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Lakes & swim · Grunewald, Berlin
A forest lake at the edge of the Grunewald with several small sandy dog beaches and swimming access. It sits inside Berlin's largest continuous off-leash dog exercise area.
The single best dog swimming destination in Berlin, combining forest trails and lake beaches.
visitBerlin's official dog page notes there is a dog beach at Grunewaldsee where four-legged friends can let off steam in forest and water; berlin.de identifies the surrounding area as the largest continuous dog exercise area in the city. Hours were not published in the material reviewed.
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No photo yetA long-running Prenzlauer Berg cafe and flower shop on Kollwitzstrasse, known for its large Berlin breakfast and cakes. Coffee, cakes, crepes and full meals are served indoors and on a terrace shaded by an old plane tree, and it remains a neighbourhood institution near Kollwitzplatz.
Berlin's largest contiguous off-leash area, spread across the Grunewald forest in the south-west of the city. Inside the signed boundaries dogs may run free along forest trails, and the Grunewaldsee is the only lake in Berlin officially open to dog swimming.
Berlin's oldest beer garden, founded in 1837, set in a chestnut-shaded courtyard with more than 600 seats. It pours house-brewed Prater pilsner alongside sausages, schnitzel and pretzels, and an indoor restaurant serves a fuller German menu year-round.
