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

This popular commercial operation features a former barge converted into a heated swimming pool, docked on the banks of the Spree. It belongs to the Arena Berlin cultural...

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 and beer. Try the...

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 (star of the fashionable documentary Gender X), this lively and unusual bar attracts both the more bourgeois members of Berlin's...

Tacky and camp, with lots of dolls and pictures of drag queens adorning the walls, the BarbieBar is also a stylish place, with comfortable easy chairs and quiet music, which...

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 and whiskies....

This cruising fetish bar is popular with skinheads and hardcore types. There are sex parties most nights of the week, with Fridays set aside for skins, after-work sex sessions...

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,...

Better red than dead… or, well, maybe the other way round after a long night in this place. CCCP is a celebration of all things Russian. This means copious amounts of vodka -...

Set on an inlet off the Spree just over the border from Kreuzberg, this popular timbered bar occupies an old boathouse, several floating docks and a decommissioned boat. The...

This impeccably designed store - Berlin's answer to Colette in Paris - offers a select mix of men's and women's fashion, accessories, electronics, books, music, art and even...

An authentically old-style Berlin bar, named after famous local boxer Franz Diener. The walls are adorned with faded hunting murals and photos of well-known Germans you won't...

Bring your table tennis bat and prepare for ping-pong madness. The action doesn't start until around midnight, but when it does you can expect 30 or so players - some good,...