Wednesday and Saturday Winterfeldtmarkt anchors the borough's food calendar, with a long-running gay village around Nollendorfplatz and Turkish counters on Goltzstrasse.
Double Eye in Berlin Schoeneberg has pulled the city's reference espresso since 2003; the tiny 6-cover counter has a perpetual morning queue from 08:00 weekdays.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: 6-cover counter only, takeaway is the move. Locals queue daily for the espresso macchiato.
Soluna Brot und Oel in Berlin Schoeneberg bakes organic Berlin-style sourdough loaves; the Bauernbrot and the dark rye are the room's signatures, the olive oil bottles share the shop.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The Bauernbrot sells out by 12:00 weekends; pre-order by phone for a guaranteed loaf.
Worth the queue: Bauernbrot
Wein und Vinos on Berlin's Akazienstrasse runs the city's Spanish-wine specialist with 400 bottles and a tapas-bar counter; the Rioja list and jamon iberico anchor the room.
Signature pour: Bodegas Muga Rioja Reserva by the glass
Wine focus: Spanish wines (focus on Rioja, Ribera, Priorat)
Food: Tapas and Spanish charcuterie
Tip: Closed Sunday. Walk-ups for the counter from 17:00; tables book a week ahead.
Vendemmia on Berlin's Akazienstrasse in Schoeneberg runs an Italian-only wine shop and bar with 600 bottles; the regional Italian-only by-the-glass list anchors the room.
Signature pour: Foradori Teroldego by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regional wines
Food: Antipasti and pasta
Tip: Closed Sunday. The shop side stays open later than the bar; takeaway bottles run a 20 percent corkage.
Lebensstern on Berlin's Kurfuerstenstrasse in Schoeneberg runs the city's most stocked rum bar with 1,500 bottles and 800 absinthes; the room sits above the cafe Einstein Stammhaus.
Signature drink: Hemingway Daiquiri
Food: Cheese boards
Tip: Walk-ups welcome but the room books fast on weekends; the rum tasting tray is the order.
Bar Bonvivant on Berlin's Goltzstrasse in Schoeneberg runs the city's reference vermouth bar with 50 bottles on the back wall; the cocktail list runs aperitif-led and Italian-classic.
Signature drink: House vermouth on the rocks
Food: Tapas and charcuterie
Tip: The walk-up bar takes early-evening crowds; the back booth seats four and books online a week ahead.
Stagger Lee on Berlin's Nollendorfstrasse in Schoeneberg runs a 1920s American whiskey bar with 200 bourbons; the music is bluegrass and country, the room is wood-panelled.
Signature drink: Bourbon Old Fashioned
Food: Snacks
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The bourbon tasting flight of three is the order to start.
Winterfeldtmarkt at Schoeneberg's Winterfeldtplatz is Berlin's largest weekly street market, with 120 stalls selling organic produce, artisan cheese, Brandenburg sausages and international street food every Saturday.