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== Nightlife, Dining and Entertainment ==

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===Main Nightlife Areas===

The main nightlife areas of Berlin are:
*Warschauer Straße and Simon Dach Straße - pubs and clubs
*Oranienburger Tor/Oranienburger Straße - pubs and restuarants
*Kreuzberg around [[File:U1.png]]Kottbusser Tor, [[File:U1.png]]Görlitzer Bahnhof and [[File:U1.png]]Schlesisches Tor - pubs, restaurants, music stages
*Schönhauser Allee and direct surrounding - pubs, restaurants, clubs

===Magazines and Event listings===
The  following websites can help bring you up to speed on the local club scene, nightlife, concerts, festivals and shows:
*[http://www.blitzgigs.de/ Blitzgigs] (English)
*[http://www.exberliner.com/ Exberliner] (English)
*[http://www.zitty.de/ Zitty] (German)
*[http://www.top10berlin.de/ Top 10 Berlin] (German)
*[http://www.bln.fm/category/termine/ BLN FM] (German)
*[http://www.nachtagenten.de/events/ Nachtagenten] (German)
*[http://www.tip-berlin.de/ Tip Berlin] (German)
*[http://www.berlin030.de/ (030) MAGAZINE] (German)
*[http://stressfaktor.squat.net/ Squats, Punk, Hardocre, Voküs] (German)
*[http://www.livegigs.de/berlin/#konzerte Livegigs Berlin] (German)
*[http://www.residentadvisor.net/events.aspx?ai=34 Resident Advisor listings] (English)

===Bars===
Some favourite local haunts include:

===Breweries and Beer===

'''Breweries'''

*[http://eschenbräu.de/ Eschenbräu] Craft brewery with 3 differnt beers on tap. Usually one is seasonal. They also distill their own Schnaps and Whiskey. You can bring your own food. Nice beergarden in summer
*[http://www.brauhaus-lemke.com/index.php/home Lemke Hackescher Markt] A bit touristy place. Decent German food. Good beer. Not the cheapest. There are three "Lemkes"  all over the city.
*[http://www.schoppebraeu.de/ Schoppe Bräu/Brauhaus Südstern] Big and with a nice beer garden. They claim to have the strongest beer in Berlin.
*[http://vagabundbrauerei.com/ Vagabund Brauerei] Small brewery run by 3 Americans, mostly American style craft brews and bottled beers.
*[http://heidenpeters.de/more.html Heidepeters] Stand in the Markthalle9 in Kreuzberg, very good, very special beers on tap.
*[http://www.hopsandbarley-berlin.de/index.html Hops&Barley] Located in the a cool party area in Friedrichshain.
*[http://www.brauhaus-rixdorf.de/ Brauhaus Rixdorf] Neukolln-based brewery. 

;'''Beershops'''
:Of course you can get beer at every Späti, but there some nice litte shops in the city where you can get the quality stuff....

*[http://hopfenmalz.de/ Hopfen und Malz] Huge Selection of beers. Mostly from Frankonia. But also American IPAs or Belgian brews.
*[http://www.weiss-blau-berlin.de/ Weiss Blau ] Bavarian Beers and specalities.
*[http://www.ambrosetti.de/ Ambrosetti] Huge verty of beers.
*[http://www.berlinbiershop.com/ Berlin Beer Shop] Mostly IPA and Belgium beers but also A LOT of good wine.
*[http://absinth-berlin.de/ladenenglish.html Absinth Depoth] Some Bavarian beers and the BEST collection of Absinth in Berlin.
*[http://www.getraenkefeinkost.de/filiale/berlin/ Getränkefeinkost] Good selection of German craft beers, IPAs, Belgian beers etc. in the heart of Friedrichshain

'''Beergardens'''
A selection of some more central located beergardens:
*[http://www.pratergarten.de/e/ Prater Garten] - The oldest 'Biergarten' of Berlin, located in Prenzlauer Berg
*[http://www.schoenbrunn.net/ Schoenbrunn] in Friedrichshain
*Bierhof Rüdersdorf - in Friedrichshain, next to Berghain
*Burg am See - in Kreuzberg
*[http://www.brachvogel-berlin.de/bv/ Brachvogel] - in Kreuzberg
*[http://www.cafe-am-neuen-see.de/ Cafe am neuen See] - in Charlottenburg, next to Tiergarten
*[http://www.schleusenkrug.de/ Der Schleusenkrug] - in Charlottenburg, also close to Tiergarten
*[http://schoenbrunn.net/ Restaurant Schönbrunn] - in Friedrichshain, Volkspark
*[http://www.doldenmaedel.de/ Dolden Mädel] - Kreuzberg, next to Bergmannstr. - expensive, but they have a huge selection of craft beers (usually 15-20 different ones on tap + many more in bottles)

===Clubs===
Berlin is well known for its clubs. There are numerous of them, with a wide range of music style, atmosphere and exclusivity. Some of the most famous ones:
*Berghain - on the border of Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain, hence the name. Known for rejecting people, long waiting cues and crazy parties.
*Cassiopaia
*Kater Holzig
*Yaam
*White Trash
*Matrix
*Watergate
You can find many, many [http://www.berlin.de/international/clubs/index.en.php more clubs].

===Restaurants===
There are hundreds of restaurants in Berlin. In most districts you'll find typical restaurants with foreign food, mostly Turkish, Asian and Arabic. Meals that are often consumed are Döner and Falafel. Both meals cost between €2,00 and €4,00 depending on district and quality.

On several places you can find the typical Berlin Currywurst (curry sausage)

[[Restaurants in Berlin]]

===Seasonal events===
The following events are reoccurring every year. They are listed chronologically:
====Berlinale====
In the first weeks of February, every movie loving person in the world is looking at Berlin. During the Berlinale, movies are awarded, celebrities are visiting the city and all cinemas in the city are showing quality movies. [http://www.berlinale.de/en/HomePage.html Official website] of the Berlinale.

====Karneval der Kulturen====
During the weekend of Ascension Day (end of May, beginning of June), the city explodes and everyone can be found on the streets to celebrate the carnival of cultures. Main event is the parade where different cultural groups perform, show dances or make music. Around it, everyone enjoys the spring weather and party until morning. [http://www.karneval-berlin.de/de/english.175.html Official website] of Karnaval der Kulturen.

====Fête de la Musique====
The worldwide international music day, initiated by the French minister of culture in 1981 and since 1995 a yearly day where music is celebrated. Concerts all over town. [http://www.fetedelamusique.de/en/ Official website] of Fête de la Musique.