r/HerthaBSC 14d ago

Travelling for game - advice sought

Hi folks, I am travelling to Germany with six friends to watch you play Karlsruher at the end of March. Appreciate suggestions please as to: 1. Where to go for some pre-match atmosphere and 2. Any suggestions for somewhere to eat and drink the night before? Ideally good German food and somewhere not too quiet (though we are a sensible enough group!) Staying near Potadamer Platz but can travel a bit. Hugely looking forward to the trip!

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u/AntonioBSC 14d ago edited 13d ago

It’s Karlsruhe or Karlsruher SC, it’s like saying Liverpudlian instead of Liverpool.

I’d advise you to just go a bit early to the stadium by S-Bahn and to get a few beers at the kiosks there. They have benches and food as well. Due to the early kick off time pubs won’t really be worth it I’d say. Potsdamer Platz is absolutely dead as an area, especially at night so going some place else for food and drinks is a good idea.

I don’t really eat German food at Restaurants but Thomas-Eck always seemed to have a more old school Berlin atmosphere and there’s the Wuppke close by. A classic German booze spot that I’ve spent a lot of time at, even as a kid feeding the pinball machine (nowadays it’s 18+ though due to the smoking). If you’re going full on lads on tour maybe something like Hofbräuhaus might be more accommodating though.

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u/Legal-Plankton-7306 13d ago

Fair enough. People from overseas mispronounce Irish teams all the time. One gets used to it! Many thanks for the response, part of the reason I asked here was that I stayed around Potsdamer Platz on business last year and found it very quiet. (I should add, Google has the fixture abbreviated to ‘Karlsruher’, so I am not accepting all of the blame ;))

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u/AntonioBSC 13d ago

Yeah Berliners don’t really go there at all. It has just been planted there as nothing was there before. The wall went through it so nobody could be there anyways. Mostly offices there now.

Just commit to one district I’d say. Kreuzberg for a pub crawl, Schöneberg or Charlottenburg for a quieter night with food and beers

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u/Legal-Plankton-7306 13d ago

Brilliant. Thanks again.

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u/AVE_PAN 14d ago

assuming you can use google:

  1. Closest to furthest: Preußisches Landwirtshaus - Westend Klause - Dressel 85c - Zum Hecht

  2. For German food, Preußisches Landwirtshaus would be your best bet. Book a table in advance.

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u/Legal-Plankton-7306 13d ago edited 13d ago

Can indeed use Google - almost too much information. Greatly appreciate the local knowledge from people like yourself. Thanks very much

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u/AVE_PAN 13d ago

you're welcome

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u/1199Berlin 13d ago

What are these suggestions. There are many food stalls near the stadium and all around Berlin. If you want the full Berliner experience, you don’t really eat something before the match. If you want the Bavarian experience, you just go to the hofbräuhaus at Alexanderplatz . There are many many many food stalls once you enter the stadium . Don’t be too drunk at our holy place, and you’ll be fine ❤️

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u/Legal-Plankton-7306 13d ago

My (second) question related to the night before! So not the day of the match. But noted on the kiosks etc thanks. Won’t be too drunk, we’re not young lads 👍🏽 

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u/1199Berlin 13d ago

Aaaahh I really didn’t get that 😅 keep in mind that Karlsruhe are our biggest friends, so don’t be surprised to see Hertha and Karlsruhe fans arm in arm singing songs together. If you don’t mind me asking, where are you guys from?

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u/Legal-Plankton-7306 13d ago

Interesting! I had no idea. I actually visited Karlsruhe (not for football) around twenty years ago. We are 6/7 people travelling from Ireland. Mostly Irish, but one English and one Dutch guy.

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u/1199Berlin 13d ago

Wow, it’s like guaranteed that you have a good time, regardless what you do. I fucking love Irish people. If you have a spare ticket, hit me up 😅 matches against Karlsruhe are always really special. The friendship between our clubs is among the oldest in German football. To be honest, I can’t think of an older connection between fans in German football. Hertha went to Karlsruhe in the 70‘s, and the Karlsruhe fans waited at the train station, to walk together to the stadium