Marcel Winatschek

Where the Clubs Are

You come to Berlin to dance in some warehouse until you’re soaked and your ears are ringing—which is the whole point anyway. Berghain, Chalet, Gretchen, Watergate. Everyone knows these names before they arrive, but finding them scattered across the city is a different problem.

Someone made an interactive map of the club scene, a registry that shows you what’s actually open and where. It’s practical: click around, see a venue, see its location. Berlin’s clubs move around constantly, so having everything in one place actually matters.

Chesters by Görlitzer Platz. Watergate down by Oberbaumbrücke. Heizhaus somewhere farther out if you’re making the trip. The map lays it all out so you don’t have to wander around hoping you recognize a building.

The real problem with Berlin clubs isn’t finding them. It’s getting in. Berghain will turn you away at the door regardless. But at least now you know exactly where to go when you want to get rejected.