This purple-walled dive exists to remind travellers that Berlin isn't Stuttgart. The attractive, young and poor go for that fifth nightcap around 6am, and...

The gentle minimalism of the decor - big picture windows, basic furnishings and nothing but a few old maps and prints on the walls - is a relief in an...

Although it looks over Kreuzberg's Landwehr Canal, the only thing nautical about this 'anchor den' is the midriff-tattooed, punk-meets-portside swank of the...

Atlantic's sunny pavement café thrives in the summer, and a beer as late as 8pm will still have you sitting in a ray of light, if you're lucky enough to get...

Moored on a post-industrial stretch of the River Spree, the 'bathing ship' is a cargo container turned public pool, with floating wooden lounge deck,...

Located smack dab in touristy Hackescher Markt and decorated with enormous photo prints of 1960s and '70s icons, Bang Bang is a small yet inviting club and...

Nestled in a cul-de-sac near the Volksbühne, this low-lit bar has wraparound windows, a slick black interior, a spacious U-shaped bar and inexpensive wine...

Long bar with a long drinks list and classy customers in Chanel suits sipping expensive, well-made cocktails as they compare bank balances.

Run by celebrity drag queen Lena Braun, this lively and unusual bar attracts both the more bourgeois members of Berlin's cross-dressing community and the...

The head of Samuel Beckett stares at you from the window of this red-walled, intimate spot which prides itself on expert cocktails and a variety of scotches...

The club's name, a nod to funk legend Hamilton Bohannon, indicates its driving musical principle. Billed as offering 'soulful electronic clubbing', this...

This unassuming but right-on wine bar with wholesome meals is owned by a former DDR rock musician now continuing his family's gastronomy tradition, and...

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...

On an inlet off the Spree just over the border into Treptow, this popular timbered bar occupies an old boathouse, several floating docks and a...