Energy drink sales are on a caffeine high at $27.5 billion worldwide. But in the depths of Germany's underground scene, naturally caffeinated Club-Mate is the only one to be found in the hands of clubgoers and hackers. How has it won the hearts and minds of the young with barely any advertising?

The term ‘vegans’ tends to conjure up images of salad-grazing, stick-thin hippies. But a different vegan message of indulgence and junk food has taken over Berlin. Supermarket chain Veganz stocks vegan candy and meatless bacon strips. But isn’t vegan junk food the ultimate diet contradiction?

When you think of German wine, what springs to mind? A sweet Riesling? A deep Spätburgunder? How about natural wines? While natural wines might be infamous for earthy undertones and potent flavour profiles, Wild Things is a bar hoping young Berliners will get a taste for au naturel vino.

On the same day that legendary London nightclub Fabric was forced to close due to drug-related incidents, a German court declared Berlin-based institution Berghain a place of cultural significance. Now, the venue will pay a lower tax rate, usually reserved the likes of theatres and museums.