People often ask: “What’s the best thing about Berlin”. As a young newcomer to Berlin, and speaking from my seven months experience in the city, I have to say the very best thing about Berlin is the Nightlife. There is a seemingly inexhaustible supply of clubs to choose from, with new clubs opening on a regular basis. Interestingly, there is no legally enforced closing time for Berlin Nightclubs. In many of the clubs the night ends when the party’s over. And it’s not over till the clubbers decide that it’s time to call it a night… or more likely “a morning”.
An ever popular choice is Weekend Club in Alexanderplatz, spinning house, electronic and pop tunes, whilst The Watergate in Kreuzberg specialises in House and Drum and Bass. Another favourite is Berghain in Friedrichshain, boasting a hard techno and electro style, whilst electro, acid and industrial music dominate the decks of Tresor in Mitte.
But there is also a range of alternative clubs with the most noticeable being White Thrash Fast Food, a restaurant and late bar/club playing punk, indie, rock and electro music and featuring live bands. Havanna’s Latin, reggae, salsa, and soul theme is complimented by live salsa dancers, with the option of a crash course in salsa one hour prior to opening. For something completely different try the Kit Kat Club in Kreuzberg, where no regular street fashion is allowed. In this gay, lesbian and straight friendly club, only those in fetish, kinky and costume wear are admitted.
In search of something a little grittier, we stumbled upon a great club on Friedrichstrasse. Housed in an old run down building beside The Oscar Wilde Irish Pub, Scala features two floors with varied musical styles from techno to hip hop and reasonably priced drink. For just a standard club entry price of €8 we were treated to the mastery of American DJs N.A.S.A. A slightly more planned expedition led us to Icon on Cantianstrasse in Prenzlauer Berg. U.K. DJ Caspa played and excellent set that ran until the early hours.
Berlin, physically situated at the heart of Europe, is becoming a musical hub and the European clubbing capital. If you are planning a trip to Berlin make sure you’re at clubbing ground zero, and stay in the Mitte or Prenzlauer Berg, where Berlin’s centre of gravity has shifted to. OTA Berlin has a range of spacious holiday apartments ideally located in these central areas. You can view and book our apartments at www.ota-berlin.de
For more details on the clubs listed and many more, go to Club Guide Berlin.
Author: E. La Crey
OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog, brought to you by OTA-Berlin Holiday Apartments
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