The Best 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.
Baden's most innovative bar is located in the cellar of one of Freiburg's oldest town houses. It has nothing to do with its namesake "One Trick Pony": the non-alcoholic drinks are just as convincing as the alcoholic creations. Bottled cocktails are sold in the separate Chin Chin store.
Located in a former grocery store in the Jungbusch district, this unique concept combines an elegant cocktail bar with a classic men's bar. Chef Paul Sieferle studied music at the Popakademie Mannheim and played in Max Giesinger's band for several years, and is now shaking up the bar scene.
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.
Where there are drinks called "Fuji Apple/Vanilla/Soda", one thing is clear: it's going to be ambitious. But not in a cramped, cool way. Because they know what makes a good cocktail and enjoy making people happy with it. A mixture that is just as rare as drinks at this level.
The bar's arthouse cinema next door shows selected films. But here too, you can feel like you're in a movie. When you're sitting at a table in the corner, outside the city is streaming into the hip, trendy Jungbusch district, but it's nice to have a whisky sour. Of course, you have to drink it if you want the evening to be a classic.
Away from Ulm's nightlife district, Rosebottel (Dutch for "rose hip", which is why the name is not pronounced in English) is one of the best bars in Germany. In addition to first-class cocktails, delicious homemade lemonade is served here. Another highlight are the regular gin tastings.
The chic lobby bar in the four-star Hotel Blauer Reiter, which opened in 2019, impresses with first-class cocktails from bar manager Niklas Strohmenger and a cosy winter garden. Cocktail courses and a special menu for ladies are offered on selected days. Not to be confused with the Berlin Curtain Club.
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.
A little industrial and very playful – it's one of those bars where you sit down at the counter and, as if by magic, your wishes come true. The barman recommends the right drink - the Johannes Mack cocktail. And, as if a spirit had actually emerged from the bottle, the perfect song plays.
The roosters are still crowing about it; this bar that gives guests an all-round feeling of well-being is really doing everything right. The bar staff are discreetly attentive, the furnishings are to fall in love with and the drinks are finely crafted experiences.