Germany Guide
Lower Saxony
Nightlife
1 3Raum Ballhofstr. 5 
www.3raum-ballhof.de Bar-cum-club that also stages occasional concerts for a discerning thirty-something set: an eclectic music policy includes nu-jazz, old-skool funk, boogaloo and Latin, and contemporary soul.
2 Cafe Glocksee Glockseestr. 35 www.cafe-glocksee.de A mainstay of indie nights that also schedules a mixed programme of everything from electro to Fifties rock ‘n' roll via reggae, plus occasional gigs.
3 Eve Klub Reuterstr. 3–4 www.eve-klub.de Good-time grooves from the Sixties and Seventies interspersed with the occasional house and hip-hop classic pack out the dancefloor in a small retro-styled place.
4 Factory Engelbosteler Damm 7 www.mensfactory.de Founded in 1990, this is a granddaddy of German techno clubbing, located 15min north of Steintor. Techno and hard house pound out for a straight and gay clientele.
5 Kiez Klub Scholvinstr. 4 www.kiez-klub.de Local DJs bring a record box of dirty house and electro for an up-for-it crowd. One of the best of the Steintor area.
6 Palo Palo Raschplatz 8a www.palopalo.es Sweaty, small club behind the train station with a diet of largely soul and r'n'b. Occasionally has bands.
7 Faust Zur Bettfedernfabrik 3 
0511/45 50 01 www.faustev.de Indie rock, ska-punk, reggae, metal, world music – you name it this alternative cultural centre in a disused factory in Lindennord south of Georgengarten programmes the lot, alongside modern dance and art exhibitions plus club nights in concert hall 60er-Jahre-Halle and bar Mephisto.
8 GOP Varieté Georgstr. 36 0511/301 86 70 www.gop-variete.de Aerobatic spectaculars and magic, song-and-dance numbers and comedy in classic cabaret nights.
9 Jazz-Club Am Lindener Berge 38 0511/45 44 55 www.jazz-club.de Acclaimed venue that programmes a variety of jazz sounds. Past guests include Jan Garbarek and Lionel Hampton.
10 Opernhaus Opernplatz 1 0511/99 99 00 www.staatstheater-hannover.de The grande dame of Hannover high culture programmes opera and ballet as well as classical concerts.
11 Pavillon Lister Meile 4 0511/235 55 50 www.pavillon.de A former shopping-centre behind the bus station, now a cultural centre that programmes theatre and music – it hosts the Masala world-music festival each year – and hosts a buzzy café-bar, Café Mezzo.
12 Schauspielhaus Prinzenstr. 9 0511/99 99 00 www.staatstheater-hannover.de The leading stage for premieres and new productions, and the umbrella body for modern works staged at the two-theatre Ballhof.