American Bars in North Rhine-Westphalia
Welcome to the award-winning Liquid Kitchen. A visit is like a journey through the world of cocktails: from sophisticatedly mixed classics to unprecedented creations - the focus here is on ingredients that have been processed in-house. With its beautiful inner courtyard, it is a true oasis in the heart of the city centre.
Somewhere between classic and modern, sophisticated and casual, you will find yourself in this cocktail bar in the Belgian Quarter. In addition to classics, the menu also includes avant-garde creations. They create a "link" to the cuisine: pumpkin, porcini mushrooms, blackberry caviar or saffron are used in the drinks here.
High-quality bar culture meets casual Veedelkneipen attitude. Comfortable sofas and dark colours invite you to linger. You need time to take a close look at the 300 or so spirits. Not only the classics are mixed from them. There are also various craft beers and small dishes.
Perfect for a relaxed bar evening during the week, the trendy bar par excellence at the weekend. Local DJ greats provide a varied music program from jazz to house. The menu: classic, but not to be underestimated - complemented by Champagne cocktails and perfectly mixed sours.
David Rippen has been running the Squarebar in Derendorf for ten years on just 30 square meters. He is less interested in glitter cocktails than in sophisticated drinks such as "Cypress Dill" or "Pimms my Ride". He always puts home-made ingredients in the glass.
There is no evil witch lurking in this forest, but there are all the more good fairies behind the bar. One of them is Simon Bach. The bar manager serves not three, but 21 of his own cocktail creations, each of which tells its own fairy tale. How about a liquid "William Tell"? Large and small tastings.
Classic Chesterfield sofas and dim lighting from antique lamps - this is how you would imagine a real cocktail bar. At the weekend, the bar transforms into a nightclub with a sensational DJ line-up. The cocktails impress with fresh herbs and homemade syrups and purees. The motto: Cheers & Dance!
A bar in which to switch off and dream. Aroma combinations with promising names such as "Queen of Bounce" or "Ms. Fat Booty" are created in this refuge for pleasure-seekers with a golden ceiling and amber-look bar. DJs at the weekend. Don't forget to press the bell before entering.
The bar is named after a drink that comes from the French Antilles archipelago and means "little punch". There is no shortage of it here, in the form of rum etc.; there are around 50 varieties on the menu. Not to be missed: the inimitable daiquiris - sometimes infused with saffron.
If you entrust your cocktail wishes to Yuto Nagasawa, you will get the best of the best in your glass. The talented bartender and friendly host is a good reason to visit this chic location in the center of Düsseldorf. A hotspot for both international and traditional Japanese bar culture.
A cocktail bar like a second living room. Mixology beginners are brought up to speed in an hour with the "Cocktail Flight" - four small tasting cocktails at an introductory price - or can deepen their knowledge in entertaining training sessions. The highlights: molecular cocktails and changing bartender specials.
It is the pearl of Bochum's Bermuda3eck. Here, cocktails are stirred and shaken in the classic way - but also poured, blended and wildly experimented with. Specially composed gin complements the varied cocktail menu - regulars recommend the "Frangelico Sour" or "Parma Negroni".
If there's one place to look for the "gin of life", it's probably Aachen. The name certainly says it all here: innovative in-house creations meet cocktail classics in the liquid bookshop. Gin tastings take place every second Saturday of the month in a cosy living room atmosphere.
A bar awakens from its slumber. Like its big sister, the Square Bar, the LiQ Bar focuses on homemade cordials, liqueurs and ingredients - but the classics are by no means neglected. The music: pop from the 80s and 90s. The ambience: a glowing microcosm.
The counter is clearly the heart of the bar. Behind it is a dream come true for all mixologists: Almost 400 bottles are available at the Radewiger Brücke. The result is creations such as the "Cuba Libre 3.0", as well as sophisticated classics. Regular specials such as the Ladies Night on Thursdays.
It's not as flashy as the works of its namesake Joseph Beuys, but it's certainly creative. The drinks come across as small works of art - even at the outdoor bar - and are true rarities. A small foretaste: a piece of Ibérico ham floats in the whisk(e)y or a skeleton leaf in the "Herb & Fennel Negroni".
Namesake and author William Thomas Boothby would have loved it here; refined classics meet creative specials in an ambience that combines a cosy living room atmosphere with speakeasy flair. "Boothby's Herrengedeck", "Kentucky Cooler" or "Eastern Mule" ensure that experts never get bored.
A journey back in time to the 60s - Sean Connery would have been in and out here. Cocktails with homemade syrups, all sorts of sours and mules and the highlight: the in-house gin and tonic creation, put together from the extensive gin menu and a wide variety of tonic waters. Changing DJs provide the ambience.
The New York of the 1920s meets Rhineland charm here. 50 types of gin are on the menu - one of which is homemade. If you like it unusual, you can mix your own creation - after all, that's exactly what the Lorbass is known for. You can learn tips and tricks from the bartenders in one of the cocktail courses.
The motto: the art of fine drinks. The name: on the one hand "the darling of the gods" (Ona), on the other "unusual and outstanding" (Mor). A perfect summary of the cocktail menu; classics and exotic new creations find their place here. You can learn even more in the cocktail courses, tastings and workshops.