Champagne

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.

Planet Wein is the wine shop at Gendarmenmarkt: Sommelière Anja Schröder has been running the shop on Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße since 2005 and has over 500 wines on display, focusing on Riesling, German Pinot Noir, and Champagne. On Fridays, wine is served openly until 11 PM, and on Thursdays, themed evenings feature seven to ten wines.

Hotel Zoo Berlin on Kurfürstendamm in Charlottenburg is Berlin's elegant answer to the design boutique hotel: an 1891 Gründerzeit building, reinterpreted by US designer Dayna Lee, with 141 rooms, a legendary bar, and a rooftop terrace that showcases Berlin's rooftops on one level.

At The Ritz-Carlton on Potsdamer Platz, The Lounge serves an Afternoon Tea titled "A Symphony of the Seasons," which changes with the seasons. Tea sommeliers curate varieties to complement the patisserie, accompanied by freshly baked scones and classic sandwiches. The menu costs 75 Euros per person, with an additional 20 Euros for a glass of Ruinart.

The Beuster Bar in Berlin-Neukölln charmingly combines a bar and restaurant with a French bistro style, offering a well-curated selection from oysters to champagne. Its cozy atmosphere makes it a popular meeting point for connoisseurs.

Since 1992, a 1912 Spiegeltent has stood in Wilmersdorf, where cabaret, chanson, and comedy meet table seating. The BAR JEDER VERNUNFT combines dinner and stage so naturally that they belong together.

The capital's restaurant Gendarmerie at Gendarmenmarkt in Mitte is Berlin's culinary declaration of love to itself: modern Berlin cuisine with French brasserie influences, served in a historic bank building with the world's largest wooden relief on the wall.

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.

Located in Tiergarten, directly within the InterContinental Berlin, the Marlene Bar is one of the capital's most renowned hotel bars. The interior, designed by London studio Goddard Littlefair, combines metropolitan glamour with classic elegance. And the cocktail menu? A tribute to 100 years of bar culture and Berlin's greatest diva.

Charlottenburg has many faces, but this one is the spiciest: Bier's Kudamm 195 has been serving currywurst with homemade sauce directly on Kurfürstendamm since 1965, where strollers pass by during the day and night owls stop in at night, preferably with a glass of champagne in hand.

On Oranienstraße, an unassuming green facade leads into a cocktail bar that is much more than that. Behind the door of Prinzipal Kreuzberg awaits an evening in the spirit of the Weimar Republic: Art Deco ambience, handcrafted drinks, and Berlin's most intimate burlesque stage.

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.

The Berlin TV Tower at Alexanderplatz is Germany's tallest structure at 368 meters, with the observation deck located at 203 meters. For weddings, the area with a bar and 60 panoramic windows can be exclusively rented. As a wedding venue in Berlin, it offers the city's highest "I do," though only for guests who are able to walk well.

The GRACE Bar at Hotel Zoo Berlin on Kurfürstendamm is Charlottenburg's most glamorous address for stylish night owls. The interior, designed by US designer Dayna Lee, evokes the lifestyle of the Roaring Twenties, while Hollywood stars like Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis have long been regulars.

Weinladen Schmidt on Heinsestraße is the Hermsdorf branch of a Berlin wine merchant that has been family-owned since 1964. The assortment includes around 415 wines, with the Palatinate region being the most represented. Once a month, there's a neighborhood tasting starting from 44 Euros, and for wine gifts, chocolates and pralines from Erich Hamann and Sawade are available.

Cool music, a gigantic view over the roofs of Berlin and delicious cocktails and tapas - that's the New Year's Eve party of the Rooftop Bar 260° at Mercedes Platz.

Since 1994, Carsten and Stephan Holst have been bringing champagnes from small houses directly to Schöneberg. In their wine shop on Motzstraße near Nollendorfplatz, there are around 60 champagnes, for example from Gosset, Amyot or Fromentin-Leclapart; a bottle of Amyot Brut costs 35 Euros. For parties, wine is available on commission, unopened bottles can be returned.

Bruno Gibard, a Frenchman living in Berlin since 1982, has been running the wine shop Chez Bruno on Berliner Straße in Zehlendorf since 2006. The shelves feature wines from almost all regions of France, mostly from family wineries, along with Crémant, Champagne, raw milk cheese, and pâtés. Those who wish to try can order a tasting plate with a glass of wine.

Hotel Adlon Kempinski in Berlin-Mitte is arguably the most glamorous address for a bachelorette party in the capital. Located directly at the Brandenburg Gate, it combines legendary history with five-star luxury, a private spa experience, and the famous Afternoon Tea on the Bel Etage.

On New Year's Eve at Amano Grand Central close to Berlin Central Station, a stylish New Year's Eve dinner is served, followed by a party in the bar on the 6th floor and the rooftop terrace with a great view.

Enjoy having your Christmas dinner at the Centerpiece table in the elegant five-star-superior Hotel Regent Berlin with a glass of Veuve Clicquot vintage champagne!

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The Copenhagen Wine Shop started in 1997 as "Nix wie Wein" and has been called the Copenhagen Wine Shop since moving to Kopenhagener Straße 72 in 2015. The wine shop in Prenzlauer Berg focuses heavily on natural wine, orange wine, and Pet Nat, but also carries champagne starting from 35 Euros. Those who want to delve deeper can book one of the wine seminars starting from 20 Euros.

The Charlottenburg Orangery is part of the palace complex and consists of an East and West Wing, each measuring 450 square meters, along with an 8.5-meter-high rotunda. In winter, the Berlin Residence Orchestra performs baroque music in historical costumes, with an optional dinner beforehand. Among Berlin's winter leisure activities, this is the most festive.

Since 1989, the wine shop Suff on Oranienstraße in Kreuzberg has been selling wine, currently around 500 varieties, a third of which are from Germany. About 160 wines are organic, around 40 of them natural wines. Seminars for 10 to 12 people cost 39 to 49 Euros, and on the same evening, there is an 8 percent discount on the entire range.