Germany Guide
North Rhine-Westphalia
Nightlife
1 3001 Franziusstr. 7 
0211/66 96 99 90 Trendy club in the Medienhafen with cheap Thursday student night "Milchbar".
2 Blues Corner Ratinger Str. 50 0211/32 89 90 
www.bluescorner.de Live rock, blues and acoustic sets in a convivial, arty bar in the north of the Altstadt.
3 Club Nightlounge Corneliusstr. 1 Convivial but low-key little gay bar just south of Graf-Adolf-Strasse. Opening time: Open 3pm–5am
4 Dä Spiegel Bolkerstr. 22 0211/323 74 90 Noisy bar with regular live music; gigs kick off at 10pm Wed– Sat.
5 Dr Jazz Flingerstr. 11 0211/136 57 19 Basement bar in the Altstadt with regular live music, including jazz, world music and rock ‘n' roll. Opening time: Thurs– Sat from 8pm
6 Les Halles Schirmerstr. 54 211/440 26 74 Vaguely "alternative" club and restaurant in a former freight depot, with inventive decor that mixes the opulent and the industrial.
7 Nähkörbchen Hafenstr. 11 0211/323 02 65 The "little sewing basket" is an enjoyable, sing-along-style gay bar in the southern half of the Altstadt. Eve only on weekdays, open at weekends from lunchtime.
8 Deutsche Oper am Rhein Heinrich-Heine-Allee 16a 0211/892 5211 www.rheinoper.de Both opera and ballet are presented at Düsseldorf's opera house, which premieres several new productions each season.
9 Düsseldorfer Marionettentheater Palais Wittgenstein, Bilkerstr. 7 0211/32 84 32 www.marionettentheater-duesseldorf.de Puppet theatre presenting opera and children's classics like Beauty and the Beast as well as more serious pieces.
10 Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus Gustav-Gründgens-Platz 1 0211/36 99 11 www.duesseldorfer-schauspielhaus.de Düsseldorf's major theatre, which also presents modern dance, in an iconic, white modernist building just off the Hofgarten.
11 Kom(m)mödchen Bolkerstr. 44 0211/32 56 06 www.kommoedchen.de Renowned political cabaret that attracts performers with a national reputation.
12 Roncalli's Apollo Varieté 0211/828 90 90 www.apollo-variete.de Old-style variety shows, with everything from acrobats to clowns, jugglers and magicians.
13 Tonhalle Ehrenhof 1 0211/89 96 123 www.tonhalle.de Concert hall with excellent acoustics. The home base of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker orchestra.
14 Zakk Fichtenstr. 40 0211/973 00 10 Politically engaged cultural centre in a converted factory east of the Hauptbahnhof, with rock and reggae concerts, poetry, comedy and women-only events.