Guidebook for Berne

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Guidebook for Berne

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice atmospehre and great choice of drinks
46 locals recommend
Caffè Bar Sattler
15 Mittelstrasse
46 locals recommend
Nice atmospehre and great choice of drinks
Nice service, nice drinks, billiard table in the first floor.
Drei Eidgenossen
69 Rathausgasse
Nice service, nice drinks, billiard table in the first floor.
Freshly brewed beer, nice service. Great view.
68 locals recommend
Altes Tramdepot
6 Grosser Muristalden
68 locals recommend
Freshly brewed beer, nice service. Great view.
Try the truffes-tarte! It's not the cheapest, but the coziest place to be in Lucerne.
Mardi gras Abeida
6 Münzgasse
Try the truffes-tarte! It's not the cheapest, but the coziest place to be in Lucerne.
Nicest bar team around Lucerne. Always served Popcorn, Peanuts or other little things. You can sit in the garden. They have games you can play.
12 locals recommend
Restaurant Metzgerhalle
1 Baselstrasse
12 locals recommend
Nicest bar team around Lucerne. Always served Popcorn, Peanuts or other little things. You can sit in the garden. They have games you can play.
Nice interior, they'll make you every drink you invent. Random parties.
30 locals recommend
Bar 59
5 Industriestrasse
30 locals recommend
Nice interior, they'll make you every drink you invent. Random parties.
Café Apéro Meyer. A place where artists meet each other.
Winkelriedstrasse 64
64 Winkelriedstrasse
Café Apéro Meyer. A place where artists meet each other.
Great concerts, near the station and very popular, vibrating place.
17 locals recommend
Hafenkneipe
12 Militärstrasse
17 locals recommend
Great concerts, near the station and very popular, vibrating place.

Shopping

Best Ice Cream in town
72 locals recommend
Gelateria di Berna
15 Mittelstrasse
72 locals recommend
Best Ice Cream in town
Worldwide famous. This tea-shop is a must-visit! Great people owning it and they know more than you can imagine about tea! You can also have breakfast there.
7 locals recommend
Länggass tea AG
45-47 Länggassstrasse
7 locals recommend
Worldwide famous. This tea-shop is a must-visit! Great people owning it and they know more than you can imagine about tea! You can also have breakfast there.
If you like flea-markets and second hand shops, you're gonna like it.
Brockenstube HIOB International, Bern-Breitenrain
10 Pappelweg
If you like flea-markets and second hand shops, you're gonna like it.
My favourite second-hand shop. Cheap, friendly, special.
Brocki Twix
87 Aarbergstrasse
My favourite second-hand shop. Cheap, friendly, special.
Biggest second-hand shop I know. You'll find everything.
Brocki-Land Fahrweid-Dietikon
Biggest second-hand shop I know. You'll find everything.
Best secondhand shop in Lucerne. Love the shop keeper. He seems to love everything he sells and always has a story for you.
St. Karli Brockenstube
11 St. Karlistrasse
Best secondhand shop in Lucerne. Love the shop keeper. He seems to love everything he sells and always has a story for you.
Second-hand shop. Cheap and always interesting things.
Eiger Brocki Transporte
Second-hand shop. Cheap and always interesting things.
Guitar-shop. Very friendly.
Downtone Instruments & Co.
24 Obergasse
Guitar-shop. Very friendly.

