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East Berlin Afternoon Stroll

Walk the grand avenue of former East Berlin and grab a bite in the shadow of its historic cinema.

Best time: noneAbout 90 min

Timeline

  1. 13:30

    Café Sibylle

    Start with a coffee at Café Sibylle. It is just two minutes from the start of Karl-Marx-Allee, making it the perfect quiet place to begin your afternoon before the crowds arrive.

  2. 13:45

    Alpenwirt

    Walk seven minutes along the avenue to Alpenwirt for a German lunch. The restaurant is open from 11:30, so you will have plenty of time to sit down and enjoy the atmosphere of the historic building.

  3. 14:30

    Kino International

    End your walk at the Kino International. Take a fourteen-minute stroll to this iconic 1960s cinema on Karl-Marx-Allee. Admire the neoclassical architecture and the grand scale of the building that once hosted DEFA film premieres.

Local tip

Karl-Marx-Allee is a wide boulevard. Keep to the main path to see the fountains and the impressive facade of the Kino International.

Check before you go

  • Café Sibylle is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00.
  • Alpenwirt is open daily from 11:30.

Worth knowing

  • Café Sibylle is open at 13:30 only on We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su

Built from places in the Wikivoyage guide to Berlin (CC BY-SA 4.0), with open map data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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