Must-see nightlife in Berlin & Brandenburg

  • Chapel Bar

    Friedrichshain

    A star in the Friedrichshain cocktail firmament, the Chapel Bar has a delightfully cluttered living-room look and a convivial vibe, thanks to a crowd more…

  • Himmelreich

    Friedrichshain

    Confirming all those stereotypes about LGBT people having good taste, this candle-lit and pretence-free drinking cove makes most of the competition look…

  • Café Bravo

    Berlin

    Is it art? Is it a cafe? Is it a bar? Answer: it’s all three. This glass-and-chrome pavilion in the quiet and pretty courtyard of the KW Institute for…

  • August Fengler

    Prenzlauer Berg

    With its flirty vibe, wallet-friendly drinks prices and a pretension-free crowd, this local institution scores a trifecta on key ingredients for a good…

  • Melitta Sundström

    Kreuzberg

    Melitta Sundström was the artist name of a famous queer Berlin soul singer who died of AIDS in 1993. This cheerful cafe with an '80s pedigree and look-at…

  • Stue Bar

    Berlin

    In the Stue hotel, light installations and animal sculptures pave the way to this glam bar where serious mixologists give classic cocktails from the 1920s…

  • Madame Claude

    Kreuzberg

    Gravity is literally upended at this David Lynchian booze burrow, where the furniture dangles from the ceiling and the moulding is on the floor. There are…

  • Eschschloraque Rümschrümp

    Berlin

    A project by the artists' collective Dead Chickens, this subculture survivor is filled with metal monster sculptures and hosts concerts, parties and…

  • Amano Bar

    Berlin

    This glamour vixen at the budget-hip Hotel Amano juxtaposes a cool green-marble bar with warm furnishings and lighting and attracts global sophisticates…

  • Böse Buben Bar

    Berlin

    The 'Bad Boy Bar' is a cafe by day (breakfast until 2pm, homemade cakes!) and dimly lit antihipster haunt for wine and chat in the evening. Despite the…

  • Ohm

    Kreuzberg

    One of Berlin’s artiest and most experimental clubs holds forth in the battery room of a massive defunct power station that also houses the legendary…

  • Prince Charles

    Kreuzberg

    Prince Charles is a stylish mix of club and bar ensconced in a former pool and overlooked by a kitschy-cute fish tile mural. Electronic music shares…

  • Tentacion Mezcalothek

    Friedrichshain

    Resisting temptation can be tough. Forget about it when visiting Tentacion (Spanish for ‘temptation’); its main ammo is the Latin American cult spirit…

  • Melody Nelson

    Berlin

    Everything about this bar speaks of refinement, but without an iota of stuffiness: the dim lighting, the plush seating, the carpeted floors and the luxe…

  • Süss War Gestern

    Friedrichshain

    A machine-gun-toting rabbit is the ironic mascot of this long-running DJ bar with well-mixed cocktails (try the eponymous Süss War Gestern with real…

  • Mikkeler

    Berlin

    Mikkeler – the name stands for Mikkel Borg Bjergsø and Kristian Klarup Keller – dispenses elevated craft beer that the two Danes have been brewing since…

  • Panke

    Berlin

    Tucked into an ex-industrial courtyard maze, Panke is a constantly evolving gallery/bar/club/cafe collective with a nifty little garden hemmed in by the…

  • Stone Brewing Tap Room

    Prenzlauer Berg

    Berliners don't like to travel across town, especially not for beer. Which is why beer lovers breathed a sigh of relief when California import Stone…

  • Otto Rink

    Kreuzberg

    Owned by a trained vintner and chef and named for his grandpa, this cosy lair with its slate-covered bar pours monthly changing fine vintages, mostly from…

  • Offside Pub & Whisky Bar

    Prenzlauer Berg

    If you’re a whisky newbie, this friendly, knickknack-crammed pub offers a great introduction to the potent spirit. The wall of 700 varieties, mostly from…

