"Smoking Allowed" Bars in Berlin
An inconspicuous door in the middle of Mitte. Behind it is the award-winning Buck and Breck. With just 14 seats, the bar is intimate, the music discreet and the focus on excellent drinks, which are mixed with passion by host Gonçalo de Sousa Monteiro. The menu is small, but shows the best.
The Green Door Bar will soon be celebrating its 40th anniversary as a cornerstone of the Berlin bar scene. The wave-shaped wall, psychedelic decor and other curiosities complement the creative bar menu. Seasonally changing drink creations are the speciality of bar manager Maria Gorbatschova and her team.
The Rum Trader is an institution of Berlin bar culture. Once you have rung the bell and been admitted to Berlin's oldest bar, you enter a very elegant room with just a few tables. As the name suggests, many rum cocktails are served here, but you shouldn't miss the Champagne cocktails either.
Bar Franzotti was one of the first Italian enotecas to open in Berlin at the end of the 1980s. Modern and classic cocktail creations are on the menu, along with an outstanding selection of spirits and various distillates. The finest smokes are served in the separate cigar lounge.
In the Limonadier Bar, everyone gets their money's worth, because in addition to classic drinks, there is not only a large selection of exciting twists and own creations, but also lemonade. They've stayed true to their name here! The happy hour between 7 and 8 pm is also perfect for a pre-dinner drink.
The Salut! Bar in Schöneberg not only scores points with a skilful mix of classic and unusual drinks, but also with the opportunity to indulge in people-watching on Goltzstraße. Whether in the cosy bar or at tables on the terrace - you always have everything in view.
Inside a cool bar, outside a cozy bar garden with a view of the village green of Richardplatz. Urban Neukölln hippness mixed with village Rixdorf charm, resulting in fine cocktails based on home-brewed herbs, which Mr. Lindemann and his pharmacy crew skilfully mix and serve.
"Drinks, baby!" is the motto of this friendly bar in Neukölln. In the cosy semi-darkness, chef Laura Maria Masueschke mixes excellent classics and her own creations with a lot of heart and skill. The atmosphere is informal and guests can rely on excellent advice. An ideal hangout spot!
A pearl of a bar with 1960s charm. Chef Thomas Pflanz has played the best bars in the city and opened the Hildegard Bar in 2017 as his homage to traditional West Berlin bar culture. People smoke, play vinyl and drink "Watermelon Man", Pflanz's famous own creation.
The mysterious exterior of this now legendary bar makes you curious about what awaits you inside, which is an interior that is neither really chic nor run-down; a real Berlin mix. Only exquisite drinks are served in cosy, dim lighting.
Above the rooftops of Berlin with a unique panoramic view, you can choose from a small but well-chosen cocktail menu in the Amano Rooftop Bar. The Amano has won several bar awards. No wonder, because the team mixes cocktail classics just as well as individualistic drinks.
A host with wit; Günter Windhorst ensures good drinks and a good atmosphere. The bar on Friedrichstraße has been a Berlin institution since the 1990s. In addition to the classics, the bar manager surprises guests with new cocktail variations. Matching bar snacks and jazz sounds perfect the evening.
Kreuzberg "bar godfather" Dominik Galander took over the legendary Haifischbar more than five years ago. The former trendy bar manages the difficult balancing act between sophistication - with well-mixed highballs, fine wines and craft beers - and the casualness of a neighbourhood hangout.
A simple but cosy ambience, an extensive drinks menu and the spirit of crime hovering in the air; named after Berlin's George R(emus), who was a successful alcohol smuggler in the USA during Prohibition. The Kiezkneipe is a real asset to Moabit.
Kai and Roman, the bartenders from the Booze Bar, have taken over the Goldfisch Bar and enrich Friedrichshain with innovative cocktails for guests who like to experiment. Drinks such as the "Fish House Milk Punch", a mix of cognac, peach, lemon, sugar, soy and aged rum, can be enjoyed in the darkened ambience.
No happy hour! No WiFi! Cash only! - This is a real American bar, and you come here if you want to drink seriously and with pleasure. Bar manager Ricardo Albrecht serves around 20 select guests at the long bar, who appreciate his cocktails and great whisk(e)y selection.
Anyone who steps through the door of the Stagger Lee will find themselves in a genuine saloon. This unique atmosphere of an American western is complemented by exciting classics and twists, such as "Dark&Stormy", sours or the famous "Stagger Lee Beer Old Fashioned". An ideal place for a night fit for a movie!
The small bar, which owes its name to a film by Luis Bunuel, the father of Spanish surrealist cinema, offers a fine selection of classic cocktails, wine and beer. As is customary in Spain, a wonderful amount of vermouth is used. A tapas platter rounds off the Spanish bar experience.
Hidden behind an inconspicuous door at Friedrichstraße S-Bahn station is a bar hotspot. The interior is reminiscent of the Golden Twenties: dark walls, heavy armchairs, brightly lit funnels of light and a dance floor are reminiscent of old Berlin. The cocktail menu is creative and cosmopolitan.
Purism in its most beautiful form: Bar Zentral in Charlottenburg was created by design studio Hidden Fortress with a focus on the essentials. A long wooden counter, a few tables, black walls and black marble as well as striking lighting elements invite you in for classic short drinks.