A diverse crowd in both age and nationality - the hostel across the street lends a youthful international air - mills about in this lounge that comes with old easy chairs,...

It might not be the first place you'd think to go raving, but, thanks to a westward-drifting scene and its eclectic policies, the Festsaal has become one of Kreuzberg's most...

Every first Monday of the month sees a healthy mix of women taking over this traditionally male-only sex club for their own bar and dance night, complete with a downstairs...

Originally opened in 1993, Junction Bar is a Kreuzberg landmark that arranges 365 concerts a year of everything from jazz and swing to rock, with DJs keeping the party going...

This lesbian club holds dance and electronica nights on two floors with a chill-out zone every fourth Friday of the month.

Built as a cinema in 1951, Lido recently became Kreuzberg's premier indie-rock and late night dance party venue. Its excellent outdoor area and feelgood vibe make it especially...

It's an odd location for a gay bar, wedged among Turkish snack bars in a down-at-heel 1960s development at Kottbusser Tor and visible to the world through picture windows on...

This small, dark bar draws a mixed local crowd and doesn't get going until late. The spartan interior boasts old, small, poker-like tables and stiff wooden chairs. Except for a...

Monthly pop and chart night (dates vary) for girls and their gay friends. SO36 also organises a women's version (Ladyhane) of the Gayhane oriental gay dance night, though not...

Saturday is the main disco night at the Schwulen Zentrum ('gay centre'), Berlin's longest-running dance institution. The club attracts a mixed crowd, covering all ages and...

A key venue for both gays and lesbians. Monday (Verified, from 11pm) is not completely gay, but the hard techno sounds draw a largely male following. Last Saturday in the month...

This two-floor, riverside club has a slick feel, a great view of the Spree and a better-than-average sound system. The two best-known features here are the panorama windows...

A narrow, darkish bar equipped with booths and a well-abused table football table, Wiener Blut sometimes features DJs who fill the place with wild beats and wild friends....

The only thing possibly louder than the music here are the trinkets scatter-blasted across the walls. Wild at Heart imports artists and DJs from all over Europe to satisfy its...