Potsdam: what to see and where to eat

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Things to see

  • Sanssouci Palace

    W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0

    palace

    Sanssouci Palace

    Palace in Brandenburg, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Potsdam Charlottenhof, about 18 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • Cecilienhof

    ernstol / CC BY-SA 3.0

    palace

    Cecilienhof

    historic Prussian palace and museum in Potsdam, Germany

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  • astronomical observatory

    Einstein Tower

    astrophysical observatory in Potsdam, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

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  • Glienicke Bridge

    Uwca at German Wikipedia / Public domain

    steel bridge

    Glienicke Bridge

    bridge over the Havel river near Potsdam

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  • Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin

    A.Savin / CC BY-SA 3.0

    botanical garden

    Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin

    Botanical garden and museum located in Berlin

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Botanischer Garten, about 13 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • palace

    New Palace

    Palace in Sanssouci, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

    We-Mo 10:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-02-12

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Potsdam Park Sanssouci, about 12 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • mosque

    Berlin Mosque

    mosque in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Fehrbelliner Platz, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 20 km from the city centre

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  • citadel

    Spandau Citadel

    one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe

    Mo-Su 10:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2023-08-21

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Altstadt Spandau, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 19 km from the city centre

    Map

  • Babelsberg Palace

    PodracerHH / CC BY 3.0

    château

    Babelsberg Palace

    palace in Potsdam, Germany

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  • Orangery Palace

    Arild Vågen / CC BY-SA 3.0

    château

    Orangery Palace

    Palace in the Sanssouci Park of Potsdam, Germany

    May-Oct Tu-Su 10:00-17:45; PH open; Apr-Apr Sa-Su 10:00-17:30 OpenStreetMap, written 2023-11-06

    Admission Not checked

    Map

  • Brücke Museum

    GodeNehler / CC BY-SA 4.0

    art museum

    Brücke Museum

    museum in Berlin, Germany

    11:00-17:00; Tu off OpenStreetMap, written 2022-08-25

    Admission Not checked

    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • Glienicke Palace

    Suse / CC BY-SA 3.0

    château

    Glienicke Palace

    palace in Berlin, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Park Glienicke - Krughorn, about 18 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • Funkturm Berlin

    Eva K. / Eva K. / CC BY-SA 2.5

    observation tower

    Funkturm Berlin

    radio tower in Berlin

    Mo 10:00-20:00; Tu-Su 10:00-23:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2023-03-03

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Berlin Central Bus Station, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • Charlottenhof Palace

    Rictor Norton / CC BY 2.0

    palace

    Charlottenhof Palace

    palace in Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany

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    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Potsdam Charlottenhof, about 12 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Brandenburg Gate

    Arild Vågen / CC BY-SA 3.0

    triumphal arch

    Brandenburg Gate

    triumphal arch in Potsdam, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Potsdam Charlottenhof, about 17 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Pfaueninsel

    E-W / CC BY-SA 3.0

    island

    Pfaueninsel

    island in the River Havel in Berlin, Germany

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  • château

    Marmorpalais

    château in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

    May-Oct: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00; Nov-Mar: Sa,Su,PH 10:00-16:00; Apr: Sa,Su,PH 10:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2024-05-22

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Cecilienhof - Meierei, about 17 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • Museum Barberini

    Mehman Ibragimov / CC BY-SA 4.0

    museum building

    Museum Barberini

    art museum in Potsdam

    We-Mo,PH 10:00-19:00; Tu off; Th[1] 10:00-21:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-06-21

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-06-21

    Map

  • garrison church

    Garrison Church

    church building in Potsdam, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-02-01

    Map

  • Jagdschloss Grunewald

    Superbass / CC BY-SA 4.0

    château

    Jagdschloss Grunewald

    hunting lodge and art museum

    Nov-Mar Sa,Su,PH 10:00-16:00; Apr-Oct Tu-Su 10:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-06-20

