A fixture of the Nollendorfplatz scene since the 1980s, Café Berio is a big, comfortable Viennese-style coffee house that has long been a daytime anchor of Schöneberg's gay village. Marble-topped tables, cakes under glass, newspapers on racks, and a broad pavement terrace that fills the moment the sun is out.
It works equally well for a leisurely breakfast, an afternoon slice of cake, or a coffee between bars in the evening. Unpretentious, reliably busy, and welcoming to everyone — a good first stop for getting the measure of the neighbourhood.