I stumbled upon this festival quite randomly while venturing out in search of a bite to eat. The…read morefestival stretches for about a mile along Karl-Marx-Allee in Friedrichshain. The crowds were well-behaved in the early afternoon, and the festival was clean and well-organized. There were tons of trash cans but not enough recycling bins, which was a problem because it took a bit of hunting around to find a place to deposit an empty bottle. There was ample seating, a few stages with reasonably entertaining musical acts, and ample available portapotties. I tried small samples of three beers (about .2L of each) and didn't end up finding any I liked, which is strange because I really enjoy beer. I also noticed that many of the beers here were brands that you could find anywhere in Berlin at any time, like Weihenstephaner, Köstritzer (which is delicious, but still), and so on. However there were a few more unusual options like Ghanaian beers brewed with mango or banana, Guinness bottled for the African market, and, available from a Scottish vendor, beer brewed with seaweed. So you can get a bit more adventurous if you like. I did not wish to drink very much but if you want to sample a lot of beers, you can buy the festival "Probierkrug" which is a .2L mug, and the folks at the beer stands will pour out small tasting portions into that mug. But what I was mostly looking for was something tasty to eat that I didn't have to prepare myself. I tried some Dutch poffertjes for the first time--they are like silver dollar pancakes, and they were served with powdered sugar and orange liqueur poured over top. I also had a venison bratwurst, which was quite good although not very distinct in flavor from its porcine counterpart. For my husband, I procured a ham sandwich (the ham was moist, delicately smoked, and not overly salty) and a burger (125g of well-done beef with ham, sundried tomatoes, red onions, dill pickles, and lettuce on a rye bun). He enjoyed both of the sandwiches very much. So oddly enough, I would sooner recommend this festival for the food options than for the liquid ones. The festival is definitely not worth making a special trip to Berlin for, but that being said I could think of far worse ways to spend an afternoon if you are here in the city and I do think it was well done.

Can't wait for the Berlin Beer Festival this August. Was there last year and had a great time on…read morethe Friday and Saturday. The beer selection is unlike anything I've seen before, I think I only managed about halfway down before my beer goggles were out of focus. There are so many different beers to choose from, it's difficult to know where to begin. It has just about every beer you know available on draught, key areas being, Germany, Belgian, Czech, British, Asian. You can buy a small glass at either end of the festival which you can use for the beer or you can just be served the glass which was made for that particular beer. You pay a deposit to do this though but get your money back when the glasses are returned. There are also lots of good stalls to eat and bands playing music. If you enjoy drinking beer and a party atmosphere then you should definitely schedule the berlin beer festival in your diary.

Wunderschöne Location, sehr nette Mitarbeiter, einen Punkt-Abzug gibt es wegen der unfreundlichen…read moreConcierges, die, obwohl wir ( zum Fotoshooting) angemeldet waren, sich sehr wichtig vorkamen und uns ziemlich angeschnauzt haben, da wir mit Taxi vorfahren mußten

just an average ... it was pretty pricey and to be honest more than 50% of the shops there were not…read morethat good. Some of them were amazing but the average would be just mediocre. A bit crowded as well and pretty far and in the middle of nowhere.

I LOVE THIS PLACE! Amazing food, tons of option - I couldn't ask for more. This most recent time…read morethat I went I got paella and sangria, dumplings and of course a green tea ice cream. I have an extreme amount of photos of this place and love coming back here for a bit with friends. Get there before 7 or else it gets packed and you have to wait forever in line for food. First time I came here and I saw Kavita (the woman who started SFT) and had a really big fangirl moment. She is beyond cool and I am so glad there is a Street Food Thursday in Berlin!!

From the owner: Wir haben immer eine ausgelassene Stimmung, den geilsten Club der Stadt mit 360 º View über Berlin…read moreund natürlich die Besten Dj's der Hauptstadt

It used to be a nice event, but it has become just expensive to get in (in relation to what you get…read moreoffered for the entrance fee), and somewhat boring. I wanted to prevent having to wait, so I bought online tickets in advance. 7 Euros. On a good day, you can visit a movie theater and watch a movie for that kind of money. When I arrived, and went to the entrance, I was told that I had to wait in line. So what's the user to buy an online ticket then? That's inexplicable to me. When inside, my companion and I did not even find it very crowded (at the entrance, they told us that the place was so crowded that they closed the entry and we had to wait until we could get in. Inside, just two floors of the venue were open. I remember that it used to be much bigger, maybe not last year, when it was at Cank as well, but in the previous venues. The shops that were there were as nice and diverse as every year. It was just too few of them, I think.