Dreizehn

Not a bar that a lot of people talk about, but there it is, bang in the middle of Schöneberg's gay everything, just off the Fuggerstraße. Opened on 13 February in 1981 – thus the name 'Dreizehn' (13) — and then linked to neighbouring leather-haven corner bar Knast (RIP) upon its arrival in 1982 (later Mario's Kneipe, then Maxxx). This is a warm and intimate space with a very local and refreshingly old-fashioned feel, and given a bit of a boost around 2013 thanks to a new owner determined to lift it from the dregs into which it had sunk. Smoking's allowed, and there's a terrace out front. There's insufficient space for the likes of cabaret (or any other activity, for that matter). In short, a cosy room dominated by a horseshoe-shaped bar with stools affixed. From Monday to Thursday 2pm—4pm a pick of drinks is available for just €1.50 (as of early 2023). And the bar more than welcomes fetish-minded street revellers during Folsom Europe's annual Saturday event in September.