Tresor ★ 4.6
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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.
TipThe 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
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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.
TipDress 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
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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.
TipThe 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
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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.
TipRuns 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
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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.
TipTen 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
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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.
TipOpen-air only; Else closes for winter and reopens in May. Bring sunglasses, sunscreen and patience for the cash bar.