Bar Tausend


No sign, no light, no bell; just an anonymous steel door tucked under a railway bridge leads to one of Berlin’s chicest clandestine bars. The tunnel-shaped space is clad in mirrors and bookended by a dance floor and a giant light fixture resembling an eye. DJs and bands fuel the glam vibe nightly. Selective door.


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