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Bärenpark
A popular folk etymology is that Bern got its name from the bear (
Bär
in German), when the city's founder, Ber-
thold V, duke of Zähringen, snagged one here on a hunting spree. To the dismay of some, there was still a 3.5m-
deep cramped bear pit in the city until 2009, when it was (thankfully) replaced by a spacious 6000-sq-metre open-
air riverside park dotted with trees and terraces, in which a number of bears roam (although they still have access to
the old pit). With any luck, you'll catch sight of Finn, Björk, Mischa, Mascha, Ursina or Berna as they frolic, swim,
eat and poop in the woods, as nature (almost) intended.
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
www.baerenpark-bern.ch
;
eastern end of the Nydeggbrücke
KORNHAUSKELLER $$$
| Mediterranean
( 031 327 72 72; Kornhausplatz 18; mains Sfr28-48; lunch & dinner Mon-Sat, dinner Sun, bar
6pm-1am Mon-Wed, to 2am Thu-Sat, to 12.30am Sun)
Fine dining takes place beneath vaulted
frescoed arches at Bern's surprisingly ornate former granary, now a stunning cellar res-
taurant serving Mediterranean cuisine. Beautiful people sip cocktails alongside historic
stained-glass windows on the mezzanine, and in its neighbouring cafe, punters lunch in
the sun on the busy pavement terrace.
DU NORD $$
(
www.dunord-bern.ch
;
Lorrainestrasse 2; mains Sfr22.50-42.50; 8am-11.30pm Mon-Thu, to 12.30am
Fri)
A short walk across the bridge from the Old Town, this gay-friendly space, with an in-
ternational kitchen and a bar that buzzes with Bern's hippest, is one of the city's neatest
addresses. Find it crowned by a pale pink, fairytale turret in the leafy Lorraine quarter.
| International
Drinking
Bern has a healthy drinking scene. Several spaces, such as Kornhauskeller and Altes
Tramdepot, are as much drinking as dining spots.
CAFÉ DES PYRÉNÉES
| Cafe
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