Best Nightlife in Berlin, Germany

In Europe, Berlin is famous for its humming nightlife scene. Combine the nakedness of Miami, the openness of San Francisco, and the classiness of NYC, but add bars that never close and no open-container laws to speak of, and you might be able to start to imagine what nightlife in Berlin is like. And after a night out here, you'll understand why people come here from all over Europe for just a single weekend. Clubs here typically open their doors Thursday night and don't usually bother closing them until Monday morning, if then. 

Though it's possible to find Top 40 or rock clubs, the vast majority...  Read more »

In Europe, Berlin is famous for its humming nightlife scene. Combine the nakedness of Miami, the openness of San Francisco, and the classiness of NYC, but add bars that never close and no open-container laws to speak of, and you might be able to start to imagine what nightlife in Berlin is like. And after a night out here, you'll understand why people come here from all over Europe for just a single weekend. Clubs here typically open their doors Thursday night and don't usually bother closing them until Monday morning, if then. 

Though it's possible to find Top 40 or rock clubs, the vast majority trade in the minimal electronic style, in fact so much so, that the music is sometimes referred to as "Berlin-style techno." In the summer, the club culture gratefully and eagerly makes its way outdoors, to the multiple riverside establishments catering to the club lifestyle. All summer long, Kater Holzig (Spawn of the original and most legendary Berlin beach bar, Bar 25), Club der Visionaire, and many others project pounding electronic beats across the smooth surface of Berlin's river Spree. Gay travelers will find a huge selection of gay and lesbian bars and clubs spread from Schöneburg to Prenzlauer Berg.

Electronic music not your thing? Then head west, young grasshopper, to the smoke-filled jazz bar of A-Trane in Schöneburg, or the stag-party wilderness of Oranienstraße. 

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