“I started at the Circus Hostel bar for happy hour and ended up in a group of eight people from five countries. We hit three bars on Torstraße, attempted Berghain (rejected, naturally), and finished at a Späti on the canal at 4am sharing stories. None of that happens without a hostel bar to break the ice.”
Trendy hostel in central Mitte, 50m from Rosenthaler Platz U-Bahn. On-site bar with karaoke nights, bicycle rental, free WiFi, and a daily events program including walking tours and pub crawls.
Elegant hostel in a 19th-century Kreuzberg building with on-site bar, terrace, free WiFi, and welcome packs. Walking distance to Checkpoint Charlie and Potsdamer Platz.
Hostel and apartment complex near Alexanderplatz with shared kitchen, pool table, bar, breakfast buffet, and 24-hour reception. Beautiful common spaces perfect for socializing or working.
Former 19th-century convent turned hostel, 10 minutes from Checkpoint Charlie and Potsdamer Platz. Pool table, elevator, laundry, free WiFi, and family-friendly rooms.
Large-scale hostel on Oranienburger Straße with bar, nightclub area with DJs, ping-pong, evening entertainment, and 24-hour front desk. Steps from Oranienburger Tor U-Bahn.
Budget hostel in Friedrichshain with on-site bar, terrace, free city tours, laundry, and lockers. 10-minute walk from Berghain and the East Side Gallery.
Most hostel bars do happy hour between 6-8pm. Start there to save money and meet people.
The Circus Hostel bar attracts locals too, making it one of the few hostel bars in Berlin that feels like an actual bar.
Generator Mitte's bar has DJs on weekends. Good for pre-gaming before heading to Oranienburger Straße clubs.
Sunflower's bar is open 22 hours a day. If you get back from Berghain at 6am, someone will be there.
Don't buy overpriced drinks at tourist bars on Unter den Linden. Hostel bars in Mitte are cheaper and more fun.
