60 28 45 60 0 8 40 20 0 8 40 20 PANTONE 5535 U PANTONE 4525 U PANTONE 5575 U KIEZ GUIDE DISCOVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARCHITECTURE Bikini-Haus 16 Deutsche Oper 17 Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church 19 KaDeWe 22 Kant-Garage 12 Renaissance-Theater 6 Tiergarten 1 Umlauftank 3 Zoo Palast 2 CULINARY Café am Neuen See 4 Café Savigny 8 Schwarzes Café 11 Giro Coffee Bar 5 Grosz 28 Bier’s Ku’damm 195 27 Paris Bar 13 Rogacki 18 CULTURE Camera Work 10 C/O Berlin im Amerika 14 Haus 26 Galerie Daniel Buchholz 7 Galerie Max Hetzler 15 Helmut Newton 20 There is a lot to discover around the hotel – with this guide Foundation 24 you will find exciting places of architecture, culinary, and Import Projects 23 culture around HOTEL AM STEINPLATZ. Literaturhaus 9 Mathew 21 P & T - Paper & Tea 25 TIERGARTEN ZOO PALAST The Tiergarten is Berlin’s answer to Central Park. The city’s Originally built in 1956/57 as a premiere cinema by the oldest park covers 200 hectares – and offers plenty of architects Paul Schwebes, Hans Schoszberger, and Gerhard space for a relaxing stroll, a trip in a rowing boat, or even Fritsche for the Berlin Film Festival, the Zoo Palast was just lazing in the sun. re-inaugurated in 2013. The cinema is a cubic structure on a trapezoidal floor plan, covered in pale yellow ceramic tiles. S TIERGARTEN / U HANSAPLATZ / S+U ZOOLOGISCHER GARTEN HARDENBERGSTR. 29A TICKET OFFICE: OPEN DAILY 10.30AM–11.30PM ZOOPALAST-BERLIN.DE UMLAUFTANK CAFÉ AM NEUEN SEE Umlauftank 2 (“Circulation Tank 2”) is a striking research The CANS is the go-to café for all Berliners seeking an facility built between 1967 and 1974 by Ludwig Leo as an oasis of calm in the big city. Its idyllic location at the architectural experiment, machine and Pop Art piece all center of the Tiergarten close to Neuer See makes it in one. an ideal getaway from the concrete jungle. The café welcomes guests every day from 9 a.m. MÜLLER-BRESLAU-STR. 12 LICHTENSTEINALLEE 2 OPEN DAILY FROM 9AM CAFEAMNEUENSEE.DE GIRO COFFEE BAR RENAISSANCE THEATER It’s all too easy to walk straight past Giro Coffee Bar, The Renaissance Theater is one of Europe’s few fully but they serve one of the best cappuccinos in town. Art preserved Art Deco theaters. Since the mid-1990s the students and locals alike flock here for the home-made program has been devoted to contemporary drama. cake and excellent espresso. KNESEBECKSTR. 100 KNESEBECKSTR. 5 TICKET OFFICE: MON–FRI FROM 10.30AM, SAT FROM 10AM, SUN MON–FRI 8AM–6PM, SAT 10AM–6PM FROM 1PM – OPEN UP TO ONE HOUR BEFORE PERFORMANCES, GIROCOFFEEBAR.DE TICKETS AVAILABLE AFTERWARDS FROM EVENING BOX OFFICE RENAISSANCE-THEATER.DE GALERIE MAX HETZLER CAFÉ SAVIGNY When Max Hetzler moved his gallery from Cologne to In the summertime, a table outside Café Savigny is the Berlin in 1996, he immediately caused a stir in the art ideal spot for a slice of cake in the sunshine. The guests’ scene with eminent contemporary works by artists such thirst for knowledge is quenched by a broad selection of as Jeff Koons and Gerhard Merz. The gallery has been international newspapers and magazines. consistently devoted to an outstanding line-up of artists including minimalists and conceptualists, and celebrated GROLMANSTR. 53 its 40th birthday in new premises in Bleibtreustraße. OPEN DAILY 9AM–1AM, KITCHEN OPEN UNTIL 1AM HOT DISHES SERVED ALL DAY FROM 12PM BLEIBTREUSTR. 45 FACEBOOK.COM/CAFESAVIGNY TUE–SAT 11AM–6PM MAXHETZLER.COM P & T – PAPER & TEA CAMERA WORK One of the most gorgeous shops in the neighborhood is The gallery was founded in 1997 and has since blossomed P & T, where you can discover a myriad of different types into one of the world’s leading photography galleries. of tea and buy high-quality stationery. Photography icons such as Man Ray, Richard Avedon, and Diane Arbus are displayed in changing exhibitions. BLEIBTREUSTR. 4 MON–SAT 11AM–8PM KANTSTR. 149 PAPERANDTEA.COM TUE–SAT 11AM–6PM CAMERAWORK.DE SCHWARZES CAFÉ KANT-GARAGE First opened in 1977, Schwarzes Café has since become Built in the New Objectivity style in 1929/30, the a veritable Charlottenburg institution. The establishment Kant-Garage was Berlin‘s first multistory parking garage. is open around the clock, and visitors are pleased to Constructed in reinforced concrete, the garage features learn you can still order scrambled eggs at 3 a.m. in the a double helix ramp system and parking spaces for 300 morning. cars. There is only one other garage like it in the world: Richmond Garage, built in 1928 in Virginia (USA). KANTSTR. 148 OPEN 24 HOURS, EXCEPT TUE 3AM–10AM KANTSTR. 