Nathanja & Heinrich

This expansive corner café and bar hidden away on a Neukölln backstreet is well worth the detour from Weserstraße to get there. Arguably the best bar in a neighborhood known for them, Nathanja & Heinrich’s leafy exterior, soft lighting, and large windows that open out on warm nights make it an ideal spot to while away your evenings. It’s open from midday until 2 or 3am, and at night, this café-by-day shapeshifts into a cocktail bar. Hordes of locals descend onto Nathanja come dusk, with tables taken up by big groups chatting into the early hours. The martinis are the main draw here—even served dirty, they’re clean, crisp, and chilled—and you can easily sink more than you’ll thank yourself for the next day. It fills up quickly, but there’s a lot of (smoking or non-smoking) seating, so you shouldn’t have to wait long to get a table.