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If you really want to test your nerves in front of a crowd, try the Bearpit in Berlin's Mauerpark. Set in a large amphitheatre, this singalong began in 2009 and has rapidly become incredibly popular, often attracting between 1,500 and 2,000 spectators. Every Sunday from 1.30pm to 5pm.
Address: PRENZLAUER BERG.
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Feel a little inactive when out at bars?
Work up a sweat in Dr Pong,
where non-stop table tennis competitions
occur as crushing techno plays. With a
bat in one hand and a bottle in the other,
you're set for an energetic evening.
Address: 21 EBERSWALDER STRASSE.
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This being Germany, it's fair to expect an unusual amount of crooning to Johnny Cash, Depeche Mode and perhaps even a rare David Hasslehoff rendition at the Hafenbar's Saturday-night karaoke session. Entrance is €5 before midnight.
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Celebrated for its David Lynchian feel, Madame Claude's is deliciously provocative with its former brothel status, pay-what-you-want entrance fees and inspired sense of gravity loss (hint: chairs and tables are upside down on the ceiling).
Address: 19 LUBBENER STRASS. | Tel: +49 30 8411 0859
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Prater is the city's oldest beer garden, established in 1837. You can sit in the shade underneath the chestnut trees and indulge in a mug of the golden Prater Pils and a bratwurst.
Address: 7-9 KASTANIENALLEE. | Tel: +49 (0)30 448 5688
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The former factory turned club, Ritter
Butzke is three rooms of techno mayhem
located in the punky West Berlin district of
Kreuzberg. Don't expect the dance floor
to start moving much before 3am.
Address: 24 Lobeckstrasse. | Tel: +49 (0)30 22682178
