Berlin, Germany · Capacity: 74,475
Berlin's historic 74,475-seat Olympic Stadium, home to Hertha BSC and host of the 2006 World Cup Final. The venue draws massive crowds for Bundesliga matches, international friendlies, and blockbuster concerts from Beyoncé to Coldplay.
The Olympiastadion in Berlin, built for the 1936 Olympics, is a vast, history-laden bowl — home to Hertha BSC, host of the German Cup final and the 2006 World Cup final — its stone colonnades a monument to the 20th century.
It's on the western edge of Berlin by S-Bahn, in one of Europe's great cultural capitals.
Below are the Berlin stays, restaurants and bars fans use around the Olympiastadion.
Hotels, bars, restaurants and things to do near Olympiastadion Berlin in Berlin — every pick web-researched and source-cited, closest to the stadium first.
Rocco Forte luxury hotel in a converted 19th-century bank on Bebelplatz, with a rooftop terrace overlooking the Berlin Cathedral and Unter den Linden. The jewel vault has been transformed into a stunning spa. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and visiting football teams stay here during Berlin trips.
This Friedrichshain institution near the Mercedes-Benz Arena is the unofficial hotel of Berlin's music scene, with eclectic rooms designed by local artists. The lobby restaurant and courtyard buzz with touring musicians, DJs, and creative types. Its proximity to the East Side Gallery and Warschauer Straße makes it ideal for concert-goers.
The nhow Berlin sits on the banks of the Spree beside the East Side Gallery and is a favourite of touring musicians and sports teams who want a hotel with genuine Berlin character. The recording studio on site and the striking pink-and-silver design draw a creative, international crowd that crosses over heavily with the city's sports and music festival scene. It's also a short taxi ride from both Olympiastadion and the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Housed in a Bauhaus-era department store in Mitte, Soho House Berlin features a rooftop pool with views of the TV Tower and a screening room beloved by visiting entertainers. The hotel rooms are open to non-members and offer a luxurious base near Alexanderplatz. International football stars and musicians are regularly spotted in the club bar.
A Mitte institution right at Rosenthaler Platz offering stylish rooms at reasonable prices with a buzzing rooftop bar. Its central location makes it a natural base for traveling fans hitting Olympiastadion, with direct S-Bahn access and the kind of effortless Berlin cool that makes every trip memorable.
Berlin's most exclusive speakeasy with just 14 seats behind an unmarked door. Bespoke cocktails crafted to your taste — no menu, just conversation with the bartender. Kanye West, Rihanna, and Hertha BSC players have squeezed into this tiny gem.
Clärchens Ballhaus in Mitte is Berlin's most extraordinary surviving Weimar-era ballroom — a crumbling, magical dance hall that hosts live swing, tango, and electronic nights attracting music fans who've just come from Berghain or a Tempodrom concert. The peeling frescoed ceilings and mismatched chandeliers create an atmosphere of beautiful decay that only Berlin could sustain, and the summer garden parties are legendary. Visiting fans of electronic music regard it as a sacred Berlin pilgrimage site.
Perched atop a Neukölln parking garage, this ramshackle rooftop garden bar offers sweeping sunset views over Berlin's skyline and a packed calendar of live music and DJ sets. It captures Berlin's alternative spirit perfectly and draws fans looking for the authentic post-match experience far from tourist traps. Cash only, as Berlin demands.
Trendy rooftop bar atop the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin overlooking the Berlin Zoo and Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. Concert-goers heading to Mercedes-Benz Arena and sports fans catch sunset cocktails with panoramic views of the city skyline.
Berlin's oldest beer garden, operating since 1837 in Prenzlauer Berg, draws football fans from Hertha and Union on match days and European fixture nights. The outdoor chestnut-tree setting accommodates over 600 guests and the screens are placed so no one misses a moment of the action. Berliner Pilsner on tap in traditional glasses is the only order required.
Berlin's oldest beer garden dating to 1837 in Prenzlauer Berg, serving traditional German draft beers under chestnut trees. Hertha BSC and Union Berlin fans gather here on warm matchdays for liter-sized steins and bratwurst in a quintessentially Berlin atmosphere.
