spa & sauna
Sauna Idyll
A wood-fired earth sauna in a garden of about 500 square metres with a pool, open most days into the evening.
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- spa & sauna
Saunabad Berlin
A clothing-free mixed sauna bathhouse in Prenzlauer Berg with an outdoor sauna garden, where infusions use natural essential oils. Phones and cameras are banned, cash only, and massages can be booked by phone.
- spa & sauna
SAUNARIVM - Ihr Wellnesstempel
A spa in Pankow styled as a Roman temple, with a Finnish sauna, a Roman salt-steam bath and a whirlpool. Colour-light and aroma therapy are offered in the saunas, and a restaurant serves main dishes, desserts and coffee.
- bar
Savo
A cozy Neukölln bar known for a wide range of cocktails and a large selection of draft beers, with many snug corners.
- gallery
Savvy Contemporary
A contemporary art space in Gesundbrunnen showing exhibitions, public programmes and long-term projects, with a radio show on Sundays.
- restaurant
Scenario
Italian restaurant in Wilmersdorf whose dining room also hosts private celebrations. Pasta options include tagliatelle, pappardelle, linguine and tortellini, plus gorgonzola and scampi dishes.
- restaurant
scent
Restaurant inside the COSMO Hotel in Mitte, serving creative cuisine built on products from selected producers. Tables look out over the park next door, and an evening bar serves drinks.
- restaurant
Schaukelpferd
A German restaurant in Wilhelmsruh with tables outside, open into the late evening on weekdays and at weekends.
- restaurant
Schell Bistro
A bistro in the petrol-station part of a listed 1929 garage, with no fixed menu and dishes that draw on cuisines from around the world. Tapas, flammkuchen and salads, and a Sunday brunch from late morning into early afternoon.
- park & garden
Schendelpark
A park in Mitte listed as wheelchair accessible, with little else known about it.
- gallery
Scherben e.V.
Group exhibition by painters R.H. Quaytman, Frances Scholz and Nandi Loaf, pairing new canvases with Scholz's 1990s paintings. The works probe how painting relates to architecture, photography, film and language.
- restaurant
Schifferstube Joersfelde
Restaurant at the Joersfelder Segel-Club clubhouse on the Havel shore in Tegelort, open to the public. It has a sun terrace, a shaded beer garden and indoor rooms with water views.
- theatre
Schillertheater
A theatre house on Bismarckstraße in Charlottenburg, with wheelchair access.
- park & garden
Schleifengarten
A members' allotment garden in Prenzlauer Berg, open to visitors at set times in season. It has run a swap market and a harvest festival with readings, plus campfire live music in the evening.
- restaurant
Schleusenkrug
A German restaurant with a beer garden and river view in Tiergarten, serving seasonal dishes indoors and under trees outside.
- museum
Schloss Biesdorf
A former palace with its grounds in Biesdorf, hosting art exhibitions, art education programmes and events, with a café on site.
- restaurant
Schloss Britz
Dishes range from German home cooking to upscale international cuisine, served in a palace with a historic backdrop. The same site also has a hotel and an event barn called Ochsenstall.
- café
Schlosscafé
A café and event venue on the Schlossinsel in Köpenick, by the Dahme, with a large terrace over the water. Sunday brunch is a riverbank buffet, and a branch of the Decorative Arts museum sits in the palace.
- restaurant
Schmiede bei Pino
Neapolitan pizza, pasta and seasonal salads in a former forge on the EUREF campus, with a fireplace room, a terrace and a glass conservatory looking onto greenery and the Gasometer.
- bar
Schmittz
A pub on Torstraße where football is shown on a big screen and kicker (table football) tournaments are held. A Four Square game is also listed.
- restaurant
Schneiderei
Mediterranean restaurant in Prenzlauer Berg with pavement seating on Dunckerstraße.
- restaurant
Schnitzelei
Schnitzel restaurant in Charlottenburg serving classic Wiener Schnitzel, creative variations such as a vegan oyster mushroom version, and German tapas. Regional ingredients are a stated priority.
- restaurant
Schnitzelei
Courtyard restaurant in Mitte with creative takes on schnitzel, including fish prepared as schnitzel, alongside German tapas and reworked classics such as a Roulade.
- restaurant
Schnitzelei
Schnitzel restaurant in Wilmersdorf offering classic Wiener Schnitzel, German tapas and creative schnitzel dishes, including a vegan oyster mushroom version. Vouchers are sold.