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1. Berghain

Techno club$$Friedrichshain

Berlin's most famous techno club, in a former power station near Ostbahnhof, with the Panorama Bar upstairs and marathon weekend Klubnacht parties.

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2. Klunkerkranich

Rooftop garden bar and club$Neukölln

A garden bar and cultural venue on the roof of the Neukölln Arcaden car park, with views over the city, DJs, concerts and events.

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3. Monkey Bar

Rooftop cocktail bar$$$Charlottenburg

A cocktail bar on the 10th floor of the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin, with views over the city, the Tiergarten and the monkey enclosure of Berlin Zoo.

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4. Prater Garten

Beer garden and traditional restaurant$Prenzlauer Berg

A long-established beer garden and restaurant on Kastanienallee in Prenzlauer Berg, which describes itself as Berlin's oldest beer garden.

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5. Clärchens Ballhaus

Historic dance hall and restaurant$$Mitte

A historic dance hall on Auguststrasse, open for more than a century, with dancing, a restaurant serving German cuisine and the preserved Mirror Hall upstairs.

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6. Quasimodo

Live music club$$Charlottenburg

A basement live music club on Kantstrasse, open since 1975 and one of Berlin's oldest venues, hosting jazz, blues, soul, funk and other concerts.

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