Bricks runs in the basement of the Hilton at Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin-Mitte, a three-floor club that opened in 2015 beneath one of the city's grand hotel squares. It carries hip hop, deep house and electronic across rooms built for up to 1,200 people.
Who would love it: a crowd that wants a big, central club with a hip hop core and space to move. Who would not: a techno purist after a marathon set or a drinker hunting a careful cocktail, since this is a high-volume floor, not a bar program.
The design leans industrial chic. Three dance floors stack under exposed brick and neon-light artwork, with vintage sofa corners breaking up the rooms, and the layout splits the music so each floor holds a sound rather than bleeding together. Berlin.de lists it among the city's hip hop clubs, and the main floor is the one that fills first and loudest. Each floor carries its own sound system, so the hip hop main room and the house floors rarely bleed into one another even at capacity, and the vintage sofa corners give the smaller rooms a place to land between sets.
The bar runs on speed. Drinks come as spirit and mixer, by the glass or by bottle service at a table, and the value of a table here is the seat and the sightline, not a crafted list. Set expectations to match the room and order something simple that travels across a crowded floor.
Marcus Webb's read for the discerning drinker: keep it clean and keep it moving. A neat whisky or a vodka soda you can carry beats anything that needs a stir at this volume, and a reserved table is the difference between a good night and a queue at the bar. The programming is the draw, so let the booth do the work and let the drink stay out of the way.
The crowd is young, international and dressed for a night out, a mix of hotel guests, Mitte regulars and visitors who find the place through its hip hop bookings. It fills late, rarely before midnight, and the energy tracks the main room. The fetish and themed event nights pull their own dedicated crowds.
What guests note, across club listings and event pages, is consistent: the central location at Gendarmenmarkt, the scale and the hip hop programming draw the crowd, while the cautions are the door and the drink prices that come with a club beneath a luxury hotel. Coat check and security run tight given the hotel above, which keeps the door orderly even on a packed Saturday. A guest list or a table smooths the entry.
Best time to go: a Friday or Saturday after midnight, when all three floors are open and the main room is in full swing. Doors run late and the night stretches toward dawn. The nearest stations are Stadtmitte and Hausvogteiplatz, both a short walk across Mitte.
It earns its place in the city's nightlife on scale and a central address, not on a bar program. See where it sits among the best live music and club venues in Berlin, and read our wider guide to the best bars in Berlin for the full picture.
Pair this bar with
For a riverside dance floor, compare Watergate Berlin in Kreuzberg. For a rooftop club night, try House of Weekend Berlin at Alexanderplatz. And for the city's techno institution, Tresor Berlin makes the natural alternative.
Sources
Bricks Club official site · Berlin.de: Bricks · Gästeliste030: Bricks · Google Maps reviews (2026)
Reviewed by Marcus Webb, barsforKings. Published Mar 4, 2026 · Last reviewed Jun 13, 2026.
