Sameheads Art Gallery / Bar / Café

If what you are looking for from an expat bar is a good English pint of Kronenburg, Fawlty Towers references and 15 different varieties of egg and chips, it's probably best to steer clear of Sameheads. In fact to call it an expat bar at all is a bit of a diservice - there's a strong English flavour to the regulars-packed interior admittedly - as this pleasingly haphazard bar-cum-shop-cum-disused cellar attracts all types. Whether it is German comics telling WW2 jokes in English on the Tuesday comedy nights or motley crews of English plumbers, call-centre workers and poets taking a punt at the Thursday quiz (which has a jackpot that would keep most Berliners in Augustiner for a year) this is a place to get involved. After a couple of visits the amiable owners will recognise your face and after a third they'll know your order. Walk in after a week or two and something will be different, the chairs have changed or disappeared and the table may be upside down. The giant bag of fake Haribos is always reassuringly in the right place. Sameheads manages to flaunt that derililict chic as well as the next bar, but somehow manages to be refreshingly different. There's an in-the-know vibe coupled to a refuge for party refugees who need somewhere to call home and drink a beer with friends. If there was any criticism to make, it would be Sameheads gets very busy on some nights - turn up early if you want a seat for the comedy. It can feel a little clichy at times too, so make sure you bring your social head.

My Take: Sameheads is located in Rixdorf, it’s an historical area where the original bohemian buildings from the 15th century still survive. Don’t miss the chance to have a walk around Richardplatz. Sameheads is a trendy English bar involved with a lot of activities all week. There are cafés and clothes shops to check out during the day and a bar to enjoy the Berliner evening later at night. Downstairs, there is a lager space, sometimes it’s a dance floor, sometimes a cinema and sometimes a stage for the comedians. On Thursdays they have trivia. Make your team (max 5 persons) and squeeze your brain! You can win some money or some free drinks or nothing…but at least you’ll have some good laughs. You can’t be bored if you go here! The Scene: Every Tuesday there is Open Comedy Stage in English. For 2€ you can have a healthy night of laughs and a Vodka shot as a starter. Cocktails & Cuisine: Usually they don’t have food but some days they organize The fortune teller what means that you can go there and have a meal as you could do at home but in a special social environment. It could be an ice cream, a main meal, or simply a dessert. You have to reserve your meal before you go and they’ll cook some lovely food just for you. Prices: The prices are around 2€ and 2.80€ for the beer. Cocktails are around 4.50€. 1€ for the Quiz nights. 2€ for the Comedy Open mic nights. And the Cinema night is free. What to Wear: Casual. Insider Info/When to go: Don’t’ be late the days with something going on the lager. It’s not big and it use to be crowd.