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Berlin is not a city - Berlin is a feeling. Anyone who moves here or relocates within Berlin knows that no two neighborhoods are the same. From elegant to alternative, from green to loud - Berlin has a neighborhood to suit every lifestyle.
Are you looking for an apartment in Berlin or are you planning your move to a new home? We'll show you the eight most beautiful districts in Berlin, where it's not only good to live, but also wonderful to arrive. At the end, you'll also find out how Helferei 's local helpers can make your move, furniture assembly and installation or the final cleaning for the handover easier.
📍 District: Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf | West Berlin
Charlottenburg stands for time-honored facades, wide streets and a pace all of its own. Anyone who loves old apartments and wants to live away from the hustle and bustle will find their home here. Popular residential areas are around the Lietzensee lake, Wilmersdorfer Strasse and Charlottenburg Palace Park.
Ideal for: Families, professionals who like style & tranquillity.
Plus points: Good infrastructure, close to City West, many parks, cafés & cultural facilities.
📍 District: Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg | East Berlin
Friedrichshain is a district that attracts young people, creatives and expats in particular. If you want to live in the heart of the action, this is the place to be. Life pulsates around Boxhagener Platz: Pubs, international food spots, coworking spaces and vintage stores characterize the streetscape. At the same time, the nearby Volkspark Friedrichshain offers a green oasis to take a deep breath. Friedrichshain is a good mix of urban life, good infrastructure and a comparatively large number of shared flats!
Ideal for: Students, young professionals and anyone who wants to experience Berlin at its liveliest.
Plus points: Nightlife, flea markets and comparatively inexpensive restaurants and pubs scattered throughout the neighborhood.
📍 District: Pankow | North East Berlin
"Prenzlberg", as it is affectionately known, is a prime example of Berlin's old neighborhood with cafés, boutiques and organic food stores. Life is particularly good around Kollwitzplatz, Hufelandstraße and Mauerpark - and a little quieter than a few years ago.
Ideal for: Families, couples or creative people on a budget feel at home in P-Berg.
Plus points: Lots of playgrounds & daycare centers, wide streets, weekly markets with local produce and great public transport connections with the BVG and the Ringbahn directly in the neighborhood!
📍 District: Neukölln | South East Berlin
Neukölln is one of Berlin's most exciting districts - a colorful mix of old Berlin neighborhoods, international influences and lots of creative energy. Whether around Richardplatz, in Schillerkiez or along Weisestraße: this is where Arab supermarkets meet cultural projects, start-ups and hip bars. Tempelhofer Feld invites you to go for a walk, skate or have a picnic and gives the densely populated district a feeling of space.
Ideal for: Neukölln is particularly popular with expats, students at Berlin's universities and young Berliners.
Plus points: Rents in Neukölln are still cheaper than in many other Berlin districts. But prices are rising here too - if you come now, you have a good chance of finding affordable housing.
📍 District: Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg | Zentrum-Süd
Kreuzberg is loud, lovable and a true original among Berlin's districts. Urban life pulsates between Oranienstraße, Landwehrkanal and Bergmannkiez - with street art on every corner, kebab stalls, an eventful history and an open political stance. Kreuzberg has always been a melting pot of cultures, a home for activists, artists and people who want to make a difference. Today, you can find alternative cafés, cultural venues, numerous restaurants and start-ups in Kreuzberg's backyards and a scene that deliberately defies clichés. If you really want to feel Berlin, you will end up in Kreuzberg sooner or later.
Ideal for: Long-established Berliners, political activists, creatives and artists, hipsters and digital nomads as well as the international community.
Plus points: In Kreuzberg today, street art meets start-up culture, kebab stands meet vegan cafés, clubbers meet families with a history of migration - an incomparable melting pot of urban life with a strong political and cultural identity.
📍 District: Mitte / Wedding | Nordwestberlin
In recent years, Wedding has quietly developed into one of Berlin's most exciting districts. While other neighborhoods have long since been gentrified, Wedding still offers space to breathe - and to discover. In Sprengelkiez or around Leopoldplatz, you will find beautiful old buildings, a growing café and cultural scene and real Berlin neighborhood life. Wedding is not loud, but real - and that is precisely why it is so attractive for anyone who wants to feel a little more of the "old Berlin" as it used to be.
Ideal for: Berliners with a taste for real neighborhood life.
Plus points: Inexpensive, colorful, authentic, up-and-coming, but still laid-back and comparably relaxed - it will be a while before Berlin's gentrification also takes hold in Wedding.
📍 District: Treptow-Köpenick | Südost Berlin
It's almost like living on vacation here - with the Spree, forests, Plänterwald, Müggelsee and idyllic residential areas in Alt-Treptow or around the old town of Köpenick. Anyone who loves water will feel at home here. It's ideal for nature lovers, families and those seeking peace and quiet. And if you are looking for some action in Treptow-Köpenick, you can embark on an exciting journey through time in the Spreepark, the former "Kulturpark Plänterwald" and let your nostalgia run free among dilapidated rides and dinosaur figures.
Ideal for: Nature fans, sports enthusiasts, families with children and anyone who likes things quieter.
Plus points: Huge green spaces, close to the water, perfect cycle paths, friendly environment, charming old buildings.
📍 District: Tempelhof-Schöneberg | Central location in the southwest
Schöneberg combines Berlin history with an urban lifestyle. Here, Wilhelminian-style architecture meets queer culture, weekly markets meet trendy cafés. The neighbourhood around Nollendorfplatz is colourful, tolerant and characterized by an open community, while Viktoria-Luise-Straße and Bayerischer Platz are quieter and more dignified.
Ideal for: Culture lovers, young families, young professionals, the LGBTQ+ community, city dwellers with a sense of style
Plus points: A wide range of restaurants, excellent public transport connections, green spaces such as Rudolph Wilde Park and an exciting history as the former home of Marlene Dietrich and David Bowie, among others.
Moving in Berlin can be chaotic - from furniture transportation, carrying help or furniture assembly to the IKEA visit and the final cleaning for the handover of the apartment.
The good news: With the Helferei it's stress-free! Our local helpers will support you with carrying, repairing, assembling or cleaning - flexible, fairly paid and always on account.
Whether you're moving into a shared flat in Neukölln, into an old building in Charlottenburg or have found a trendy new home in Prenzlauer Berg - we're there when and where you need help.
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