Klunkerkranich

This weekend I have been to a newly opened bar in Neukölln

with the inspiring name Klunkerkranich

(I still wonder what the story behind the name might be - the wikipedia article didn't help)

and with the definite potential to turn into a favourite place.

convincingly charming at first sight: the Berlin panorama

The Klunkerkranich is located on top of the Neukölln-Arcaden:

just take an elevator to the fifth floor and follow the signs.

You'll find a great and green seating area where the former parking deck 

has been, turned into an urban gardening project.

Its most famous residents: a countless number of bees
(I wonder whether they plan on extracting their own honey soon?).

Aside from the breathtaking view the great bar area welcomes you with a huge sandbox, 

simple wooden benches and tables and a dance floor where they played swing music.

Drinks are affordable and they even offered some Spanish food that night

(though I am not sure whether this wasn't a one-time thing).

Later that night the stage was open to some local artists

some of them staging a fire performance

(such as Amélie from France in these pictures)

What I was truely impressed about and liked most was

how the people who run that place 

transformed this grey parking spot into a lively and magical place to meet at

with just some simple wooden constructions and a creative lighting concept
(which even extended to the restrooms).

So unless bad weather hits the city

I will definitely come back to the Klunkerkranich

(be it only for finding out more about the name).