I like Dresden. In truth, Dresden is extremely nearly my preferred city in Germany ( top place simply needs to go to my embraced home town of Perfume) and someplace I truly take pleasure in returning to once again and once again; I invested a really grey weekend here in March 2019 and a really hot late summer season here in September 2020.

However to a specific degree, Dresden is a tale of 2 cities On one side of the Elbe, you have the postcard-perfect Baroque Altstadt (old town), which forms a significant horizon on the river (making the city its name of Florence on the Elbe) and on the other, you have the edgy Bohemian quarter of the Neustadt (brand-new town), which pulses with life and energy and has a street culture to competing Berlin.

In spite of the charm of the Altstadt (which really jaw-dropping horizon), it’s the Neustadt where I have actually invested the most time in Dresden on my current check outs. So here is a summary of things to do in Dresden’s Neustadt.

Dresden is a tale of 2 cities.

About Dresden Neustadt

Relatively uncommonly for Germany, the Neustadt is set out in a grid development (albeit somewhat manipulated), with the mother lodes of the quarter being Alaunstraße and Louisenstraße. Neighbouring Hechtviertel, situated on the other side of the trainline, is likewise covered in this post. In regards to transportation, the very best method to check out the location is just on foot.

Things to do and see in Dresden Neustadt

The Kunsthofpassage

The Kunsthofpassage is one the Neustadt’s the majority of renowned landmarks. The name equates extremely actually to ‘ art yard passage’ — which’s basically precisely what it is. Meander through the series of linked yards with some extremely cool art on display screen I have actually seen for many years that the quality of the stores here has actually truly enhanced– there’s now a terrific craft beer bar (I’m informed) in addition to a really visual art and book shop offering vegan ice cream.

Shop shopping in Dresden Neustadt

I’m not the most significant one for shop shopping, however there is certainly a lot available in the Neustadt I discovered on my most current journey that the Northern half of Alaunstraße appeared to have a great deal of clothes shops, while the Kunsthofpassage had some excellent craft and book shops. I’m offering Peccato on Görlitzer Straße an honorary reference as it is the preferred shop of my buddy Denise.

Attempt vegan Döner at the Dicke Schmidt

Unsurprisingly, Dresden’s Neustadt is a little bit of a sanctuary for vegan and vegetarian dining establishments, however among the very best needs to be Der Dicke Schmidt, which provides tasty– and enormous— Döner kebabs, made completely of meat alternative items, such as seytan. They have 2 basic alternatives and generally a couple of seasonal additionals. A bit additional out of the Neustadt (in neighbouring Hechtviertel) however well worth it.

Attempt the very best cheesecake in the area

Attempt among the very best Brand-new York-style cheesecakes at Café Oswaldz. I’m informed the coffee here is truly excellent (I am a tea drinker so I truly can’t discuss that), however the cheesecake alone deserves a mid-afternoon stop here

Street art in Dresden Neustadt

Street art in the Neustadt is less of an activity to set out to do and more simply something to take in as you question around. The area is covered in graffiti and tagging, however there are likewise some stunning art work to find On my last 2 check outs, the structure beside Katy’s Garage had a huge mural, as did the side of a school on Görlitzer Straße.

It appears like there is a street art trip you can do, however I can’t guarantee that, however this excellent article from HistoryFanGirl provides you a terrific impression of what to anticipate.

Pass away Welt der DDR ( The World of the GDR) museum

I’ll be sincere: this is not the very best museum about the history of East Germany. (For that, I would recommend checking out the Zeitgeschichtliches Online Forum or the Runde Ecke in Leipzig (more here), Höhenschönhausen Jail in Berlin and even simply reading Stasiland by Anna Funder.) Nevertheless, this is a respectable museum when it concerns revealing you what life in East Germany appeared like. The display is basically a collection of products from the GDR, from automobiles to kitchen areas, which performs in fairness, offer a truly excellent impression of what life need to have resembled for the routine East German.

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Lease wheels for a bikeride

If you wish to expensive checking out the Elbe Valley on bike ( and you 100% must), then Roll on Dresden is a respectable alternative for bike trip. The location is quite simple, and you can anticipate to be in and out with your brand-new leasing in under 10 minutes. 24-hour expenses EUR12, with an optional extra EUR2 per bike for insurance coverage.

If you do not expensive venturing too far out of town, a fast loop of the Dresden basin along the river will a minimum of offer you an excellent view of the riverside rental properties near Löschwitz and the cities stunning bridges.

Check Out the Dresdner Molkerei Gebrüder Pfund

The name of this location may look like an mouthful, however the interior is more like an eyeful ( this seemed like a much more powerful pun in my head …) Horrible jokes aside, you may acknowledge this location as the interior for the pastry shop– Mendl’s— in the Grand Budapest Hotel The real store offers a range of cheeses and– bizarrely– cosmetics. The ceramic tiles and embellished ceiling that are seen briefly in the movie are extremely excellent in reality, however the location gets extremely hectic.

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Katy’s Garage

Found actually in the heart of the quarter at the crossroads in between Alaunstraße and Louisenstraße, Katy’s Garage is a little bit of an organization In non-pandemic times, it is a club and music place, however what I like most is simply consuming a beer or an Aperol in the cooled beer garden. If you’re searching for things to do in Dresden’s Neustadt, this is certainly one to suggest.

Delight in the streets

In all sincerity, I believe among the very best things to do in the Neustadt is to just roam along the streets and soak everything in This may seem like an enormous cop-out to end a short article on things to ‘ see and do,’ however it’s truthfully the very best method to absorb the environment of the quarter– and its numerous eccentricities.

On a late summer season night, you’ll discover individuals resting on the curb drinking a beer (drinking in public is completely legal here in Germany)– particularly at the corner of Louisenstraße and Görlitzer Straße. It’s plainly a location where grating about is urged!

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