


The Tatort Public Viewing at Volksbar, opposite the Volksbühne in Mitte, is a Sunday highlight for many crime show fans!
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Berlin has a soft spot for crime, from bookshops full of thrillers to interactive whodunnit nights. For reading, watching or solving, crime here is a popular pastime. This overview gathers Berlin locations for fans of the genre.
Specialist bookshops stock crime fiction and host readings, while cinemas and theatres screen and stage thrillers. Murder mystery dinners and escape rooms turn crime into a night out, and tours trace the city's real criminal history. From cosy mysteries to hard boiled noir, there is plenty to keep the amateur detective busy.
Browse the venues below to find crime across Berlin, from thriller bookshops to mystery dinners.



The Tatort Public Viewing at Volksbar, opposite the Volksbühne in Mitte, is a Sunday highlight for many crime show fans!




With candlelight and plush sofas, KvartiraN62 creates the perfect atmosphere for an exciting Tatort evening.



Grit Burkhardt has come up with a truly exciting concept for her bookstore: "dead-sure" sells nothing but crime novels!



Public viewing is an integral part of FC Magnet Bar's concept: Whether it's Tatort, football, or Germany's next Topmodel - TV is regularly watched together here.

German Radio plays are performed free of charge every second Sunday at the HörTheater at Heimathafen in Berlin-Neukölln.


Fall is crime time. Just in time for those longer nights, the improVisaion theatre Paternoster starts its popular crime story dinner series, this time in the Ellington Hotel in Berlin-Charlottenburg.




Guests at Restaurant Jelänger Jelieber in Kaskelkiez enjoy exciting Tatort stories combined with good food.


Kreuzberg's Café Rizz is known and loved for sports broadcasts and Tatort public viewing in Berlin.

KULTURFABRIK Moabit stands for committed local culture in many facets. In the KULTURFABRIK café, 'Tatort' fans find a piece of home.

The Berlin Crime Theatre in Friedrichshain is Berlin's only stage entirely dedicated to crime and thriller genres. Since 2000, it has been performing in the historic Umspannwerk Ost, where Agatha Christie appears alongside Sebastian Fitzek. Black humor and true theatrical art come together here.


The bar "Die Wilde 13" has been closed since May 1, 2016.

Ringo in Graefekiez appears to be closed. Alternative suggestions can be submitted to [email protected].




The Wedding corner pub Weine und Geflügel is currently closed and may reopen at a different location.



Café Mathilda in Kreuzberg is closed. The editorial team is looking for a replacement. Suggestions can be sent to [email protected].