Wild at Heart was exactly what I was hoping for. A proper punk/dive bar. It delivered in spades…read more The decor was perfect, messy, dark, a little dank. The peeps were friendly in their own way. Took a little bit of time but eventually they seemed to warm to me. One huge biker dude took a shine to me and kept joking with me all night in broken English. At the end of his night (which was quite early) he swooped in and gave me a kiss on the cheek and wished me a lovely vacation. The bathrooms were cleaner and nicer than the cobalt/funkys/astoria from my dives back home in Vancouver - seriously Vancouver, get your shit together - LITERALLY. Drink prices seemed super reasonable to me. But really anywhere in Europe they seem reasonable to me. Bartender didn't really know how to make a whiskey sour and what I ended up drinking wasn't that fantastic, but I think that's my fault, what the hell was I doing ordering a whiskey sour at this place? Beer seems to be the best bet. The place filled up quick and seemed very popular with the locals and tourists alike.

Wild at Heart is one of the best rock bars in the world. It's exactly like the sort of places I…read morelike to hang out back home... only better! Grab a beer and enjoy great DJs, awesome bands and even a regular burlesque show! I had been told to go here by various people who had travelled there to perform with their bands and I'm glad I listened to their advice. The crowd were all great too, you felt really comfortable and among like-minded people. My favourite night in Berlin was the night I spent at Wild at Heart. GO. I urge you. One final tip - make sure to go next door and eat at Tiki Heart.

Schokoladen rules!…read more This is a venue that keeps things real. The bookers are legit, always bringing in awesome bands (both local and from afar). The space is intimate but still not too small. The price is always right. The atmosphere is fantastic, and the people who work there and go there are lovely folks. Although the shows are earlier than most venues, it's nice to have some kind of consistency to rely upon. Keep supporting this place because it does a lot of good things for Berlin music.

It's a dive that sometimes hosts live music. Not going to change your life, but drinks are…read morereasonable, staff is cool, and the crowd is local. Good for a lower key night if you're needing a break from the clubs.

Nice girls friendly place to enjoy very good attention from all stack thanks for you attention men…read moreand girls work there

I've wanted to go here for years, but all my past visits to Berlin were work focused, so I was at…read moregallery parties instead of this awesome classic. After all the build up, it didn't disappoint! It's smaller than I expected, so even on a Monday night the dance floor was packed! I didn't make it out to the patio or side lounge, but I did dance my heart out of everything from The Cure, London after midnight, she past away, boy harsher, the Bolshoi... Classics from every decade represented! And wow... They make incredible Moscow mules, which is something I would have never expected! Maybe they were too good? I totally didn't plan to drink that many. *Lol* But going back to the crowd ... I loved the come as you are vibe -- the complete opposite of the gotther than thou snottery in Barcelona! Ppl were wearing all kinds of different things, just being themselves and having a great time... Ages 18 to maybe even 60+! I wish there was a place like this where I live so I can grow old livin' my best life, too

From the owner: Die Kulturgießerei versteht sich als Ort verschiedener künstlerischer Aktivitäten.Sie ist ein…read morelebendiges Schöneicher Begegnungszentrum, ein Mehrgenerationenhaus, und bietet - Freizeitangebote für Kinder, Jugendliche und Erwachsene in Form von kreativen Kursen und Workshops, - Veranstaltungen verschiedenster Art - Theater, Literatur, Musik und Film, - Ständig wechselnde Ausstellungen regionaler und überregionaler Künstler, - Atelierräume und Arbeitsmöglichkeiten für Künstler, - Internationale und regionale Symposien mit Künstlern verschiedener Genres.

This place has a five-star rating and without mistake. If you're looking for an upscale, stylish…read moreLaden where you can show off your latest Dior then give this place a miss. If you're looking for a rad place to knock back a few beers with friends and play a couple games of backgammon among other laid-back folk then you've found yourself a new home. Old-school Fhain keeping it real but beware, staff is selectively friendly. I.e. be cool to them and they'll be cool to you. Act like a w@nker and you'll get the same treatment in kind. Careful about your bags; if you go to see a show there don't be a victim and leave your backpack unattended. Nuff said. Taschendiebe aside, always always always worth a visit.

If you go to Supamolly you might feel as if you missed the spot because to get to the concert area…read moreyou have to go through a small bar at first. The door to the concert areal opens at about ten, but may vary. They have plenty of hallways, corners and steps to stride along after which you come into the first room, which is the bar kind of loungy area. All equipped with rather worn down sofas, quite trashy (Berlin style). Two small alleyways spit you onto the concert floor with the stage, where it usually gets loaded full and crammed. If you want it a bit quieter, make your way up the metal spiralstairs which lead to the bar and toilets. From here you also have a great view on the dancing crowd and on the stage. Grab a Club Mate vodka ! and let your eyes indulge in the artwork that has been scattered all over the place..paintings, statues..and the dj, which stands on a small platform only and uses digital equipment in his small cell to make the whole sound possible. The sound really can be anything, they have livebands ranging from jazz over hardcore to art-noise. Though they host ska bands mainly.Ocassionally they have a special Rattenbar called gayparty too, but anyone is welcome. Several times a year there is also a theatrefestival with a variety of artists showing what they can. Youll find yourself very likely in the position of seeing a band never thought could of existed before and then really liking them.Its alwayssmth special going on. Afterwards there are always Djs till real early in the mroning with all kinds of music styles(Drum n Bass, Jungle, Raggea,20s, Electro) Entrance fee is mostly 4EUR which is very cheap- the drinks are too. The people are very mixed, mostly 20to 40, but everything is possible. You know this feeling ofaaah why have guys like those have to hang out here I never had it when I was there, everyone is relaxed and there to have fun. One negative thing at times can be the toilets..but use the ones in the entrancebar and you should be fine. Oh and you can smoke..whatever In summer they have a campfire in the backyard.

