park & garden
Wuhlgarten
A park in Biesdorf to stroll or sit in.
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- park & garden
Wühlischplatz
A green square in Friedrichshain to stroll or sit in.
- park & garden
Wustrower Park
A neighbourhood park in Neu-Hohenschönhausen.
- café
Yalda Eiscafé
An ice cream parlour in Wilmersdorf, a simple stop for a walk.
- park & garden
Yehudi-Menuhin-Park
A green park in Nikolassee to stroll through and sit in, named after the violinist Yehudi Menuhin.
- restaurant
Yogi
An Indian restaurant in Kreuzberg with curries, tandoori grills and tofu and chickpea dishes, plus outdoor seating and delivery.
- restaurant
YUMMY
Vietnamese and Japanese restaurant in Spandau where pho and fresh spring rolls sit alongside maki, nigiri and sashimi. A daily lunch menu runs, and tables can be reserved.
- restaurant
Za'atar
Falafel restaurant in Schöneberg with outdoor seating, open daily until midnight. Smokers are sent outside.
- café
Zacharias
Daytime coffee shop in Prenzlauer Berg with outdoor seats and no smoking.
- café
Zàgara
Ice cream parlour in Kreuzberg with a vegan option and seating outside.
- park & garden
Zamenhofpark
A green space in Rummelsburg with no entry fee, suited to strolling or sitting out together.
- café
Zenner Eisdiele
An ice cream parlour in Alt-Treptow with vegan flavours and seats outside, a light and unfussy stop.
- park & garden
Zeppelinplatz
A park in Wedding to stroll or sit in, best in daylight.
- restaurant
Zeyt & Za'atar
Levantine restaurant serving manakish flatbreads, mezze dips and mains such as grilled kafta and chicken, with falafel and halloumi for vegetarians.
- restaurant
Zhong Hua
A Chinese restaurant in Kreuzberg with soups, tofu, duck and several spicy dishes, most sides chosen by the diner. It also runs delivery and takeaway.
- restaurant
Zum Bohnsdorfer Eck
A family-run German Gaststätte in Bohnsdorf known for schnitzel and Königsberger Klöpse, with a sunny terrace and a short German wine list.
- live music
Zur Wilden Renate
Friedrichshain club with a garden, where DJs across several rooms spin techno, house and groove. Thursday RENATE LIVE nights bring bands and performances in early.
- workshop
Satelliten der Zukunft
Hands-on workshop at the Futurium where you prototype ideas for space, working through them as a team.
- talk & lecture
Haus-Geschichten #3
A closing-year look back at the Sophiensæle's 120 years of building history and 30 years of independent theatre. Guests Anujah Fernando and Heinrich Horwitz join small round-table talks on archives, anticolonial and queer history, and the neighbourhood.
- talk & lecture
Kunstgespräch in DGS: Jeewi Lee
A guided art conversation on the Jeewi Lee exhibition, held in German Sign Language, so you can follow the discussion and the works together.
- live music
Unerhörte Musik: Track3
A show by Unerhörte Musik at BKA Theater, billed around war, memory and change in a mix of sound and image.
- literary reading
In den Laken
An installation and reading by Joachim Perez and Sidney Kaufmann, held in a room of the Literaturhaus Berlin. Free to attend, so it works as a low-cost first outing.
- workshop
Einblicke: Monologe spielen
A two-hour workshop where participants learn to perform monologues drawn from selected plays.
- park & garden
Aktionspark
A park in Oberschöneweide with little more known about its features.