Cocktail Bars in Berlin
12 cocktail bars in Berlin, including four on The World's 50 Best Bars and one on Europe's 50 Best.
- Wax On50 BESTCocktail Bar
Wax On
The Best Bar in Germany 2026, and No.17 on Europe's 50 Best, hides in plain sight on Weserstraße in Neukölln. 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. The bar placed No. 57 on The World's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list in 2025.
Order thisGo Apesrum, clarified banana, coffee distillate, sodaWeserstraße 208, 12047 BerlinTue-Sat eveningsFull profile - Buck & Breck50 BESTCocktail Bar
Buck & Breck
Gonçalo de Sousa Monteiro's hidden Mitte room seats just fourteen around a sleek central bar, matt-black walls, a gold chainsaw and a glass-encased plush octopus among the objets d'art. Strong, icy cocktails from regularly changing menus, the house Buck & Breck London Dry Gin, and three rules: no credit cards, no mobile phones, no groups.
Brunnenstrasse 177, Mitte, Berlin 10119Daily 19:00-02:00Full profile 
50 BESTCocktail BarVelvet
'Fine Seasonal Drinking' is Velvet's whole creed: a weekly changing menu built on plants foraged and farmed around Berlin, every syrup, distillate, liqueur and extract made in-house. The close-knit Neukölln team spends every Tuesday, the closing day, distilling, infusing and fermenting in the lab behind the bar. A ten-sip seasonal tasting menu runs €75, sourdough and salted butter included.
Order thisCherry Blossombrandy, cherry blossom liqueur, Pinot Blanc, verjus, saffron tinctureGanghoferstraße 1, 12043 BerlinWed-Mon from 19:00, closed TueFull profile- Green DoorMIXOLOGY AWARDSSpeakeasy
Green Door
Behind a green door in Schöneberg since 1995, this American-style speakeasy runs on 'the power of positive drinking', a long wooden counter, walls painted by artist Thomas Hauser, furniture shipped from New York in the nineties, and an interior somewhere between a private salon and a David Lynch film. Rotating menus; terrace under the green neon.
Order thisStrawberry & Bubblesvodka, strawberry, woodruff, vermouth, verjus, champagne, jasmineWinterfeldtstr. 50, 10781 BerlinDaily from 19:00Full profile - Provocateur BarMIXOLOGY AWARDSHotel Bar
Provocateur Bar
The bar of the Provocateur hotel, a 1920s-themed boutique property in the Sircle Collection, decorated in crimson velvet and gold. The drinks list runs from classic cocktails to punches drawing on eighteenth-century recipes, alongside a broad spirits selection. Bar snacks are supplied by the hotel's Chinese restaurant, Golden Phoenix.
Brandenburgische Straße 21, 10707Tue-Sat from 18:00 until late; closed Sunday and MondayFull profile 
MIXOLOGY AWARDSCocktail BarKINK Bar
KINK fills a former ballroom at the Pfefferberg complex in Prenzlauer Berg, high ceilings, French terrace doors, and Kerim Seiler's iridescent 'Space Knot' installation overhead. The drinks philosophy is reimagined classics over trends ('without basics, no madness'), beside a modern international kitchen and weekend brunch. Cards only.
Order thisCallin' the CaptainPlantaray 3 Star rum, rhum agricole, Cocchi Americano, kiwi cordial, sour cherry, vanillaSchönhauser Allee 176, 10119 Berlin, GermanyDaily from 17:30; brunch Sat-Sun 10:30-15:00Full profile- Stagger Lee50 BESTCocktail Bar
Stagger Lee
Stagger Lee is a cocktail bar on Nollendorfstraße in Schöneberg, designed as an American saloon after the outlaw of the blues ballads, with swinging doors, Chesterfield sofas, brass lamps and deep red wallpaper. The current signature menu draws on the flavors of Latin America, using house infusions, syrups, cordials and extracts, and classics can be ordered at any time. There is a smoking lounge (no cigars), and seats are first come, first served.
Nollendorfstraße 27, 10777 Berlin, GermanySun-Mon 18:00-00:00, Tue-Thu 18:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00Full profile - The Curtain ClubMIXOLOGY AWARDSHotel Bar
The Curtain Club
The cocktail bar of The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin at Potsdamer Platz, styled on the 1920s and serving cocktails, champagne, long drinks and fine spirits. Live music is programmed Thursday to Saturday from 21:00. The bar sits alongside the hotel's Cigar Club lounge and its seasonal Secret Champagne Garden terrace facing the Tiergarten.
Potsdamer Platz 3, 10785Daily 16:00-01:00Full profile - Becketts KopfCocktail Bar
Becketts Kopf
'A bar for the refinement of the senses': behind Samuel Beckett's monochrome portrait in a Prenzlauer Berg doorway, husband-and-wife team Oliver Ebert and Cristina Neves serve a concise list of around fifteen classic cocktails built on handcrafted distillates, with menus printed inside vintage paperbacks of Beckett's works.
Pappelallee 64, Berlin 10437Wed-Sat from 20:00 (closed for holidays 26 Aug-17 Sep 2026)Full profile - Geist im GlasCocktail Bar
Geist im Glas
Geist im Glas opened in 2012 on Lenaustraße, one of the first cocktail bars in Neukölln, and is run by Aishah and a team of women bartenders. The speciality is house-infused spirits, poured from a large bottle on the bar or mixed into drinks such as the Geist Russian, in a room of dark wood panelling and Victorian curios. Weekend brunch runs from a griddle, and the team also caters events.
Lenaustraße 27, 12047 Berlin, GermanyTue-Fri 19:00-late, Sat-Sun 17:00-late, closed MonFull profile - Volume OneCocktail Bar
Volume One
Volume One is a corner gastro bar on Reuterstraße in Neukölln, in the space of the former Kauz und Kiebitz pub. Many of its cocktails are pre-batched and poured from taps, served beside shared plates with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flavors, and the kitchen keeps cooking until midnight. Reservations and private hire are handled by email.
Reuterstraße 47, 12047 Berlin, GermanyWed-Sat 18:00-01:00, Sun 17:00-23:00, closed Mon-TueFull profile - WürgeengelCocktail Bar
Würgeengel
Würgeengel is a cocktail bar on Dresdener Straße in Kreuzberg, named after Luis Buñuel's 1962 film The Exterminating Angel. Leather booths and a glass-latticed ceiling give the room an old-world feel, the list covers cocktails, long drinks, spirits, wine and beer, and small tapas-style plates are served. Smoking is allowed.
Dresdener Straße 122, 10999 Berlin, GermanyMon-Thu 19:00-01:30, Fri-Sat 19:00-03:00, closed SunFull profile
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These are the cocktail bars specifically. The full Berlin guide ranks the best bars of every style, and the directory lists all 33 with a map and filters.
