Switzerland Guide
Bern
Nightlife
1 Dampfzentrale Marzilistrasse 47 
www.dampfzentrale.ch An old steam factory down on the riverbank, now hosting hugely popular nights featuring jazz, drum'n'bass, dance, theatre and film, as well as a daytime café-bar. Either walk, or take evening bus #30 (8.45–11.55pm only).
2 Drei Eidgenossen Rathausgasse 69 A small, noisy bar in the Old Town, its wooden benches very popular with a loquacious, alternative young crowd.
3 ISC Neubrückstrasse 10 www.isc-club.ch . Popular venue and club.
4 Mühle Hunziken 13km south of town near Rubigen www.muehlehunziken.ch An old wooden mill out in the countryside that has, over the years, hosted a jaw-dropping array of top-flight international jazz, blues and soul performers in an intimate, raucous setting more reminiscent of a delta juke-joint than the Swiss capital. If you see a gig advertised here, it's worth the taxi ride. Make friends quickly in order to nab a lift back to town after the show.
5 Wasserwerk Wasserwerkgasse 5, below Nydeggbrücke www.wasserwerk.ch Major DJ bar and club, also hosting regular live bands.