36 Locations
Electro is the sound of Berlin, the global capital of electronic music. From legendary techno clubs in Friedrichshain to intimate house parties and open-air raves, electro fills the city's nights with pulsing beats and world-class DJs.
This overview gathers Berlin locations for electro, from famous techno institutions to smaller clubs and bars with DJ sets. Some focus on hard techno and long nights, others on house, minimal and experimental electronic sounds.
Browse the venues below to find the best electro in Berlin, compare programmes and prices, and plan your night out.
Since 1989, Hard Wax has been Berlin's most important record store for electronic music – founded by Mark Ernestus, today located in the Kraftwerk complex in Kreuzberg, right next to Tresor and Ohm. Those who truly understand Techno, Dub, and House don't just stumble upon this place by chance.
The Berghain is located in a district heating plant from 1953, which the operators bought themselves in 2010. There are 18 meters of air above the dance floor, the sound is provided by four Funktion-One towers, and upstairs in the Panorama Bar, house plays instead of techno. Among Berlin's techno clubs, this one has the toughest door, as cameras are taped over and there are no mirrors.
Dodo Beach Record Store in Schöneberg is arguably Berlin's most renowned address for vinyl enthusiasts: around 30,000 records, curated rarities, and a legendary Metal Dungeon in the basement. If you want to not only buy records but also learn a lot about these fine pieces, this is the right place.
Right on the Spree in Treptow, Berlin dances as long as the sun shines. ELSE is the seasonal open-air counterpart of Salon zur Wilden Renate, offering house and techno on wooden floorboards with a view of the water.
A staple of Berlin's club culture since 2015, now newly rooted in Neukölln: Sound Metaphors at Weichselstraße 22 is the record store DJs from all over the world seek out for the most curated selection of second-hand vinyl for techno, house, disco, and dub.
In Spandau, near the train station, Berlin's oldest still active record store has stood since 1974. Musicland Berlin is far more than just a place to buy records: it's an institution that unites vinyl, community, and music history under one roof.
Where Bar 25 once wrote Berlin club history, today the Kater Club stands on the Spree riverbank in Friedrichshain: an open-air club that has made the long weekend from Friday to Monday its principle.
Located on the site of a former dog biscuit factory in Rummelsburg, Sisyphos celebrates non-stop from Friday to Monday, combining techno and house with a labyrinthine outdoor area full of sand, a pond, and art installations.
The rooftop area with its spectacular view over the city and a pretty cool DJ line up make HOUSE OF WEEKEND one of the top locations for a remarkable New Year’s Eve party.
Heideglühen is not a clubhouse, but an area at Westhafen with an open space, a covered wooden floor under a glass roof, and fire pits. Primarily house music is played, admission is from 21 years old, and the club deliberately announces its line-ups quietly. Among the techno clubs in Berlin, this is the one that only provides its address as a coordinate.
Since 2002, Golden Gate has been located in an arch of the S-Bahn viaduct at Jannowitzbrücke. The premises belong to the railway, and trains run overhead. Upstairs, there are sofas and a piano; downstairs, techno and tech house play. As a techno club in Berlin, it operates consistently analog, as there is only a box office and cash payment.
Ritter Butzke operates in the halls of the Butzke-Werke from 1893, a former fittings factory in Kreuzberg. It started without any permits in 2007 before legally reopening in 2009. Up to three floors are open, with the courtyard added in summer. This Berlin techno club generally does not publish its playtimes in advance.
Those searching for off-mainstream vinyl in Friedrichshain will sooner or later end up on Marchlewskistraße. Since 2006, Bis Aufs Messer Records has stood for curated record sales with attitude: punk, drone, avant-garde, and jazz, coupled with expert advice and its own label.
At Yorckstraße 52 in Schöneberg, there's more behind the name POP – The Record Store than just a vinyl shop: here, passionate record knowledge meets a vibrant community that understands pop culture as a discourse. Around 10,000 records, Friday evening events, and a newly renovated store concept make it one of Berlin's most personal destinations for record lovers.
The bar „Zu mir oder zu dir“ near the U2 stop Eberswalder Straße has become a fixture of Prenzlauer Berg.
The About Blank at Ostkreuz is owned by a cooperative where ten people make decisions by consensus, everyone earns the same, and fees are capped. It features two floors, a garden stage, and three bars; photography is not allowed. Among Berlin's techno clubs, it's the most political, and it's located on the A100 motorway route.
In the Bergmannkiez, in the heart of Kreuzberg, resides one of Berlin's largest record stores: Spacehall combines an impressive vinyl assortment across three rooms, focusing on electronic music from House to Techno to Minimal, and has long achieved the status of a true Berlin institution.
Where Treptow meets Kreuzberg at Flutgraben, stands one of Berlin's most famous open-air clubs. A wooden deck, weeping willow, and canal water are as much a part of Club der Visionäre as relaxed minimal techno.
Have a gintastic New Year’s Eve party at House of Gin in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Hidden in Berlin-Mitte is a record store that takes its name literally: Record Store Berlin is an address for vinyl lovers seeking original pressings, signed rarities, and shellac records from the thirties – enjoying cult status worldwide.
The KIM Bar on Berlin's gallery strip on Mitte's Brunnenstraße took over the location of the former Postcafé. The bar may be small in size and quite inconspicuous but it makes up for all that with its great atmospere.
A long and vivid night with electro beats and underground feeling, all with industrial chic.
The HHV Store in Friedrichshain is Berlin's interface between record culture and street style: Those browsing for vinyl here will find around 2,500 records from Hip Hop to Jazz, Techno to Reggae, flanked by sneakers and streetwear on 200 square meters in Grünberger Straße.
Soultrade Recordstore in Neukölln is Berlin's go-to spot for black music on vinyl: Soul, Funk, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Afrobeats, expertly curated by people who truly understand their craft. If you're looking for rare originals, limited reissues, or quality used records, Sanderstraße is the right place.
Even if this record store has moved from Mitte to Friedrichshain in the meantime, the name Mitte Musik Recordstore remains, as does the well-assorted range of electronic music!