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Mitte (“Center”) was best known during the Cold War for its three border control points demarcating East and West Berlin, including the infamous Friedrichstraße Crossing Point, a.k.a. “Checkpoint Charlie.” Once the Wall came down, the neighborhood underwent an artistic renaissance, as derelict buildings became home to local art galleries, edgy cafés, and massive techno parties.

Today, this borough is a major tourist hotspot for history lovers – virtually every building around the tree-lined main boulevard Unter den Linden played an important role in Berlin's history – while the neighborhood’s sprawling size guarantees a lifetime of shopping and nightlife. Many come to explore the remnants of Berlin’s past, from the spectacular glass-domed Reichstag building, where Germany was officially united, to the Acropolis-inspired Brandenburg Gate – the only remaining “gate” between former East and West Berlin.

Most of the city’s major museums, including the famous Altes and Pergamon, are also found in this neighborhood, while Friedrichstraße has become a major shopping street that’s rife with big-name designer stores. Torstraße and Mulackstraße feature scores of boutiques and pricey independent retailers as well, but budget-conscious buyers need only venture further north to Bergmannstraße and Alexanderplatz to find an ocean of vintage outlets, or check out the area around the famous artist colony of Tacheles, where both of Berlin’s vices – marijuana and prostitution – can readily be found.

Nearby Hackescher Markt is home to many busy outdoor cafés, making finding a quick meal a cinch, and Mitte’s incredibly diverse residents – Turks, Arabs, Africans, East Asians, and transplants from all over Europe – promise easy access to everything from cheap kebobs to five-star French cuisine. The same can be said of the area’s ever-bustling nightlife, although those looking for the richest concentration of bars, clubs, and lounges need only walk down Oranienburger Straße and its surrounding blocks, where barebones dives with great live music, swanky mixology dens with amazing cocktails, and some of the city’s most exclusive clubs keep the party going long into the night.

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Tacheles

20s / 30s / Alternative / Artists

Party Earth Review A remarkable space with an incredible history, Tacheles was a Jewish department store that was heavily bombed during World War II and then left in ruins in East Berlin. After German ... more

Oranienburger Strasse 54-56a
10117 Berlin

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B-Flat

All Ages / Casual / Cocktails

Party Earth Review B-Flat is a roomy jazz club offering live music Mondays through Saturdays. Yellow walls and small orange-and-red industrial lighting fixtures create an urban jazz club vibe, and the ... more

Rosenthaler Strasse 13
10119 Berlin

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Sophienclub

18 and over / 20s / Casual / Club

Party Earth Review The scene of free-flowing bodies moving to the music greets patrons as they enter Sophienclub, an unpretentious and upbeat nightspot that draws an international crowd. There’s a trippy ... more

Sophienstrasse 6
10178 Berlin

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Kaffee Burger

20s / 30s / 60s Music / Bar / Casual / DJ

Party Earth Review It’s not a café and no burgers are served, but once past the name it’s easy to see why Kaffee Burger is a mainstay of East Berlin nightlife. This large bar and club gained fame in the ... more

Torstrasse 60
10119 Berlin

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King Kong Klub

18 and over / 20s / 30s / 40s / Bar / DJ

Party Earth Review A large and lovable stuffed version of King Kong stands near the entrance of this venue, whose big leather sofas and haphazard décor makes King Kong Klub feel more like a lounge than ... more

Brunnenstrasse 173
10115 Berlin

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Strandbar Mitte

30s / All Ages / All Types / Casual

Party Earth Review A beach bar right in the middle of the city, Strandbar Mitte is located across from Museum Island on the banks of the Spree, Berlin’s main river. Warm summer days find ... more

Monbijoustrasse 3
10117 Berlin

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Weihenstephaner

All Ages / All Types / Beer

Party Earth Review Known as the world’s oldest brewery, the Weihenstephan brewery has long been revered as a giant among German beer makers – and fortunately for Berliners, the brewery’s Weihenstephaner ... more

Neue Promenade 5
10178 Berlin

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White Trash Fast Food

All Ages / All Types / Bar / Blues

Party Earth Review White Trash Fast Food is a large club and restaurant that wears its wide-ranging influences on its sleeve. Founded by American expats, the split-level restaurant is decorated in equal ... more

Schönhauser Allee 6/7
10119 Berlin

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2BE Club

18 and over / 20s / 30s / Barbeque

Party Earth Review For late-night hip-hop parties, the massive 2BE club is the place to be on the weekends. From the outside, the club looks like an abandoned warehouse, but inside patrons find a quasi ... more

Klosterstraße 44
10179 Berlin

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Sankt Oberholz

20s / 30s / All Ages / Casual / Drinks

Reviewed by Marie B.

"Top hipster hangout St. Oberholz is also known amongst myself and my friends as babe central. Packed full of eye candy (both the staff and the custome ..." more

Rosenthaler Straße 72a
10119 Berlin

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Aufsturz

20s / 30s / Acoustic / Bar / Beer / Club

Party Earth Review With over 120 beers on the menu, Aufsturz is a beer drinker’s paradise. Once patrons walk in the front door of this busy Oranienburger Strasse institution, they’ll find themselves in ... more

Oranienburger Strasse 67
10117 Berlin

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KØPI 137

20s / All Ages / Alternative / DJ

Reviewed by Kirsten H.

"One of the last remaining anarchist havens in the city, Köpi 137 is a sprawling squatter colony that hosts an underground concert venue, a “fight club ..." more

Köpenicker Straße 137
10179 Berlin

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