Berlin,
in August
A few things are locked in — dinners at November, Berta and UUU, and our Friday massages, noted just below. Everything else here is inspiration: a running list of the best of the city, to dip into however you like.
Berghain / Panorama Bar
The DJs playing our weekend. If you’ve got an in with any of them, use it.
Friday · 14 Aug
Saturday / Sunday · 15–16 Aug
Lab.oratory
A themed party every night of the weekend. Doors are tight — arrive in the window.
Rave the Planet
The Love Parade’s spiritual heir — floats and sound systems down Straße des 17. Juni. 2026 theme: Imagine Love.
Berta
Assaf Granit’s theatrical tribute to his grandmother — open kitchen, big flavors, loud and joyful. Our group dinner.
UUU
One of Berlin’s most-loved tables right now — inventive Chinese small plates and a serious natural wine list, in Wedding. Booked, but trying for a better time — still totally optional.
November Brasserie
A contemporary Japanese brasserie in Prenzlauer Berg built around impeccable fish flown in from top markets — crudo, cured cuts and nigiri, in a warm, pared-back room (Michelin Bib Gourmand). This dinner’s on us.
Tulus Lotrek
Max Strohe’s wild, decadent, plush-living-room take on a starred restaurant in Kreuzberg. Fine dining with the rules loosened.
Julius Ernst
A quietly excellent tasting-menu spot in a gritty Wedding pocket — precise, modern, a real occasion dinner.
Kitten
A cult little breakfast-and-brunch deli — towering soufflé pancakes and generous morning plates piled with roast veg, eggs and greens. A lovely slow-morning option before the day gets going.
Liquidrom
Float weightless in a warm saltwater dome with music playing underwater, then work through the saunas.
Boiler
Cruising sauna in Kreuzberg, for whoever’s into it. Open late, and essentially non-stop across the weekend.
Teufelssee
A forest lake in the Grunewald, ringed by trees and reeds — long a beloved queer and nude-friendly swimming spot, with a laid-back, clothing-optional crowd across its little beaches. A short walk from Teufelsberg; bring a towel and the afternoon disappears.
Strandbad Wannsee
A massive, historic lakeside lido in the city’s southwest — a grand 1920s bathing beach on the Wannsee, all sand, changing halls and boardwalks. A traditional nude and queer-friendly zone sits at the far right end of the beach.
John Reed Fitness · Bötzow
A big, music-driven gym in the Bötzow quarter for anyone who wants to move between the late nights — weights, machines, and classes in a club-like room.
Strandbar Mitte
Sand, deckchairs and cold drinks right on the Spree, facing Museum Island — the classic Mitte sundowner. Come evening there’s free open-air dancing by the river: salsa, tango, cha-cha under the sky.
Beach Bar Mitte
A sand-filled beach-sports bar near Nordbahnhof. In summer it hosts gaybeach every Monday (roughly June–August) — a weekly open-air gay beach party with DJs, beachwear and volleyball.
Dark Matter · Skalar
Christopher Bauder’s pitch-black hall of kinetic light and mirror installations. A sober rave for the eyes.
Kindl
A former Neukölln brewery turned art centre — vast concrete halls, ambitious installations, a café-brewery for a mid-visit beer.
Teufelsberg
A man-made hill in the Grunewald forest — wartime rubble piled high and topped with an abandoned Cold War listening station, its geodesic domes now a canvas of street art. Climb up as the light goes for sweeping views and one of the best sunsets over the city.
