- NEW EDITION SEPTEMBER 2023 - The 500 Hidden Secrets of Berlin is the perfect book for those who wish to discover the city without ending up in all the usual tourist haunts, as well as for residents who are keen to track down the city's best-kept secrets. In The 500 Hidden Secrets of Berlin, Nathalie Dewalhens shares hundreds of must-know addresses in the German capital, like the unexpected authentic coffee bar around the corner of Checkpoint Charlie, or the apartment where David Bowie stayed while composing some of his best songs. Or how about trying a pizza topped with purple potato crisps at one of the hippest pizzerias in town? Visit the boutique of an unconventional fashion designer with Iranian roots, or venture off to a peaceful lake outside the city, where you can enjoy a drink sitting on the wooden boardwalk, or check out a hip food market on the banks of the Spree? Berlin has so much to offer, and this guide will help you decide where to begin. After having lived in Belgium, Corsica and the South of France, Nathalie Dewalhens ended up in Berlin in 2012. She quickly fell in love with the city, and immediately considered it home. In 2022, her nomadic lifestyle led her to Andalusia, but she’ll always recognize herself in these words from a 1954 Marlène Dietrich song : Ich hab’ noch einen Koffer in Berlin (I still have a suitcase in Berlin).