Astro-Bar

Warmly recommended! Jet yourself in this hazy Barbarella atmosphere at warp 10 speed with the help of "beam me up Scotty".

type:	Bars & Cafes
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address:	Simon-Dach-Str. 40
connections:	U Frankfurter Tor, tram 20,23
openings:	daily 6pm -open end

Die Tagung

photo by: Jan Wieringa

The Central Committee of the East German Socialist Unity Party still meets here - well not quite, but this is a lovely rustic pub full of relics from communist times. The Cube Club (Th-Sa from 11pm) is located in the basement - the ghost of the former party boss Erich Honecker dances here mainly to reggae and drum 'n bass.

type:	Bars & Cafes
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address:	Wühlischstr.29
connections:	U+S Warschauer Str., U Frankfurter Tor, tram 20, 23
openings:	daily 7pm-open end

Filmriss

Cheap on principle and totally dedicated to the spirit of the Paris Commune along with artistically exploitable junk. A sigh of relief that something like this still exists! Cinema We+Su from 9pm free of charge. Su from 11pm good buffet breakfast for 10DM.

type:	Bars & Cafes
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address:	Rigaer Str. 103
connections:	U Frankfurter Tor., tram 20
openings:	daily from 8p, Su from 11am

Cube Club

It's amazing how much fun you can have in such a small club. Always full but you never get that sardine feeling. Here you can dance to alternative music and drum 'n bass.

type:	Disco &Dancing
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address:	Wühlichstr. 29
connections:	U Frankfurter Tor, U+S WarschauerStr., tram 20, 23
openings:	from 11pm-open end, admission
admission:	5 DM

Non Tox

Alternative music, underground lives in style with gothic, dark electronics and other not quite so dismal sounds. Meanwhile in this neighbourhood one disco after another with a trendy concept is going bust.

type:	Disco &Dancing
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address:	Mühlenstr. 12
connections:	U+S Warschauer Str
openings:	We+Fr from 10pm, Sa from 11pm, Su from 1pm
admission:	7-15 DM

Café Übereck

Cosy atmosphere with wooden furmiture and relaxed company -leave that stress outside. Music beyond the 5 decibl zone. Ideal place for eating brunch, chatting, watching the world go by and having a good time.

Conmux

Known for Sunday buffet.

Karel Duba

Cosy small pub.

Daneben

This cafe may seem a bit out of place right next door to all those smartly-decorated pubs, but it's nice and cosy with a small cheap menu (pizzas) and secondhand books for sale which you can also browse through on the spot.

Intimes-Cafe-Restaurant

Light, friendly cafe-restaurant with an atmosphere of sunny southern countries. Mixed crowd.

We, films and food from 6pm -midnight for 7DM. Su brunch from 10am -4pm, for 12,50DM.

Pentascop

Located ona patch of street that prides itself on space and grace, you can still feel a touch of nostalgia for communist times in this pub with its tough types and drinks to match. Get someone to explain the ideas behind the interior decor on the spot. Maybe you'll stumble on a party in the back room, which can be rented by outside organizers.

Matrix

Swing on good music. On Saturdays there is techno and the like, on Fridays different kinds of parties (every 2nd Friday "Babes on trips" disco-house) and on Tuesdays and Thursdays "Rock it", the classic for young people.

Open on Fr from 11pm Sa lounge from 10pm +the rest from midnight

Maria am Ostbahnhof

A must for nightclubbers and sound maniacs and a big attraction way beyond Berlin's borders for fans of electro and experimental music (concerts and live DJs). You can relax in the post-socialist atmosphere here -on Wednesdays at the floosy bar of the legendary Lassie Singers you can look out at Ostbahnhof train station and be filled with yearning for fraraway places.

Tempodrom am Ostbahnhof

Club events and parties play a big role in its wide programme. Still only for 5 DM varying opening times and admission prices.

Stellwerk

Built years ago as a waste depot for the railways and converted by creative types into a ravey hightech cellar, Stelwerk has set the tone for the turn of the millenium.

varying opening times and admission prices

Knorre

Die Busche

Gay meeting place, already famous in communist times for it's exuberant evenings it atrracts a huge crowd of young homosexuals from Berlin's outskirts and Brandenburg, often dressed in style, bad tempered lesbians etc...

Aché

Popular café for students and artists. Lavish evening buffet on Thursdays and equally lavish buffet breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays.

Apotheke

Newly opened healthy alternative to the surrounding alcoholic landscape. Tea and vegetarian food in an old chemist's shop that's been lovingly restored with decor like the original. You can learn a lot about some kinds of herbs here.