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That’s right, a new night-spot for all you cool peops out there. “Berlin” has a very, well, Berlin<\/i> vibe, with a touch of LES, NYC (Lower East Side, New York City) and more than a hint of the JHB (Johannesburg, baby!). Unofficially opened about 2 weeks ago, the place is run by former Boere Bar owner \/ manager Gilda Swanepoel and local rising music star Joao Orecchia (he’s already kinda famous in Berlin – the actual city – and has recently moved to JHB).<\/p>\n
Berlin’s official launch will be in about a month, when they have a menu, mix drinks, and will throw a little opening shindig; but the spot already has a few regulars, and I can see why. Great music, mellow vibe, places to hide or be seen – and the wine and beer selection isn’t bad, considering they’ve barely begun.<\/p>\n
Two doors down from Spiro’s, and if you have a good antennae, you may even be able to pick up their (Spiros’) wireless (yes, I am a geek). Check it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Unofficially opened about 2 weeks ago, the place is run by former Boere Bar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,10,9,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-music","category-pop-culture","category-uncategorical"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9blZT-9m","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":628,"url":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2005\/06\/07\/improv\/","url_meta":{"origin":580,"position":0},"title":"improv","author":"nathaniel","date":"07 June 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"::::: and after the digital soiree at wits about Joshua Goldberg's own work (15h00 - 17h00, Digital Convent - watch this space for more info) ::::: joshua goldberg and joao orrechia at the drill hall improv improvisatory performance improv abstract animator Joshua Goldberg (NYC) & live electro-acoustic musician jo\u02c6\u00a3o orrechia\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "art"","block_context":{"text":"art","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/category\/art\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":818,"url":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/05\/art-in-jhb-and-ght\/","url_meta":{"origin":580,"position":1},"title":"art in JHB and GHT","author":"nathaniel","date":"05 October 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"First off, big ups and big welcomes to AJ Venter, the newest guest blogger on this site. 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