Spindler & Klatt

Spindler & Klatt sits on Berlin’s Kreuzberg waterfront with a stated total capacity of up to 2,500 people across seven areas. Its clearest calling card is the pontoon: a converted former coal tug reached from the terrace, placing guests directly on the Spree with views toward the Oberbaum Bridge, TV Tower and East Side Gallery. For a concert-scale event, the adjacent SK Studio supplies a 10-by-4-metre stage and a fixed 9-by-5-metre LED wall.

A warehouse, a partnership, and a pop launch

Spindler & Klatt began in 2005, when Jesko Klatt and Frank Spindler developed a club restaurant inside a warehouse on the grounds of the former Heeresbäckerei, or army bakery, on Köpenicker Straße. The original proposition paired dining with a dance floor, geared toward an adult crowd. By May 2006, the venue was hosting DJ Hell and Abe Duque for a Gigolo Night, evidence of an early electronic-music footing. A February 2007 appearance by Inga Humpe and Tommi Eckart of 2raumwohnung doubled as a launch event for the duo’s album 36 Grad. The founders’ partnership later broke apart after Frank Spindler left following two years, amid a legal dispute reported by Tagesspiegel.

What the room offers now

Today, Spindler & Klatt functions as a flexible event complex alongside a club calendar centered on ticketed themed parties: Ü30 sessions, 1990s-and-2000s throwbacks, disco and seasonal events. That makes it a fit for DJ-led nights, party concepts and productions needing visual scale. The 350-square-metre Main Hall has flexible furniture and 36 installed screens; the smaller 165-square-metre club holds about 200 party guests under a low ceiling, with warm lighting and scope for a second dance floor. A gallery above the container-built cloakrooms and toilets looks across the main room, while the terrace has its own bar.