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Astro Bar

A bar for science fiction fans with lots of trance music and rasta reggae. Djs with varying programs 7 days a week, no admission fee, all drinks under DM 10.
Simon-Dach-Strasse 40 (Friedrichshain), open daily from 6 p.m. onwards (open end).

Berlin by night boat tours

These tours take place on weekends and public holidays. You will be provided with a meal, a theater performance or music. Find out details about dates and times in the program magazines "Tip" or "Zitty".

Call a cab

Out on the town and no nightbus? Call a cab with one of the following numbers:
26 10 26
21 01 01
44 33 22
6 90 22.
You can specify smoking or non-smoking.

Niagara

Niagara is a music club and an ideal meeting place for local talent and friends. The music concentrates on independent, grunge, hip hop and 80s. Live concerts on weekends. Gneisenaustrasse 58, subway Suedstern, open daily 8 p.m. - 6 a.m..

Schwarzes Cafe

This cafe has been around for over 20 years, but it is still trendy. Open round the clock and at a central location. Quiet. Good coffee.
Kantstrasse 148
S-Bahn Savignyplatz
Open 24 hours a day

Cafe am Ufer

This quiet cafe is situated on the banks of a canal in Kreuzberg. Very nice for an evening out with friends. Also an excellent choice for a late breakfast, or as a starting point for a sightseeing trip into Kreuzberg.
Paul-Lincke-Ufer 44
subway: Kottbusser Tor
open daily 9 a.m. - 1 a.m., Saturdau & Sunday open until 2 a.m.

Floez Jazzclub

The Floez is a traditional jazz cellar known all over Germany. Concerts start at 9 30 p.m., the bar is open from 8 p.m. - 2 a.m.. Expect a somewhat older crowd, 30 - 50. Has a nice backyard, where you can sit.
Nassauische Strasse 37
subway: Guentzelstrasse

Metropol

The Metropol contains a cafe, a historic discotheque and concert hall, a big bar on the ground floor & the legendary Loft music club upstairs. Aways a good place to get to know people. Highly recommended.
Nollendorfplatz 5
subway: Nollendorfplatz
open Friday & Saturday from 9 p.m in winter, from 10 p.m. in summer. Admission for special events (ca. DM 10 - 20), student reduction.

Golgatha

Golgatha is a beer garden with two terraces, a disco and snack facility, located at the Kreuzberg (nice panorama, waterfall & monument). Expect a younger crowd, 16 +. Music varies.
Dudenstrasse 48 - 64
Subway Yorckstrasse
Open daily 11 a.m. - 6 a.m.

Cafe Anfall

Cafe Anfall ( = "Cafe Fit", as in nervous breakdown) is a ´scene´ cafe and always very crowded. However, it provides you with plenty of entertainment, interesting people and the odd surprise. Varied music and DJs. Recommended.
Gneisenaustrasse 64
Subway Suedstern
Open daily from 4 p.m. - 4 a.m., excluding Mondays (9 p.m. - 4 a.m.)

Cafe Swing

Cafe Swing has been around forever (at least for 20 years!). It was fully renovated in 1998, but the basic atmosphere has not changed. Expect to find an "in-crowd" and prices in the midrange. It gets crowded on weekends, particularly if there are concerts at the Loft or Metropol over the street. You can sit outside and watch the busy streetlife. This cafe is an institution.
Nollendorfplatz 3 - 4
subway: Nollendorfplatz
open daily 9 a.m. - 4 a.m.

Franken

Franken is an off-beat scene club near the SO 36. It is usually packed after concerts. A typical Berlin ´scene´ hang out, which you don´t want to miss. Oranienstrasse 19, subway Kottbusser Tor, bus 129, N 29, open daily from 7 p.m., open end.

Hiring a cab at a cab stand

There are numerous cab stands all over town. To get a cab, go to the cab at the head of the line. Tell the driver your destination. If it is very far, he can decline, but it usually never happens. You will be expected to give a tip ranging between DM 1 and 5. Most cabbies are talkative and a good source for tourist information, so don´t hesitate to ask them questions.

Tresor/Globus

This is one of Berlin´s oldest techno clubs with resident DJs and guests from all over the world. It can get very crowded on weekends. Located at Leipziger Strasse 126 a, subway stop Mohrenstrasse or Potsdamer Platz. Definitely worth seeing.

Subway 9 nightline

Subway 9 (Rathaus Steglitz to Osloer Strasse) runs from 1 a.m. - 5 a.m. in intervals of 15 minutes on Fridays and Saturdays. Check for details on the message boards on the platform.

Madonna

Madonna is a noisy pub, which is usually crowded. It is a meeting place for the locals, musicians and their friends. Loud music at all hours. Winer Str. 22, subway Goerlitzer Bahnhof, open daily 1 p.m. - 3 a.m., open end on weekends.

Dicke Wirtin

Dicke Wirtin is a traditional pub with great food and drinks and a somewhat older crowd. Being over 30 is not a stigma here. Cornerstr. 9, S-Bahn Savignyplatz, open daily noon - 4 a.m..

90 Grad Update

I received an update about the popular 90 Grad club from reliable sources: Recently a bouncer turned away Britney Spears from the already crowded club! The outrage! The scandal! - The bouncer was fired, but half of Berlin laughed themselves silly. - So what does this teach us? It teaches us to seek out an alternative in the neighborhood in case we cannot get in. After all, if even ole Britney cannot enter, who can :-) ?

Delicious Doughnuts

Delicious Doughnuts is a small but popular club with a good array of dance music. You can hear Japanese pop, jazz funk, electrolounge or garage, depending on the theme of the night. The club is usually very crowded. Rosenthaler Strasse 9 (Mitte).