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-06-20

    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • Church of the Redeemer

    A.Savin / CC BY-SA 3.0

    church building

    Church of the Redeemer

    church in Potsdam, Germany

    Mar-Oct: Tu-Th 11:00-15:30; Fr-Su 11:00-16:00; May-Aug: Tu-Th 11:00-18:00; Fr-Su 11:00-17:00; Nov-Jan: Sa,Su,PH 11:00-15:30 OpenStreetMap, written 2024-07-23

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Sacrow - Heilandskirche, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • St. Nicholas' Church

    Konstantindegeer / CC BY-SA 4.0

    church building

    St. Nicholas' Church

    church building in Potsdam, Germany

    Mo-Su 10:00-19:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-05-27

    Admission Not checked

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  • Jagdschloss Glienicke

    Manfred Brückels / CC BY-SA 3.0

    château

    Jagdschloss Glienicke

    hunting lodge in Berlin

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    Admission Not checked

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  • Belvedere on the Pfingstberg

    Kemmi.1 / CC BY-SA 3.0

    museum

    Belvedere on the Pfingstberg

    World Heritage Site in Germany

    Mar,Nov PH,Sa,Su 10:00-16:00; Apr-Oct PH,Mo-Su 10:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2024-02-24

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Cecilienhof - Meierei, about 13 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church

    A.Savin / CC BY-SA 3.0

    eastern orthodox church building

    Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church

    church in Potsdam

    09:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2023-11-09

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Cecilienhof - Meierei, about 18 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • city gate

    Nauener Tor

    city gate in Potsdam, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

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  • Grunewald Tower

    Times / CC BY-SA 3.0

    tower

    Grunewald Tower

    observation tower in Berlin, Germany

    Oct-Apr 11:00-18:00; Nov-Mar 10:00-22:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-06-01

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-06-01

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Fährstation Lindwerder, about 19 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • Bierpinsel

    Marek Śliwecki / CC BY-SA 4.0

    tower

    Bierpinsel

    restaurant tower in Berlin-Steglitz, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Schloßstraße, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz

    A.Savin / CC BY-SA 3.0

    performing arts center

    Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz

    theatre in the Wilmersdorf district of Berlin, Germany

    Mo-Sa 11:00-18:30; Su 15:00-18:30 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-03-31

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Adenauerplatz, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 20 km from the city centre

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  • Antique Temple

    Paul Odörfer / CC BY-SA 3.0

    mausoleum

    Antique Temple

    mausoleum in Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Potsdam Park Sanssouci, about 14 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • Sanssouci Picture Gallery

    Raimond Spekking / CC BY-SA 4.0

    art museum

    Sanssouci Picture Gallery

    art museum in Sanssouci, Potsdam

    May 01-Oct 31 PH,Tu-Su 10:00-17:30; Nov 01-Apr 30 off OpenStreetMap, written 2025-06-21

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-06-21

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Potsdam Charlottenhof, about 20 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • Historic Mill of Sanssouci

    Jakub Hałun / CC BY-SA 4.0

    windmill

    Historic Mill of Sanssouci

    Reconstruction of a Dutch windmill west of Potsdam's Sanssouci Palace

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Potsdam Charlottenhof, about 20 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Mommsenstadion

    Fridolin freudenfett (Peter Kuley) / CC BY-SA 3.0

    association football venue

    Mommsenstadion

    multi-purpose stadium in Berlin, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Messe Süd (Eichkamp), about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • Babelsberg Park

    96dotsperinch / CC BY 2.0

    park

    Babelsberg Park

    park in the city of Potsdam, Germany

    sunrise-sunset OpenStreetMap, written 2025-09-24

    Admission Not checked

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  • Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf

    A.Savin / CC BY-SA 3.0

    cemetery

    Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf

    German cemetery in Stahnsdorf, a city outside of Berlin

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 8 km from the city centre

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  • Dragon House

    Rigorius / CC BY-SA 4.0

    pagoda

    Dragon House

    pagoda and Restaurant in Potsdam, Germany

    Apr-Oct: 11:00-20:00; Nov-Mar: Tu-Su 11:00-18:00; Jan-Feb: Sa-Su OpenStreetMap, written 2025-10-12

