Between bagels and CSD, fashion sales and picnic performances, the city is full of places to sit, eat, watch, and take part. The bed sheet — an underrated piece of fabric. Once a childhood hiding place and Halloween costume, now a material with runway potential. Dutch label Martan turns discarded hotel linen into sculptural silhouettes. Their pieces have already made it to Cannes and the Berlinale, and now Kastanienallee. The Midsummer Sale (23.–26.07.) offers a chance to browse current looks, rare archive pieces, and one-off show creations. This Friday (25.07.), there’s another kind of fabric on display: the picnic blanket. With Picazza, Uncommon and Anne Bollinger transform Studio Hanniball into an Italian marketplace, complete with sparkling drinks from Bouche, a performance by food artist Chelsea Turowsky, and a piazza-like installation you can sit and snack on. The pop-up continues through July.
Also, a good place to sit: on a terrace, ideally with wine and a bagel. This Saturday (26.07.), 8000 Vintages and Bagel Broteam up for a casual afternoon of Georgian wines and loaded bagels — no reservation required. Or stop by Horváth on Paul-Lincke-Ufer, where Fetzn is serving their signature Japanese-style schnitzel sandos: fluffy milk bread, cranberry ketchup, melted mountain cheese. For vegetarians, there’s soft-serve and white wine spritzers. And if you want to sit down for something more political, Saturday (26.07.) is CSD. The motto: Never be silent again. Marching, dancing, standing up for each other — if Berlin is the city of openness we claim it to be, now’s the time to show it. For a quieter vantage point, Blush Berlin invites you to the rooftop of HKW for a community brunch and open-air party with music by Natalia Escobar, Kenza, and more. Ice cream and cold-pressed oils from Oil You Love, brunch by Sathutu. Tickets are limited, so be quick. Looking ahead to next week? Starting Thursday (31.07.), chef Grace Donley brings her pop-up to Le Petit Royal. Having cooked at Remi, Barra, and Otto, she presents a seasonal à la carte menu where oysters meet gooseberries, pistachio flirts with morel, and fig is never far. With wines from Weinhandlung Suff. Best shared between two or three.
Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Kwadwo Amfo, Blush, Camilo Galvis, Yoni Nimroad, Le Petit Royal, Janis Wetzel, Uncommon
Kastanienallee 43, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
Martan Pop-up 23.–26.06.2025 10–19h.
@martan.official
@lapcoffee_
Großbeerenstr.27A, 10963 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Wine & Bagels 26.07.2025 15–20h.
@bagelbro__berlin
@8000vintages_germany
Studio Hanniball, Pappelallee 15 10437 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map
Picazza, 26.–31.07.2025 13–19h. Opening 25.07.2025 18–22h.
@uncommon.bln
@annebellinger
@studio_hanniball
@booouuuche
@chelseaturowsky_
Restaurant Horvath, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 44A, 10999 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Fetzn Vol 1, 27.07.2025, from 12h.
Leipziger Straße/Charlottenstr., Berlin–Mitte; Route
47. Christopher Street Day 26.07.2025 opening 11h30.
@csd.berlin.pride
Weltwirtschaft, Kiosk am HKW, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin–Tiergarten; map
Blush 26.07.2025 14–22h.
@blush.berlin
@oyl.you.love
@discobar
@kenzalong
Le Petit Royal, Grolmannstr.59, 10623 Berlin–Charlotteburg; map
Grace Donley Pop-up 31.07.–03.08.2025. You can reserve your table here.
@gracedonley
@lepetit_royal
@weinhandlung.suff
