Last updated on 06/29/2026
A good cocktail needs more than good ingredients. It needs the right bar, a well-trained bar staff and the moment when everything comes together. Berlin has plenty of exactly that. At the Saphire Bar in Pankow, more than 150 kinds of whiskey and just as many rum and gin varieties await, while behind the green door of the Green Door Cocktailbar at Winterfeldtplatz, drinks have been mixed discreetly for decades. Those who like it classic are in the right place at Becketts Kopf in Prenzlauer Berg, where recipes from the years around 1900 come back to life. From the Rum Trader in Charlottenburg to the Bonvivant in Schöneberg, the range spans from specialism to a symbiosis of star-quality cuisine and pairing. Which of these ten addresses best suits your taste?
Yulia Veksler
I like sitting best where the bartender tells you more about the drink than the menu reveals. At the Saphire Bar I tried whiskeys I had never heard of, and at Becketts Kopf a classic from another century. For this list I drank my way through the city, with a notepad and curiosity. My ten favorites are here.
Try more than 150 different whiskeys, 70 different varieties of rum and gin, 40 brands of vodka, numerous wines and selected champagnes at Saphire Bar in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg.
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The Bryk Bar in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg is an elegant cocktail bar which serves tasty cocktails with special flavors.
Their cocktail card reflects a rather classic choice but with daily specials like the "Thai Martini" it can hardly be called boring.
Behind an inconspicuous green door with a spy hole, directly located on Winterfeldtplatz, you will find the bar of actor and musician Fritz Müller Scherz.
With a cocktail card of more than 300 extraordinary creations it is not an easy task to pick one. The ambiance there is stylish and with nice backgroud music, X Bar is the best place to relax while sipping a tasty cocktail.
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The bar Becketts Kopf ("Beckett's Head") celebrates the classic mixology! Cocktail classics from the time between 1880 and 1910 and english drinks from the 1920s are the bar's speciality.
Cracking cocktails and tasty tapas in a nice atmosphere, served by a top staff.
The name tells it all: friends of rum will be in heaven at "Rum Trader" since the bar specialises in the most diverse rums.
The Bonvivant in Schöneberg impresses with a unique symbiosis of star-level cuisine and cocktail pairings. In this charming bistro with a bar, award-winning culinary concepts meet regional sustainability and artisanal perfection.
"No drugs & nuclear weapons allowed inside" is the slogan of the trendy cocktail bar in Berlin Mitte called THE WASH BAR.
