Tresor ★ 4.6
€€mitteWed 23:00 to late, Fri 23:00 to late, Sat 23:00 to Sun afternoon
Tresor moved from its original Leipziger Platz vault to the Kraftwerk powerhouse on Koepenicker Strasse in 2007 and still books the harder end of Berlin.
Tip: The Globus floor upstairs runs broader house; the cavernous Tresor floor downstairs is where the kick-drum lives. Cash only at the bar.
KitKatClub ★ 4.3
€€mitteFri 23:00 to Sat afternoon, Sat 23:00 to Sun afternoon, Mon 23:00 to Tue morning
KitKatClub shares an industrial building with Sage Club on Koepenicker Strasse and runs an enforced fetish dress code, with tech-house and trance nights.
Tip: Dress code is enforced at the door (leather, latex, lingerie or skin); jeans and street wear are turned away. Lockers and changing rooms at the entrance.
About Blank ★ 4.5
€€friedrichshainFri 23:59 to late, Sat 23:59 to Sun afternoon
About Blank runs next to Ostkreuz S-Bahn as a collectively-run club and garden, programming queer-leaning techno, breaks and electro across an indoor floor.
Tip: The garden runs through the warm months and is the reason to arrive at sundown. Awareness team active; no phones on the floors.
Sisyphos ★ 4.7
€€lichtenbergFri 22:00 continuous to Mon 08:00
Sisyphos took over a former dog-biscuit factory on Hauptstrasse in Rummelsburg and runs a non-stop weekend party with three indoor floors, a lake.
Tip: Runs continuously Friday night through Monday morning; bring layers, sunglasses and a swimsuit for the lake. S-Bahn to Rummelsburg is the easy way in.
RSO Berlin ★ 4.5
€€schoeneweideFri 23:59 to Sat afternoon, Sat 23:59 to Sun afternoon
RSO opened in 2021 in Niederschoeneweide as the successor crew to the shuttered Griessmuehle, and it now anchors the harder, darker end of Berlin techno.
Tip: Ten minutes on foot from S Schoeneweide. The room peaks 04:00 onward; a quiet 02:00 floor is normal here, not a sign of a slow night.
Else ★ 4.5
€€treptowMay to September, Fri-Sun afternoons through late night
Else is the Renate crew's open-air club at Treptower Park S-Bahn, opening every May for the summer season with house and slow-techno across a sandy.
Tip: Open-air only; Else closes for winter and reopens in May. Bring sunglasses, sunscreen and patience for the cash bar.