Lutter & Wegner near the Gendarmenmarkt is one of Berlin's most celebrated traditional restaurants, where German football and sporting culture is celebrated over exceptional Wiener Schnitzel, sauerkraut, and Austrian Grüner Veltliner wine in a historic building dating to 1811. The restaurant's proximity to the city centre makes it a natural pre- or post-event destination for visitors to the Olympiastadion or the Fan Mile. The setting in Berlin's most beautiful square adds architectural elegance to an already superb dining experience.
No Berlin match-day experience is complete without a stop at Curry 36 in Kreuzberg, the city's most famous currywurst stand and a genuine institution since 1981. Hertha and Union fans alike queue here before and after games, making it common ground for a city divided by football. The snap of the sausage, the tangy curry sauce, and the standing-room-only footpath is peak Berlin sports culture.
Stunning farm-to-table restaurant in a historic Mitte courtyard, famous for its 'candy on the bone' slow-roasted duroc pork. The candlelit brick archways create Berlin's most romantic dining atmosphere. International DJs, tech moguls, and visiting artists love the courtyard in summer.
A restored 1891 market hall in Kreuzberg hosting weekly Street Food Thursday with global vendors, plus daily artisan food stalls and craft producers.
Berlin's most famous döner stand at Mehringdamm draws hour-long queues of fans, tourists, and celebrities for its roasted-vegetable-loaded kebabs. Visiting musicians playing the Mercedes-Benz Arena regularly send crew members to wait in line. The post-concert kebab pilgrimage here has become a Berlin rite of passage.
Berlin's only three-Michelin-star restaurant occupies a sleek Mitte townhouse where chef Marco Müller crafts inventive tasting menus rooted in German terroir. The ground-floor wine bar offers a more casual experience with over 1,000 labels. Hertha BSC executives and visiting sports dignitaries favor the private dining room.
The East Side Gallery is the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall, transformed into a 1.3-kilometre open-air gallery of murals by artists from around the world, and the essential walk for sports fans who want to understand the divided city that reunification turned into a modern sporting capital. Several murals directly reference Berlin's sporting history and the role of sport in Cold War politics, making the walk genuinely illuminating for any historically minded fan. Hertha BSC, Union Berlin, and Alba Berlin fans all consider this wall part of their city's identity.
The Berlin Fan Mile stretching from the Brandenburg Gate to the Victory Column is the world's greatest public sports viewing venue, where over a million fans famously gathered for Germany's 2006 World Cup matches and where every major international tournament creates an unforgettable urban festival. Even outside tournament season, the boulevard's scale and symbolic weight — with the Gate framing the stadium and the Tiergarten behind — gives sports travelers chills. Experiencing Germany here during a Euro or World Cup is one of global sport's definitive crowd experiences.
Housed near the Alte Försterei, this exhibition traces Union Berlin's identity as East Berlin's rebellious football club and its extraordinary rise to the Bundesliga and European competition. The club's Christmas carol sing at the stadium, attended by thousands of fans with candles, is documented as one of football's most moving traditions. The DDR-era sections reveal how football functioned as quiet resistance.
The legendary Fan Mile along the Straße des 17. Juni, stretching from the Brandenburg Gate, is the world's most famous public football viewing zone, drawing millions during major tournaments. Germany's run to the 2006 World Cup Final turned this into a global symbol of festival football. Even on non-tournament years the site hosts major public screenings that attract enormous Berlin crowds.
Explore Berlin's most diverse neighborhood from Turkish döner joints on Kottbusser Damm to craft cocktail bars along the canal — Kreuzberg is Berlin's beating heart.
Built for the 1936 Berlin Olympics and still one of Europe's most architecturally stunning sports venues, the Olympiastadion hosts Hertha BSC and the annual DFB-Pokal Final — German football's Wembley equivalent. Stadium tours explore the marathon gate, the bell tower, and the press boxes used by broadcasters since the Nazi era, giving sports fans a genuine history lesson alongside their football fix. The venue's scale and grandeur never fail to impress first-timers.
Olympiastadion Berlin in Berlin is tracked across 0 events and seats 74,475 fans. Here's how fans build a trip around it:
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Lamine Yamal have been spotted at Olympiastadion Berlin.
Olympiastadion Berlin has a capacity of 74,475 people.
Olympiastadion Berlin opened in 1936. It was designed by Werner March, Albert Speer.
Hertha BSC plays home games at Olympiastadion Berlin in Berlin.
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