Brick's der Cocktail

A small cocktail bar on Nikolaistraße that opens early and closes at 5am, making it equally useful as a pre-club stop and a place to land when the clubs shut down. Not strictly a gay venue, but the barman knows his craft. He can make any cocktail from memory and draws a crowd.

The bar's compact footprint means the counter is the social centre — orders happen face to face rather than through table service, which keeps the pace quick and the interaction direct. In a city where late-night options tend to be either full-scale clubs or kebab shops, Brick's occupies a specific and practical gap: somewhere to sit with a properly made drink at 3am without committing to a dancefloor.