Zpyz
Reichenberger Str. 125
10999
Half the people in the club don’t know the name of the club they are in, or at least how to pronounce it (like the word ‘spice’.) And forget meeting tourists in Zpyz, you probably won’t meet anyone who doesn’t live in Kreuzberg – which is not actually as bad as it sounds. The crowd is essentially a mix of poor students and poor young professionals who shun ‘mainstream’ clubs and like to party well, well into daylight.
Kreuzberg is, like many eastern sections of Berlin, replete with abandoned warehouses which have been made into various types of clubs. Zpyz is a little less dirty than many of its underground siblings, although you can leave your cigarettes at home – the second hand smoke should more than suffice for your fix for the evening.
The interesting part of this club is watching people enter in waves throughout the night and into morning. It’s not dead until it’s almost time to close, nor is it ever too stuffed to dance. People tend to come from ‘in the neighborhood’ so they are not reliant on public transport to get to and fro. The peak hours range from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m plus or minus a couple hours depending on how good the DJs are, which can vary greatly.
Outside of K’berg, Zpyz is not known, and if you desire avoiding the clubs like Weekend that ‘you could find in any city’ and exploring some authentic Berlin underground mania, then it’s worth hitting up.
Tip 1: Zpyz is hard to find if you have not been there, so take a map with its locale circled and if need be take a cab and show the driver where it is on the map. Expect to get lost at some point looking for it, and when that happens watch to see where other people on Reichenbergerstr go.
Tip 2: If the bouncer stops you when you try to enter to ask you if you are on the guest list, appear indifferent to him, say no and walk right by him into the club, like any Berliner would. Works like a charm.
Author: CA
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