Nightlife & the Arts in Berlin

Nightlife Overview

Name	Category	Location

A-Trane A-Trane in West Berlin has hosted countless greats throughout...	Music Clubs	Berlin

B-Flat With no columns to obstruct your view, you can see young German...	Music Clubs	Berlin

Babylon Partially hidden behind Kottbusser Tor, Babylon shows English-language...	Film	Berlin

Bar am Lützowplatz The cocktail menu is the size of a small guidebook at Bar am...	Bars	Berlin

Bar Jeder Vernunft The intimate Bar Jeder Vernunft is housed within a glamorous...	Cabaret	Berlin


Bellmann Bar The candle-lit, rough wood tables, water-stained walls, and frequent...	Music Clubs	Berlin

Berghain Berghain rose with a vengeance from the ashes of '90s techno...	Dance Clubs	Berlin

Berliner Ensemble The excellent Berliner Ensemble is dedicated to Brecht and works...	Theater	Berlin

Berliner Festspiele This annual Berlin festival, held from late August through September...	Festivals	Berlin

BKA-Berliner Kabarett Anstalt Social and political satire has a long tradition in cabaret theaters...	Cabaret	Berlin

Chamäleon Varieté Within the Hackesche Höfe, the Chamäleon Varieté...	Cabaret	Berlin

CineStar im Sony Center Mainstream U.S. and British productions are screened in their...	Film	Berlin

Clärchen's Ballhaus A night out at Clärchen's Ballhaus (Little Clara's Ballroom)...	Dance Clubs	Berlin

Club der Visionaere Club der Visionaere is little more than a series of wooden rafts...	Bars	Berlin

Connection Just south of Wittenbergplatz, the dance club Connection provides...	Bars	Berlin

Deutsche Oper Berlin Of the 17 composers represented in the repertoire of Deutsche...	Dance, Music, Opera	Berlin

Deutsches Theater The theater most renowned for both its modern and classical productions...	Theater	Berlin

English Theatre Berlin In a black-box theater, the English Theatre presents dramas and...	Theater	Berlin

Felix The prestigious and over-the-top Felix greatly benefits from...	Dance Clubs	Berlin

Freiluftkinos When warm weather hits the city and Berliners come out of hibernation...	Film	Berlin

Freischwimmer Sitting canal-side on a deck chair at Freischwimmer is perfect...	Bars	Berlin

Friedrichstadt-Palast Europe's largest variety show takes place at the Friedrichstadtpalast...	Cabaret	Berlin

Green Door A mature crowd focused on conversation and appreciating outstanding...	Bars	Berlin

Grips Theater For children's theater, head for the world-famous Grips Theater...	Theater	Berlin

Hackesche Höfe Documentary films, international films in their original language...	Film	Berlin

Hafen The decor and the energetic crowd at Hafen makes it ceaselessly...	Bars	Berlin

Havanna Club Berlin's mixed, multi-culti crowd frequents the Havanna Club...	Dance Clubs	Berlin

Hebbel am Ufer Theater This theater consists of three houses (HAU 1, 2, 3) within a...	Dance, Music, Opera	Berlin

Hekticket offices The Hekticket offices offers discounted and last-minute tickets...	Tickets	Berlin

Internationale Filmfestspiele In February, numerous cinemas host the prestigious Internationale...	Film	Berlin

Kaffeeburger More of a neighborhood clubhouse than just a bar, Kaffeeburger...	Music Clubs	Berlin

Klub der Republik Although Klub der Republik takes its name from the late Palast...	Dance Clubs	Berlin

Komische Oper Most of the operas are sung in German at the Komische Oper, however...	Dance, Music, Opera	Berlin

Konzerthaus Berlin The beautifully restored hall at Konzerthaus Berlin is a prime...	Concerts	Berlin

Kumpelnest 3000 Shabby Kumpelnest 3000 has a reputation as wild as its carpeted...	Bars	Berlin

Kunstfabrik Schlot Schlot hosts Berlin jazz scenesters, aspiring musicians playing...	Music Clubs	Berlin

MS Hoppetosse Thursday through Saturday, the docked boat MS Hoppetosse rocks...	Dance Clubs	Berlin

Newton Now the oldest posh bar in Mitte, marble-lined Newton flaunts...	Bars	Berlin

Philharmonie mit Kammermusiksaal Among the major symphony orchestras and orchestral ensembles...	Concerts	Berlin

Quasimodo Descend a small staircase to the basement of the Theater des...	Music Clubs	Berlin

Roses If you don't bump up against any eye candy at tiny Roses there...	Bars	Berlin

Sage Club Sage Club is the most popular of Berlin's venues for young professionals...	Dance Clubs	Berlin

Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz This was once considered the city's most experimental stage...	Dance, Music, Opera	Berlin

Schiller Theater Currently serving as interim stage for the Staatsoper, the Schiller...	Dance, Music, Opera	Berlin

Schwuz Schwuz consists of two dance floors underneath the laid-back...	Bars	Berlin

Showtime Konzert- und Theaterkassen If your hotel can't book a seat for you or you can't make it...	Tickets	Berlin

Solar The laid-back, loungelike Solar is the playground for the city's...	Bars	Berlin

Tanzfabrik The Tanzfabrik is still Berlin's best venue for young dance talents...	Dance, Music, Opera	Berlin

Tempodrom The white, tentlike Tempodrom, beyond the ruined facade of Anhalter...	Dance, Music, Opera	Berlin

Theater des Westens The late-19th-century Theater des Westens, one of Germany's oldest...	Dance, Music, Opera	Berlin

Theaterkasse Centrum There's a very informed and helpful staff at this agency....	Tickets	Berlin

Tipi das Zelt Tipi das Zelt is a tent venue between the Kanzleramt (Chancellor's...	Cabaret	Berlin

Universität der Künste A wide range of performances take the stage at the Universität...	Concerts	Berlin

Victoria Bar The subdued and elegant Victoria Bar is an ironic homage to the...	Bars	Berlin

Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz The Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz is unsurpassed for...	Theater	Berlin

Watergate Elegant Watergate sits languidly at the base of the Oberbaumbrücke...	Dance Clubs	Berlin

Weekend More like a lounge and party venue than a club, Weekend offers...	Dance Clubs	Berlin

Wintergarten Varieté The Wintergarten Varieté pays romantic homage to the old...	Cabaret	Berlin

Würgeengel Named after a 1962 surrealist film from Luis Buñuel ("The...	Bars	Berlin
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