  • Father Carpenter

    Berlin

    Tucked into a quiet courtyard, Father Carpenter is not the kind of cafe one simply stumbles upon. Yet among coffee cognoscenti, it's very much a…

  • Humboldthain

    Berlin

    House and techno in its various forms keep unpretentious clubbers on the hexagonal dance floor until sunrise and beyond at weekends in this delightfully…

  • Birgit&Bier

    Kreuzberg

    Enter through the iron gate and embark on a magical mystery tour that'll have you chilling in the beer garden, taking selfies with wacky art, dancing…

  • Hopfenreich

    Kreuzberg

    Since 2014, Berlin’s first dedicated craft-beer bar has been plying punters with a changing roster of 22 global ales, IPAs and other brews on tap – both…

  • Trinkteufel

    Kreuzberg

    The ‘Drink Devil’ punk pub (subtitled ‘gateway to hell’) made international headlines back in 2009, when singer Pete Doherty downed some shots here before…

  • BrewDog

    Prenzlauer Berg

    After opening branches around the world, Scottish cult brewers BrewDog are now bringing their fine suds to Berlin. Their modern-industrial flagship with…

  • Luzia

    Kreuzberg

    Tarted up nicely with vintage furniture, baroque wallpaper and whimsical wall art by Berlin-based street artist Chin Chin, Luzia draws its crowd from…

  • Grosse Freiheit 114

    Friedrichshain

    Named for a lane in Hamburg’s red-light district where the Beatles cut their teeth, Grosse Freiheit is a popular men-only harbour for a drink and meet-up,…

  • Anna Blume

    Prenzlauer Berg

    Potent java, homemade cakes, and flowers from the attached shop perfume the art nouveau interior of this corner cafe named for a 1919 Dadaist poem by…

  • Brauhaus Spandau

    Around Berlin

    In good weather there are few nicer places to while away a few hours in central Spandau than in the tree-canopied beer garden of this brewery located in a…

  • Solar Lounge

    Berlin

    Watch the city light up from this 17th-floor glass-walled sky lounge above a posh restaurant. With its dim lighting, soft black leather couches and…

  • Bonanza Coffee Roasters

    Kreuzberg

    Berlin's third-wave coffee pioneer started in a tiny cafe in Prenzlauer Berg and, on its 10th anniversary, opened this second branch in a Kreuzberg…

  • Tresor

    Kreuzberg

    One of Berlin’s original techno labels and dance temples, Tresor has not only the pedigree but all the right ingredients for success: the industrial maze…

  • Kaffee Burger

    Berlin

    Nothing to do with either coffee or meat patties, this sweaty cult club with lovingly faded retro decor is a fun-for-all concert and party pen. The sound…

  • Cafe Chagall

    Prenzlauer Berg

    Proof that the boho spirit is not dead in Prenzlauer Berg, Chagall gets flooded with a congenial mix of locals, expats and visitors. They come for cold…

  • Café am Neuen See

    Berlin

    Next to an idyllic lake in Tiergarten, this restaurant gets jammed year-round for its sumptuous breakfast and seasonal fare, but it really comes into its…

  • Monster Ronson’s Ichiban Karaoke

    Friedrichshain

    Knock back a couple of brewskis if you need to loosen your nerves before belting out your best Adele or Lady Gaga at this mad, great karaoke joint, which…

  • Deck 5

    Prenzlauer Berg

    Soak up the rays, grand city views and colourful cocktails at this beach bar in the sky while sinking your toes into tonnes of sand lugged to the top…

  • Monarch Bar

    Kreuzberg

    Behind a long window front, at eye level with the elevated U-Bahn tracks, Monarch is a fun DJ bar with an international crowd, strong drinks and danceable…

  • Kater Blau

    Friedrichshain

    The successor of the legendary Bar25, Kater Blau showers freewheeling club-goers with fine electro in a rambling indoor-outdoor playground, featuring two…

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