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Taverne

A small, crude dive bar with ratty decor, a too-loud jazz band, the pervasive smell of beer, and "an aura of frustration and menacing sadism". Frequented by older butches/Bubis who often postured and argued while drunk and sometimes physically fought…

Tags: 1920s, 1930s, bar, lesbian, lesbian bar, music, Weimar

Café Dorian Gray

Advertised as "The Intimate Nexus of the Ladies-World", this was mostly a lesbian bar with live tango music (and an irritating male violinist who begs for tips) and good food. The front was decorated in an artistic café style with real flowers on the…

Tags: 1920s, 1930s, bar, bdsm, club, crossdressing, gay bar, gay club, gay male, leather, lesbian, lesbian bar, lesbian club, music, trans, Weimar

Christmas Avenue Berlin

Christmas Avenue, also referred to as the "queerstem Weihnachtsmarkt", is a queer Christmas market hosted on the historic Nollendorfplatz in Berlin. Since 2019, the market has been a popular seasonal event in Berlin for both locals and tourists. In…

Tags: 2010s, 2020s, activism, art, bar, comedy, drag, market, music

Kwia Berlin

Styled like a sprawling art deco living room where guests must take their shoes off at the door, Kwia Berlin is a deeply unique gay bar, and a significant step away from the Berlin clubbing scene of both the 1920s and the 2020s alike. Branding itself…

Tags: 2020s, bar, gay bar, lounge, music, queer, queer club

Theater O-TonArt

"The cabaret Theater O-TonArt, the "court theatre for regal entertainment" in Berlin's Schöneberg district, presents a varied programme of chanson evenings, mini musicals, musical cabaret, concerts, plays and queer comedy. The uniquely outfitted…

Tags: 2010s, 2020s, bar, Berlin, cabaret, comedy, Germany, music, theatre

Café Berio

Situated near the U-Nollendorfplatz station in Schöneberg, Café Berio was founded in 1951 as an Italian ice cream café by Frederico Berio. It originally started as just an ice cream café, but has evolved to be a café that also serves cakes and…

Tags: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, art, cafe, gay male, lesbian, music, queer, Schöneberg

Berghain

Berghain is a legendary Berlin nightclub known for its hedonistic atmosphere, "made almost mythic by its selective door policy", and culture of respect and consent. A haven for techno lovers, its marathon parties stretch through the weekend,…

Tags: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, club, music, queer, queer club, techno

Tipi am Kanzleramt

Variety theatre and bar with a permanent circus-style tent and pre-show dining, featuring drag shows and performances of the musical Cabaret. Offers performances of "chanson, cabaret, vaudeville, dance, daring artistry, musical comedy [and] magic."…

Tags: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, bar, beergarden, Berlin, cabaret, comedy, drag, gay male, Germany, kabarett, music, theatre

Bar jeder Vernunft

A highbrow comedy/theatre club and beer garden featuring a “mirror tent” stage, with frequent drag acts.

Tags: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, bar, beergarden, comedy, drag, gay, gay male, kabarett, music, theatre

Kit Kat Club

The KitKat Club is a nightclub opened in 1994 and named after the KitKat Club in "Cabaret". It is well known for its extremely sex positive environment where "guests are allowed to engage in sexual intercourse openly at the venue" (Wikipedia). The…

Tags: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, bdsm, club, gay club, kink, leather, music, sex club

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