Art and pleasure in September: Just in time for the start of autumn, the Gropius Bau is opening BauBau, an indoor playground that questions the rules that usually apply to art venues. Ikono is also inviting you to explore and actively experience a new immersive exhibition. You can bid a fitting farewell to summer on the newly opened Papillon Terrace. And you've certainly never enjoyed vegan pizza as chic as at Gemello. Here are our top 11 new openings for September.
Tip 1: Say goodbye to summer on the newly opened Papillon terrace
Enjoy the last warm rays of sunshine on the newly opened terrace of the Papillon restaurant at the Zoologischer Garten. With a glamorous 1970s style mix inspired by hotspots such as St. Tropez, Miami or Beverly Hills, you are invited to leave the grey everyday life of Berlin behind you. Olive trees, lemon and fragrant lavender will transport you to warmer climes. A little piece of holiday in the middle of Berlin
When: Tuesday to Saturday from 6 pm
Where: Hardenbergplatz 15, Tiergarten
Tip 2: Immerse yourself in the colourful worlds of Ikono Berlin
Stroll through rooms full of silver balloons, glowing patterns or floating lanterns. Ikono Berlin takes you into a colourful world that will amaze your senses and inspire your imagination. Each room has been designed by different artists who will appeal to all ages with their ideas and materials. Stroll through black light or along a small alley in an Asian city, dive into the ball pool, find yourself in a play arcade or in the middle of a whirlwind of paper strips.
When: Monday to Thursday 10am - 10pm, Friday & Saturday 9.30am - 10.30 h
Where: Rathausstraße 4/6, Mitte
Tip 3: BauBau - have fun at the new adventure playground at Gropius Bau
It's allowed to have fun! With BauBau, artist Kerstin Brätsch has created a colourful adventure playground and free play area for children for the Gropius Bau, where everything is allowed that otherwise has no place in an exhibition. BauBau invites children to laugh and try things out. They can be loud, run around or simply do nothing. Of course, there is also a bit of art behind the project, which is modelled on the adventure playground by artist and activist Palle Nielsen and journalist and activist Gunilla Lundahl. With "The Model" at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm in 1968, the two broke the rules that normally apply to art venues. In the same way, BauBau now questions what a museum is supposed to be. The artist's interior design invites visitors to play openly and have fun with many suggestions and, of course, references to her own works.
When: since the beginning of September, Monday & Wednesday to Friday 12 - 7 pm, Saturday & Sunday 11 am - 7 pm. Admission is free, on weekends please book a free ticket online.
Where: Niederkirchnerstraße 7, Kreuzberg
Tip 4: FLBB - the new women's lesbian bookshop in Berlin
Right next to the Begine, the meeting place for women in Berlin since 1986, has opened a new women's lesbian bookshop. The range includes pretty much everything written by women. Novels, short stories, poetry, essays, crime novels, sci-fi, fantasy, graphic novels, travel literature, but also non-fiction books by women on feminism, the women's and lesbian movement, politics, history, science, philosophy, art and work, as well as books in English and a few other languages. As the bookshop has to limit itself to 20 square metres as a subtenant of the shop "Frauen Reisen - Frauen Unterwegs", the range concentrates on new publications and biographies.
Tip: On 19 September at 7 pm, Joey Juschka will read from her newly published books "Gerne die Dame" and "Schlimme Sachen mit Decken".
When: Wednesday & Friday 4 - 10 pm, Thursday & Saturday 1 - 7 pm
Where: Potsdamer Straße 139, Schöneberg
Tip 5: Visit the new, chic pizzeria Gemello
Plant-based pizza - and in style: Ex-engineer and pizza chef Stefan Kugler and the creative director of Berlin fashion label UY Studio, Idan Gilony, have opened a chic pizzeria for vegan connoisseurs. Natural wines from Sips are also served. You can also purchase the plant-based dairy and meat alternatives from Gemello for your home kitchen.
When: Wednesday to Sunday 5 - 10 pm
Where: Lettestraße 6a, Prenzlauer Berg
Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurants
Tip 6: Airy pastries at Paska.L Choux Pastry
Paska.L Choux specialises inpuff pastry in its airiest perfection. Founded in Ukraine in 2014, the small patisserie has now professionalised and produces the delicious puffs and pastries in large quantities. The sweet creations are now also available in Berlin. Twelve classic variations are baked, as well as monthly changing specials.
When: Monday to Saturday 9am - 7pm, Sunday 9.30 am - 7 pm
Where: Prenzlauer Allee 37, Prenzlauer Berg
Tip 7: Marvel at LEGO® art at The Art of the Brick
All those things you can make out of LEGO®... The artist Nathan Sawaya has now put together over 100 sculptures. Incidentally, he is the first artist to focus his art exclusively on the colourful LEGO® bricks. Many of his works are reinterpretations of famous works of art. The exhibition at CANK, the former Karstadt building on Hermannplatz (see picture), also features 1,800 square metres of large-format sculptures, lifelike portraits and much more.
When: from 3 October
Where: Karl-Marx-Straße 95, Neukölln
Tip 8: Practice yoga under the stars
The Zeiss-Großplanetarium invites you to yoga classes under the stars. Reach for the stars while the experienced yoga teachers from the Berlin studio Mahalaya guide you through your asana series. Although the seating remains the same, there is still enough space to discover the universe within and around you. Don't miss out on this very special experience under the starry dome of the planetarium. Please bring a mat or blanket for your practice.
When: 22 November and 6 December, at 2 pm and 3.30 pm respectively (September/October is at 2 pm and 3.30 pm).30 pm (September/October is already sold out)
Where: Prenzlauer Allee 80, Prenzlauer Berg
Tip 9: Lamour bakes French crêpes to go
With Lamour, siblings Joline and Robin have fulfilled their dream of opening their own crêperie. The two originally come from France and are now bringing not only original French crêpes, but also a relaxed French atmosphere to Berlin. You can easily recognise the crêperie near Helmholtzplatz by its navy blue façade - if you haven't already caught a whiff of the delicious crêpe aroma long beforehand.
When: since 14 September
Where: Raumerstraße 36, Prenzlauer Berg
Tip 10: Toast with Japanese aperitifs at the Gradient project
The Japanese-inspired cocktails at the Gradient pop-up bar are as colourful as a summer's day. Until the end of September, former Coda bar manager Adam Tudoret will be serving up the finest Japanese aperitifs in his pop-up in front of the Oukan restaurant. Look forward to unusual drinks and colourful creations inspired by traditional Japanese techniques. At the same time, Tudoret refines the classic drinks with a modern twist.
When: until 28 September. September every Wednesday to Saturday from 6 pm
Where: Ackerstraße 144, Mitte
Tip 11: Try ramen at the new EArth Tokyo
You will now find a fine, small ramen restaurant in the subway between the S-Bahn and U-Bahn "Stadtmitte". EArth Tokyo serves authentic Japanese cuisine, whereby Japanese hospitality "Omotenashi" is also emphasised. In addition to ramen with various flavoured broths and ingredients, you will also find gyoza, takoyaki and edamame on the menu.
EArth Tokyo Berlin Tiergarten
When: Monday to Saturday 11.30 am - 3 pm, Sunday 11.30 am - 7 pm (last order 30 minutes before closing time)
Where: Augsburger Straße 29, Tiergarten
Here you can find the New openings from the previous month.
