FRANKFURTER ALLEE
Tips and Links for Frankfurter Allee
1. Stasimuseum Forschungs- und Gedenkstätte Normannenstraße | An informative and haunting exhibition gives insight into the workings of the GDR's ministry of security | Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1 | www.stasimuseum.de
2. Ring-Center | A shopping behemoth | Frankfurter Allee 111 | www.ring-center.de
3. f95 | Chic concept store, like the little sister of Collette (in Paris) | Frankfurter Allee 95 | www.f95store.com
4. Kinder- und Jugendtheater an der Parkaue | Very engaged and beloved youth theater with a rich history, located directly by an idyllic park | Parkaue 29 | www.parkaue.de
5. Berlinomat | Exclusively Berlin designers and creators await their fashion-conscious clientele | Frankfurter Allee 89 | www.berlinomat.com
6. Sanatorium | The name is the program: The healing power of a cold beer in a hot summer night should never be underestimated, same with this hot spot of Berlin-Friedrichshain night life. Should it take a while – Sanatorium offers beds for the night above the bar specially espec for travelling DJs | Frankfurter Allee 23 | www.sanatorium23.de
7. Café Tasso – das andere Antiquariat | Reading stage, concert locale, theater, café, gallery, and second-hand bookshop in one. Since 2007 this project, initiated by SinneWerk e.V., brings people with and without disabilities together | Frankfurter Allee 11 | www.cafe-tasso.de
8. Kaffee und Tee | The old neon writing, the comfy furniture and the spectacular view of the Frankfurter Tor at sunset make this café your new favorite place in Berlin | Frankfurter Tor 5
9. Humana | Doing good while looking good – second-hand fashion on five floors | Frankfurter Tor 3 | www.humana-second-hand.de
10. Frankfurter Tor | Visible from far off, Berlin's "twin towers" were built in "gingerbread-style" together with the rest of Stalinallee's architectural ensemble in 1957. The dome at Gendarmenmarkt served as the model | Frankfurter Tor
11. McDonalds | The emblem of capitalism in an early GDR building ensemble originally built in Moscow's honor | Frankfurter Tor 7
12. Kino Kosmos | No longer what it used to be, but the exterior is still chic. Ladies' nights rather than film screenings are now on the bill | Karl-Marx-Allee 131a | www.kosmos-berlin.de