Berlin Nightlife & Entertainment

BERLIN CLUBS, RESTAURANTS, BARS, AND PARTY AREAS

Clubs

• Cassiopeia
  
  Music: everything from dance to rock and from minimal techno to hiphop
  
  Address: Revaler Strasse 99 – Friedrichshain
  
  Directions: A few minutes walking from S-Bahn station Warschauer Straße
• Berghain
  
  Music: hard techno and electro
  
  Address: Am Wriezener Bahnhof 1 – Friedrichshain
  
  Directions: a few minutes walking from S-Bahn station Ostbahnhof
• Zapata
  
  Music: totally depends on the night
  
  Address: Oranienburger Straße 54 – Mitte
  
  Directions: a few minutes walking from U-Bahn station Oranienburger Tor
• Matrix
  
  Music: dance, popular music
  
  Address: Warschauer Platz 18 – Friedrichshain
  
  Directions: a few minutes walking from S-Bahn station Warschauer Straße
• Magnet
  
  Music: house, lounge, experimental, rock
  
  Address: Greifswalder Straße 212 – Prenzlauer Berg
  
  Directions: a 10 minutes walk from S-Bahn station Greifswalder Straße
• Maria am Ostbahnhof
  
  Music: dance
  
  Address: Stralauer Platz 33-34 – Friedrichshain
  
  Directions: a few minutes walking from S-Bahn station Ostbahnhof
• Watergate
  
  Music: house and techno
  
  Address: Falckensteinstrasse 49 – Kreuzberg
  
  Directions: a few minutes walking from U-Bahn station Schlesisches Tor and S-Bahn station Warschauer Straße
  
  Note: Dress code (bouncers might be picky)
• Kitkat Club
  
  Music: techno and trance
  
  Address: Bessemer Strasse 2-14
  
  Directions: a few minutes walking from S-Bahn station Südkreuz
  
  Note: not for the faint-hearted! The dress code allows fetish, latex, leather, kinky, high style, and glamour. KitKat Club is known for its sexually uninhibited parties!

Restaurants

For those who are hungry we picked out the following restaurants, which are all very affordable!

• Generator Hostel’s Fuel Stop
  
  Cuisine: buffet restaurant with German food, pasta’s, rice dishes, and always a vegetarian option
  
  Address: inside the Generator Hostel Berlin, Storkower Straße 160 – Prenzlauer Berg
  
  Directions: right next to the Generator bar
• Lykia
  
  Cuisine: Italian, with many influences from other cuisines
  
  Address: Sonntagstraße 1 – Friedrichshain
  
  Directions: right next to the S-Bahn station Ostkreuz
  
  Note: Lykia is also an excellent cocktail bar!
• Monsieur Vuong
  
  Cuisine: Trendy Vietnamese
  
  Address: Alte Schönhauser Straße 46 – Mitte
  
  Directions: just a few minutes walking from U-Bahn stations Weinmeisterstraße and Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
• Panorama 1 (doner kebab)
  
  Cuisine: Turkish, mainly döner kebab for a quick bite close to the Generator Hostel Berlin
  
  Address: Forum Landsberger Allee shopping centre – Prenzlauer Berg
  
  Directions: right next to the Generator Berlin; just a few minutes walking
• Zur letzten Instanz
  
  Cuisine: traditional German
  
  Address: Waisenstraße 14-16 – Mitte
  
  Directions: just a few minutes walking from the U-Bahn stations Klosterstraße, Jannowitzbrücke, and the Alexanderplatz railway station
  
  Note: oldest restaurant in Berlin – making a reservation is advised
• Kingston
  
  Cuisine: Italian, but mainly pizza (you can select the ingredients yourself by ticking boxes on the ingredient list!)
  
  Address: Simon-Dach-Straße 12
  
  Directions: a ten minutes walk from S-Bahn station Warschauer Straße

Bars:

• Generator Berlin bar
  
  Description: obviously the best bar in Berlin with a range of fantastic beers and an extensive cocktail menu
  
  Address: inside the Generator Hostel Berlin; Storkower Straße 160 – Prenzlauer Berg
  
  Directions: on the ground floor, next to the Fuel Stop buffet restaurant
  
  Note: discounted drinks in the Generator bar for all Europe City Tour travellers.
• Lykia
  
  Description: a great bar with a very relaxed atmosphere, and above all, they have an amazing cocktail menu
  
  Address: Sontagstraße 1 – Friedrichshain
  
  Directions: right next to the S-Bahn station Ostkreuz
  
  Note: Lykia also sells some great affordable food (mostly Italian inspired)
• Dachkammer
  
  Description: a cozy and intimate bar with a haunted house atmosphere on the upper floor, perfect for chilling out with friends
  
  Address: Simon-Dach-Straße 39 – Friedrichshain
  
  Directions: just a ten minutes walk from the S-Bahn station Warschauer Straße
• Paule’s Metal Eck
  
  Description: a small metal pub with a surprisingly large number of non-metalhead visitors
  
  Address: Krossener Straße 15 / Simon-Dach-Straße – Friedrichshain
  
  Directions: just a ten minutes walk from the S-Bahn station Warschauer Straße

Party areas:

• Warschauer Strasse/Revaler Strasse/Simon-Dach-Strasse
  
  This area is full of bars, affordable restaurants, and many clubs for every taste. It’s only 10 minutes away from the Generator Berlin by tram or S-Bahn train.
• Hackescher Markt/Oranienburger Strasse
  
  The area of Hackescher Markt and Oranienburger Strasse has a high concentration of bars, restaurants, and clubs. By tram or S-Bahn train it takes you 15 to 20 minutes to get there.