Visting Germany from the US and wanted to check out their punk bar scene and this did not…read moredisappoint. This bar is cash only, no photos allowed inside especially at the bar, the menu is a large chalkboard hanging above with good prices, and they play punk music all night long. There is a nice outside patio seating, however it does close at 10pm and all patrons must either leave or move inside. There is indoor smoking, pool tables, and no line at the bathrooms. Only downside - with the popularity, it can get cramped. My boyfriend and I went on a weekday, and it was flooded with a mix of Americans and Germans. We stayed about an hour, as we were standing at the bar for the most part, but really enjoyed our time there.

Good local spot from when I was studying abroad there. Cheap beer and fun music, little dive spot…read more Great especially if you like fusbol!

This was a really average bar. Went on a Friday night. People aren't super open to dancing with…read moreothers & the drinks were decent. It's easy to get in but not really that great or that bad.

I have only been to Gayhane here once but it was an excellent night!!!…read more And then I went to one of the Café Fatale nights with a group of friends. I am not a couples dancer and this woman came to ask me to dance when the room was full or lovely women but she insisted. I told her that I don't dance well in couples. We went around once or twice and she dropped me off from whence we came. She said at the end you're right, you aren't a good couples dancer.

This is a pretty charming bar with a very casual atmosphere and interesting inverted decor, and…read moregreat prices. I met another solo traveler here and we struck up an amazing conversation. The bar staff were young and not too experienced, but to grab a drink before going to a club, this place is hard to beat. As with most bars in Germany, people smoke inside, which can be a dealbreaker for you especially since it is in a basement and poorly ventilated. Overall amazing spot, especially for tourists that aren't in large groups. I stayed way longer than I was expecting to.

Whenever I am here, I run into someone that I havent seen in a very long time. Obviously this club…read moreis infamous for its upside down appeal, but its really not that obvious. Its nice if you get there earlier, as seating is harder to come by as the kids come rushing in. Not good for dancing and its hard to hear people talking...unless you are sitting. This results in a lot of people just standing around, drinking. I suggest this place as an pre-game spot to hit up before going to a club or if you just want to have an "early" Berlin evening. Its nice around 23-24.

The Junction Bar on Gneisenaustrasse in Kreuzberg is a little piece of Berlin music history. It's…read moreprovided live music, offering a completely eclectic mix of bands and styles, every night since 1996. Older musicians from the West Berlin scene tell me that for a few years then it was THE place to see and hear bands. It was always packed, everyone who was anyone on the scene was always in and out of the place, and stories abound. In 2007 it's a slightly different story. Don't get me wrong, it's not dead yet, not by any means, but it's no longer in the loop of the cool and the hip. There's still live music every night followed by a DJ. And for them to have stuck to that for over a decade now deserves a lot of credit. The bands are still eclectic, but also pretty hit and miss. Last time I was down there I was perusing the program and I was quite dumbfounded. A couple of the bands really looked like the kind of bands that you wouldn't imagine anyone, ever, anywhere, booking. But then, we were playing there, so I suppose they do have intermittent good taste at least (insert clever comment here). Another bad point is that the sound system isn't really that great, and they have a system with setting up the sound that I really have never encountered anywhere before: as a band, you turn up to do the soundcheck, the sound engineer is there (nice guy, actually) and he sorts out the sound for the band and the mixing desk is somewhere off to the side in a back room(!)....Then he leaves. As in, and doesn't come back. So if it turns out when the room is full (as often happens) (it turning out like that I mean, not necessarily that the room is full) that the sound needs a bit of fine-tuning; or if the sound of the band changes in some way (like swapping between guitars for example), well then you've just got to live with it. Or send someone into the room to twiddle the knobs yourself. Which, obviously, you don't do because things would just go downhill from there...How did I find that out? Guess. So...the Junction Bar: If you want a guarantee of some live music, go there. If you want a guarantee of good live music, people in the place, and a good sound, then do the other thing.

From the owner: 1993 eröffnet, ist die Junction Bar mittlerweile ist sie zu einer festen Größe in der Berliner…read moreMusikszene geworden. Künstler verschiedenster Musikrichtungen treten dort auf, von Jazz über Swing bis hin zu Rock, Pop aber auch Chansons kann man dort so ziemlich alles hören, was Musik zu bieten hat. Ein gemütlicher Live-Musik Club im Keller, vergleichbar etwa mit den Underground-Bars in Paris oder News York. Nach dem Live-Musik Programm kommen die Tanzwütigen auf ihre Kosten, wenn DJs bis zum frühen Morgen gute Laune verbreiten. Gut gemixte Cocktails sowie erschwingliche Getränkepreise zwingen gerade zum Verweilen, bis daß die Sonne über der Gneisenaustraße wieder aufgeht.

Local punk/garage/rocker hangout. Good place to see the actual scene. There are always great bands…read moreplaying in this tiny bar. The bar tenders are super friendly. One of my favorites in Berlin for shows.