Schokoladen

This ultra-cool and alternative veteran of Mitte is housed in a former chocolate factory and has been putting on exciting and eccentric parties since time immemorial. DJs, bands, poetry, performance art, and book readings have all been known to take place here, where the friendly yet mischevious crowd tend to number mostly artists and student types. A great place then to hob-nob with the good people of Berlin and discuss the ravages of globalisation. As for Charlie... Well we didn't see any sign of him, but then we didn't look in the toilets, wink wink nudge nudge.

The music was good and so was the atmosphere. The bar staff were stoned and the people inside were aggressive.

A damn fine venue for drunken anarchy. Schokoladen is sweet as...