126/127 SCHWARZESCAFE-BERLIN.DE PARIS BAR C/O BERLIN IN AMERIKA HAUS Paris Bar is a haunt of the glitterati. The bar is renowned In 2000, the photographer Stephan Erfurt, designer Marc for its bistro flair, which managers Michel Würthle and Naroska, and architect Ingo Pott founded an exhibition Reinald Nohal have cultivated since 1979. It is also famed center for photography, showcasing both renowned for the collection of artwork that lines its walls. artists as well as newcomers. C/O underwent restructuring to become a non-profit foundation in 2013, and the KANTSTR. 152 project is now set to move to its new premises, Amerika OPEN DAILY, 12PM–1AM Haus, in 2014. Designed by the architect Bruno Grimmek, PARISBAR.NET Amerika Haus was built in 1956/57 to accommodate the United States Information Service (USIS). HARDENBERGSTR. 22–24 OPEN AIR EXHIBITION, OPEN AROUND THE CLOCK CO-BERLIN.ORG HELMUT NEWTON FOUNDATION BIKINI-HAUS Housed in the Museum for Photography, the Helmut The Bikini-Haus is a six-story, low-rise building dating from Newton Foundation’s temporary exhibitions of the 1955–57. Between the upper floors and mall area below legendary photographer’s works are a must-see. there was originally an open story with views over the zoo – an unusual feature that gave the building its name. JEBENSSTR. 2 In April 2014 the building was reopened as a new concept TUE–FRI 10AM–6PM, THU 10AM–8PM, SAT+SUN 11AM–6PM mall. €10 / €5 DISCOUNTED ADMISSION HELMUT-NEWTON.DE BUDAPESTER STR. 38–50 BIKINI BERLIN SHOPS & BOXES MON–SAT 10AM–8PM BIKINIBERLIN.DE DEUTSCHE OPER ROGACKI The Deutsche Oper opera house was built between Charlottenburg’s first eel and fish smokehouse was 1956–61 as a functionalist structure in glass and reinforced founded in 1928, and the family business has since concrete. Fritz Bornemann designed an auditorium established itself as a West Berlin favorite. As a mix of with seating for 1,865 guests. The windowless facade snack bar and gourmet shop, Rogacki serves up everything in rough-textured concrete is a distinctive feature. from cold-smoked salted mackerel, to quail eggs and even Surviving parts of the back of the earlier building were ox tongue. reconstructed in subsequent years. WILMERSDORFER STR. 145/146 BISMARCKSTR. 35 MON–WED 9AM–6PM, THU+FRI 9AM–7PM, SAT 8AM–4PM TICKET OFFICE: MON–SAT FROM 11AM, SUN 10AM–2PM ROGACKI.DE EVENING BOX OFFICE: ONE HOUR BEFORE PERFORMANCES DEUTSCHEOPERBERLIN.DE KAISER WILHELM MEMORIAL CHURCH IMPORT PROJECTS The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church was designed by Since moving from London to Berlin in 2012, the curators the architect Franz Schwechten as a memorial to Kaiser Anja Henckel and Nadim Samman have been enriching Wilhelm I. Built from 1891 to 1895, the Romanesque Revival the local art scene with their art space Import Projects. church in the shape of a Latin cross was the focal point of The initiative showcases works by young, international the neighborhood. Having suffered extensive damage in artists exploring the intersection of technology, personal World War II, the ruins were preserved as a memorial. Two identity, and community. new buildings by Egon Eierman were constructed between 1959 and 1961: a hexagonal tower housing a wedding and KEITHSTR. 10 baptismal chapel, and an octagonal main building. THU–SAT 1PM–5PM IMPORT-PROJECTS.ORG BREITSCHEIDPLATZ OPEN DAILY 9AM–7PM GEDAECHTNISKIRCHE-BERLIN.DE SILBERKUPPE KADEWE Launched in 2008 as a small project space, Silberkuppe “Kaufhaus des Westens” (Department Store of the West), quickly established itself as a gallery for international or KaDeWe for short, is more than just a shopping haven conceptual art. Successful and undiscovered artists alike for lovers of designer fashion and gourmet food – it is come together for the gallery’s exhibitions, readings, and an icon of West Berlin. Built in 1907, the historic building concerts. was gutted in a fire in World War II, and then reopened in 1950. While Berlin was divided, the department store was KEITHSTR. 12 a symbol of the free and affluent West. WED–SAT 1PM–6PM SILBERKUPPE.ORG TAUENTZIENSTR. 21–24 MON–THU 10AM–8PM, FRI 10AM–9PM, SAT 9.30AM–8PM KADEWE.DE MATHEW LITERATURHAUS The artist David Lieske and DJ Peter Kersten opened their The landmarked building was completed in 1889 for gallery, Mathew, in 2012, and have since won acclaim for Richard Hildebrandt, captain of the first German North Pole presenting young “artists’ artists” – artists admired by expedition. Since 1986, this literary institute has organized other artists. Lieske and Kersten have also run the music events, symposia, and exhibitions on contemporary label Dual Records since 1999. literature. SCHAPERSTR. 12 FASANENSTR. 23 THU–SAT 1PM–6PM “KOHLHAAS & COMPANY” BOOKSHOP MATHEW-GAL.DE MON–FRI 10.30AM–7.30PM, SAT 10.30AM–6PM CAFÉ RESTAURANT “WINTERGARTEN” OPEN DAILY 9AM–MIDNIGHT LITERATURHAUS-BERLIN.DE KOHLHAASBUCH.DE VILLA GRISEBACH GALERIE DANIEL BUCHHOLZ Villa Grisebach is one of the most prestigious auction The gallery owner from Cologne Daniel Buchholz and his houses for art and photography.