Food Scene

My absolute favourite spot. Special atmosphere, also recommend it for a drink. Very comfy sofas and lots of things to see.
6 locals recommend
Zum Blauen Engel
9B Seidenweg
6 locals recommend
My absolute favourite spot. Special atmosphere, also recommend it for a drink. Very comfy sofas and lots of things to see.
It's a bit expensive, but they have a nice interior and garden. And it's near the apartment!
Waldheim
40 Waldheimstrasse
It's a bit expensive, but they have a nice interior and garden. And it's near the apartment!
Organic food. Easily accessable.
Restaurant O bolles
35 Bollwerk
Organic food. Easily accessable.
Cozy coffee in the house where Albert Einstein used to live. Smoking area in the first floor.
38 locals recommend
Einsteinhaus
49 Kramgasse
38 locals recommend
Cozy coffee in the house where Albert Einstein used to live. Smoking area in the first floor.
Love their coffee, but a bit busy. Next to diffrent historical buildings you're going to see anyways.
33 locals recommend
Adrianos Bar & Café
2 Theaterpl.
33 locals recommend
Love their coffee, but a bit busy. Next to diffrent historical buildings you're going to see anyways.
It's a great idea to sit here for a cold evenig drink after a day at the Aare.
20 locals recommend
Dampfzentrale
47 Marzilistrasse
20 locals recommend
It's a great idea to sit here for a cold evenig drink after a day at the Aare.
A walk on the river, a short stop in here.
Altenberg
4 Uferweg
A walk on the river, a short stop in here.
A bit expensive, but for a drink ok.
31 locals recommend
Restaurant Terrasse
11 Dalmaziquai
31 locals recommend
A bit expensive, but for a drink ok.
If you're in a hurry and still don't want to eat crap, a good choice.
15 locals recommend
tibits
10 Bahnhofpl.
15 locals recommend
If you're in a hurry and still don't want to eat crap, a good choice.
Crêperie le carroussel. A lot of students drinking coffee. You can sit and read your book or newspaper quietly if not too busy.
Hallerstrasse 1
1 Hallerstrasse
Crêperie le carroussel. A lot of students drinking coffee. You can sit and read your book or newspaper quietly if not too busy.
Nice atmosphere and cuisine. I also recommend the hotel. Sunday, they offer brunch buffet.
Auberge Aux 4 Vents
124 Rte de Grandfey
Nice atmosphere and cuisine. I also recommend the hotel. Sunday, they offer brunch buffet.
Look for Pizzeria Mascotte. I recommend the pizza with salvia, bacon and mushrooms.
Bissone
Look for Pizzeria Mascotte. I recommend the pizza with salvia, bacon and mushrooms.
Near apartment, nice atmosphere, moderate prices.
Azzurro
2 Murtenstrasse
Near apartment, nice atmosphere, moderate prices.
Eating without eyesight? Yes!
22 locals recommend
blindekuh
192 Dornacherstrasse
22 locals recommend
Eating without eyesight? Yes!
Eating without eyesight? Yes!
17 locals recommend
Blinde Kuh
148 Mühlebachstrasse
17 locals recommend
Eating without eyesight? Yes!
W-Lan and nice, cheap food.
17 locals recommend
Restaurant Parterre
7 Mythenstrasse
17 locals recommend
W-Lan and nice, cheap food.
Best kebab in town! Try lahmacun!
Erdem
45 Zentralstrasse
Best kebab in town! Try lahmacun!
Nice take-away. They've got moroccan tea.
Orient Express - Le Cèdre
1 Murtenstrasse
Nice take-away. They've got moroccan tea.
BioTip, great syrian falafels. Best I know swisswide. He's also a very creative person and you can buy his art for 5.-/a print.
Avenue de l'Europe 6
6 Avenue de l'Europe
BioTip, great syrian falafels. Best I know swisswide. He's also a very creative person and you can buy his art for 5.-/a print.
Great for a coffee break and newspaper reading-session, great for food (tuesday evening is 50% on food), I suggest you to take the forest baguette! (They have a great variety of burgers)
8 locals recommend
Café Populaire
9 Rue Saint-Michel
8 locals recommend
Great for a coffee break and newspaper reading-session, great for food (tuesday evening is 50% on food), I suggest you to take the forest baguette! (They have a great variety of burgers)
Coffe, red wine, housemade iced tea. Great service and easy stay-and-work atmosphere.
13 locals recommend
Café Culturel de l'Ancienne Gare
3 Esplanade de l'Ancienne-Gare
13 locals recommend
Coffe, red wine, housemade iced tea. Great service and easy stay-and-work atmosphere.
My ex-boyriend is chef-de-la cuisine and he's really a gourmet! Everyday a fresh menu.
gartenHAUS 1313
21 Lindenstrasse
My ex-boyriend is chef-de-la cuisine and he's really a gourmet! Everyday a fresh menu.

