Simon-Dach-Straße in Friedrichshain is one of Berlin's best-known nightlife streets. What used to be a quiet working-class neighbourhood developed into a lively district after reunification and is now famous for its dense mix of bars, cafés and restaurants. Especially on warm evenings, the street is transformed into a colourful street party when guests from all over the world crowd the terraces and pavements.
The crowd on Simon-Dach-Strasse could not be more colourful, where the original Berliner meets the hipster and the gourmet meets the punk. This diversity is also reflected in the neighbourhood's restaurants, cafés and bars. Here you will find everything from pizza, pasta and Spanish tapas to oriental cuisine, vegan burgers and Berlin craft beer. Classics such as Schwarze Traube tempt you with award-winning cocktails, while charming bars such as Dachkammer or Küche 69 ensure relaxed evenings. Beer gardens and student pubs are also represented - perfect for a pub crawl without travelling far.
Exceptional and international cuisine in particular has established itself here in recent years. Many restaurants serving dishes from all over the world have set up shop in the neighbourhood around Boxhagener Platz . The gourmet restaurant PlusMinusNull, for example, offers Mediterranean cuisine, while fans of Oriental cuisine will get their money's worth at Fatoush across the road and you can enjoy Mexican food at Habana on the other side of the street.
Simon-Dach-Straße: bars and restaurants next door to each other
Apart from the wide range of culinary offerings, you can of course also spend a varied evening in the cafés and bars here. However, if you reduce the Simon-Dach-Kiez to just its restaurants, you will miss out on the many small highlights that the neighbourhood has to offer. For example, the Intimes cinema, where you can watch the latest films in a room with a charming 70s ambience. The b-ware! Ladenkino is not a conventional film theatre: here you can watch films away from the mainstream and enjoy them comfortably on Hollywood swings.
Lifestyle between Späti and trendy bar
Simon-Dach-Straße is known above all for its boisterous, international crowd. Many use it as a starting point for a long night of partying: a drink in a bar, a quick stop at the Späti, then on to the RAW area or one of the nearby clubs on Warschauer Straße. The atmosphere is young, colourful and lively - sometimes a little chaotic, just like Berlin itself. Despite the hustle and bustle, Simon-Dach-Straße has retained its charm: the side streets are home to small cafés, street art façades and independent shops. If you are out and about during the day at the weekend, you can visit the weekly market nearby on Boxhagener Platz on Saturdays and the neighbourhood flea market on Sundays.
What is the best way to get to Simon-Dach-Straße?
You can easily reach Simon-Dach-Straße by taking the S-Bahn to Warschauer Straße and then walking about 10 minutes to Simon-Dach-Straße. Alternatively, take the U5 underground line to Frankfurter Tor and then walk for about 10 minutes to Simon-Dach-Straße. Tram lines M10 and M13 take you to Libauer Straße, from where it is only a few minutes to Simon-Dach-Straße. Bus 240 will also take you to Simon-Dach-Straße.
And finally, one more request:
Simon-Dach-Straße is a lively meeting place, but it is located in the middle of a residential neighbourhood. Please be considerate of the residents - celebrate in bars and restaurants, but avoid loud conversations and music on the street after 10 pm.