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The 6 Best Bars in Heidelberg

Heidelberg is better known for its castle and Baroque old town, but its bars have started to draw drinkers in their own right. The best bars in Heidelberg start at Bar Martinelli, opened in October 2024 in the old boiler cellar of one of Germany's oldest railway depots; Angelo Martinelli runs it with Anna Domanska, seats 25 in about 40 square meters and builds drinks such as the Testarossa, a Negroni variation, on his own Pinot Noir bitter. Schilling Roofbar pairs Nikkei with mixology, with the bar on the seventh floor, a sushi restaurant above it and house-made syrups and bitters in place of standards like the Mojito. On Leyergasse, Bent Bar, run by Milan Nesin and Matthias Schallies, sticks to cocktails, highballs and specials. Pino's Bar, beside the restaurant 959, is a tribute to the late restaurateur Giuseppe Persico, and Lino's Bar on Bergheimer Straße opens Tuesday to Saturday. Bar Martinelli asks for smart casual dress and recommends booking on weekends, while Pino's takes no reservations. These are the six we would start with.

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  1. Bar Martinelli
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    Bar Martinelli

    Craft cocktails and artisan spirits in the Bahnstadt, the new quarter built on Heidelberg's old railway yards.

    Am Bahnbetriebswerk 5, 69115 HeidelbergWed - Thu start 18:00 till 00:30am Fri - Sat start 18:00 till 01:30
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  2. Bent Bar
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    Bent Bar

    Bent Bar's own line is short: we love good drinks. The small bar on Leyergasse in the Altstadt, run by Milan Nesin and Matthias Schallies, splits its list into cocktails, highballs and specials, and seats guests inside at a wood-panelled counter with green-leather stools or outside on the lane. Its second location, Frollein Bent, is a beer and cocktail garden on the Neckar. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 7pm.

    Leyergasse 2, 69117 HeidelbergTue-Sat 19:00-00:00, closed Sun-Mon
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  3. Frollein Bent
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    Frollein Bent

    Frollein Bent is the second location of Bent Bar, a beer and cocktail garden on Neckarmünzgasse where the Altstadt meets the river. The same team pours the same drinks list, cocktails, highballs and specials, at tables with a view of the Neckar in summer. It runs in the warm months, Friday to Sunday from 5pm; the bar's Instagram carries the season's dates.

    Neckarmünzgasse 6, 69117 HeidelbergFri-Sun 17:00-02:00 in the warm months; check Instagram
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  4. Lino's Bar
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    Lino's Bar

    Lino's calls itself the lovely place. It is a cocktail bar on Bergheimer Straße, a few minutes from the main station, for a cocktail, a beer or a good gin and tonic at the counter or at the tables outside. There is live music on some nights, an outdoor area and step-free access. The bar runs on Facebook and Instagram rather than a website of its own. Open Monday to Thursday from 5pm to 1am, Friday and Saturday to 2am.

    Bergheimer Straße 21, 69115 HeidelbergMon-Thu 17:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-02:00, closed Sun
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  5. Pino's Bar
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    Pino's Bar

    A bar attached to 959 Heidelberg on the Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage, at the edge of the old town.

    Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 2, 69117 Heidelberg
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  1. Schilling Roofbar
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    Schilling Roofbar

    Schilling Roofbar puts it in three words on its own site: Nikkei meets Mixology. It occupies the seventh and eighth floors of the Alte Glockengießerei in Bergheim, with a view across Heidelberg, a Japanese-Peruvian kitchen of nigiri, tataki and ceviche, and craft cocktails built on syrups, bitters and toppings made in house. The bar also runs public cocktail courses and tastings. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 6pm, Saturday from 5pm, with the bar running to 2am on Friday and Saturday.

    Alte Glockengießerei 9, 69115 HeidelbergTue-Thu & Sun 18:00-00:00, Fri 18:00-02:00, Sat 17:00-02:00, closed Mon
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