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Bars with live music are woven into Berlin's nightlife, from smoky jazz cellars to rock venues and open-stage nights. Neighbourhoods like Kreuzberg, Neukölln and Prenzlauer Berg host bars with live music almost every night of the week.
This overview gathers Berlin locations that put live sound centre stage, from intimate clubs with local bands to larger rooms with touring acts. Some focus on jazz and soul, others on rock, indie or spontaneous jam sessions.
Browse the venues below to find the right bars with live music in Berlin, compare programmes and prices, and plan your night out.
Located in the five-star Grand Hyatt directly on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin-Mitte, the VOX Bar sets standards: over 300 spirits, award-winning signature cocktails, and its own humidor create a level that leaves hotel bar clichés far behind.
Heavy velvet curtains, Art Deco interior, and a former London Beefeater who heralds the ceremony daily at 6 PM: The Curtain Club at the Ritz-Carlton on Potsdamer Platz in Mitte is Berlin's most elegant cocktail bar, with an unmistakable homage to the Roaring Twenties.
Located in the luxurious Bristol Berlin hotel on Kurfürstendamm in Charlottenburg, the Lobby Lounge has welcomed celebrities and globetrotters since 1952. After renovation, it is now called Vitis West Café & Wine Hub, combining old bar traditions with European wine culture, accompanied by live piano on selected evenings.
Deep beneath the Delphi Filmpalast on Kantstraße in Charlottenburg lies one of Berlin's oldest and most renowned jazz clubs. Since 1975, Quasimodo has been an institution in the live music scene, entertaining its basement audience with jazz, soul, funk, and much more.
With candlelight and plush sofas, KvartiraN62 creates the perfect atmosphere for an exciting Tatort evening.
Charlottenburg meets cinema history: The Lang Bar at Waldorf Astoria Berlin is one of the city's most exclusive cocktail bars in a luxury hotel, named after director Fritz Lang and characterized by rich Art Deco, cinematic lighting, and a drink menu with as much character as its namesake.
Between Tiergarten and Berlin Zoo, in the luxury hotel SO/ Berlin Das Stue in Tiergarten, the Stue Bar proves that hotel bar culture can be far more than just a perfunctory exercise. Scandinavian design, handcrafted cocktails, and a terrace with zoo views make it one of the city's most atmospheric cocktail bars.
Mein Haus am See is a cult club in Berlin Mitte that functions as a café during the day and as a bar or party room in the evening. The venue scores with vintage design, live music, and an attached club for wild nights.
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Right at the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin's most famous luxury hotel in Mitte: The Lobby Lounge & Bar at Hotel Adlon Kempinski is the place for champagne cocktails accompanied by a live pianist, while the legendary elephant fountain gently splashes.
Hidden in the Europa-Center on Tauentzien, right in the heart of Charlottenburg, this Irish Pub is one of Berlin's most famous live music venues. Its 36-meter-long bar, daily bands, and an international crowd make it a reliable hotspot when the evening is far from over.
At Oranienplatz in Kreuzberg, where creativity and local charm meet genuine luxury, Orania.Berlin proves that an individual boutique hotel can be far more than just accommodation. The listed Art Deco building from 1912 combines hand-picked design, live music, and excellent cuisine for a stay with character.
Since 1992, A-Trane on Savignyplatz in Charlottenburg has been Berlin's most important address for international jazz. In a venue with just 100 seats, greats like Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, and Wynton Marsalis have played here. Small, intimate, uncompromisingly good.
Twice a week there is a hilarious karaoke party at the Knutschfleck (love bite) until the early morning hours.
Right next to the Uber Arena on Uber Platz in Friedrichshain, The Irish Pub Berlin offers everything that makes a good Irish pub: daily live music from local bands, freshly poured Guinness, and hearty pub classics. If you're looking for Ireland in Berlin, you'll find it here.
At Kantstraße 140 in Charlottenburg lies Chance Bar: a shisha and cocktail lounge that turns the evening into an event with aromatic hookahs, handcrafted drinks, and live music from international artists.
The House of Gin at Hotel Palace Berlin is the gin pilgrimage site of City West: With over 150 varieties, an in-house label, and cocktails that meander between classic and experimental, this bar in the Charlottenburg luxury hotel sets the standard for everything juniper can be.
Located at Hackescher Markt in Mitte, one of Berlin's largest pub institutions has been thriving since 1992: The Kilkenny Irish Pub brings live music under the S-Bahn viaduct four evenings a week, combining Irish hospitality with authentic pub character.
A piece of 1940s New York is hidden in an S-Bahn arch at Lotte-Lenya-Bogen in Charlottenburg. The Hat Jazzbar serves live jam sessions every night with free entry, along with handcrafted cocktails in a bar that looks as if Edward Hopper painted it.
Located in the heart of Oranienplatz in Kreuzberg, The Harp Irish Pub serves Irish hospitality with authentic Guinness, live music, and comedy nights. Those looking for an authentic Irish pub in Berlin will almost inevitably find themselves here.
The Orania.Bar at Hotel Orania.Berlin on Oranienplatz in Kreuzberg is a hotel bar that also sees itself as the neighborhood's living room. Signature cocktails with spirits from Berlin distilleries, a color-coded menu, and live music almost every evening make it arguably the most atmospheric cocktail bar in a luxury hotel in the city.
Donaustraße 115 in Neukölln might seem unassuming at first glance, but behind it lies arguably Berlin's most renowned micro-jazz bar. In barely 50 square meters, experimental jazz meets an audience that truly listens, with live performances almost daily.
Anyone looking for an Irish pub with genuine live music in Wedding will find it at Leopoldplatz: Tipperary Berlin on Triftstraße combines Irish hospitality with a packed weekly program, a huge sun terrace, and bands that create a great atmosphere on Saturdays.
On Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin-Mitte, directly on the Spree, sits one of the city's unique bars: The Berliner Republik combines a classic capital city pub with a real beer stock exchange, where supply and demand determine the price. Berlin cuisine, 18 beers on tap, and lively hustle and bustle until the early morning included.
For over twenty years, ARTlinersBerlin in Friedrichshain has been a true neighborhood institution: a bar with a stage that combines folk, rock, blues, jazz, and karaoke under one roof. And all of this without charging a single euro for admission.
Yorckschlösschen in Kreuzberg is Berlin's most famous jazz and blues bar: old wood paneling, music memorabilia on the walls, and a stage so close you can feel the strings vibrate. Here, live music is not a supporting act.