Everything Else

Take a swim! Free entry.
Marzili station
Take a swim! Free entry.
Nice for a walk and a pic-nic.
ElfenauPark
50 Elfenauweg
Nice for a walk and a pic-nic.
Plants, plants everywhere. Benches, just have a great hang-out time. You can also learn some interesting facts or have a drink in the restaurant.
40 locals recommend
Botanical Garden (Botanischer Garten)
21 Altenbergrain
40 locals recommend
Plants, plants everywhere. Benches, just have a great hang-out time. You can also learn some interesting facts or have a drink in the restaurant.
Chill out area.
6 locals recommend
Lake Wohlen
6 locals recommend
Chill out area.
Famous for many reasons. Great concerts sometimes, has also a restaurant, cinema etc. Great mixed-together people. Sometimes it tends to be a bit crappy.
21 locals recommend
Dachstock
8 Neubrückstrasse
21 locals recommend
Famous for many reasons. Great concerts sometimes, has also a restaurant, cinema etc. Great mixed-together people. Sometimes it tends to be a bit crappy.
Trendiest place for house parties at the moment. I prefer going there in the afternoon, they've got wi-fi and sunshine.
30 locals recommend
Kapitel Bollwerk
41 Bollwerk
30 locals recommend
Trendiest place for house parties at the moment. I prefer going there in the afternoon, they've got wi-fi and sunshine.
Best playground in town.
Langmauerweg
Langmauerweg
Best playground in town.
Great place to grill and chill.
17 locals recommend
Camping platz Eichholz
45 Strandweg
17 locals recommend
Great place to grill and chill.
There's a lift with a lift-keeper. Absolutely worth the experience.
11 locals recommend
Münsterplattform
Münsterplattform
11 locals recommend
There's a lift with a lift-keeper. Absolutely worth the experience.
Public transportation recommended on hot summer days.
Drahtseilbahn Marzili Stadt-Bern AG
7 Bundesterrasse
Public transportation recommended on hot summer days.
Hospital, just in case. And it's not very common but in summer there is a bar on the rooftop!
9 locals recommend
Inselspital
20 Freiburgstrasse
9 locals recommend
Hospital, just in case. And it's not very common but in summer there is a bar on the rooftop!
Nice for a walk in the forest, as you can see, there's kind of a lagoon in it.
Schwyzerhüsliweg
Schwyzerhüsliweg
Nice for a walk in the forest, as you can see, there's kind of a lagoon in it.

