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"For two decades the east was Berlin's hip, happening side. But in recent years the west has parlayed its conservative reputation into a mark of grown-up sophistication, attracting high-end retailers and contemporary art galleries alike.\n\nWHY GO NOW:Gallery Weekend Berlin, held April 26\u201328, draws collectors worldwide to the city's fertile art scene, part of which has migrated from eastern Mitte to the area around western Potsdamer Strasse, a street that earned serious style points when fashion impresario Andreas Murkudis moved his namesake concept store there in 2011.\n\nPinterestFacebookDas Stue's Patricia Urquiola\u2013designed lobby. Photo courtesy of Das Stue Hotel\n\nSMART STAYS: West Berlin saw the opening of two prime hotels in December. Das Stue, an 80-room property with public spaces designed by Patricia Urquiola and a restaurant by chef Paco P\u00E9rez, occupies a 1930s building that formerly housed the Danish embassy. Set in a new high-rise, the Waldorf Astoria offers skyline views and a restaurant by celebrated French chef Pierre Gagnaire.\n\nPinterestFacebookThe patisserie at Grosz. Photo courtesy of Grosz\n\nAROUND AND ABOUT: Since its debut late last year, Grosz, a cafe\u0301 from Roland Mary (owner of eastern favorite Borchardt), has become a lunchtime hot spot. With stunning '20s interiors, it is located in Haus Cumberland, a renovated 1911 apartment-retail complex on the boulevard Kurfu\u0308rstendamm that's also home to a new, larger outpost of 14 oz., the trendsetting Mitte boutique.\n\nPinterestFacebookKurfu\u0308rstendamm, one of the west's main boulevards. Photo: JLImages/Alamy\n\nHIDDEN GEM: In the Charlottenburg neighborhood, the Museum Berggruen boasts one of the premier private collections of works by Klee, Matisse, Picasso, and other modern masters. Closed since 2011 for renovations, the space reopens in March with expanded galleries and a new sculpture park.\n\n Well-versed in the best of West Berlin? See what East Berlin's trendy Mitte district has to offer in our guide."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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