Not a dive, but certainly not fancy, Habermeyer is where local hipsters go for low-key drinks, casual conversation, table football, and a marked absence of...
Gärtnerstrasse 6
A small, stylish bar and café with a neighbourly atmosphere and a gimmick. You can buy the chairs you're sitting on, the table you're eating from, that fork...
Gärtnerstrasse 4The low-domed ceiling, plastic furniture and coloured neon are like a cross between cocktail bar and space capsule. Around midnight, the beautiful young...
Simon-Dach-Strasse 20In 1999, Monster Ronson - aka Ron Rineck - moved to Berlin from Salt Lake City with $7,000 in his pocket. As his savings dwindled, he began sleeping in his...
Warschauer Strasse 34Neither a typical heavy metal bar nor remotely typical for this area, the Egyptian-themed Eck attracts a young crowd with relentless metal videos, a decent...
Krossener Strasse 15This French bohemian bar, with lots of sofas, bright colours and a comfortingly ramshackle feel, is a new Friedrichshain favourite. The highlight is a...
Grünberger Strasse 87Having opened in the early 1990s as a semi-legal bolthole fronting a lively squat, Supamolly (or Supamolli) is a miracle of survival. The frequent live punk...
Jessner Strasse 41