RAW Tempel

Alternative events hub

Noteworthy for: It's gritty, edgy and cool. In short, it will fulfill the alternative Berlin ideal you've harboured since you booked your flights.
Word to the wise: Most charming is wooden shack Badehaus; they serve barbecue food on the rickety terrace and inside have a playlist refreshingly free of electro. Hip hop, swing and Russian ska all feature.

You could call it a nightlife complex, if that didn't make it sound like a multiplex mall, which is a far cry from RAW Tempel. Around the corner from Simon Dach Strasse, this graffitied maze of warehouses and garages is packed with bars, clubs and arts and events spaces.
Located in a former railway maintenance yard, it is now a non-profit organisation aimed at offering affordable cultural and social events. With a range of outreach projects, they also host exhibitions. But the big appeal is by night, when it turns into the dark and brooding party hub of Friedrichshain.