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This is where the editorial team of visitBerlin gives tips and personal recommendations from their city. Insider tips for events, discoveries from the neighbourhoods, news from Berlin: we have written down what we like.

March 2026 in Berlin

Frühling — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

Goodbye winter, spring ahead

The weather is getting warmer, but March is going to be really cool: MaerzMusik, Women's Day, Half Marathon and Chocolate Festival - we have the perfect mix ready.

Our series

Weekend tips in Berlin

TGIF! We have the best insider tips for city explorers, concert goers, exhibition visitors and sports fans on all 52 weekends.  

Preview

What happens this month? We have compiled the most important events for you.

New Openings

What's new in Berlin? New stores, restaurants, cafés and personal tips from the editorial team. There’s a lot to discover.

Our newest posts

Second Hand Shopping: Pauls Boutique — © Foto: Nady El-Tounsy

11 tips for second hand shopping in Berlin

Here you can find unique items and do something for the environment at the same time!

Written for you by: Josefine

Chapati — © visitBerlin, Foto:Dirk Mathesius

11 Exclusive vintage and second-hand shops

If you’re on the hunt for designer vintage and second-hand clothes or accessories, we’ve got you covered. From Chanel to Cavalli, Gucci to…

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Vegan donuts from Brammibal's Berlin — © Brammibal´s Donuts GmbH

Top 11 donuts and desserts in Berlin

If the winter weather makes you sad, try one of these desserts. Because good food puts you in a good mood.

Written for you by: Josefine

Top 11 Extraordinary shops in Berlin

Shopping with a difference! In Berlin there are unusual, unique and crazy stores to discover. Whether you want urban design, beautiful…

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

11 particularly beautiful restaurants in Berlin

It's not just the menu that impresses here, the view is also impressive: We show you Berlin's most beautiful restaurants!

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Berlin cuisine: potato soup — © gettyimages, Foto: burwellphotography

11 tips for typical Berlin recipes

More than curry sausage and doner kebab - try the typical dishes of classic Berlin cuisine.

Written for you by: Kristin

Taco aus einem Foodtruck — © gettyimages, Foto: MStudioImages

Streetfood without street - 11 tips

Delicious, surprising, fresh, regional, and sometimes unique - this is what streetfood can be. Streetfood is not necessarily fast food…

Written for you by: Catrin

11 Top Tips for Brunch in Berlin

A hearty breakfast with friends at the weekend is the best way to start the day. Here are our tips for the best restaurants in Berlin.

Berliner Dom nachts — © GettyImages, Foto: MarioGuti

Tips for crime novels in which Berlin plays the leading role

With these tips you can bring a piece of Berlin home and spend a few exciting evenings at home.

Written for you by: Kristin

Our authors

Berlin Blogger

Fans of fine dining, recreational sports nuts, dog lovers: our guest bloggers see Berlin from their own, completely different perspective. Read for yourself and see where they take us.

Catrin

lives in Berlin for over 20 years and loves to travel the city. Preferrably by bike, she discovers the most exciting and interesting sides of Berlin. Across the city, across country and also off the beaten track.

Person mit langem Haar lächelt in die Kamera. — © visit

Dagmar

is an archaeologist who has worked on Mayan sites in Central America. After ten years, she left the world of the Maya for a life in Berlin and found that the city a rich place for field research as well. She has fallen in love with cultural treasures of Berlin. Whether alone or with her children, she loves to be out and about in the city, taking the time to look deeper and turn over a stone here and there.

Josefine

is originally from Munich and started out her career at one of Germanys largest daily news papers. Before finding her home in Berlin, she also reported as a correspondent and trend scout from the US. Today she is cruising Berlin's neighbourhoods, always on the lookout for good stories - with a focus on culture, music and ideas for the future of an innovative Berlin.

Kristin

does not smile on fotos. But in real life she enjoys with a smile in her face the rich cultural life of Berlin - the metropolis both in front of and behind the scenes. Her favourite season is the Berlinale, then she spends 10 days watching movies and writing about them in the blog.

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