8 editor picks in Berlin.
8 dance clubs in Berlin our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Berlin nightlife.
Berghain occupies a former Vattenfall power plant in Friedrichshain and remains the canonical Berlin techno club, with Sven Marquardt's door and Klubnacht.
TipNo phones inside, no logo'd clothes, no big groups. Klubnacht queue moves all weekend; small groups in black after 04:00 fare better than 23:00 lines.
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 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 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 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 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 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.
Cassiopeia sits in a former industrial hall on the RAW grounds in Friedrichshain and runs a broader booking than its techno-heavy neighbours, with hip-hop.
TipThe summer beer garden is the easiest way in on a hot night. Weekday nights are local and cheap; Saturday gets touristed.
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