Guidebook for Berne
Food Scene
Lötschsberg is a great restaurant serving a fresh daily menu. They have a great beer and wine selection, awesome cheese, a kids' menu and and an appealing atmosphere.
Zeughausgasse 16
16 ZeughausgasseLötschsberg is a great restaurant serving a fresh daily menu. They have a great beer and wine selection, awesome cheese, a kids' menu and and an appealing atmosphere.
Okay, you get a two-for-one here. The Bear Park is here and a fun fresh restaurant serving a casual menu and micro-brewed beer! Great patio and view!
Grosser Muristalden 6
Okay, you get a two-for-one here. The Bear Park is here and a fun fresh restaurant serving a casual menu and micro-brewed beer! Great patio and view!
Great food, especially the pizza, cozy atmosphere, reasonable prices. Only about 1 minute from our front door! Reservation recommended.
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Da Bucolo
10 AmthausgasseGreat food, especially the pizza, cozy atmosphere, reasonable prices. Only about 1 minute from our front door! Reservation recommended.
Comfortable interior, good coffee, don't forget to visit their Einstein au Jardin at the Münsterplattform as well!
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Einstein Café & bel étage
49 KramgasseComfortable interior, good coffee, don't forget to visit their Einstein au Jardin at the Münsterplattform as well!
Starbucks
18 WaaghausgasseThere is also a Starbucks at the train station.
Harmonie
3 HotelgasseTraditional Swiss Cuisine right next door.
Bread à porter AG
74 MünstergasseBakery, right outside our front door, once owned by our family! Open early.
The service and food are excellent. The decor in the back room is old Bern through and through, very charming. The menu is diverse and has something for everyone.
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Postgasse
48 PostgasseThe service and food are excellent. The decor in the back room is old Bern through and through, very charming. The menu is diverse and has something for everyone.
Colonial Bar
11 Kornhauspl.This is the best coffee in the Altstadt!
Very historic Fondue restaurant in the lower old town! CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS UNTIL NOVEMBER 2018!
Kloetzlikeller
62 GerechtigkeitsgasseVery historic Fondue restaurant in the lower old town! CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS UNTIL NOVEMBER 2018!
Migros is large grocery. The main floor is general grocery fare, downstairs is personal items, clothing and baby supplies. On the top floor is Denner, where you can purchase tobacco and alcohol.
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Migros Restaurant
46 MarktgasseMigros is large grocery. The main floor is general grocery fare, downstairs is personal items, clothing and baby supplies. On the top floor is Denner, where you can purchase tobacco and alcohol.
A beautiful terrace in the warmer months and a very good lunch menu offered daily. Give a try and let us know what you think. UNDER RENOVATIONS until summer 2019
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Casino Bern
1 Casinopl.A beautiful terrace in the warmer months and a very good lunch menu offered daily. Give a try and let us know what you think. UNDER RENOVATIONS until summer 2019
We like this small Thai restaurant because it is run by a mom, sister and daughter group. Nothing better than home cooked Thai food. The service is good but the food may take a little while if busy.
Pad Thai Restaurant und Take Away
39 GerechtigkeitsgasseWe like this small Thai restaurant because it is run by a mom, sister and daughter group. Nothing better than home cooked Thai food. The service is good but the food may take a little while if busy.
Satellite of the larger cafe up the road with stunning views and in the park setting of the Münster Plattform.
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Einstein au Jardin
5 MünsterplattformSatellite of the larger cafe up the road with stunning views and in the park setting of the Münster Plattform.
Essentials
Egli
ChristoffelunterführungGluten free items, natural cosmetics, etc...In the mall of the train station.
Migros is large grocery. The main floor is general grocery fare, downstairs is personal items, clothing and baby supplies. On the top floor is Denner, where you can purchase tobacco and alcohol.
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Migros Supermarkt
2 KappelenringMigros is large grocery. The main floor is general grocery fare, downstairs is personal items, clothing and baby supplies. On the top floor is Denner, where you can purchase tobacco and alcohol.
Grocery store is downstairs, clothing, make-up, souvenirs, adapters, even concert tickets can be found on the ground floor and upstairs. A larger Coop can be found on Aarbergergasse.
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Coop City Marktgasse
24 MarktgasseGrocery store is downstairs, clothing, make-up, souvenirs, adapters, even concert tickets can be found on the ground floor and upstairs. A larger Coop can be found on Aarbergergasse.
Sightseeing
I-Einstein House
49 KramgasseEinstein's Bern apartment and is also a museum.
Once a pit that housed the bears, it is now a beautiful hillside parkland for the bears. The pit remains, however and the gift shop is now down in the pit.
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I-Bear Pit
4 Grosser MuristaldenOnce a pit that housed the bears, it is now a beautiful hillside parkland for the bears. The pit remains, however and the gift shop is now down in the pit.
Our street's namesake, climb the tower for 5 CHF for 360 degree views on two different levels, high, and higher. Visit the churchyard afterward for a coffee or to play in the sandbox.
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Berner Münster
1 Münsterpl.Our street's namesake, climb the tower for 5 CHF for 360 degree views on two different levels, high, and higher. Visit the churchyard afterward for a coffee or to play in the sandbox.
You can take a tour of this famous clock tower, book your tour at the tourist office at the train station!
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Zytglogge
1 Bim ZytgloggeYou can take a tour of this famous clock tower, book your tour at the tourist office at the train station!
Rosengarten
31b Alter AargauerstaldenBeautiful gardens overlooking the entire Old City
Arts & Culture
Beautiful building housing the largest collection of art by Paul Klee. Children can enjoy a daily art project atelier for a small fee. Multiple languages. The cafe is also great in the large atrium.
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Zentrum Paul Klee
3 Monument im FruchtlandBeautiful building housing the largest collection of art by Paul Klee. Children can enjoy a daily art project atelier for a small fee. Multiple languages. The cafe is also great in the large atrium.
A great museum with an eclectic collection of well known masters as well as contemporary showings of modern artists. Try the desserts in the café, mmmm.
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Kunstmuseum
8 HodlerstrasseA great museum with an eclectic collection of well known masters as well as contemporary showings of modern artists. Try the desserts in the café, mmmm.
Perfect for kids of all ages, interactive, hands on exhibits about communications and technology, don't miss this one if you have kids. Multiple language displays. We recommend 2-3 hours.
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Museum of Communication
16 HelvetiastrassePerfect for kids of all ages, interactive, hands on exhibits about communications and technology, don't miss this one if you have kids. Multiple language displays. We recommend 2-3 hours.
This is the 2nd largest museum in Switzerland and house a vast historical collection from all over Bern. A must see! There is also an extensive Einstein collection housed in this museum.
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I-Bern Historical Museum - Einstein Museum
5 Helvetiapl.This is the 2nd largest museum in Switzerland and house a vast historical collection from all over Bern. A must see! There is also an extensive Einstein collection housed in this museum.
Shopping
Information about all the outdoor market spots and dates. Including the Münstergasse Market on our street!
Markt Waisenhausplatz
WaisenhausplatzInformation about all the outdoor market spots and dates. Including the Münstergasse Market on our street!
This multi-floor department store has higher end clothing collections, gifts, and a lovely grocery in a lower floor.
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GLOBUS Bern Warenhaus
17 SpitalgasseThis multi-floor department store has higher end clothing collections, gifts, and a lovely grocery in a lower floor.
Getting Around
All things public transit can be found here. Including the Lost and Found for busses and trams.
BERNMOBIL Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Bern
All things public transit can be found here. Including the Lost and Found for busses and trams.