Markets are one of the easiest outings with kids: something to eat at every turn, toys and odd treasures to dig through, and usually a playground a few minutes' walk away. Berlin's range from a Sunday flea market to an organic farm with rare-breed pigs next to its Saturday stalls. Here's what we checked, from the Mauerpark flea market to Street Food Thursday at Markthalle Neun.
A large open-air flea market on the edge of Mauerpark, with roughly 400 to 450 stalls of secondhand clothes, furniture, records, lamps, jewelry, handmade goods and used toys. A food court in the middle has seating, so lunch fits between rounds of browsing.
Kids with a bit of pocket money can hunt for toys and old trinkets. It draws big crowds of locals and tourists, so keep young kids close.
Markthalle Neun is an 1891 market hall in Kreuzberg, one of 14 the city once ran. Inside are farmers' market stalls, a fish counter, bakeries, a butcher, cafés, open kitchens and a brewery in the cellar.
Kids can wander between the stalls, try snacks and watch food being made. Street Food Thursday, running since 2013, fills the hall with chefs who have no restaurant of their own.
Kollwitzplatz is a triangular square in Prenzlauer Berg ringed by late-1800s facades, with a playground and a bronze statue of the artist Käthe Kollwitz at its center.
On Thursdays about 40 stalls from Berlin and Brandenburg sell organic produce, cheese, bread, clay-oven pizza, waffles and soups. A Saturday market adds street food, jam, crafts and clothing. Kids can snack their way along the stalls, then run off to the playground.
Domäne Dahlem is a working organic farm and open-air museum on an old manor estate. It breeds endangered livestock: Red Höhenvieh cattle, German Saddleback pigs, Pomeranian sheep, longhaired goats, Konik and Exmoor ponies, and rare hens and ducks.
Kids can walk the fields and orchards and visit the Culinarium museum about food and farming. A farm shop and country inn sit by the courtyard.
Markets are one of the easiest outings with kids: something to eat at every turn, toys and odd treasures to dig through, and usually a playground a few minutes' walk away. Berlin's range from a Sunday flea market to an organic farm with rare-breed pigs next to its Saturday stalls. Here's what we checked, from the Mauerpark flea market to Street Food Thursday at Markthalle Neun.
A large open-air flea market on the edge of Mauerpark, with roughly 400 to 450 stalls of secondhand clothes, furniture, records, lamps, jewelry, handmade goods and used toys. A food court in the middle has seating, so lunch fits between rounds of browsing.
Kids with a bit of pocket money can hunt for toys and old trinkets. It draws big crowds of locals and tourists, so keep young kids close.
Markthalle Neun is an 1891 market hall in Kreuzberg, one of 14 the city once ran. Inside are farmers' market stalls, a fish counter, bakeries, a butcher, cafés, open kitchens and a brewery in the cellar.
Kids can wander between the stalls, try snacks and watch food being made. Street Food Thursday, running since 2013, fills the hall with chefs who have no restaurant of their own.
Kollwitzplatz is a triangular square in Prenzlauer Berg ringed by late-1800s facades, with a playground and a bronze statue of the artist Käthe Kollwitz at its center.
On Thursdays about 40 stalls from Berlin and Brandenburg sell organic produce, cheese, bread, clay-oven pizza, waffles and soups. A Saturday market adds street food, jam, crafts and clothing. Kids can snack their way along the stalls, then run off to the playground.
Domäne Dahlem is a working organic farm and open-air museum on an old manor estate. It breeds endangered livestock: Red Höhenvieh cattle, German Saddleback pigs, Pomeranian sheep, longhaired goats, Konik and Exmoor ponies, and rare hens and ducks.
Kids can walk the fields and orchards and visit the Culinarium museum about food and farming. A farm shop and country inn sit by the courtyard.