    Admission Not checked

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  • Brandenburg Gate

    Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de / CC BY-SA 3.0

    city gate

    Brandenburg Gate

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 25 km from the city centre

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  • Spree

    Túrelio / CC BY-SA 2.5

    river

    Spree

    river in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 190 km from the city centre

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  • olympic stadium

    Berlin Olympic Stadium

    sports stadium at Olympiapark Berlin in Berlin, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Olympiastadion, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • resort town

    Werder (Havel)

    municipality in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, Brandenburg state, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

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    About 9 km from the city centre

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  • Großer Wannsee

    Times / CC BY-SA 3.0

    lake

    Großer Wannsee

    lake near Berlin

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Brücke F, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 8 km from the city centre

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  • parliament building

    City Palace

    building in Potsdam, Germany, former residence of the Prussian kings, seat of the Brandenburg Landtag

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • Waldbühne

    Porsche997SBS / CC0

    music venue

    Waldbühne

    open-air theatre in Berlin, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Pichelsberg, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • Sanssouci Park

    Angel Miklashevsky / CC BY-SA 4.0

    castle park

    Sanssouci Park

    park in Potsdam, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Potsdam Charlottenhof, about 16 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Jungfernsee

    Botaurus / Public domain

    lake

    Jungfernsee

    lake in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Brandenburg, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Cecilienhof - Meierei, about 18 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • astronomical observatory

    Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam

    research facility for astrophysics

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  • Krumme Lanke

    Lukas Beck / CC BY-SA 4.0

    lake

    Krumme Lanke

    lake in Berlin, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • river

    Nuthe

    river

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 48 km from the city centre

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  • Sacrower See

    Dreizung / CC BY 3.0

    lake

    Sacrower See

    lake in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

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  • Grunewald

    L'engoulevent / CC BY-SA 3.0

    forest

    Grunewald

    German forest located in the western side of Berlin, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 14 km from the city centre

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  • Khojaly Massacre Memorial in Berlin

    Interfase / Public domain

    monument

    Khojaly Massacre Memorial in Berlin

    monument in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Zehlendorf, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 14 km from the city centre

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  • Lake Schwielowsee

    Wiki-observer / CC BY-SA 3.0

    lake

    Lake Schwielowsee

    lake in Brandenburg

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 10 km from the city centre

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  • Theodor-Heuss-Platz

    Lukas Beck / CC BY-SA 4.0

    square

    Theodor-Heuss-Platz

    large city square in Berlin

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    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • lake

    Templiner See

    lake in Brandenburg, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Seminaris SeeHotel - Pirschheide, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion

    No machine-readable author provided. Hedavid assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0

    association football venue

    Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion

    association football stadium in Potsdam, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Babelsberg, about 13 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • street

    Kaiserdamm

    street in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 20 km from the city centre

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  • Griebnitz Canal

    Membeth / CC0

    canal

    Griebnitz Canal

    German Canal

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Fähranlegestelle Griebnitzsee, about 19 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Griebnitzsee

    Jorges / CC BY-SA 3.0

    lake

    Griebnitzsee

    lake in Babelsberg, Berlin, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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Places to eat

  • restaurant

    Restaurant Otto Hiemke

    Food: german

    Mo-Th 16:00-23:00; Fr-Su 12:00-23:00

    Babelsberg Nord

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  • restaurant

    800°

    Food: steak house

    Mo-Sa 17:00-22:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    ALEX

    Food: international

    Fr,Sa 09:00-02:00, Mo-Th 09:00-24:00, PH,Su 09:00-24:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Akari

    Food: vietnamese

    Mo-Su 11:30-22:00

    Babelsberg Süd

    Map

  • restaurant

    Al Dente

    Food: italian

    Tu-Su 11:00-23:00; Mo off

    Babelsberg Nord

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  • restaurant

    Alexandrowka Haus 1

    Food: russian

    Tu-Su,PH 12:00-21:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Am Übergang

    Food: german

    Tu-Sa 16:00-23:00; Su 10:00-20:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Anh Tai

    Food: chinese, sushi, thai

    Mo-Sa 10:00-22:00; Su,PH 11:00-22:00

    Babelsberg Süd

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  • restaurant

    Assaggi

    Food: italian

    Mo-Su 12:00-24:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Augustiner im Holländischen Viertel

