Good Wine

The Mediterranean-style wine shop "Planet Wein" in Berlin-Mitte focusses on great service and advice.

The Rutz wine bar in Berlin Mitte stands for what many wine bars promise but few deliver: a wine list with over 900 positions, with a focus on Riesling, complemented by down-to-earth German cuisine from the kitchen of a three-star chef. On Chausseestraße, you can relax in a way that is rare at this level.

The Weinlobbyist in Berlin Schöneberg is a sophisticated bistro and hip wine bar in one, offering a large selection of wines and sparkling wines with a changing gourmet menu.

The Zenner Beer and Wine Garden in Alt-Treptow is one of Berlin's oldest and largest beer gardens, located directly on the Spree River in Treptower Park. Classic beer garden culture meets a contemporary drink and food menu here, with views of the Island of Youth.

At Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin Mitte, Marco Gianni has given his GLASWEISE wine bar a new address - refining the atmosphere without losing its warmth. Italian wine culture, carefully selected wines, and a service for which hospitality is a genuine concern.

Located at Fasanenplatz in Charlottenburg, the F37 Wine Bar & Art Gallery houses Berlin's oldest art gallery, reimagined as a wine and champagne bar. Changing exhibitions, curated wine tastings, and a historic building with modern elements make this venue a cultural landmark near Ku'damm.

In Wedding, at Prinzenallee 58, Kamine & Wein is arguably Berlin's warmest concept: a specialist stove retailer with an attached wine bar, where up to five stoves burn simultaneously. Drinking wine while real fireplaces crackle all around – this is unique in the city.

In Friedenau, directly in the listed Goerz Courtyards on Rheinstraße, the Weinladen Schmidt dynasty and TV chefs Ralf Zacherl and Mario Kotaska have created a vinophile pleasure workshop that unites wine retail, wine bar, and restaurant under one roof. The concept is as simple as it is captivating: the wine rack is the wine list.

Parker Bowles at Moritzplatz in Kreuzberg is a deli, restaurant, and bar all in one. Housed in the distinctive Aufbauhaus, it combines modern German cuisine with transcontinental influences, regional ingredients, and an atmosphere that carries you from breakfast to a nightcap.

The wine shop Schmidt is an old specialty shop in Berlin-Hermsdorf and an institution in terms of wine.

The established wine and glass company “Wein und Glas Compagnie” in Berlin-Wilmersdorf has been offering high quality wine for more than 30 years.

The June Wine Bar in Charlottenburg combines a relaxed wine bar atmosphere with serious cuisine directly on Knesebeckstraße, not far from Savignyplatz. The wine list is impressive, the interior is perfect, and the service knows what it's doing – without being stiff.

Anyone looking for a Christmas party in Schöneberg that feels like real Berlin will find it at Renger-Patzsch. The restaurant on Wartburgstraße stands for down-to-earth German-French cuisine with character, and during the Christmas season, this transforms into a classic festive menu with Sauerbraten, truffles, and cheese dumplings.

The Maison des Champagnes presents a selection of carefully chosen wines as well as various different champagnes

The wine shop Chez Bruno in Berlin-Zehlendorf specializes in French wines as well as gourmet snacks such as cheese.

High up on the 14th floor of the InterContinental, on the edge of Tiergarten, lies Berlin's highest wine bar. Over 300 international wines, plus panoramic views of the Victory Column, TV Tower, and Potsdamer Platz: Hugos Weinbar combines Michelin-star restaurant quality with the relaxed lightness of an apéro evening.

At Walter-Benjamin-Platz in Charlottenburg, Antonio Bragato has created a Berlin institution: Il Calice combines a wine bar, vinotheque, and upscale restaurant under one roof. Those who secure a spot here will find one of the city's most impressive Italian wine lists.

An Italian wine bar in Prenzlauer Berg that has been attracting regulars from all over Berlin for years: Sorsi e Morsi on Marienburger Straße stands for Sicilian and Apulian wines, generous antipasti platters, and a living room atmosphere that is rarely found with such natural ease.

The cozy and well-stocked shop "Nix wie Wein" in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg has a large range and also offers wine seminars.

The French restaurant La Maison de L’entrecôte serves various multi-course Christmas menus on December 24th, 25th, and 26th.

Georgian hospitality with fireplace warmth in Prenzlauer Berg: Restorani Tbilisi at Arnimplatz combines Caucasian grill cuisine, handmade Khinkali, and exquisite Georgian wines with the crackling fire of a natural stone fireplace.

In Charlottenburg, in the historic brick wine cellar on Goethestraße, couples learn together what's truly in the glass. The Berlin Wine School combines wine seminars and gourmet evenings in a way that neither lectures nor bores.

In the basement of an old building on Mittelstraße, directly between Friedrichstraße and Humboldt University in Mitte, beats the heart of one of Berlin's most famous wine bars. Freundschaft combines Austrian tavern culture with a serious wine list and a counter where you stay until the lights go out.

The popular wine bar in Neukölln combines seasonal cuisine with delicious natural wines.