13 Locations
The jazz bar is a Berlin institution, an intimate room where the music plays close and the drinks flow late. From trad to experimental, a jazz bar here brings players and listeners together in a smoky, low lit setting. This overview gathers Berlin locations for live jazz.
Small clubs and bars across Kreuzberg, Schoeneberg and Prenzlauer Berg host nightly sessions, jam nights and touring acts, often with the band just feet from the crowd. Some are decades old institutions, others newer spots keeping the flame alive. The atmosphere is warm and unpretentious, and the standard is often very high.
Browse the venues below to find a jazz bar across Berlin, from historic clubs to intimate rooms.
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.
One enters Mein Haus am See at Rosenthaler Platz through a large window, stepping into a two-story space with a staircase landscape, sixties-style furniture, and free admission. It's a café in the afternoon, a bar with DJs in the evening, and in the basement, you'll find the Cosmic Kaspar club. Among Berlin's iconic scene clubs, this is the spot that lasts from coffee to the last round.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Zum Starken August translates to “The Strong August” and is an event café and craft beer bar with circus atmosphere in Berlin. August” hosts extraordinary shows and creates circus moments for everyone.
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.
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.
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.
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.