The best neighborhood bars Berlin

CCCP, you may have recognized it, it's USSR in Cyrillic. A Russian bar then. The Old CCCP is one of the only survivors of the massive and aseptic gentrification of Mitte; it is one of those bars which, like the Eschschloraque, grew up with the Berlin of the 1990s and 2000s and which still today bear witness to an atmosphere that can only be found here. The clientele is heterogeneous, from regulars to gallery owners, from expats to trendy people, everyone is welcome in this cocktail bar that only fills up at dawn.

Small French bar in the famous Simon-Dach-Straße, the street of Friedrichshain where bars, pubs and restaurants line up (and which has become far too touristy for our taste). Place Clichy was once the favorite spot for French expats and students in Friedrichshain, and was once the favorite spot of the all-Berlin underground. The glory hour is a little past, but this bar remains one of the pleasant places to meet in the neighbourhood to have a glass of wine, a beer, or even, from time to time, to take part in a bingo game!

This 1900's bar is like a dinosaur in this changing neighbourhood and all the stalls are in constant turnover. In Polish, Mysliwska means "hunter's bar". You are quickly plunged into another universe. Couples kiss each other in the back, the music is strange, a kind of experimental electro folk, and when we arrive at 4am, we realize that we wouldn't want to be anywhere else. If you can't stand Berlin's trendy bars and are looking for an authentic address, the Myslinska is for you.

The scarcity of bars that give pride of place to lesbian visibility makes it essential to mention this nice café-bar in Kreuzberg. Apart from the Thursday evening, which is reserved for queer women, the Oya is open to everyone. Oya is at the same time a café, a bar, a place of sociability and a committed collective: its events are queer-feminist, anti-racist and rooted in the social reality of the neighbourhood. During the day, it also serves vegetarian and/or vegan cuisine. In the evening, it's more of a pub atmosphere. An excellent address.