"Cold dishes" Bars in Berlin
The Lobby Lounge & Bar in the Hotel Adlon welcomes tourists and Berliners in a historic ambience. Water gurgles softly from the opulent elephant fountain and the pianist provides classical sounds to perfect the experience. Champagne, cocktails and small delicacies are served.
When you order a "Classic Martini" while sitting in a comfortable armchair, the trolley comes over and the drink is mixed live. More exclusivity is hardly possible. The highly trained bar team also spoils its club guests with an impressive range of spirits and great Champagne cocktails.
Pleasure begins in the mind - knowledge of spirits and their clever use are part of bar culture. In this "bar for refining the senses", they know how to work with perfectly crafted distillates and create poetic cocktails such as "Soyer en Rêve", a nutty Champagne dream with passion fruit.
In a trendy atmosphere with a bohemian interior, the Lost My Voice Bar impresses with a creative cocktail menu in the Circus Hotel directly on Rosenthaler Platz. The focus is on classic cocktails. A DJ plays every first Monday of the month, making the bar the ideal place for after-work drinks.
Lush green plants and wall decorations made from artificial plants invite you to enjoy a cosy evening with delicious drinks at Le Jardin. Bar owner Yannik Walter and his team source some of their ingredients from the indoor farm and experiment with their microgreens. An all-round harmonious, natural concept.
The atmosphere in the Provocateur Bar in City West is seductively lascivious. Red velvet armchairs, opulent décor and the burlesque design allow guests to immerse themselves in the wild Berlin and Paris of the 1920s. The bar team mixes its own creative creations, each accompanied by a matching bar food.
Inspiring place for ambitious cocktail hunters. Here, Anastasia and Filip serve creative signature drinks and excellent bar food that inspire the mind and body. Special recommendation: the "Aperitivo Tasting Flight" (45 euros, 5 to 7.30 pm), where three mini cocktails are served with matching snacks.
The time-honoured hotel on Steinplatz is now called Roomers and is also home to The Duc Ngo's latest gastronomic highlight: before the exclusive dinner in the Manon Brasserie, the associated bar entices guests with exciting, French-inspired signature drinks such as the "House Sazerac" or the "Creole Mai Tai".
A classy, casual interior, changing art on the walls and interesting people everywhere. The first impression is deceptive: this bar is not about chichi or show, it's about serious drinking. And signature drinks such as the tequila-mezcal-based "Sun Ra 1995" go perfectly with the club sandwiches.
The Orania.bar in the hotel of the same name in Kreuzberg impresses with its creative freedom. The drinks menu serves as inspiration, but drinks are mixed with or without alcohol, depending on personal preference. The luxurious ambience of the hotel is a wonderful place to linger at the long corner bar.
Meet up for an aperitif after work at the Salut! Classic Bar in Schöneberg. The menu features classics from the 1920s and 1930s, as well as the bar's own first-class drink creations. Bar owner Dejan Spasovski attaches great importance to high-quality ingredients, some of which are produced on site.
Kink serves great drinks in an impressive space with high ceilings and large works of art in Prenzlauer Berg. The cocktail creations include "Shiso Paloma" with tequila, shiso, grapefruit and almond milk or "Amer" with gin, LIME, gentian, botanical tonic, grapefruit oil and olive.
The opulent ambience with gold glitter, crystal chandeliers and velvet brings the Golden Twenties of the last century back to life. For the bar of the upscale restaurant, flavour juggler Arnd Henning Heißen has reinvented popular cocktail classics from that wild era, such as the "Charleston Sour" or "Cabaret Martini".
Howdy - you should actually wear cowboy boots here, if only because of the decor. Local craft beer, bourbon or rye whisk(e)y and very good cocktails such as the "Stagger Lee Manhattan", which are mixed with homemade ingredients, are served with very good sound (an often underestimated bar accessory).
While star chef Peter Maria Schnurr spoils guests in the Michelin-starred restaurant, guests can enjoy the inspiring concept of "Cuisine Bartending" at the bar with exceptional signature drinks and a fantastic view over Berlin. Don't be shy - even if you just want a drink, you are very welcome at Golvet.
In this pleasantly unspectacular neighbourhood, it is more by chance that you find a wonderful watering hole for real barflies. Named after the Prohibition gangster George Remus, the bar offers a surprisingly large selection of spirits of all kinds and impressive cocktails such as the "Waldspaziergang" or the non-alcoholic "La Bella Donna".
The kitchen is the centre of every convivial evening. That's why Nina Zilvar dispenses with the unnecessary distance between guest and bartender in her cosy restaurant Küche in Kreuzberg and mixes the drinks at the kitchen block. The cocktail creations are excellent and fine bar food is also provided.
The Monkey Bar on the tenth floor of the 25hours Hotel serves excellent gin and tonics and other drink creations with a panoramic view over City West and the monkey house. The interior is also inspired by the zoo: artworks of gorillas and giraffes and large planters give the urban venue a jungle feel.
The German-American-Korean bar showcases a variety of influences. The cocktail menu is creative and stands out from the usual bar menu. You must try the bar's own "Michelada", a Mexican beer cocktail served with tomato and kimchi ice cream on a stick.
Behind Dariusz Rucki's counter are around 250 different bottles of the finest juniper spirits, also known as gin. The expert has mastered the art of choosing exactly the right variety to suit the guest or to perfect cocktails such as "Gimlet", "Bramble" or signature drinks such as "Venus".