Heroes

I went here for the first time as part if the Unilocal Kieztour and I really liked this bar. The bar looks a lot smaller from the outside than it actually is, inside there is a back room where performances etc take, which makes it a great size to be able to go just with one friend or a small group. The interior is all reminiscent of Bowie, but for some, to me unknown, reason, Heroes has turned into a French hangout. All in all a great little bar that will definitely be visiting again!

How can you not like a place with a Bowie reference, in Berlin?
The reliable standby for ‘where do you wanna meet?’ in the kiez. It’s cozy, low-​key, not pretentious (though some customers are hehe) and the German/​French/​English speaking staff actually seem to enjoy speaking with you.
Also, it is one of the very few places where I can go near my place where I know there will be CAKE. I am honestly not a fan of most of the ‘backerei’ German cakes that have that fruit jelly layer on top. Heroes has carrot cake and a yummy basic chocolate cake regularly. Plus they have basic café food (including ROSTI! yeah!!!) such as salads, quiches, sandwiches.
THOUGH i have HEARD (*cry*) that they have recently transitioned into a bar only, so will be opening only after 17h. No more cake??? I know, cheap beer sells better than good tasting food in Berlin, alas. I have been traveling for about a month now so when i get back to Berlin I guess I will have to check out the new Bowie Bar.

Un rendez-​vous pour les francophones et francophiles de Neukölln, mais pas seulement pour eux! Les deux priopriétaires du Heroes sont multilingues et proposent une série d’expositions, des soirées cinéma, des coupes de cheveux avec le célèbre Daido, et d’autres encore. Une super bibliothèque avec des livres d’occasion surtout en francais où l’on retrouve d’excellents classiques pour vraiment pas cher. Le café est excellent, les petits snacks aussi. Le jeudi, c’est la cantine et on y propose de la cuisine pas cher (faite maison” pour vraiment pas cher. Un de mes refuges à Berlin.

Heroes sums up some of my favorite bits about Berlin and especially, i think, this little corner of the city: a spot that’s ostensibly one thing (e.g. a coffeeshop-​café) succeeds as something bigger, an active and evolving kiez-​cultural center. (i feel you see the same at Sing Blackbird, the nice café-​cum-​secondhandbazaar-​cum-​arthouse afew blocks away.)
Heroes has the hallmarks of most of this area’s cozy cafés with eclectic furniture+warm lighting in a bit of a gutted-​apartment feel, housemade cakes, all manner of teas+coffees and alcoholic drinks (including beer, wine, some digestivi, shots and longdrinks…), etc. but what sets it apart is what it does from there. the place has more than a tinge of francophilia (they boast 87.5% of their staff is french…) and so most things have a french twist: their little library is stocked mostly with French titles (some English+German too); their Sunday brunch is billed as French/​American (think crêpes and pain perdu vs. bacon+eggs and pancakes… see menu photos); their simple dinners are *often* influenced by French cuisine (but apparently not always… tonight: sweet potatoes+coconut milk soup and honeyed chicken+noodles); and they’ll always whip you up a crêpe as a snack. from there, Heroes weaves in a welcoming community-​vibe, with Tuesday’s themed film screenings (this month: «America Gets Political»!); Thursday’s ‘Cantine de Jeudi’ with tasty traditional French meals for a pittance; and then changing art installations, music quizzes, concerts, and book exchanges.
Heroes can sometimes be smoky (which isn’t for me) and i’ll be honest: the sparse concrete-​y walls, linoleum floor and random, vintage-​shabby-​chic furniture sometimes gives me the feel of an apartment that’s just been moved into and hasn’t quite found its «gemütlichkeit». *but* Heroes feels like a HOME nonetheless, one with tasty espresso, fantastic bathroom art (trust me), fast wireless and great music on the stereo… and sometimes, if you time it gloriously right, you might even get a tasty childhood memory in the form of a chocolate chip cookie, straight from the oven…

A really great place to relax over a cup of coffee or have a great meal. The staff is nice and interior feels good. And they serve a wide selections of various french dishes and alcohol. Plus the prices are very low considering the value you are getting.
Love the place.

super petit café !! avec à manger et tout ! bonnes musiques, du kir du pastis! super sympa !!

A wonderful and friendly bar in Neukölln. It’s open since one or two months. The owners are really proud of their brand new bar and they have good reasons to: decoration, music, concept, the coffee-​machine, german beers, etc etc… They are really active in Berlin and know a lot of things about concerts, events and parties. You could guess their interest and love for Berlin in the way they created this bar (+ a little american-​french touch).
A good place for a coffee in the afternoon or a drink with friends.
Go to Heroes !

Un nouveau ptit bar à «Kreuzkölln» des plus agréables.
Il y a, entre autres, bière bavaroise et expresso bien fort comme on aime. Musique plutôt electro, vernissages de temps à autre.
Le staff est français, vous trouverez d’ailleurs des livres de poche en français à lire!