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Biarritz
France
DIALLING CODE
+33
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
London (LGW),
Lyon, Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €15.
The STAB runs
hourly from
7.30am–7.30pm.
Tickets: €1.50.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Baleak
(8 Rue du Centre,
tel: 05 5924 5857)
Acentrally located
restaurant with
friendly staff and good
home cooking.Try the
homemade potato
pureé accompanied
by a big steak.
EXCLUSIVE
L’Atelier
(18 Rue de
la Bergerie, tel: 05
5922 0937) The chef
Alexandre Bousquest
is a household name
in this part of the
world – this restaurant
is for serious
gourmands. Order
the sensational,Asian-
inspired, sweet-
and-sour duck
foie gras
beignets
(fritters), and take
your time choosing
from the excellent
wine list.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Le Ponton
(30
Avenue de La Milady,
tel: 05 5923 8303)
This chilled-out bar
and restaurant is
set inside the Hotel
Le Biarritz. Large
windows overlook the
fantastic Côtes des
Basques,making it
an ideal place to come
for an aperitif.
LATE & LIVELY
Belharra Barrio
Latino
(5 Rue du
Centre, tel: 05 5922
2194) ALatin bar
where you can enjoy
a party any night of
the week. Karaoke,
dancing, livemusic
and a wide selection
of tapas and cocktails
make this a popular
spot. If you can’t
dance, somebody
will teach you.
THIS MONTH
SEE
The 100-violin
Symphony Orchestra
of Budapest is playing
for one night only on
7 February at the
Gare du Midi, 23
Avenue Maréchal
Foch.Tickets cost
between €46 and €51
(tel: 08 9923 3585).
NOWAY!
Biarritz is the surfing
capital of Europe
and the setting for
the women’s Roxy
JamWorld Longboard
Championships.
Steve Bilsborough
TAXI
Berlin
Germany
DIALLING CODE
+49
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Agadir,
Amsterdam,Athens,
Barcelona, Basel-
Mulhouse, Bristol,
Brussels, Budapest,
Cagliari,Copenhagen,
Corfu,Crete
(Heraklion),Dubrovnik,
Geneva,Glasgow, Ibiza,
Lisbon, Liverpool,
London (LGW, LTN),
Lyon,Madrid,Majorca,
Málaga,Manchester,
Milan (MXP),Mykonos,
Naples,Nice,Olbia,
Paris (ORY), Pisa,
Rhodes, Rome,
Split,Tenerife,
Thessaloniki,Venice
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €35.
Express route
SXF1 runs to
Berlin Südkreuz.
Tickets: €6.
Catch the S-Bahn
or theAirport
Express.Tickets: €3.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Santa Maria
(170
Oranienstrasse) Santa
Maria was one of the
first of the newwave
of (i.e. real) Mexican
diners that crashed in
Berlin a few years ago.
Here you’ll munch on
tacos of every kind,
bursting burritos,
chilaquiles
–washed
down with authentic
tequila or mezcal.
UP TO €30
Bastard
(122Reichenberger
Strasse, tel: 0305482
1866)This relative
newcomer on the food
scene serves up amix
of tasty favouriteswith
noparticular national
affiliation.The pizzas
here often sport
peculiar toppings like
pumpkin andokra.The
ever-morphingdinner
menuwill typically
feature burgers,pork
and freshmussels.
UP TO €50
Gugelhof
(37
Knaackstrasse, tel:
030 442 9229) Some
of Berlin’s friendliest
waiters serve quality
Franco-German
cooking inspired by
theAlsace region in
a cosy down-to-earth
atmosphere. Everyone
comes to the
TAXI
neighbourhood’smost
reliable restaurant.
EXCLUSIVE
Restaurant Lorenz
Adlon
(Adlon Hotel,
77 Unter den Linden,
Mitte, tel: 030 2261
1111) This restaurant
is about as luxury as it
gets. Elaborate haute
cuisine creations,
the finest wines and
impeccable service
have earned this
gourmet heaven two
Michelin stars.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
The
Black Lodge
(6
Sanderstrasse)
Loosely themed
around the TV show
Twin Peaks
,The Black
Lodge isn’t just for
fans.A former pub has
been remodelled with
red velvet curtains,
zig-zag floors and
retro décor.
LIVE MUSIC
B-Flat
(13Rosenthaler
Strasse,Mitte, tel: 030
28386835)Astylish
jazz club featuring top-
notch international and
German acts nightly, as
well as plenty of local
talent.TheWednesday
jamsessions are free.
LATE & LIVELY
Monster Ronson’s
Ichiban Karaoke
(34
Warschauer Strasse,
tel: 030 8975 1327)
One of the world’s
maddest karaoke
clubs, with six private
booths, plus amain
stage featuring all
sorts of acts and DJs.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Victoriamet
Albert is a concept
store in Prenzlauer
Berg inspired by the
love of English queen
and her German
husband. It stocks a
charming selection of
fashion, accessories
and homeware
(81 Dunckerstrasse).
SEE
Every February
Berlin turns into
Tinseltown, as the
world’s movie industry
meets for the Berlin
Berlinale (9–19
February). Premieres
of Hollywood hits,
arthouse rarities and
everything in between
show (berlinale.de).
GO
Potsdamer Platz,
where the Berlin
Wall once stood, is
home to a number
of hidden gems: the
German FilmandTV
Museum, for one. For
the kids, the Legoland
Discovery Centre,
and don’t forget the
Berlin Philharmonic.
ESCAPE
The fashion
museum inSchloss
Meyenburg, a small
provincial palace an
hour and and a half’s
drive, is a gem.The
museumconsists of
the private collectionof
theownerJosefineEdle
vonKrepl: hundreds
of priceless dresses
and accessories from
the early 1900s to the
1970s are on show.
NOWAY!
Despite a reputation
for punctuality,Berlin’s
S-Bahn commuter
network, is notoriously
unreliable, causing
chaos in the capital
over the past two years.
exberliner.com
BetweenBerlin’s
trendiest districts,
thishotel fits inwith
acombinationof art,
musicandstate-of-
the-art amenities.
From€94,bookat
hotels.easyJet.com.
NHOW
HOTEL
★★★★
★
THE MOST FAMOUS
IRISH PUB IN BERLIN
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