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Situated in a scraped building surrounded by numerous art galleries, the place was visited by Tom Cruise during his search for old-fashioned shooting locations for the film 'Valkyrie'. Good food and delicious home-made cakes. Music changes depending on the day (cha cha, swing, waltz and tango). In the summer, the garden is an additional attraction.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18198 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18122 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18122 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17800 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17800 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17784 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17784 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17338 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17338 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17276 Best cocktail bar in Europe.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17276 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14512
It houses many artists' galleries and workspaces where the public are free to wander and these are often turned into venues for impromptu parties.

There is a great outside space dotted with sculptures and beer served from an old VW van in the back and there's a cafe inside serving food from breakfasts to supper and coffees and hot chocolates and also a venue for live music. A wonderful space just to hang out.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14512 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12995 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12995 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12466
However, under no circumstances visit 'Dante' in the row of restaurants situated in Hakescher Markt's S-Bhan station arches. We waited 50 minutes before we found that the kitchen had lost our order and a further 30 for the food to arrive, the staff were rude and at no point was an apology offered. This is not the norm as all other retsuarants in the area provided very friendly and efficient service.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12466 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11266 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11266 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11255 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11255 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11208 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11208 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11092
The accommodation is basic but fun - the rooms have beds on a mezzanine and there's a large communal kitchen you share with performers. Great for the budget - conscious and a great insight into the real Berlin.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11092 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11081
I think this place is supposed to be a political refuge or something - a front in the fight against the New World Order!

It smells quite bad so dont go in your clean holiday clothes or they will reek until you return home!

The second hand screen-printed clothing is dirty, cheap and unwearable. I haven't actually ever seen worse screen-printed clothing than this, so it's worth a look for this reason alone!

You can also pick up for next to nothing DVDs about 9/11 and NWO etc, which you can download from the net but can get here to save you time.

On the plus side, you can get a cheap drink there (coffee about 1 euro and a bottle of beer is about 1.50) and the WLAN is free, and at this time of year I guess it's somewhere to get out of the cold whilst planning to go somewhere else.

Whilst the rest of the world is moving on, here is an oasis of rebellion or something. But looking at the place I could not tell if that was a good thing or a bad thing.

The regulars must have taken the red pill, go see for yourself.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11081 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11078
JazzRadio 101.9 broadcasts live every evening from 18.00 - 24.00 from its studio in the Hotel Bar, where you can see (and hear) the show go out live, presented by the station's cool young DJs.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11078 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10700
Start the party there before going to the Habermeyer which is very close. Both places are open all day and all night!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10700 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10699 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10699 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10375 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10375 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9469
The food is German in quantity and style but really the beer is what marks it out. The dark is very nice, the porter is excellent but the wheat is even better. It's friendly, it's always busy and it's easy to get to, even if the road it's on doesn't look very promising. There is even a beer garden.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9469 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7022 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7022