Cocktail Bar

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.

X Bar Berlin on Helmholtzplatz in Prenzlauer Berg has stood for seriously good cocktail culture since 1995: over 300 drinks on the menu, signature creations unavailable elsewhere, and an atmosphere that still views bar culture as a craft.

Berlin Mitte's Bar Tausend is first and foremost hip since you cannot see that it's a bar from the outside.

The Velvet52 Café & Bar at ARCOTEL Velvet Berlin is located directly on Oranienburger Straße in Mitte, the heart of the art and culture district. Behind a spacious window front, one can observe the hustle and bustle of the street while the bar team serves cocktails and changing pop-up concepts.

The shisha bar The Bridge by Diamond is located directly at the train station Tiergarten.

The Pawn Dot Com Bar in Berlin Mitte has a special ambience with dim lighting and a unique bar menu.

Twice a week there is a hilarious karaoke party at the Knutschfleck (love bite) until the early morning hours.

Ring the bell at an unassuming door near Volkspark Friedrichshain and you'll find yourself in a magical speakeasy that Tim Burton himself couldn't have dreamed up better. The Fairytale Bar at Volkspark Friedrichshain transforms cocktail evenings into adventures for adults, somewhere between Alice in Wonderland and Grimm's dark fairy tales.

Vintage 1950s interior, a location in the heart of Kreuzberg, cool music and a hip crowd - that's the ingredients for success of one of the hottest bars in Kreuzberg.

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.

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.

Where Mitte and Kreuzberg meet, one of Berlin's sunniest cafés is located at Michaelkirchplatz: Cafe am Engelbecken combines water views, living room charm, and a terrace that invites you to sit outside even in winter.

Becketts Kopf in Prenzlauer Berg demonstrates how little it takes to impress: no neon signs, no noise, just a serious cocktail program behind drawn curtains. The bar on Pappelallee is one of the quiet, go-to addresses in Berlin's bar scene.

The Nathanja & Heinrich has grown from being a Neukölln insiders' tip to a really hot in-bar.

In the Angiyok ice bar in Berlin-Mitte you can experience an unique ice world with ice sculptures and cool drinks from ice glasses at -10 degrees Celsius.

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.

The Haifischbar in Kreuzberg 61 embodies everything a good cocktail bar should be: a living room atmosphere without pretentiousness, experienced bartenders, and meticulously mixed drinks. Located in the tranquil Bergmannkiez, it has been a reliable address for decades for those who want to end their evening with genuine character.

Limonadier in Chamissokiez produces its own syrups, liqueurs, and infusions, and serves its own Bergmann Gin, matured in a Bourbon barrel with red vermouth. The menu features eighteen cocktails, thirteen gins, and seventeen whiskies. During Happy Hour, asterisked drinks cost 10.90 Euros.

Grosse Freiheit 114 in Friedrichshain has been an integral part of Berlin's LGBTIQ* scene since 2005 and is the only bar in Friedrichshain to offer a darkroom. With the motto "Queer & Friends," it creates an open safer space that welcomes queer people of all genders.

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.

The bar „Zu mir oder zu dir“ near the U2 stop Eberswalder Straße has become a fixture of Prenzlauer Berg.

On the ground floor of a listed city bath in Prenzlauer Berg, a fireplace made of historic bathhouse tiles burns. The fireplace bar in Hotel Oderberger focuses on handcrafted cocktails, velvety wing chairs, and dimmed light.

Located at Rosenthaler Platz in Berlin-Mitte, there's a cocktail bar that's more concept than pub: The Sharlie Cheen Bar bears the name of a fictional playboy and serves drinks whose menu is designed like his diary. Craftsmanship and precision in every glass are paramount here.

ZU SPÄTI?!-Molotow Cocktail on Oranienstraße in Kreuzberg is a Späti (late-night shop) and cocktail bar in one: in the front, there's a self-service refrigerator, in the back, a neon-lit bar where cocktails are mixed. You can order drinks to enjoy on-site or to take away. Happy Hour makes the house drink Molotow Cocktail the cheapest way to start the evening.