    Food: bavarian

    PH,Mo-Su 12:00-22:00

    Potsdam

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  • cafe

    Bagels & Coffee

    Food: coffee shop

    Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00; Sa 08:30-17:00; Su 09:00-17:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Bao An

    Food: asian, sushi

    Mo-Sa 11:30-21:30

    Babelsberg Nord

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  • restaurant

    Bistro Belvedere

    Food: pasta, pizza

    Mo-Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa,Su 12:00-20:00; PH off

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Brasserie zu Gutenberg

    Food: french

    12:00-24:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Brauhaus

    Food: regional

    PH,We-Su 11:00-22:00

    Potsdam

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  • cafe

    Buena Vida Coffee Club

    Food: coffee shop

    Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00; Su,PH 09:00-18:00

    Historische Innenstadt

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  • restaurant

    Bussi & Amore

    Food: regional

    Th,Su,Mo 10:00-17:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-22:00

    Historische Innenstadt

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  • cafe

    Cafe Extrablatt

    Food: coffee shop

    Mo-Su,PH 09:00-24:00

    Potsdam

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  • cafe

    Café Central

    Food: ice cream

    Tu,Th,Su 12:00-18:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-20:00

    Potsdam

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  • cafe

    Café Heider

    Food: coffee shop

    Mo-Fr 08:00-24:00+;Sa 09:00-24:00+;Su 10:00-24:00+

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Café à la Russe

    Food: russian

    Tu,We,Th,Su 12:00-19:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-20:00; PH,Mo off

    Historische Innenstadt

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  • restaurant

    Chi Keng

    Food: asian, sushi

    Mo-Su,PH 12:00-22:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Creperie La Madeleine

    Food: crepe, french

    PH,Mo-Su 12:00-22:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Das Wiener

    Food: german

    PH,Mo-Th,Su 07:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 07:00-23:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Der Butt

    Food: seafood

    PH,Mo-Su 12:00-18:00+

    Potsdam

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  • cafe

    Die Espressonisten

    Food: coffee shop

    Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; PH,Su off

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Drachenhaus

    Food: german

    Apr-Oct: 11:00-20:00; Nov-Mar: Tu-Su 11:00-18:00; Jan-Feb: Sa-Su

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    El Puerto

    Food: tapas

    Jun-Aug Su-Th 11:00-23:00; Jun-Aug Fr,Sa 11:00-23:30

    Potsdam

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  • cafe

    Espresso House

    Food: coffee shop

    Mo-Fr 05:30-20:30; PH,Sa,Su 07:00-20:30

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Felix am Hinzenberg

    Food: regional

    Sa 14:00-21:00; Su 11:30-17:00; Mo-Fr off

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    G-mama

    Food: japanese, vietnamese, thai

    Mo-Su,PH 11:00-22:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Genusswerkstatt Potsdam

    Food: italian

    Tu-Su 09:00-22:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Griechische Taverne TOU BAKALI

    Food: greek

    Mo-Su,PH 11:00-24:00

    Historische Innenstadt

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  • cafe

    Haus im Park

    Food: sandwich

    Su-Th 10:00-20:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-22:00

    Potsdam

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  • cafe

    Havelbohne

    Food: sandwich

    Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su,PH 10:00-18:00

    Potsdam

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  • cafe

    Hermanns Mensa

    Food: regional

    Mo-Fr 07:30-16:00, Sa-Su 08:00-18:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Il Teatro

    Food: italian

    Mo-Su,PH 12:00-22:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Kades Restaurant Am Pfingstberg

    Food: german

    Mo, Th-Su 12:00-16:00, 17:00-21:00; Tu, We off

    Potsdam

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  • cafe

    Kaffee Einstein

    Food: coffee shop, fish and chips, crepe, pasta

    Mo-Fr 07:00-19:00; Sa-Su 08:00-19:00

    Potsdam

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  • restaurant

    Kantine KZV

    Food: german

    Mo-Fr 07:00-14:00

    Jägervorstadt

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