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Social sea shanties in Kreuzberg
Noteworthy for: Their Thursday night parties – complete with people dancing like drunken sailors – are among the city's most wild.

Word to the wise: Located right next to the Maybachufer Turkish market on the Kreuzberg Neukölln border, it gets busy on Tuesdays and Fridays when the market crowds hole up here.
It's hard not to cry "All aboard!" as you enter this kitsch nautical joint. After a few cocktails you can almost feel the rickety shack start rocking on the waves, suspended as it is over the canal, and the plastic fish in the portholes start spinning round in circles.

Maritime paraphernalia aside, you can expect a colourful and relaxed crowd, who come to listen to old tunes on the jukebox and drink on the waterside terrace. In the summer you can watch the boats pass, and in winter its covered and cosy with twinkling lights. The venue is also known for surprisingly good breakfasts.