Sounds like my kind of thing, don't want special, just differentI would recommend the "Weserallee" or "Sonnenallee", there are a lot of pubs. Subway "Hermannstraße".
It's a very multicultural part of Berlin and you can get in touch with a lot of different kind of people - and it's very cheap over there. Don't expect anything "special", but it's an easy, great and cheap way to spend an amazing evening.
Will look into it.......Quite enjoyed Suicide Circus when i was there a couple years ago!