Posts Tagged ‘Bergmannstrasse’
Q&A: Cynthia Barcomi
A Q&A with Berlin 'Baking Queen' Cynthia Barcomi American ex-pat Cynthia Barcomi moved to Berlin in 1985 as a professional dancer. She opened up her first cafe - Barcomi’s - in Kreuzberg's Bergmannstrasse in 1994, which sold her own roasted coffee blend and home made cakes. A few years later she followed up with her Mitte branch, set in a beautiful ivy-covered courtyard close to Hackeschermarkt. Cynthia has also written three cookbooks full of her wonderful baking recipes... Where [...]
Paasburg’s Weinhandlung
An unpretentious and well-priced wine warehouse hidden in Kreuzberg 61... Despite taking up a healthy 350 square meters of an old brewery in the heart of Kreuzberg 61, you’re unlikely to come across Paasburg unless you’re heading specifically for it. A mere thespian-lob from the excellent English Theatre on Fidicinstrasse, this low-key Weinhandlung is tucked away in a trade area behind the street's attractive Altbauten. Inside lie a wealth of wines and spirits from over 600 [...]