Arts & Culture

I do recommend the 'Frangelico'. If you like old-school films, it's a good alternative to regular cinemas.
Cinématte Restaurant Bar
7 Wasserwerkgasse
I do recommend the 'Frangelico'. If you like old-school films, it's a good alternative to regular cinemas.
Concerts, also great, cheap food.
Treibhaus Luzern
4 Spelteriniweg
Concerts, also great, cheap food.
Fucked up, oldest concert 'hall' in Lucerne. Met.
Musikzentrum Sedel
2 Sedelhof
Fucked up, oldest concert 'hall' in Lucerne. Met.
Bar, Meal, everyday something happening. Great concerts, one of the oldest spots of this kind in Switzerland. The keeper has a lot of stories to tell.
Café Bad Bonn
2 Bonn
Bar, Meal, everyday something happening. Great concerts, one of the oldest spots of this kind in Switzerland. The keeper has a lot of stories to tell.
Indoor swimming pool, sauna. The cheapest I know and very easily accessable.
Hallenbad Hirschengraben
14 Maulbeerstrasse
Indoor swimming pool, sauna. The cheapest I know and very easily accessable.
Museum, they also offer specialities for kids.
90 locals recommend
Zentrum Paul Klee (Paul Klee Center)
3 Monument im Fruchtland
90 locals recommend
Museum, they also offer specialities for kids.
Very interesting things to watch, very informative.
39 locals recommend
Naturhistorisches Museum Bern
15 Bernastrasse
39 locals recommend
Very interesting things to watch, very informative.
Right next to the station, and a nice collection of artpieces. Especially the rare Picasso-works are worth it. And my favourite: chagall's 'night at the window'.
58 locals recommend
Sammlung Rosengart
10 Pilatusstrasse
58 locals recommend
Right next to the station, and a nice collection of artpieces. Especially the rare Picasso-works are worth it. And my favourite: chagall's 'night at the window'.
Biggest museum I know in Switzerland. They've got a lot of different styles. The building itself is also worth visiting.
204 locals recommend
Kunsthaus Zürich
1 Heimpl.
204 locals recommend
Biggest museum I know in Switzerland. They've got a lot of different styles. The building itself is also worth visiting.
They've got a nice concert setup, it's not too wild nor too boring, just a place to enjoy concerts, only sometimes the crowd seems a bit too stiff.
34 locals recommend
Mascotte
10 Theaterstrasse
34 locals recommend
They've got a nice concert setup, it's not too wild nor too boring, just a place to enjoy concerts, only sometimes the crowd seems a bit too stiff.
Coq d'or. Great location for concerts or just having a drink if you have to change the train in Olten. Directly next to the station, and with a nice interieur. The owner is very sympathic.
Tannwaldstrasse 48
48 Tannwaldstrasse
Coq d'or. Great location for concerts or just having a drink if you have to change the train in Olten. Directly next to the station, and with a nice interieur. The owner is very sympathic.
It's a house full of creativity. Students are managing it and there are open stage nights, political discussions, parties and many more!
Centre Fries
8 Rue Guillaume-Techtermann
It's a house full of creativity. Students are managing it and there are open stage nights, political discussions, parties and many more!
Great concerts, sympathic location, next to the station.
Espace culturel Le Nouveau Monde
3 Esplanade de l'Ancienne Gare
Great concerts, sympathic location, next to the station.
Great concerts, great people.
23 locals recommend
Les Docks
34 Av. de Sévelin
23 locals recommend
Great concerts, great people.
Lots of styles of concerts. Always nice crowd.
50 locals recommend
L'Usine
4 Pl. des Volontaires
50 locals recommend
Lots of styles of concerts. Always nice crowd.
Le chat noir. Great venue for blues and jazz lovers.
Rue Vautier 13
13 Rue Vautier
Le chat noir. Great venue for blues and jazz lovers.
Concerts, theatre, great food. Always very interesting setups.
64 locals recommend
Rote Fabrik
395 Seestrasse
64 locals recommend
Concerts, theatre, great food. Always very interesting setups.
Gewerbehalle, great venue for concerts, drinks and tea-times.
Baselstrasse 46
46 Baselstrasse
Gewerbehalle, great venue for concerts, drinks and tea-times.
A not-so typical museum. Great mirror-labyrinth.
46 locals recommend
Glacier Garden (Gletschergarten)
4a Denkmalstrasse
46 locals recommend
A not-so typical museum. Great mirror-labyrinth.

Entertainment & Activities

Great trip to do with kids or young at hearts.
75 locals recommend
Dählhölzli
1 Tierparkweg
75 locals recommend
Great trip to do with kids or young at hearts.

Sightseeing

Nice view, great playground. In July, there's also the Gurten-Festival taking place.
28 locals recommend
Gurten-Park im Grünen
Gurtenweg
28 locals recommend
Nice view, great playground. In July, there's also the Gurten-Festival taking place.
Nice place for watching sunset.
174 locals recommend
Rosengarten
31b Alter Aargauerstalden
174 locals recommend
Nice place for watching sunset.
Great view, well-cared old monument.
69 locals recommend
Museggmauer
Auf Musegg
69 locals recommend
Great view, well-cared old monument.
A must-do. Natives are very proud of their hill, and they have a great playground.
Gurtenbahn Bern AG
A must-do. Natives are very proud of their hill, and they have a great playground.
Next to the Federal Palace of Switzerland, there is a nice relaxing area.
Bundesterrasse
Bundesterrasse
Next to the Federal Palace of Switzerland, there is a nice relaxing area.
Strangest name ever: The kid's eater fountain.
8 locals recommend
Kindlifresserbrunnen
18 Kornhauspl.
8 locals recommend
Strangest name ever: The kid's eater fountain.
Famous and fun.
104 locals recommend
Zytglogge
1 Bim Zytglogge
104 locals recommend
Famous and fun.
Sure you heard about it. There you can throw a coin into the water for gaining luck!
141 locals recommend
Lion Monument
4 Denkmalstrasse
141 locals recommend
Sure you heard about it. There you can throw a coin into the water for gaining luck!