Best Bars in Charlottenburg, Berlin
Hotel bars, jazz cellars, heritage cocktail rooms — Berlin's West-side bar neighbourhood.
Charlottenburg is the West Berlin that survived the unification. The streets between Savignyplatz and the Kurfürstendamm hold the most heritage bars in the city — hotel bars from the 1920s, jazz cellars from the 1950s, and classic cocktail rooms that taught modern Berlin how to drink.
Eight Charlottenburg picks for a properly West Berlin evening.
The best bars in Charlottenburg
Bar am Steinplatz
Hotel am Steinplatz bar from Christian Gentemann. Polished cocktails, deep whisky list, the most precise Charlottenburg hotel bar.
Diener Tattersall
Grolmanstraße West Berlin actor's-bar from 1893. Wood-panelled, nicotine-stained, the most heritage West Berlin bar.
Quasimodo
Kantstraße jazz cellar from 1975. Two sets a night, world-class musicians, the original West Berlin jazz cellar.
Gainsbourg
Savignyplatz French-themed cocktail bar named for Serge. Strong cocktails, smoky room, the Charlottenburg cocktail destination.
Bar Zum Spätzünder
Knesebeckstraße cocktail bar with serious whisky list. Wood-panelled, dim, the West Berlin grown-up cocktail option.
Riva
Mommsenstraße Italian wine bar. 200+ Italian producers, simple plates, the most precise wine bar in West Berlin.
Galerie Bremer
Fasanenstraße tiny cocktail bar inside an art gallery. 12 seats, classic cocktails, the most discreet Charlottenburg bar.
Schwarzes Café
Kantstraße 24-hour café-bar. Coffee at 5am, cocktails at 5pm, breakfast at midnight, the West Berlin all-hours institution.
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