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a dedicated nostalgic, Hilda Hoy

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As the year winds down to a close, it’s MOre culInary StarS cheerS!
something of a tradition to cast a look This year, the renowned Michelin As a city that loves to drink, Berlin
back at some of the best (or worst) things 6 Guide awarded its much-coveted 3 is always on top of booze trends.
that happened over the last 12 months. In stars to more Berlin restaurants than ever, Two exciting new bars focused on natural market pictures: courtesy of markthalle neun; hotel oderberger ©heiko pense 1230 ; berghain by tobias fiebiger cc via flickr; tim raue on the cover of Where berlin July 2016, photo by nils hasenau.
the spirit of reminiscing, here’s our Top 8 with a total of 26 stars bequeathed to 20 wines opened in Neukölln this year:
list of the most exciting and noteworthy eateries (two have since closed, taking wild things (Weserstr. 172) and Jaja
Berlin occurrences of the past year. the current total down to 18). horváth (Weichselstr. 7). Meanwhile, California’s
in Kreuzberg was thrilled to achieve two- Stone Brewing company opened a huge
Back and Better than ever star status for the first time, while recent complex down south in Mariendorf that’s
After decades of disuse, the upstart nobelhart & Schmutzig was the brewery, bistro, and craft beer garden in
8 beautiful Stadtbad Oderberger most exciting Michelin star winner of the one (www.stonebrewing.eu).
Straße swimming pool – built in 1902 in year.
grand Neo-Renaissance style – reopened cluB culture
after extensive renovations. It’s part of wOrld renOwn fOr tIM In September, legendary techno
a hotel and event space, but open to raue 2 club Berghain won a longstanding
swimmers. The Zeiss Planetarium in 5 tim raue, a longtime holder of a legal appeal. In short, Berghain is now
Prenzlauer Berg also reopened in August, Michelin star for his self-named Berlin recognized as an institution of cultural
and now hosts spiffy new exhibits as well restaurant (and cover model for our July significance, meaning it pays the same
as a gourmet bistro with Tim Raue on issue), won another major distinction this lower tax rate enjoyed by museums and
board as a consultant. summer: a place (#34) on the celebrated theaters. A victory for the many club-goers
World's 50 Best Restaurants list. for whom Berghain is a part of the city’s
reSt In Peace, davId BOwIe unique cultural fabric.
The death of David Bowie in January Markthalle neun, BIgger
7 started the year off on a terrible & Better tOurISM BOOM
note, but the outpouring of local tributes 4 Kreuzberg’s hotspot of food culture, With 12.4 million tourists visiting Berlin,
was some small consolation. In August, the 19th-century Markthalle neun market 12015 was the best year ever for the city’s
a memorial plaque was unveiled at hall (www.markthalleneun.de), renovated tourism industry, and 2016 kept that upward
hauptstr. 155, the Schöneberg building and expanded and is now better than trend going strong. The official numbers
where Bowie lived in the late 1970s. ever. There’s now a bigger café space, won’t be tabulated until next year, but figures
Normally the bureaucracy to put up such a a new chef whipping up lunches in the show that the total number of tourists to
plaque takes five years, Berlin’s mayor said, Kantine, and even more enticing market Berlin has more than doubled in the last
but in this case an exception was made. vendors. decade. Thanks for coming to visit us!

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