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Tempelhof-Schöneberg is a district of Berlin. Since 2001 these two former district were merged. Both are very different. Tempelhof is an industrial and living district for families. The northern part is mainly occupied by the airport Tempelhof which will be closed in October 2008. Schöneberg is younger and borders to the City West and East. It hosts several nice restaurants and bars. It is located south-west of the city center in the Mitte district and east of the Berlin/Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district.

Schöneberg is the traditional centre of the homosexual scene in Berlin. Today the district is very popular with young families and middle-age singles. Old renovated apartments with stucco to affordable prices injuvenated this area. You can start to walk from U-Nollendorfplatz and head directly to the Winterfeldmarkt (lovely market, open Thursday and Saturday morning, all year). On the other days there are some people skateboarding or (very skilled!) groups of Inline-Skaters playing street hockey. Feel free to join the game!

Walking south - behind the old church - you´ll find Goltzstr with lots of small Bars and Cafes. Restaurants provide all sorts of food and prices are low, especially compared with other locations in the "touristical" center of Berlin. Around Eisenacher Str (extension of Goltzstr.) you´ll find even more Bars and Cafes situated in the basement of nice old houses. During WW II this part of Berlin was not destroyed by bombs as much as other parts of Berlin, so you can get an impression of what 19th century Berlins architecture looked like. If you walk along Grunewaldstrasse to the west, you´ll reach "Bayrischer Platz" and around it the "Bayerisches Viertel" (with many streets named after bavarian cities), which was destroyed a lot more during WW II (about 60%) than the neighbourhood. Somewhere around there Albert Einstein lived once. You´ll find several memorial signs providing information about the Nazi-regimes rules against gays and jews.

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Schöneberg is a lively district of Berlin. It is not the main center but the district townhall was the main townhall for West Berlin during the Cold War. The freedom bell (a gift from the American people) and several memorials from that time, can be found here. On the 9th October 1989, Helmut Kohl (Bundeskanzler from 1983-1998) and Willy Brandt (former Bundeskanzler) cheered from the main balcony as they saw the end of the Berlin Wall. The townhall is an emotional place for most people in Berlin (especially West Berlin).

[edit] Get in

Tempelhof Lines U-Bahn 6 & S-Bahn 2 cross the borough from the north to the south.

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Schöneberg:

• Winterfeldmarkt— The markets on Thurdays and Saturdays are popular with locals. Buy a coffee and browse amongst the stalls, this is a place to unearth hidden gems. Breakfast is served usually until 2-3PM.
• Viktoria Luise Platz— Features stately old houses and a good night time hot spot.
• Akazien-/Goltzstrasse— Restaurants abound here, with cuisines ranging from Afghan to Nepalese and Thai.
• Goya— Historic building opposite Nollendorfplatz. Originally a theater but now revamped as a club for 30+ generation.

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• Volkspark Mariendorf boasts an open-air cinema and is the perfect activity to do at night.

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KaDeWe— The second biggest department store (after London's Harrods) at Wittenbergplatz (not far away from Ku'Damm, the main luxury shopping street) has it all. Be sure to check out the food department at the sixth floor, where you can find anything from a baked chicken to a champagne brand bar. Be aware that on the weekends, this place can get quite crowded.

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Schöneberg has several areas with a high density of restaurants. The two main areas that are popular with Berliners are the Winterfeldplatz with its Saturday market and Akazienstrasse and Goltzstrasse (closest entry point is U7 station Eisenacher Str) with its nearby streets.

[edit] Breakfast

• Café Sur, Akazienstraße 7, tel 030-782 04 39. Deli that serves a delicous Meditteranean gourmet breakfast.
• Cafe Bilderbuch] No. 28, tel 030-78 70 60 57. Cafe that is stocked with hundreds of books to rest and relax. Good cakes and sometimes on Sunday "Tanztee" (nipping tea and dancing) occurs.
• Miss Honneypenny Winterfeldstrasse next to Winterfeldplatz. Offers excellent a la carte breakfast

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• Buddha house No. 27, tel 030-70 50 99 59. Mixture of Nepalese and Thai food/ You can reserve traditional tables (seating on cushions, not on chairs).
• Gottlob No. 16, tel 030-78 70 80 95. Italian inspired kitchen with excellent weekend buffet or a la carte breakfast.
• Phuket No.3, tel 030-78 47 015. Great restaurant with original Thai kitchen, where hot definitely means spicy!
• Ypsilon ] Hauptstrasse 163, tel 030-782 45 39. Serving tasty Greek dishes with a good wine selection to match. Has a big biergarten for the balmy summer nights and plays live Greek music on Friday and Saturday.

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• Zur U-Bahn corner of Eisenacher Str/Grunewald St. One of the last old time Berlin bars in the area, and a great place to sit, drink and meet the locals.
• Train Hauptstrasse 159 SB, (00 49 30) 787 5033. As its name suggests, this bar is actually in an old S-Bahn car. Flashy and famous for inspired cocktails served by friendly bar tenders.
• Green Door, Winterfeldstraße 50, tel 030.2152515. One of the best cocktail bars in Berlin with excellent selection of spirits and a stylish decor to match.

• Salut!, Goltzstr next to Grunewaldstr, tel +49 30 746 98 504. Recentlu opened cafe/bar that offers an impressive cocktail list. Cocktails are mixed with fresh juices and matched with quality spirits.

[edit] Clubs

• Havanna, Hauptstraße 30 [1]. Largest Latin music club in town Dance to the beat when its open on Wed, Fri and Sat.
• KitKatClub, Brücken Straße 1, Mitte. Some say that without the "KITTY" Berlin wouldn't be Berlin. Others think that it's one of the best night clubs in Europe because of its unique concept. A very famous address, a unique clubbing concept mixing techno/electro/trance music with sexual freedom. Be careful and open-minded, and respect the strict dresscode of fetish, latex, leather, kinky, and high style glamor. Nonstop party from Saturday night to Sunday evening.

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• Meininger 10, Meininger Straße 10 (U-Bahn: Bayerischer Platz), tel. 7871 7414, fax 7871 7412, welcome@meiningerhostels.de, [2]. Two bed rooms start at €23 per person, sleeping hall starts at €12.50. The staff are friendly and speak English and French. Before placing a reservation, ask for their linen and towel changing policy - it looks like you will have one single towel for your whole stay, and the same applies for bed linen. Moreover, ask carefully for the kind of bathroom facilities your room has: only sink, sink and water closet, or a sink, water closet and shower. You can have an "all you can eat" breakfast included in the price. Meininger 12, Hallesches Ufer 30 (Kreuzberg) is also part of this hostel chain.

• Hotel Berlin[3], Lützowplatz 17, 10785 Berlin close to underground station U-Nollendorfplatz, tel +49 030 2605-0. In a ideal location in the centre of the city, this 4 star hotel offers all a discerning traveller could want in a hotel.

[edit] Contact

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