The 10 best cocktailbars in Berlin
The bar is a Berlin nightlife institution. Nowhere else are such exciting drinks mixed with such attention to detail. The team is always on the lookout for seasonal ingredients such as fig leaves or asparagus, which are also sourced regionally. Using a rotary evaporator, for example, ingredients are extracted that guarantee drinks of exceptional quality. A must!
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.
Bademeister, Lamm Bar, Butter & Korn, and Krass Böser Wolf: all four bars are run by the enterprising duo Dustin Franke and Johann Lautenschlager, who know how to revive bar culture in the various neighbourhoods. The menu at Krass Böser Wolf features classic cocktails and their own creations.
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.
Meeting people, getting into conversation, and enjoying the evening with good drinks - that is the mission of the creators of the Lamm Bar. The experimental bar menu is the main talking point. You should definitely try the "Banana Split" made from banana milk-washed rum, lime juice, sugar syrup and chocolate bitters.
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.
It's back to the roots at the bar on Steinplatz. Gin was quickly replaced by double juniper, the cocktails are visually identical and only impress with their variety of flavours. The bar team impresses with its love of experimentation. The highlight is the great bar food menu.
An exclusive spot on the otherwise rather bland Potsdamer Platz. In the elegant hall of the former Hotel Esplanade, the operators focus on relaxed fine dining and the bar combines luxurious tradition with modern design. This is also reflected in the innovative cocktail creations by award-winning mixologist Arnd Henning Heissen.
Where the wicked nightclub Mon Cheri once resided is now a modern American bar with dark wood and lots of lovely details. The good-humoured bar staff mix great drinks such as the "Gin Basil Smash" from mainly home-made, brewed and probably also hexed liquids and essences.
Bar manager Yannik Walter already has an illustrious career behind him, which has taken him from London to the Golvet Bar. Now he has created a glamorous bar with exquisite drinks such as a "Spicy Ayran Margarita". Don't miss the experimental botanical drinks for which he puts the ingredients through a centrifuge.