Bars with Live Music

The Knutschfleck cocktail bar at Alexanderplatz in Berlin impresses with a cocktail stock exchange, variety shows, and stage performances.

Since 1979, the Celtic Cottage in Steglitz has been one of Germany's oldest Irish pubs – and far more than just a regular pub. On Thursdays and Saturdays, there's live music with free admission, ranging from Irish Folk to Celtic Rock and Country. If you're looking for an authentic pub atmosphere away from the city center, you'll find it here.

Since 1993, Junction Bar on Gneisenaustraße in Kreuzberg has been one of Berlin's most reliable live music venues. In the basement club beneath the café of the same name, bands across all genres, from jazz and blues to funk, rock, and chanson, play almost daily. Afterwards, DJs take over.

Located on Grolmanstraße in Charlottenburg, just a few steps from Kurfürstendamm, Van Gogh is a dimly lit piano bar filled with modern art and Van Gogh reproductions. Daily live piano music, cocktails until 3 AM, and a pleasantly down-to-earth price level.

In Moabit, away from the major tourist flows, Kallasch& is a program pub that combines live music, poetry slam, and open stage under one roof. Rustic, unplastered, and with a shared flat party atmosphere, this bar represents exactly what makes up Berlin's neighborhood culture.

Since 1979, the Celtic Cottage in Steglitz has been one of Germany's oldest Irish Pubs and far more than just a local bar. Those looking not only to drink Guinness but also to play pub quizzes and listen to live music will find a regular haunt with true character here.

Right on Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin-Mitte, overlooking the Spree: Murphys Irish Pub is one of the few pubs in Berlin offering daily live music. Whiskey menu with over 80 varieties, freshly poured Guinness, and an atmosphere that doesn't fade even after midnight.

For over three decades, Finnegan's Irish Pub and Restaurant in Berlin-Steglitz has been the go-to place for anyone seeking an authentic Irish evening off the beaten tourist path. Founded by a Dubliner, run with passion, and frequented by regulars who know their table like their living room.

For over 30 years, The Lir Irish Bar in Tiergarten-Mitte, Berlin, has been the city's best-known secret tip among Irish pubs. No cliché decor, no tourist hustle and bustle: the pub on Flensburger Straße focuses on genuine "Good Craic", well-kept Guinness, and live music in a turn-of-the-century vaulted cellar.

The Schokoladen is a live music location in a former chocolate factory in the Ackerstraße Berlin-Mitte. The spectrum ranges from Reggae to PowerPop and Ska to Rock.

In Kreuzberg, directly at Schlesisches Tor, one of Berlin's most unique bars is hidden in a former brothel: Madame Claude literally turns everything upside down. Sofas, lamps, and tables stick to the ceiling, while every evening live music, DJs, and open-mic nights lure guests into the cellar.

In the heart of city, directly beneath the television tower at Alexanderplatz, the Cirque-du-Burlesque-Show-bei-Lieschen-Müller brings glamour and Berlin charm to the stage. Here, cocktails, 1920s flair, and showmanship merge into an energetic evening.

The "Privatclub" (private club) in Berlin-Kreuzberg stands for handpicked, up-and-coming bands away from the trends. Musically everything is represented from the eighties over Hip Hop, Soul, Funk up to honest Rock'n'Roll.

Knutschfleck turns the heart of Alexanderplatz into a Berlin Variety Show hotspot. Twice a week beneath the TV Tower, the stage bursts with showgirls, acrobatics, live music, DJ parties and a touch of Moulin Rouge-style glamour.

Since 1995, the b flat Acoustic Music & Jazz Club in Berlin-Mitte has been the go-to address for live jazz near Hackescher Markt. Raw brick walls, excellent room acoustics, and a program that changes almost every evening: here, Berlin sounds like one big concert.

Located in Prenzlauer Berg, near Helmholtzplatz, is one of Berlin's oldest live music pubs: Speiches Rock and Blues Kneipe has been featuring a small stage with blues, rock, jazz, and soul since 1992. Admission is always free.

Bar Bobu in Berlin-Friedrichshain is a cozy meeting point for all who love blues, jazz, and soul.

The Double Inn in Oberschöneweide has been Berlin's Irish-Scottish go-to spot since 2007 for anyone seeking authentic pub culture, live music, and an exceptional whiskey selection away from the tourist hustle and bustle. Spread across two floors in the Spreehöfe, this Irish pub combines the warmth of a local regular's pub with a concert program ranging from Irish Folk to Blues and Rock.

Less than a hundred meters from the former border crossing: Murphy's Irish Pub at Checkpoint Charlie combines Irish hospitality with one of Berlin's most famous memorial sites. Live music, a wide selection of beers, and pub classics make this a true hotspot for tourists and locals alike.

Der Schokoladen is a live music venue in a former chocolate factory on Ackerstraße in Berlin-Mitte. The musical range extends from Reggae to PowerPop and Ska to Rock. Even karaoke parties take place here.

The Double Inn is Oberschöneweide's Irish-Scottish answer to everything a good Irish Pub in Berlin should be: cozy across two floors, with live music, over 100 whisky varieties, and genuine regulars' pub atmosphere right in the Spreehöfe.

Since 2018, Molly Malones Irish Pub in Friedrichshain has been bringing Irish hospitality to Berlin. Located right around the corner from Berghain, it's the antithesis to the techno district: cozy, loud in the right way, and with live music that truly comes from the heart.

Located in the heart of Charlottenburg, in the venerable Europa-Center on Tauentzien, sits one of Berlin's oldest Irish Pubs. Since 1982, the Irish Pub in Europa-Center has been known for live music every night, perfectly poured Guinness, and a bar that, at 36 meters, simply has no competition.

The Brel is a bistro, a bar and a caf 'conc' with live music at Savignyplatz in Charlottenburg. Caf 'Conc' is an abbreviation for café-concert, which used to be a cafe in France with music and entertainment.

The Unique Bar at the Sheraton Berlin Grand Hotel Esplanade is well known for its international drinks menu featuring a selection of around 100 different drinks.