudi-Dutschke-Straße 23. A day pass is €35 excluding VAT, weekdays…
- Best Dessert Spots Rausch Schokoladenhaus (Charlottenstraße 60, Mitte), Five Elephant (Reichenberger Str… Five Elephant is a Berlin specialty-coffee roaster. Shipping in mainland Germany is free…
- Best Food Delivery App Lieferando is the dominant food delivery app; Uber Eats is also available in many central… Lieferando, a Just Eat Takeaway brand that operates in Germany, is the main…
- Best Hospital Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte (Charitéplatz 1, Mitte) is the top… Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. The Campus Mitte emergency department is at…
- Best Local Dish to Try Currywurst, especially at Curry 36 (Mehringdamm 36, Kreuzberg) or Konnopke’s Imbiss… Currywurst at Curry 36, Mehringdamm 36, Kreuzberg. The same stand is also at Hauptbahnhof…
- Best Taxi/Ride App Bolt and Uber are the main ride-hailing apps; Free Now is also widely used in Berlin for… Free Now is the taxi app the city lists (0800 400 6 400). The meter starts at €4.30, then…
- Bike/Scooter Rental Nextbike, Lime, Tier/Dott scooters, and Lime bikes are common. For a long-term bike, look… The city lists Nextbike bikes, plus Dott (formerly Tier) and Bolt for e-bikes and…
- Birdwatching Locations Bürgerpark Pankow, Rieselfelder in the north of the city, Grunewald, and the wetlands… Nationalpark Unteres Odertal is a floodplain used by migratory birds. Visitors must stay…
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Official bonfire areas are limited and highly regulated; look for permitted event spaces… A small fire on your own land, using dry untreated wood, does not need a permit. Within…
- Budget Accommodation a&o Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Lehrter Str. 12, Mitte), Meininger Hotel Berlin East Side Gallery… a&o Berlin Hauptbahnhof, a short walk from the central station, lists dorm beds from €13 a…
- Cashless Friendly Moderately to highly cashless friendly in supermarkets, chains, coworkings, and transit… Cards are normal in supermarkets, chains and on transit. Carry cash for some bakeries…
- Casino & Gaming Halls Spielbank Berlin at Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1, Potsdamer Platz, is the city’s main casino… Spielbank Berlin runs casinos at Potsdamer Platz, the Fernsehturm, Kurfürstendamm and…
- City Berlin, Germany Berlin, the capital of Germany.
- Community Centers Berlin International, house projects in Kreuzberg/Neukölln, and cultural centers like Haus… Haus der Kulturen der Welt hosts talks, exhibitions and festivals.
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Germany has strict CFC rules and anti-avoidance provisions. Yes. The Germany tax profile uses a holding above 50% and foreign tax below 25%. PwC group…
- Cooking Classes Berlin Kitchen (Kreuzberg), Soho House Berlin cooking events (Mitte), and classes at… Kochschule Neun, the cooking school inside Markthalle Neun, Eisenbahnstraße 42/43…
- Corporate Tax 15% federal corporate tax, plus solidarity surcharge and municipal trade tax; effective… Federal corporation tax is 15% plus a 5.5% solidarity surcharge (15.83%). Berlin trade-tax…
- Cultural Districts Mitte for museums and government landmarks, Kreuzberg for alternative culture, Neukölln… Mitte for Museum Island and the government quarter, Kreuzberg for Markthalle Neun and…
- Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). Approx. 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD and 1 USD ≈ 0.92 EUR. Banking is easy with N26… Euro. On 19 October 2026 the ECB rate was 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, so about 1 USD = €0.89. N26…
- Cycling/Walking Paths The Berlin Wall Trail (Berliner Mauerweg), the Spree River paths, Landwehr Canal… Tempelhofer Feld is crossed by open paths on the old airfield. The Berlin Wall Memorial on…
- Dividend Withholding Tax Typically 25% capital gains/dividend withholding tax plus solidarity surcharge and, where… 25% flat tax plus a 5.5% solidarity surcharge, 26.375% in total. The Germany tax profile…
- E-commerce/Online Store Amazon.de, Otto, Zalando, and MediaMarkt are the main online stores; for local electronics… Amazon.de is the main online store. A DHL domestic parcel starts at €4.19 for 2 kg.
- Gaming Lounges Berlin has PC/gaming cafés and VR lounges scattered around Mitte, Friedrichshain, and… none
- Grocery Delivery REWE Lieferservice, Flink, Gorillas, Getir, and Picnic are common grocery delivery options… Picnic delivers across Berlin and the close suburbs, free from €45. REWE Lieferservice…
- Gyms & Fitness Centers McFIT, FitX, Holmes Place (e.g., Potsdamer Platz or Gendarmenmarkt area), SuperFit, and… FitX Berlin-Südkreuz, Wilhelm-Kabus-Straße 77, is €29 a month plus a one-off €29 signup…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 45% federal income tax top bracket, plus solidarity surcharge where applicable. 45% on taxable income above €277,826 in 2026. With the solidarity surcharge the effective…
- Highway Access Excellent access to the A100 city motorway and outer rings A10 (Berliner Ring), with… The A100 is the urban motorway through west and south Berlin. The A10 Berliner Ring is the…
- Historic Buildings Reichstag Building, Charlottenburg Palace (Spandauer Damm 10-22), Berlin City Hall… The Reichstag, seat of the Bundestag and open for public visits, and Berliner Dom.
- Historical Sites Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Memorial (Bernauer Str. 111), Topography of Terror… The Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Straße keeps a 70-metre stretch of the Wall. The…
- Internet Speed Fast urban connectivity: typical home fiber/5G speeds are 100–1,000 Mbps in central… Ookla median downloads for Berlin in September 2026 were about 102 Mbps on fixed broadband…
- Language Classes Volkshochschule Berlin (VHS) offers affordable German classes citywide; popular branches… VHS Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg charges €205 per 100 lessons of 45 minutes for A1 to B1…
- Laundry Services Wash & Dry laundromats are common in central districts; Lavado and local Waschsalons in… Schleudertraum Mitte, Memhardstraße 1, is open daily 6:00 to 22:00. A 7 kg wash starts at…
- Libraries & Study Spots Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Potsdamer Str. 33 and Unter den Linden 8)… Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin is the main research library, with public reading rooms.
- Local Brewery BRLO Brwhouse (Schöneberger Straße 16, Gleisdreieck) is a standout modern brewery and beer… BRLO brews in Berlin and runs the BRLO Brwhouse, a beer garden and a Charlottenburg bar.
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