Originally Posted by notquiteaff

Agreed. I just spent four nights in Berlin last month, and it felt too short (even though it wasn’t my first visit, but the first in about ten years).

Originally Posted by bitterproffit

I am not a fine dining guy, so I usually grab a doner kabob or just sit at one of the outdoor plaza restaurants, or some fast casual in a train station.

I usually set aside 5-6 days for Berlin each visit. I rarely run out of things to do. Cologne also deserves 3-4 days as it is also a wonderful city to visit.

Next month, I will visit Dusseldorf for the first time for 2 days and then Berlin for 5 days (as well as 5 days in Stockholm and 3 in Helsinki).

Remember, you can always come back (it will be my 4th visit to Berlin).

Originally Posted by Askartus

Berlin itself could easily fill the whole 4 days imo and I am from Cologne and try to lure everyone here. Cologne and the surrounding areas (Bonn, Rhein river, Düsseldorf, Wuppertal, ...) may be worth another visit.
But if you consider going for Cologne as well: The train from Berlin to Cologne will take about 4 hours, if you take the fast "Sprinter ICE" which goes nonstop from Berlin-Spandau to Cologne.
For any more information about Cologne (we have a total of 17 Michelin starred restaurants - two 2 stars and fifteen 1 star - any much more to offer), feel free to post your questions.



My current favourites in Berlin are:
- Prism in Charlottenburg (1 star, levantine cuisine, one of our best dining experiences in the last 3-4 years, especially the service!) - https://www.prismberlin.de/english
- Dae Mon (had but lost 1 star, creative Korean cuisine, the favourite restaurant of my cousin´s Korean wife) - https://dae-mon.com/de/
- Dumpler Knödel Kitchen (traditional Czech, Italian and German dumplings) - DUMPLER: Knödel Imbiss Berlin Kreuzberg
- Maison Umamni (Izakaya with a nice twist and kind of creative menu) - https://umami-restaurants.de/
- Bandol sur mer (1 star, creative modern with a focus on vegetables) - https://www.bandolsurmer.de/en

To the list of things to see in Berlin, I would like to add the Zitadelle Spandau (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spandau_Citadel) which is a nice place to visit and explore.