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Clärchens Ballhaus

Google (5044) 4.3
Tripadvisor (21) 3.7
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Visitors praise Clärchens Ballhaus for its unique, historic atmosphere and often describe the service as super friendly and attentive. However, some find the food overpriced and of below-average quality, with specific complaints about blandness and watered-down drinks, while others find the food good and the prices reasonable.

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Address
24 Auguststraße, Berlin
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Phone
+49 30/282 9295 
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Website
www.ballhaus.de

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About this place Clärchens Ballhaus

Clärchens Ballhaus is a dance hall on Auguststraße in Mitte that has been open since 1913. It has a ground-floor ballroom and the mirrored hall upstairs. For decades it hosted rotating social dance nights (swing, salsa, tango, cha-cha) alongside a restaurant and a beer garden out front. It's a mainstream venue listed as gay-friendly, not a queer space. The building has changed owners and been renovated in recent years, and the dance programme is not what it used to be, so check ballhaus.de for what's on before going specifically to dance. The listed hours are from 5pm, closed Sundays.

Opening Hours

Closed
Monday 17:00-23:00
Tuesday 17:00-23:00
Wednesday 17:00-23:00
Thursday 17:00-23:00
Friday 17:00-00:00
Saturday 17:00-00:00
Sunday Closed

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Gay Gay-friendly (straight venue) Lesbian / Women-focused

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5,044 reviews

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Oliver Whyte
Oliver Whyte Jun 2026
★★★★★
Gunnar S.
Gunnar S. Jun 2026
★★★★★

Overpriced for below-average product quality, but the service was good. The Königsberger Klopse (meatballs) were largely tasteless. The capers had no discernible flavor, the sauce was practically nonexistent, and the mashed potatoes were also rather bland and generic. The price is far too high for this quality. The service, however, was attentive and quick.

Peter Simpel
Peter Simpel Jun 2026
★★★★★

And nobody will notice... Klärchen Ballhaus was a true institution for decades, attracting people from all walks of life. After the change in concept, it's sadly just a staged imitation of its former self. Food: Okay, but a meager and overly ambitious selection. The prices are reasonable. Staff: Very self-important and can't seem to hold back. Guests: Lots of tourists in the hall. Atmosphere: Yes, a bit of the old charm remains. The dance music from the ceiling was too loud for eating and socializing. We didn't use our allotted time slot. Where are you going, Klärchen...?

Eve R
Eve R Jun 2026
★★★★★

An Aperol Spritz here has broken the €10 mark 👀 and for that price, it was watered-down crap. Edit: Glad to see the owner has plenty of time for an insincere, passive-aggressive emoji response 💗, but zero time for quality control. Says a lot that.

Dorothea Schimanski
Dorothea Schimanski Jun 2026
★★★★★

I was there to dance and therefore can't say anything about the food; wonderful, special place, thank you for preserving it.

Stefanie Stefanie
Stefanie Stefanie Jun 2026
★★★★★

Great location, but the 80s party was unfortunately lukewarm due to bad songs... no real enthusiasm was visible from the audience.

David Schoibl
David Schoibl Jun 2026
★★★★★

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Last updated on 6 November 2026

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