The 10 best wine bars in Berlin
In addition to fine interpretations of classic Berlin cuisine, the Rutz Zollhaus offers a large selection of top German wines. The terrace of the restaurant, which is located directly on the Landwehr Canal, invites you to sink into a bottle or two from the great vineyards.
The KaDeWe wine bar is a little world of its own. The range includes wines from around ten nations and various price categories: older vintages as well as novelties for connoisseurs, explorers and newcomers. But also selected smaller winegrowers. It's worth it.
Guests at Schmidt Z&KO can have wines served directly from the wine shelves to their heart's content. The main focus is on German wine. From previously unknown to award-winning wineries, everything that German vines have to offer is served by the glass.
Sommeliers Willi Schlögl and Johannes Schellhorn run the Bar Freundschaft in Berlin-Mitte. There are more than 600 exciting wines on the wine list. Reservations are not possible, but there is a small menu, thanks to which you "won't get drunk too quickly".
The Ottorink offers a small and fine place to stop for a bite to eat just a few minutes from Kottbusser Tor. A fantastic selection of classic and unusual wines, exquisite charcuterie and the friendly team provide the ingredients for a successful evening.
Traditional restaurant on Gendarmenmarkt, a popular meeting place after a concert. It serves down-to-earth Alpine cuisine of a high standard. In the neighbouring wine shop you can enjoy the best from German and Austrian wine cellars and fine food accompaniments.
There are exquisite classic Italian dishes from Alessio Landi and his kitchen team as well as a wide variety of Italian wines from sommelier Louis Bragato. The highlight: world-class antipasti, fresh oysters, hearty soups and pasta in a beautiful setting.
With over 600 different items, wine lobbyist and sommelier Serhat Aktas' menu includes 70 vintner's sparkling wines, for which Aktas received the award for the best sparkling wine menu in Germany. In addition to classic bar dishes, there are two different 4-course menus.
Back from New York, the young Berlin chef Taran Schiffer has brought the world into his neighbourhood, on the one hand with his friend and colleague Pablo Gomez from LA, and on the other with exquisite, modern world cuisine, accompanied by selected natural wines.
Altrovino is the leading place to go for excellent wines made from traditional Italian grape varieties in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Over 170 types of wine are waiting to be discovered. In addition to well-known names, you will also find fascinating new discoveries from small wineries.