Must-see nightlife in Berlin

Weekends wouldn't be the same without Aishah Bennett's soul-restoring brunches (killer pancakes, great Bloody Marys), but swinging by this seductively lit…

Residents and visitors hungry for an eclectic techno shower invade this midsize dancing den with its industrial warehouse feel, top-notch sound system and…

On the northern edge of the vast Tempelhofer Feld, a former airfield-turned-public park, this is one of Berlin’s loveliest beer gardens. Kick back with a…

This ‘kitty’ is naughty, sexy and decadent, listens to electro of all stripes and fancies extravagant get-ups (or nothing at all). Berlin’s most (in…

This legendary club began as an artist squat in the early 1970s and soon evolved into Berlin’s seminal punk venue, known for wild concerts by the Dead…

In business for over a century, this Old Berlin haunt was taken over by German heavyweight champion Franz Diener in the 1950s and became one of West…

Expect a wild night of erotic partying in this 19th-century ballroom-turned-deliciously decadent Berlin nightlife fixture. With its international DJs,…

This 'House by the Lake' is nowhere near anything liquid, unless you count the massive amount of beverages consumed at its multitasking all-hours cafe-bar…

Conversation flows as freely as the unfiltered pilsner, malty Dunkel (dark) and fruity Weizen (wheat) produced right here at one of Berlin's oldest craft…

This classic beer garden in idyllic Viktoriapark draws a changing cast of characters all day long: families in the daytime (there’s an adjacent playground…

This low-key club in a former workers' bathhouse on the RAW grounds delivers with eclectic bathhouse-themed decor (check out the golden tub), cheap drinks…

Charlie Sheen finds his fictitious alter ego in the classily unpretentious Sharlie Cheen bar. Sharlie’s apocryphal story is told in cute anecdotes…

Part of the Berghain complex, this well-equipped ‘lab’ has plenty of toys and rooms for advanced male sexual experimentation in what looks like the engine…

The 'dream factory' of Anomalie breaks down the boundaries between club, culture and food in a former car repair shop-turned-arty playground far off the…

In the warmer months, vibes, views and sounds are the ammo of this club-garden-bar combo on the rooftop parking deck of the Neukölln Arcaden shopping mall…

A big stylised painting of Harry Johnson, whose 1882 bartenders’ manual is still the profession’s ‘bible’, keeps an eye on imbibers at this neighbourhood…

Once upon a time there was (is) a bar in Berlin that whisked you into a cabinet of curiosities with bewitchingly costumed staff and a 'talking' drinks…

This buzzy restaurant-bar combo owned by Dieter Meier, one half of the 1980s Swiss proto-techno duo Yello, is always packed with beautiful people keen on…

Cradled by student housing, this earthy microbrewery is a beloved neighbourhood spot with a woodsy cellar pub and chestnut-canopied beer garden. Aside…

Behind the brick walls of the graffiti-festooned RAW Gelände hides this ingenious urban beach club with industrial charm and Med flair. At its heart is a…