"Sunday Opening" Bars in Baden-Wuerttemberg
A bar with a very special flair: with an atmosphere reminiscent of a boxing ring, this gem of a bar in the Hirschhof impresses with fabulous drinks and the highest quality standards. The regional and seasonal menu offers plenty of variety with constantly changing themes, making every visit a new experience.
In a disused bank vault, everything remains the same even now they are serving drinks there. Secrets are negotiated, liquidity is at stake, and it is a place that many people dream of. But because the doors are open today, all secrets can be revealed. Fortunately.
The bar at the Fritz & Felix restaurant in the style of the Roaring Twenties is a new crowd-puller. The bar creates its own drinks and reinterprets classics in a modern way. Among other things, homemade vermouths and one of the largest collections of German gins and whisk(e)ys are served.
Inspired by a year spent as a bartender in the USA, Josef Rottenbücher founded his American Bar in a former restaurant. The terrace is a highlight, but the old vaulted cellar downstairs is unique. The range includes many classics as well as exciting signature drinks.
This extremely stylish bar gem in the luxury Hotel Brenner's is a popular meeting place for high society, especially of the international gallop raciness. The Oleander Bar was named after the legendary thoroughbred stallion from Baron Schlenderhahn's stud farm. The quality of the drinks and the ambience are outstanding.
First-class bar-restaurant by gastronomic visionary Willi Schoellmann on the top floor of a former fashion house with a view over Offenburg. The cocktails are highly experimental, but fantastic, and are mixed with regional fruit brandies, for example. The food on offer is of the very highest quality.
For 25 years, this establishment has stood for bar culture at the highest level. In 2022, the drinks menu - previously almost as thick as a telephone directory - was slimmed down and trimmed to reflect the spirit of the times, without the selection losing any of its authenticity. In summer, the Santo Hotel's local gem attracts guests with its cosy terrace.
When a series does well - such as "Game of Thrones" - a prequel is released soon afterwards to explain how it all came about in the first place. That's great for fans. For fans of Negroni, this means booking a train ticket to Tübingen, where a few bartenders talk about the youth of the timeless classic.
They still exist: the bars where everything is just right. The atmosphere of the former wine cellar, the sweet smell of cigar smoke. And of course the drinks. In Freiburg, every gourmet knows where to go when life needs a glass of indulgence. Wherein, its namesake certainly wouldn’t have stopped at just one glass.
In 1997, something unique was created in the west of Stuttgart - the BAR. An iconic pub where you can find peace and quiet, yet easily strike up a conversation and forget the time even more easily. A place with a certain magic and where first-class cocktails and lovingly selected single malt whisk(e)ys are offered.
Stylish cocktail bar on Stuttgart's Wilhelmsplatz, where operator Knud Scheibelt focuses on creative recipes and high-quality spirits. He was inspired by American film noirs when furnishing the room, which measures just 28 square metres. The menu includes 250 different types of whisk(e)y.
There is a Friedrichs in almost every city. But the former cocktail master of southern Germany doesn't greet you behind the bar everywhere. Erim Türkmen shakes, stirs and mixes his guests out of their minds. And yet afterwards they leave his bar smarter. Let's see if anyone can imitate him.
New bar manager, old recipe for success: Salvatore Giustiniani is a virtuoso behind the bar who delights his guests with liquid classics and his own creations in equal measure. His creativity comes to the fore when the drinks – whether non-alcoholic or not – become a harmonious accompaniment to the top-class menus.
In this rooftop bar, you can enjoy an intoxicating view over the rooftops of Baden-Baden to the Black Forest. The Roomers Bar sets standards in many respects: an exclusive selection of whisk(e)y meets excellent signature drinks, the well-trained staff provide competent and witty advice.
At Europa-Park, you feel like a giant, crossing entire countries with just a few steps. In the amusement park's Buena Vista Club bar, you feel extra gigantic. This is due to the charming interior as well as the drinks. They are more like reliable, calm waters than a rollercoaster ride.
It feels a little like being in Herrmann Hesse's "Magic Theater". As if you had escaped the world with its 24 hours and sunrises and sunsets for the duration of a few drinks. Dimmed lights, no arena: this circus surprises with extravagant creations that are as funny as clowns.
Visitors to this bar might be tempted to pull out their binoculars and use them - like the bar's namesake - to find out what is lurking at the bottom of all those bottles behind the counter. But you don't have to: the friendly staff provide expert advice - but it's still a little adventure.
Europa-Park bar in the superior Bell Rock Hotel impresses with its extensive range of whisk(e)y and 1920s-style ambience. The Spirit of St. Louis Bar has a separate non-smoking area. In summer, numerous seats on the terrace invite you to linger and enjoy. Small dishes are also on offer.
If you could start all over again, would houses look the way they do? What about cars or hairstyles? At the Blaupause, not much time is wasted on such questions. You throw ice into the shaker, add whatever you like and serve drinks that still turn everything upside down.
Golden walls and accessories, indirect lighting and beige-coloured furniture - Carlos CocktailBar enchants as soon as you enter and, thanks to its idyllic location on Lidellplatz, is one of Karlsruhe's most popular establishments - despite or perhaps because of its dubious past as an erotic establishment.