clärchens ballhaus

Situated in Augustrasse in the Mitte district of Berlin, Clärchens Ballhaus is possibly the last original Weimar-era dancehall still surviving and, very much, in operation today. In 2008, the venue was used to film scenes for the movie ‘Valkyrie’, staring Tom Cruise, and Jake Gyllenhall was spotted on the dance floors during this years Berlinale Film Festival. Today there are weekly dances plus regular dance classes in Ballroom and Latin. The mirrored ballroom is available for private hire and the restaurant and bars are open every day from 10am.

As it was the end of the week it was decided the whole year was to go out to an old ballroom bar and restaurant where locals dance until the early hours with music being flipped from 1900 ballroom elegance to pop. Food is traditionally German and small, but there is something for everyone and it was a good start to the night. With disco balls, glitter decorations and those novelty paper lanterns dangling from every where they could be attached it’s a great atmosphere and great for some photographs, but be warned they don’t particularly like don’t particularly like visitors making a fuss of the décor, its more of a local night and if you go take this into consideration.