Wax On
Berlin, Germany
EUROPE'S50 BEST2026WORLD'S50 BEST2025WORLD'S50 BEST2024
No. 29 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2023. The World's 50 Best Bars: No. 57 (2025) and No. 73 (2024) on the 51-100 list. Europe's 50 Best Bars: No. 17 (2026), winner of The Best Bar in Germany (2026). Mixology Bar Awards: winner of Bar of the Year Germany (2024), winner of New Bar of the Year (2023). Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards: Best International Bar Team (Regional Honoree, 2023), Best International Cocktail Bar (Regional Honoree, 2023), Best New International Cocktail Bar (Top 10 Nominee, 2022).
Founded by London-born Sam Orrock (ex-Scout), Wax On strips away garnish and theatrics: rotary evaporators, centrifuges and fermentation do the work backstage, many drinks arrive pre-batched on tap for consistency, and the room keeps its warm, minimalist neighborhood feel, fireplace included.
