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tens of thousands to the city’s best flea market, outdoor head to Chantals at Bassy erg karaoke, pick-up basketball and other fun and games. on Thursdays�

This is one of the most family-friendly districts in town: safe, quiet and with plenty of playgrounds, toy stores and children’s cafes. 5 Best Places to Eat ¨ Frau Mittenmang (p182) Local Life ¨ Der Fischladen (p184) ¨ outdoor Quaffing Days get long, temperatures climb ¨ Lucky Leek (p184) and spirits soar. Time to celebrate summer beneath the ¨ Der Hahn ist tot! (p182) chestnut trees of the Prater (p185) beer garden, on the ¨ Oderquelle (p182) rooftop terrace of Deck 5 (p187) or at a sunny sidewalk For reviews, see p182 A table at Bar Gagarin (p187). Alternatively, pick up a bottle of beer at a local market and stake out some turf in the Mauerpark. Best Places ¨ shopping Prenzlauer Berg’s side streets are nirvana 6 for indie shoppers. Browse for chic bags at Ta(u)sche to Drink (p188), Berlin designers at Flagshipstore (p188) or retro ¨ Prater (p185) threads at the Flohmarkt am Mauerpark (p180). ¨ Becketts Kopf (p186) ¨ eating out Foodies have plenty to like about this ¨ August Fengler (p186) neighbourhood, where perennial favourites include Frau ¨ Mauersegler (p187) Mittenmang (p182) for modern German, A Magica (p185) ¨ Deck 5 (p187) for pizza and Konnopke’s Imbiss (p185) for Currywurst. The organic farmers market on Kollwitzplatz is a For reviews, see p185 A fabulous place to stock up on quality fruit, veg and meat along with locally made pestos, honey and pasta. 7 Best Places to Shop Getting There & Away ¨ Flagshipstore (p188) ¨ Flohmarkt am Mauer- ¨ u-bahn The stops at Senefelderplatz, park (p180) Eberswalder Strasse and Schönhauser Allee. ¨ Luxus International ¨ Tram The M1 links Museumsinsel and Prenzlauer (p188) Berg via the Scheunenviertel, Kastanienallee and ¨ Ta(u)sche (p188) Schönhauser Allee. ¨ * s-bahn Ringbahn (Circle Line) trains S41 and S42 For reviews, see p188 A stop at Schönhauser Allee.