Discover fun things to do in Berlin in winter

Fresh air in the city

Tiergarten, the biggest park in the city, falls quiet in the winter months. If you want to escape the hustle and busy of the city and breath in some fresh air, this is the place to go. Dress warmly and clear your head amongst the slumbering trees and lakes.

For a break from the cold, head to one of the little cafes in the park, such as Café am Neuen See, Café Viktoria, Schleusenkrug or Teehaus im Englischen Garten. If you want to spend more time exploring Berlin on foot, there is a free walking route in the free City Sightseeing Berlin app. This route will take you all the way from Tiergarten to Alexanderplatz.

Craft beer bars

Berlin’s famous beer gardens shut down at the end of summer, luckily many of them are attached to amazing craft beer bars where you can enjoy unique flavours all year round. The oldest micro-brewery of Berlin is Brauerei Eschenbräu, on Triftstraβe, where they have a different beer for every season. This winter’s special beer is the ‘Alter Schwede’, which has both an intense hop bitterness and a full-bodied maltiness.

Another craft beer bar to consider is Parker Bowles in Kreuzberg, where they know side dishes matter with truffle fries, breaded bacon beans and chorizo mashed potatoes on offer. In Mitte you will want to try out the beers at Kaschk, with craft beers from Scandinavia, Bavaria and England. Meanwhile BRLO Brewery offers tours of their brewery at Gleisdreieck, so you can find out exactly what it takes to make a good beer.