Cute, sexy cruising bar with DJ on the weekend - but the darkrooms aren't as comfortable anymore…read moresince they renovated the basement and were putting a "dancefloor" right next to the cruising area and it just sucks - unfortuntately not in a good way! To shield the neighbors more from the loud music during the weekends they removed the DJ booth from the bar area on the groundfloor to the basement. It's a solution without alternatives to put a tiny dancefloor right next to the darkroom area. It completely killed the vibe and on the weekends the atmosphere down there is everything you don't want right next to a darkroom area: loud music, noisy, busy lights, steamy, stuffy air, not ventilated and packed with too many people who are merely spectators who aren't primarily in cruising mood. The money spent on renovating (putting up an additional wall in an already very limited space separating the cruising area from the tiny dancefloor) would have been way better spent by installing an AC or at least some fans for air ventilation since the air down there is absolutely terrible and is killing any boner - during the weekends it is now everything you don't want when getting down to business in the darkrooms! The need to rearrange when thinking about the neighbors is completely legit and understandable but it isn't serving the the atmosphere of a darkroom to have dancing people, fancy light equipment and super loud music packed in such a limited space together with the cruising area, which was supposed to be the main event of that place. Now it is just a densly packed busy basement with the stuffiest air you can imagine. It isn't possible anymore to spend a longer amount of time in the basement, at least not on fridays and saturdays when many people are down there dancing. We all really loved that charmingly raunchy bar especially because of the decent size of its darkroom area but they completely killed the sexy vibe and we can only hope they are at least installing air ventilation since an AC would probably be way too expansive for an affordable bar like this. In the end Ficken3000 is an institution and we all wouldn't want to miss it! Please go there, spend your coins and support this place! It's perfect to visit after a night out and when other bars are closed to find some action and sexy connection, but rather during the week. On the weekend it isn't giving anymore as it used to. Surely it was always pretty packed at that times and the bar area is now less busy but only at the expense of the atmosphere of the darkroom area. In my opinion the cruising bar is just wanting (or needing) to be too much which it clearly isn't supposed to be: a dance club in such a limited space. You definitely should go there and visit this charming and exciting place of Berlin's night life since it is still serving it's purpose as a cruising spot - but if you are intending to spend more than 5min in the darkrooms: you need to bring a fan, changing clothes or leave all of your textiles at the cloakroom - on the weekend the air down there is like a combination of a steam room, an air fryer and an industial chicken cage.

If I had a penis, I'd probably blend in better with the crowd. Actually I don't know, maybe not,…read moreespecially if I still had all the other lady parts intact. I feel like listening to some King Missile now. Alas, vagina carriers are not really to be found here and probably secretly not welcomed. Well, at least not in the lower level, since that's where it appears to be guys only. Honestly, with as many death stares that I received, you would've thought that I punched Joachim Gauck or jeered their futbol team. Neither of which I did, nor would I. Now, despite the lower level having a very San Francisco Power Exchange-y feel to it, I actually really enjoyed exploring the dark corners of it all. With the exception that I felt I was the creepy one, which probably in retrospect, is not too far off. Like, "Who is this clothed smiley Asian girl right by me and why doesn't she have a penis?!" I know, right!? So with that, my spidey senses tingled for my butt to take my bier upstairs. Which I did. And that was a wise decision. Practice a little Deutsch, drink several Biere, and enjoy a few good laughs. It's a tried and true recipe for a good time. If I ever get to move to Kreuzberg, I'd want to be a regular here, even without the right appendages attached. Because it's the perfect mix of dive bar meets (or more appropriately, meats) seedy sex club. I kinda love it.

Folks need to do their homework before deciding to visit, and if they do, they will have a…read morefantastic time! First, the cabaret proper begins at 9 pm and lasts approx 2 hrs including intermission. Around 11 pm or so, the venue opens to others, and performances are intermittent. Second, the cabaret is programmed so that different types of performances happen on different nights. We attended the performance on Friday specifically because the Happy Burlesque show offered a variety covering traditional, comedy, experimental neo-burlesque, and boy-lesque. The folks complaining about the style of performance indeed did *not* know enough about burlesque and their preferences to make an informed choice about the night they attended. Personally, I thought the two spring performance was *brilliant* and I'm so glad I saw it! And, my next favorites were the boy-lesque and gender play cabaret -- smart and so much fun!! As far as how the venue is run, I love that the performers are also the bartenders and it would be extra cool if it happened to be a kollectiv, but I'm not sure that it is. Everyone was very friendly and the drink prices are perfectly reasonable considering that other venues in the world take advantage of a captive ticket buying audience and charge far more just because they can get away with it. Anyway - we had a great time! The quality of the performances varies, but the energy of the performers is wonderful. Now, if only the audience would learn to loosen up and cheer the way a good burlesque audience should! It's annoying when someone near you sneers because you're clapping too loudly for their uptight ears! *Lol* I dare those curmudgeons to take to the stage themselves and see what it's like through a performer's eyes... Maybe then they'll learn to have more fun at such an event

My boyfriend and I were on holiday in Berlin and I really wanted to see a burlesque show. Reserving…read morethe tickets online was simple and the pricing is reasonable. When we arrived we were seated and offered drinks. The venue is good sized. I would say the room holds maybe 30 or so people. The venue is also very clean which I appreciated. One thing that makes this venue interesting is that the staff, bartenders and waiters/waitresses, are the burlesque performers! They sang in both German and English and they all looked like they were having a great time. My boyfriend actually got pulled onto the stage which was funny to see. I'm not sure why this place has negative reviews, but me and my boyfriend sincerely enjoyed the show when we went.