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8 of the best · Berlin, Germany

Bars, Rooftops and Clubs in Berlin

Cocktail rooms behind unmarked doors, rooftops above the zoo and a Neukölln car park, and the city’s famous techno clubs.

Our 8 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026

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Insiders' picks

Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Berlin.

  1. Under the railway arches

    Bar Tausend

    Mitte·Cocktail bar

    A cocktail bar under the railway on Schiffbauerdamm, behind an unmarked steel door.

    Schiffbauerdamm 11, BerlinExplore View on map

  2. Above the zoo

    Monkey Bar

    Zoo·Rooftop bar

    The bar on top of the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin, looking over the zoo.

    Budapester Strasse 40, BerlinExplore View on map

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Cocktail bars 4

Classic and creative rooms.

  1. Under the railway arches

    Bar Tausend

    Mitte·Cocktail bar

    A cocktail bar under the railway on Schiffbauerdamm, behind an unmarked steel door.

    Schiffbauerdamm 11, BerlinExplore View on map

  2. A classic of the east

    Becketts Kopf

    Prenzlauer Berg·Cocktail bar

    A dark, intimate cocktail bar on Pappelallee.

    Pappelallee 64, BerlinExplore View on map

  3. A saloon in Schöneberg

    Stagger Lee

    Schöneberg·Cocktail bar

    A saloon-style cocktail bar near Nollendorfplatz.

    Nollendorfstrasse 27, BerlinExplore View on map

  4. Seasonal cocktails

    Velvet Bar

    Neukölln·Cocktail bar

    A Neukölln cocktail bar known for seasonal, locally foraged ingredients.

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Rooftops 2

Drinks with a view.

  1. On top of a car park

    Klunkerkranich

    Neukölln·Rooftop bar and garden

    A rooftop garden bar on top of the car park of the Neukölln Arcaden.

    Karl-Marx-Strasse 66, BerlinExplore View on map

  2. Above the zoo

    Monkey Bar

    Zoo·Rooftop bar

    The bar on top of the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin, looking over the zoo.

    Budapester Strasse 40, BerlinExplore View on map

Clubs 2

After dark.

  1. In a former power station

    Berghain

    Friedrichshain·Club

    The techno club in a former power station near the Ostbahnhof.

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  2. A techno pioneer

    Tresor

    Mitte·Club

    One of Berlin’s founding techno clubs, in a former power station on Köpenicker Strasse.

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