Nachtleben is a club and café in Frankfurt's city center, close to the main train station, and has been a fixture of the city since the early 1990s. As an offshoot of the well-known Batschkapp, the venue combines an upstairs café with a terrace and a downstairs club area used for concerts and parties.
The program ranges from live bands to DJ nights to independent and underground sounds away from the mainstream. Its double use as a daytime café and nighttime club gives Nachtleben a completely different feel depending on the time of day.
For anyone wanting to experience Frankfurt's music scene away from the big stages, Nachtleben is a reliable, long-standing address right in the heart of the city.
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