"Sunday Opening" Bars in Dusseldorf
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.
For a sundowner or an aperitif - at 172.5 meters above sea level, even the expectations are sky-high. You won't be disappointed: you won't find any classics on the menu, but you will find signature drinks, gins, whisk(e)ys and an impressive selection of sake. It's not just the food that makes you feel like you're in Japan.
The panoramic windows offer a breathtaking view over Düsseldorf, the ceilings are up to seven metres high and, of course, you feel like you're in the capital of France. Can the drinks menu keep up? Bien sûr! Seductive highballs meet top wines and top Champagnes. Santé!
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.
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.
The source of inspiration: the old classics. What The View on the 16th floor above Düsseldorf turns it into: signature drinks such as "Innside the Strudel" - the dream come true for Generation Z - or "Martinez", highly aromatic and bittersweet. Plus a small but sophisticated selection of bar snacks.
The cocktail menu has a lot more to offer, but it's a sin not to try the namesake! The team behind the bar mix the most famous Cuban drink according to the original recipe from Havana: mild mint, the best rum, LIME juice, cane sugar and soda. Good things can be so simple.