Tradition meets creative concepts and innovative ideas: Explore the capital in all its facets and relax in the best bars in Berlin.
Berlin has an exuberant cultural scene and a lively nightlife. But whether a theatre, concert, restaurant, or club visit: A bar is the perfect place to finish the day, to start the foray through Berlin at night, or to end your evening. As a visitor to Berlin, it's your choice: Charlottenburg, Mitte, Friedrichshain, or Kreuzberg? Classic, stylish, or extraordinary and creative? Which bars in Berlin are the best is up to your personal taste, but in the following you will find some of the most recommendable meeting points of the city.

Great views and trendy locations between East and West

A spectacular view is of course always a plus when it comes to relaxing with a drink. For example, if you go to the Monkey Bar on the tenth floor of the 25hours Hotel in the Zoological Gardens you'll enjoy a fantastic view: you can look directly at the monkey enclosure from the building.

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It is quite different on the urban Rosenthaler Platz in Mitte, where one of Berlin's best bars also invites you for a drink: In the trendy Sharlie Cheen bar you can have a cocktail mixed from over 200 different spirits, liqueurs, and other ingredients. Dark walls and colourful lights create a very special atmosphere in which even the celebrity who gave the bar its name would be delighted to enjoy his drink.

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Sensual to fairy-tale drinking culture in Berlin

A trip to Potsdamer Platz takes you to a bar with a little something extra special: In Fragrances, it's all about the interaction between the pleasure of drinking and sense of smell. You can have your own personal cocktail created here based on the fragrance that most appeals to your sense of smell.

The bartenders employ the highest professionalism in mixing and pay a lot of attention to detail when serving it, so that your personalised drink is a feast for the senses. Although the cocktails are on the expensive side, a drink at Fragrances is an experience that makes a visit worthwhile.

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The Fairytale bar near Märchenbrunnen in Berlin-Friedrichshain is a fantastic place. One of the most extraordinary bar concepts ever takes visitors into a crazy fairy tale world. Only a 28 minute bus ride from Potsdamer Platz, you dive into a completely different world: "Follow the white rabbit" stands at the entrance door of the bar. And characters from Alice in Wonderland in costume and make up will immediately welcome and entertain you.

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The darkly designed restaurant is adorned with decorative items from this and other fairy tales. And of course, the cocktails are named after fairy tale characters. Enter through the magical gate - a truly magical evening awaits you!

Experience the hedonistic 1980s

The Jamboree in Hotel Grand Hyatt near the Kulturforum and Potsdamer Platz is likewise one of the best bars in Berlin. Jamboree means something like "excessive celebration" or also "exuberant". The name is the programme of the location, because the bar revives the design-loving decade of the 1980s in bright colours. Authentic furniture decorates the grey concrete walls and creates a typical 80s flair. Many drinks, especially cocktails such as the Kir Royal, fit thematically with this exciting decade. And of course the DJs play all your favourite songs of the time - from synth pop to hip hop.

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Barhoppingwith the Berlin CityTour Card in Berlin

The best way to get around so that you can enjoy the tastiest cocktails in Berlin's best bars with no problems is by public transport - subway, suburban train, bus and tram. With a Berlin CityTourCard, you can discover the city for free - for a period of 48 hours to five days. In addition, you can choose from two tariff zones: Zone AB is valid for the whole of Berlin including Tegel Airport. Zone ABC allows trips to the surrounding area of Berlin including Potsdam and Schoenefeld Airport. The official tourist ticket also gives numerous discounts. You have the option of up to 30 percent discount on admission prices at ten discount partners (e.g. Berliner Fernsehturm, AquaDom SEA LIFE Berlin, the GDR Museum). Buy your Berlin CityTourCard in airports or train stations and use it to travel to the most exciting sights and best bars in Berlin!

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