r/askberliners

Hi! I’m travelling to Berlin with a group of friends (we’re all women in our mid-30s) at the beginning of October. We’re going to celebrate one of our birthdays, so we’re looking for some advice on Berlin’s nightlife!

We’re not really into techno or the whole drugs/club scene — we’d much rather have a few drinks, dance, and listen to music we can actually sing along to 😂
We’re also very interested in the queer/LGBTQ+ scene and would love to check out some places with a fun, welcoming atmosphere.

What bars, clubs or parties would you recommend for us? Any tips would be much appreciated! 🥂💃

Hi everyone! I’m looking for a Korean restaurant in Berlin that serves Yukhoe (육회) — the Korean-style raw beef dish, usually seasoned and served with things like pear, egg yolk, sesame oil, etc.

I’ve already tried Ariang and Hodori, and both do serve it, but I’d love to find some other alternatives and compare.

Does anyone know a place in Berlin that serves good Yukhoe? Preferably authentic Korean, but I’m open to any recommendations.

Thanks!

Hey there, im going to a Concert on Saturday. But I couldn’t find any good informations about a good park and ride parking spot near the autobahn while getting to Wuhlheide without switching trains. Maybe one of you know any place for me to park.

Hey everyone!

I'm looking to buy a bike but im overly confused by the different types of bike. I’ll mainly use it for getting around the city, commuting, and everyday rides.

What bike would you recommend for this budget?
Where in Berlin should I look for one?
Can I put my bag on it ?

I’m open to buying used. I was thinking about disc brakes, but I’m not sure if that’s realistic or necessary for < €300.
Would really appreciate recommendations for specific bike types/brands and places or shops to buy from.

Many Thanks !

I'm new to Berlin and I've just moved into a furnished apartment. I'm lucky that most things are already here, but I still need to buy some household things that I don't have. No furniture, but things like bedding, cushions, random cooking items, small electrical appliances like iron, toaster, food processor, etc.

Other than IKEA, which shops sell things like this at a reasonable price for decent quality stuff? I'm not looking for the cheapest possible options, but I don't need anything too fancy either.

I'm happy to buy appliances online (any recommendations for the best online stores?) but I'd want to buy the bedding, cushions and cooking stuff in person as I'm quite picky.

I have a C5/C6/C7 issue, with pain going from my neck into my left arm and tingling. I started physiotherapy as recommended by my orthopedist.

The problem is that the physio sessions seem to do almost nothing. He basically gives me a very gentle massage, and honestly, it makes me feel like the whole physiotherapy thing is a scam. What can you really achieve in 15–20 minutes?

The sessions are usually only 10–15 minutes: he rubs his fingers up and down a bit, and then it’s over. Yet you spend almost an hour getting there, finding an appointment that fits their schedule, etc.

Can anyone suggest something else? I’m wondering if I should be getting longer treatments, more targeted physiotherapy, sports medicine, manual therapy, or something similar. Surely there must be more that can be done than a 10–15 minute gentle massage.

to be honest, if I Learn this thing, I can be better than those physiotherapist.

I’m in Berlin, Neokolln and with tkk. What would you recommend? Thank you

We are early 20, late 20s/early thirties and early 40s. The youngest of us is moving to Berlin and we'll be at his place for the weekend. Any recommendations on parties/clubs worth visiting?

Hallo, ich weiss nicht, ob ich hier richtig bin.

Ich ziehe wahrscheinlich in 2 Monaten nach Berlin Steglitz und ich bereite den Umzug etc vor. Ich gehe davon aus, dass mein neuer Job 10-12 Stunden pro tag (hin und rueckfahrt einbegriffen) dauert und ich habe keinen Nerv dann noch zu putzen.

Meine Freundin wird wahrscheinlich Mitte Dezember nachziehen.

Wo findet man denn in Berlin eine Putzhilfe? Muss ich das spezifisch fuer Steglitz suchen oder wie laeuft das?

I need someone that has worked at Duo to pls chime in. Every time I go to this place, the workers seem like it’s their first day touching ice cream. Granted, I bet handling gelato is not easy! While the service is sub-par, it made me wonder: are these people maybe really tired of the long hours and infinite queue? Have they been trained enough or do they just get called whenever they need more support? The queue is partly so huge because the workers (whenever you’re lucky and there are 2 and not just 1), don’t seem to have a system to make things a bit more smooth. Anyways im just curious.

Edit: just to clarify, im not looking to criticize the workers, which is why I am wondering about the behind the scenes. Maybe calling the service sub-par was harsh, sorry about that. But if I’m consuming their product (that I know im not being forced to) I would like to know whether their employees are getting breaks during peak hours, proper training, etc.

