Strasse

It is probably still frequented by former border guards from the nearby Bornholmer Strasse crossing point, which was the first to be breached when the Wall came down.

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• Wilmersdorfer Strasse 149, Charlottenburg, wilhelm-hoeck.deThe Alte Kolkschänke is a tiny, time-warp boozer in the Spandau Altstadt, and how the building in which it resides is still standing is a mystery.

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• Dresdener Strasse 122, Kreuzberg, +49 30 615 5560, wuergeengel.de.

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• Metzer Strasse 33, Prenzlauer Berg, metzer-eck.deThis snug little actors' bar next door to the Schiller Theatre has all the dramatic memorabilia one would expect, though the pool room at the back is a bit of a surprise.

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• Potsdamer Strasse 102, Tiegarten, +49 30 2575 9977, victoriabar.de.

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Before Potsdamer Strasse turned into a hip hangout, the Victoria Bar was first to bring a dash of class to the area.

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It's on the fringes of the Friedrichshain area, a 10- to 15-minute walk to Boxhagener Platz/Simon-Dache Strasse area but there's a bus-stop outside the building where the 240 will take you straight there in a few minutes.

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• Breisacher Strasse 1 +49 763 170390, krone-neuenburg.de.

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• Albrecht Achilles Strasse 18 +49 308 91 90 16, propeller-island.com .

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• Danziger Strasse 120 (on the corner with Greifswalder Strasse), Prennzlauer BergAround Berlin in 80 Beers by Peter Sutcliffe is out now (Cogan & Mater, £9.99, booksaboutbeer.com).

Around Berlin in 80 beers 2011