Club de Visionaere

Down by the River at Club de Visionaere

Address: Am Flutgraben, 12435, Treptow  

U-Bahn: Schlesisches Tor

Opening times: Mon - Fri 2pm - late, Sat-Sun 12pm - late

Admission: 5€ -10€

Website: clubdevisionaere.de

This club, overlooking Landwehr canal, is an excellent place to sup a chilled beer in the summer sun while nodding along to the latest dance tunes. It may look like a lopsided shed with a tarpaulin roof built vicariously around a tree that juts out from the riverbank, but don’t let appearances fool you. Walk down to the platform by the riverside, buy a cocktail from the bar and sit upon the wooden decking suspended over the water. From here you can spend the afternoon watching boats drift down the river while a DJ plays ambient techno tunes from decks situated in the small dance floor. Upstairs you will find a beer garden with benches overlooking the boardwalk below. Pizza is served from a small hut at the back for 3€ so you can enjoy your lunch while dangling your feet over the water’s edge.

When the sun begins to set over the canal the venue’s atmosphere changes. Lanterns are lit on the decking, the huge willow tree is illuminated and the techno turned up. The romantic setting is soon transformed into a rowdy club where cooler-than-thou hipsters come to dance to Berlin’s hottest new DJs. The crowds spill out from the cramped dance floor and onto the platform where the thumping bass shakes the decking that separates you from the water. Unfortunately the clubs increasing popularity means that it can get overcrowded and you may be waiting ages simply to get in. At night there is an entrance fee of between 2€ to 5€, although in the day you have to pay 2€ extra with your first beer for the DJ. It is best to arrive just before sunset when you can enjoy a few beers in the beautiful setting before the night really begins.