SCHÖNHAUSER ALLEE
Tips and Links for Schönhauser Allee
1. Omoni | Top-quality Sushi and Korean food in a stylish Zen atmosphere | Kopenhagener Straße 14
2. Eselsbrücke | The bar tucked directly behind the giant shopping mall maintains its working-class, corner-bar atmosphere, even if today's Prenzlauer Berg clientele prefer a different lifestyle | Greifenhagener Straße 18
3. A magica | Perhaps an homage to Prenzlauer Berg's Italian immigrants at the turn of the century – but maybe not. Whatever the case, A magica serves delicious and yet inexpensive pizza | Greifenhagener Straße 54
4. Ballhaus Ost | An alternative to mainstream theater, the artist group here puts on over two hundred shows a year, from theater and dance to readings and exhibitions | Pappelallee 15 | www.ballhausost.de
5. Puppentheater Felicio | The puppet theater for kids and adults alike offers its audience a return to a once traditional, today almost experimental art | Schivelbeinstr. 45 | www.felicio.de
6. Gethsemanekirche | The church, built in 1893 by August Friedrich Wilhelm Orth, offers visitors an architectural surprise with its unconventional use of steel beams. The brick buildings has been a symbol of the GDR opposition's protest movement since October 1989 | Stargarder Str. 77 | www.ekpn.de/kirchen/gethsemanekirche/
7. Stargarder Straße | With its numerous cafes, stops, and restaurants, the street seems the natural heart of the Ringbahn-side of Helmholtz Kiez. Children, older Bohemians, and the obligatory dogs stroll to and fro among the ice cream shops, antique dealers, and gourmet groceries | Stargarder Straße, between Schönhauser Allee and Dunckerstraße
8. Friedhofspark Pappelallee | Were it not for the random headstone, one wouldn't guess that this lively park is actually a historic cemetery (1847). Sitting on a bench under the expansive trees, it's a great place to catch your breath – despite the raucous shrieks of kids on the playground - away from the bustle of the neighborhood street | Pappelallee 16 | www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/leute/article396386/Friedhofspark_Pappelallee.html
9. Deck 5 | The consumer colossus called Schönhauser Allee Arkaden may only house chain stores on the inside, but the rooftop offers a beach bar with fantastic view over east Berlin | Schönhauser Allee 80 | www.freiluftrebellen.de/deck-5