The Ten Best Hotel Bars in Berlin

Polished, precise, civilised. Berlin's best hotel-bar drinking — picked for craft, not concierge buzz.

Berlin's hotel bars run a quieter, more disciplined kind of drinking. They're rooms designed for travellers who want a precise martini and an unhurried hour, not whoever happens to walk in off the street. This is barsforKings's editor-curated guide to the 10 best hotel bars in Berlin — picked for craft, atmosphere, and the rare quality of being equally good at 6pm and 1am.

Hotel bars solve specific problems. You need a bar near your room. You need somewhere quiet to take a meeting. You want the drink right the first time and you don't want to negotiate a wait. Every recommendation below clears those three bars. Most are open to non-guests; we've flagged any that aren't.

Best for: business travellers, late-checkout drinks, hotel-room negotiations made civilised, anniversaries that deserve a hotel jacket. Pricing skews higher than the city average — that's the trade. The rooms below justify it.

The Ranked List

Ten hotel bars, ranked

Civilised, polished, not pretending to be a club. Pick by neighbourhood and proximity to where you're sleeping.

No. 01 · Hotel Bar
The Pearl
Mitte · $$$$
The Pearl draws a steady local crowd in Mitte. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 02 · Hotel Bar
A-Trane
Charlottenburg · $$$
A-Trane draws a steady local crowd in Charlottenburg. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 03 · Hotel Bar
Amano Bar Berlin
City centre · $$$
Amano Bar is the rooftop of Hotel Amano in Mitte. The view is good rather than spectacular — the central Berlin skyline including the TV Tower — and the cocktai
No. 04 · Hotel Bar
B-Flat Acoustic Music & Jazz
Mitte · $$$
B-Flat Acoustic Music & Jazz draws a steady local crowd in Mitte. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 05 · Hotel Bar
Bar am Steinplatz Berlin
City centre · $$$$
Bar am Steinplatz is the cocktail bar of the heritage Hotel am Steinplatz in Charlottenburg. The room is preserved 1920s Berlin — leather banquettes, dim warm l
No. 06 · Hotel Bar
Tausend Cantina
Mitte · $$$
Tausend Cantina draws a steady local crowd in Mitte. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 07 · Hotel Bar
Bar Zentral
Charlottenburg · $$$
Bar Zentral draws a steady local crowd in Charlottenburg. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 08 · Hotel Bar
Tausend Bar
Mitte · $$$$
Tausend Bar draws a steady local crowd in Mitte. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 09 · Hotel Bar
Becketts Kopf Berlin
City centre · $$$
Becketts Kopf — meaning 'Beckett's Head' — is named for Samuel Beckett, with a sculpted bronze head of the writer mounted above the bar. The room is dim, intent
No. 10 · Hotel Bar
Borchardt Bar
Mitte · $$$$
Borchardt Bar draws a steady local crowd in Mitte. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Newsletter

The Friday Pour

Travel-led drinkers, this one's for you. One new bar per city worth your weekend, hotel-bar reviews monthly, and the openings we're watching. No filler.

Photos via Google Places. Editorial selection by Bars for Kings editors. Source