Addressing the metropolis.

The standard Berlin business idea isn't made to fit your standard drawer. So any business directory of Germany's capital city has to be somewhat … eclectic. And more often than not, what you need is just round the corner – so check out your own "Kiez" first! berlinaut. invites you to navigate around Berlin away from the familiar mainstream. And whether you've found what you're looking for or just think we're talking the wrong categories – simply mail us at berlinaut. Thanks!

 fashion

The typical Berlin style? Principally different! Around 350 Berlin designers and fashion makers, flagship stores, leading brands and international fashion names facilitate new discoveries – everyday! >>>

• Berlin designers

• for children

• happily pregnant

• tailor-made

• lingerie

• men only

• women only

 accessoires

What Berliners and New Yorkers have in common? Running around in flat shoes outside, with their pumps for indoors in a bag. And on both sides of the pond people can never get enough of all those accessories >>>

• shoes

• bags & boxes

• hats & caps

• costume jewellery

• haberdashery

• typically Berlin

 interior design

When the real cold starts to bite, Berlin retreats into its own four walls. The city streets might be streaked with gray, but inside it's time to give interiors a freestyle makeover, and mix in designer art, new colors, and material rejuvenation! >>>

• living room

• bedroom

• kitchen

• everything under one roof

• lighting

• accessoires

• retro style

• flowers

• antiques

• consultancy

 arts + crafts

Handmade not mass-produced: Berlin's market for handmade goods is on the up (again). From top-to-toe tailor-made clothing to hurdy-gurdies or pewter figures >>>

• printing

• papeteries

• gold + silversmiths

• shoe-maker/shoe-repair

• modiste

• tailors

• handicraft

 digital

The knowledge capital is only as good as its new media providers: latest computer trends, intelligent software, the digitalized world – future technologies are one of Berlin's special products >>>

• digital photography

• hardware

• software

• music

• consulting professionals

 food + drink

Home or away? Wherever it is you long to be – you can cook it! No matter how exotic the spice or foreign the food, you can find it in Berlin. Even down to regional specialties from southern Germany, fresh every day - made in Berlin >>>

• bread

• butter + cheese

• meat

• fruit + vegetables

• rice

• pasta

• kosher food

• sweets

• coffee tea

 food culture

For some, it's an event – others just want to get to know something new: the recent years have seen the launch of quite a number of companies specializing in food in Berlin. And their success shows they're doing the right thing – in the right place! >>>

• cookery schools

• wein seminars

• pots + pans

• tableware

 bio + organic

Berlin by the Wall was green enough to have dedicated biotypes. But today's ecological services in the city play in a different league, a genuine factor in Berlin's economy... >>>

• organic food

• ecological living

• ecological fashion

• ecological consulting

• ecological technology + technical science

 music + media

Jazz, Indie, rock/pop or blues – and if it's unplayable, it ain't played. In Berlin, music, movie and printed word aficionados can indulge (almost) around the clock >>>

• enjoying music

• performing music

• books

• comic books

• video/DVD

 casual

Keen experimenters in search of new trends: When it comes to sports, the modern metropolis dweller wants to - and can – try it all. And if the mountain's vanished, it just gets replaced… >>>

• on the water

• on the road

• in the sky

• in the mountains

• in open fields and meadows

• watching

 health + beauty

First impressions can be deceptive. But Berliners totally care about the way they look. Everyday men and women visit their essential hair and face artists, or tune in to their personal trainers, making sure their appearance really does it … first time, every time >>>

• hairdressers

• beauty + style

• sauna + spa

• fitness

 discover Berlin

Of course, you can just buy a city map and head off … but it's better to get expert tips on discovering Berlin! And then even genuine locals can learn something new about their city >>>

• guided tours

• by boat

• by bike

• by bus/train

• something else

 galleries

Berlin loves superlatives: And it has the highest number of art galleries in Europe, with around 300 professional galleries regularly putting on shows. That takes quite some creative input – generated by around 4500 artists >>>

• Berlin artist

• international artists

• photographie

• grafic design

• sculptures + objects

 on the stage

When it comes to theatre and opera, the Berliners love to get nostalgic. But the major houses have long stopped playing to packed houses night after night. There is just too much happening in the theatre and dance scene >>>

• traditional

• for children

• everything hipe

• experimental

• dance ballet

• small and smart

 multiculti

An international metropolis. Berlin is home to people from over 180 countries and has a long tradition as a multi-cultural center – a real powerhouse of innovation in the market for fresh and crazy ideas >>>

• turkish

• russian

• polish

• asian

• scandinavian

• american

 typically Berlin

You can't properly translate "Kiez" by city quarter. A "Kiez" is more than just a geographical location around a particular street. It's a flavor, a style, the best place to be – where Berliners feel at home in the big, wide world of their city >>>

• typically Charlottenburg

• typically Schöneberg

• typically Friedrichshain

• typically Kreuzberg

• typically Mitte

• typically Prenzlauer Berg

• queer Berlin

 children

There are still out there – the chutzpah kids, not prepared to put up with just anything yet curious about everything. And that exactly why kids are welcome guests in lots of institutions, shops and restaurants… >>>

• museums

• theatre

• caring (for others)

• shopping

• aktive + creative

• dinning out

• kindergardens

• private education

 miscellaneous

The only place the world neatly runs from A to Z is in an encyclopedia: Berliners don't think in those kind of terms. Often their products and projects are inter-disciplinary or just plain unique. And berlinaut. is creating a dedicated space for all of them. Just let us know it's for you! >>>

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