Drinking Areas in Berlin
Wondering about the drinking areas in Berlin? We’ve all been there. There are some german difficult names you’ll have to copy paste to your uber app. The first and most important is definitely. We’ll talk about its nice side of chaos and its history, but be prepared for way more names. There is way more than just this area; let’s find out your new favorite part of town!
Chaos and Culture in Kreuzberg
It’s a mythical experience to drink in Kreuzberg. Here you can find the modern bars, nightclubs, spätis, clubs, BIG clubs, everything mixed around with this rebellious attitude and a lot of that unique “street” Berlinish air.
Oranienstraße is what you should copy/paste to your uber app. Arrive there, get a beer on a terrace or if you ‘re there in winter go straight for a tequila at a bar. When engines are ready, hit one of its many places that shine on any map of Berlin.
SO36, or Coty are two very different places, but a complete experience of the Berlin nightlife if mixed. Cotbuster (coty) is such a local jewel that you might even find it hard to speak in english with other attendants. Hands down, a great recommendation for a party that has no label, and the same goes for SO36.
Friedrichshain: the other drinking area in Berlin
Friedrichshain is hitting-a-lot-of-bars-in-one-night. You can start on a terrace or in a bar and then hit the clubs like it’s your birthday. Simon-dach-strasse is also great for groups. You might find a pub crawl there (and we totally recommend you to join one). The ambience is international and there’s no need for choosing the best place, they’ll do it for you.
Neukölln
Neukölln, The Cologne essence in the capital. Berlin’s undergroundish side: small bars with a more creative mix and a lot less touristy than in other top zones. Karl Marx Strasse and the air over all this district transports you to a vintage time, stylish, eclectic, as original as you want to be. You can spend the day close to the water and then go to a terrace in the afternoon before ending up in a bombastic club, dancing all night long.
Central Berlin
If you want just one name, that would be to go Mite. This is the most centric, the most accessible, and if you have a short time in town, go there. It’s great for people that want to take a drink in the in zones that are more alive without getting in a hardcore alternative chaos. It is not the cheapest part of town, naturally, but you’ll get the most iconic instagram stories.
Eclectic Drinking Culture in Berlin
Every local can tell you Berlin is not just hardcore techno. There are these older bars called Kneipes, very old school, war survivors hidden jewels of everyday life. It’s the idea of getting into a bar where everybody knows the other. The bartenders have been there for a long time and are friendly to tourists. Totally part of the nightlife (and daylife) of Berlin.
Canal and Spätis are the areas for drinking in Berlin
If you get close to Spree or the canal, the beach bars there, especially in the summer, are a great alternative. And after the party, you might hear the word Späti, which means something to do later. They are places that open 24-7, and turn out to be a meeting points after the party. You can use them as a tactical stops to eat something or to buy some snacks, but also as the smoking area of the clubs.
Pub Crawling, Berlin style
Pub crawling in this city works amazingly. All the places are very close to one another in the center, and so if you don’t want to choose by yourself the best places, choose someone that knows them.
Different Pub crawl for different neighbourhoods
Something to take in consideration is that the neighborhoods are really different in the center. Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain, and Neukölln are the biggest names, and they are very different from one another. Kreuzberg is rebel, Friedrichshain is a party-heavy place, and Neukölln is more bohemian, do-it-yourself. And if you have any doubt, go to Mitte.
Respecting the Culture of Drinking Areas in Berlin
So with all this information, the last thing to say is that you shouldn’t romanticize the city, and you should respect the neighborhoods, the neighbors, and the norms, because in Germany that’s part of the harmony, as it should be in any place. So don’t be that noisy in the public space at 4 a.m. That being said, there are a few rules, so the most important is to have a great time in town.