This one really needs no introduction - Berghain is the most famous of all Berlin clubs. Opened in , it is based in a disused power plant in the Friedrichshain neighbourhood in the city's east. The name is reference to its position near the boundary between the Kreuz berg and Friedrichs hain neighbourhoods.
Homeland star Claire Danes has described it as "the best place on Earth. But don't take it too personally if you're knocked back at the door: it's perhaps more renowned for the experience of getting rejected by the bouncer than for the actual scene inside.
Awesome guys! Made some good friends last night in Berlin. This naughty nightclub is another Berlin institution. Opened by a pornographic filmmaker in , it is infamous for the eye-popping goings-on you are likely to see inside.
Be surprised if you don't see acts of an explicit nature taking place in more directions than your head can spin. Nowadays though, things are said to have quietened down a little, with guests coming as much for the music as for the loose morals. But be warned, the club often still has a strict dress code.
You don't stand much chance of getting in if you're not dressed head-to-foot in kinky leather, or alternatively in not very much at all. Like so many Berlin clubs "The Blue Tomcat" was born under another name.
