18 Locations
Soul music warms Berlin's clubs and bars, from classic Motown nights to funk, disco and neo-soul. Across Kreuzberg, Mitte and Neukölln, soul nights bring together DJs, live bands and a crowd that comes to dance and feel the groove.
This overview gathers Berlin locations for soul, from dedicated club nights to bars and venues with live music. Some focus on vintage soul and funk, others on Motown, disco and contemporary neo-soul.
Browse the venues below to find the best soul in Berlin, compare programmes and prices, and plan your night out.
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.
Their cocktail card reflects a rather classic choice but with daily specials like the "Thai Martini" it can hardly be called boring.
The Stue Bar is part of the luxurious Hotel SO/Berlin Das Stue, a hotel with many design elements in the immediate vicinity of the Berlin Zoo. There is live music in the elegant bar every 14 days.
"Hip Hop Avenue" is the name of the Black Music Partiy kicking off at Mitte's AVENUE club every Friday from 11:00 pm on.
Craving a kebab in the middle of the night? Bistro Bagdad serves you delicious soul food for long party nights in Kreuzberg - to hang on for another round of club hopping or to cure hangovers the morning after.
Since 2000, one of Berlin's most enduring after-work venues has stood on Lützowplatz in Tiergarten: the Trompete. On Thursday evenings, the elegant cellar lounge transforms into a place where the end of the workday is celebrated exuberantly, with radioeins DJs, soul, house, and cocktails deep into the night.
The Pearl enriches Berlin's club landscape with a Black Music party on Fridays and an After Work party on Thursdays.
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.
Since 2007, Maxxim Club Berlin has been a staple for Black Music parties in West Berlin. Here, night owls regularly gather for exclusive Hip-Hop and Old School Black Music events.
Top10 Club Perk
Exclusive for Top10 Club members
Value ~ €10
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.
The Teehaus in the English Garden will resurrect its outside stage in summer 2018 with a series of concerts of the best in Soul, Swing, Blues and Hip Hop in the heart of Tiergarten!
Ther Bang Bang Club is back! Its new location was used as Schwuz in Kreuzberg 61.
The "Privatclub" (private club) in Berlin-Kreuzberg stands for handpicked, up-and-coming bands away from the trends. Musically everything is represented from the eighties over Hip Hop, Soul, Funk up to honest Rock'n'Roll.
Bar Bobu in Berlin-Friedrichshain is a cozy meeting point for all who love blues, jazz, and soul.
The Zhou’s Five is a huge Pan Asian buffet-style restaurant with a good price-performance-ratio at the Moa-Bogen in Berlin-Moabit.
The 2BE Club is closed. Please send recommendations via e-mail to [email protected]!
St. Georg club is currently CLOSED.