Wilde Matilde

The heart of Wilde Matilde in Nikolaiviertel is a bar built from a historic chain carousel. Additionally, there's the Kaisersaal in old Berlin coffee house style, an in-house patisserie, and on weekends, the Berlin Varieté Show with Can-Can, aerial artistry, and live saxophone. Varieté in Berlin with Eisbein and no aftershow party.

Wilde Matilde: Carousel Bar in Nikolaiviertel

The Nikolaiviertel is the oldest corner of Berlin, and that’s where Wilde Matilde is located at Rathausstraße 23. The heart of the house is a bar built from a historic chain carousel, so you actually sit in the former gondolas. Around it, a 1920s-style interior extends with Chesterfield furniture, historical photographs on the walls, and burlesque influences. Additionally, there are rooms each with its own character: the Kaisersaal in the style of an old Berlin coffee house, where birthday cakes are also served, the Blue Salon, and in summer, a terrace. Wilde Matilde also operates its own patisserie and ice cream parlor, which is why cakes, tarts, and ice cream come from their own kitchen. Outside the door, a restored 1950s Cadillac is occasionally available for city tours, and for tour groups, there are bus parking spaces directly at the house.

Berlin Varieté Show and Berlin Cuisine at Wilde Matilde

On weekends, the dining area transforms into a varieté stage. The Berlin Varieté Show lasts approximately four hours and tells a journey through the decades: it begins with divas, salon ladies, and chansons of the twenties and ends with swing, twist, and boogie-woogie. The program includes burlesque acts in the style of French Can Can and Moulin Rouge, aerial artists above the audience’s heads, ring and circus performers, showgirls, as well as live music with saxophone and violin. Throughout the evening, there are also Candy Girls, Pin-up Girls, and a Popcorn Girl. There is deliberately no aftershow party; the evening ends with the show. Classic Berlin cuisine is served, from Königsberger Klopse to Soljanka and the giant old Berlin-style Eisbein for 27.90 Euros. A house specialty is the Berlin Tapas, where Currywurst becomes sweets and meatballs become pralines. Show tickets start from 15 Euros. Those who want more can book the package with currywurst, sweet potato sticks, and a cocktail of the day, or directly the gin menu with four courses, for which the bartenders mix a unique gin creation for each course.