From my understanding letters were mailed out on August 10th to eligible voters with instructions, voting venue etc.

I’m an EU citizen residing continuously in Berlin with Anmeldung since July 2025. I changed my address on June 1 2026 officially so all should be up to date. Nothing in my mailbox, either for me or my [also EU-national] partner, though.

Is this normal? Do I need to contact my Amt?

Edit: got both letters an hour after posting this! :) thanks to all those who replied

Hi,

I'm coming to Berlin on a trip next week and I was wondering where I could go to find some old USSR related items (pins, photos, etc)

Hi Guys

I was living on student visa in Germany for 2 year. Then it changed to job seeker visa - for past 5 months I am living in my home country and I remembered that my germany visa will expire if i am out of country for more than 6 months - so I was thinking (to keep it active) to visit germany for few days.

I wanted to ask will it make my visa valid for the next 6 months ? Will it work like this ? Do you have any other idea or suggestion for this ?

Hey! I'm an actor and theatre director in Spain, I'm in Berlin for a couple months and I'll love to see how the alternative scene here is. I've seen a lot about dance, but not that much about theatre, could anyone give me some recommendations?

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I arrived in Germany from India on July 10 for a job at Deutsche Bank. I get paid on the 15th of every month.

When I arrived, I didn't have my German tax ID yet, so I couldn't open a bank account to receive my salary. I received my tax ID toward the end of July, but opening an employee account with Deutsche Bank was expected to take more than two weeks. So, I opened a personal account with bunq and provided my IBAN to Deutsche Bank so they could process my salary.

I received my July and August salaries together in my bunq account on August 14, since August 15 was a Saturday and Deutsche Bank processed the payment early. The total salary payment was €5,700.

Before receiving my salary, there were also two relatively small transactions into my account:

- €670 from a friend for rent

- €300 reimbursement from Deutsche Bank for a work-related travel expense

On August 15, I initiated a €2,000 transfer from bunq to Wise to send money back to my parents in India. The transfer didn't go through over the weekend, so I assumed it would be processed on the next business day.

However, on Monday, my bunq account was blocked.

The bunq AI chatbot asked me to explain the source of my funds. I explained that the €5,700 was my salary from Deutsche Bank and provided everything it requested, including my payslips, passport, photo, and job description.

My documents were eventually approved, but my account is still blocked.

The situation is particularly frustrating because the €2,000 transfer to Wise hasn't gone through, and the remaining ~€3,600 in my bunq account is also completely frozen. So effectively, I currently have access to none of my money.

This is becoming quite stressful because I need the money for:

- I don't even have cash to buy groceries

- Next month's rent

- Bills and living expenses

- Most importantly, sending money to my parents in India. I borrowed money from them to finance my move to Germany, so I need to repay them. They need to pay their own mortgage payments and can't wait.

The bunq chatbot hasn't been helpful. It keeps giving me the same generic responses and doesn't provide a meaningful explanation or timeline for when my account will be unblocked.

TL;DR: I recently moved to Germany for a job at Deutsche Bank. I received €5,700 in salary into my bunq account. I then tried to transfer €2,000 to Wise to send money to my parents in India. The transfer didn't go through, and bunq subsequently blocked my account. I submitted payslips, passport, photo, and job details for the source-of-funds review, and my documents were approved, but my account is still frozen. The €2,000 transfer is stuck and I also can't access the remaining ~€3,600 balance. I urgently need the money for rent, bills, and my parents. Has anyone experienced this with bunq? What can I do to escalate this and get access to my money?

Hello everyone :) I’m looking for a good restaurant near humboldthain. We have a team event for work coming up, but everything I find on google is either too fancy or doesn’t look nice. Can someone recommend something? It should fit for a group of 11 people.

I am also looking for a breakfast spot in that area, but that’s seems easier to find 😄

I moved to Germany (Berlin) and now I need to pick an electricity provider for my appartment. I've already checked comparison sites, but there are so many options that I'm not sure what actually matters. Is there a real difference between providers or bacsically just about picking the cheapest kWh price?

I'm especially wondering about price guarantees and contract length, if there's actually good customers service and the first year bonuses (I've already read that switching every year is a pretty established thing and that it is an easy thing?)

Also, how do you differentiate between actual green energy and just green marketing?

Do you have any prociders you can recommend and what to avoid? Basically I'm hoping to figure out what to look out for before signing a contract.

Thanks!

So tomorrow is my friend birthday, she is vegetarian so we need to go to a vegetarian restaurant. Please if you know any good vegetarian restaurants here in Berlin list them below.
Thank you very much.