Berlin

One of my favourite stationery stores in Berlin. An excellent selection of envelopes, in particular. And pens. And notebooks. And various sundries.

The ideal store for the traveler and stationery fetishist. Simple, inexpensive, not-branded pens, notebooks, office supplies and other assorted dry goods, simply presented in a pleasant environment. Found in most major Europeans cities and all over Japan. This Berlin outpost is very near the Hackescher Markt train and subway station.

A tiny coffee and waffle shop in Kreuzberg near the flat where I was staying. Acceptable coffee and very tasty bagels (I had the mozzarella and cheese with ruccola).

My favourite place to see movies, bar-none.

A bar a friend described as “bit hipster’esque, but nice nonetheless.” And it is.

Often when a Berlin friend suggests a place to get together for an early evening drink in Kreuzberg, it’s here. There’s a lesser-known downstairs (entered from the outside) that’s right on the canal.

The home of Street Food Thursday.

Here’s what it sounds like when it’s alive and busy.