The roster of in-house DJs at 2BE tends to focus mainly on hip hop, with the odd reggae and dancehall tune thrown in for good measure, and there's also usually a live act or...

A small bohemian basement staging free jazz, avant-folk and live electronica as well as films and art installations. Be aware that shows usually begin an hour later than the...

Bang Bang's decidedly retro decor - all glitter balls and monochrome blow-ups of '60s girl groups - is a little misleading. If you expected this small venue tucked away under...

Located smack bang in touristy Hackescher Markt and decorated with enormous photo prints of 1960s and '70s icons, Bang Bang is small yet inviting. The bleacher seats around the...

With its clutter of mirror balls, salvaged airplane and car seats, this bar, alternative art gallery and indie-rock venue embodies some of the most fun aspects of Berlin...

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

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,...

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...

The name means strawberry in German, and this dark, spacious (and a bit dingy) bar off Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz has earned a reputation for its powerful and delicious fresh fruit...

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...

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 the teenagers and...

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...

Best known as home of the popular twice-monthly Russendisko, Kaffee Burger's programme runs the cultural gamut. Early evenings may see readings, lectures, film screenings or...

Minimal, minimal, minimal! This place perfectly captures that unfinished - and inexplicably sexy - look with which Berlin's fashionable set is so enamoured. Kim has been a...