Salut
Situated in the quiet residential buffer between busy Winterfeldtplatz and middle-class Akazienkiez, Salut offers tasteful decor, a relaxed speakeasy vibe and some of the best cocktails in Berlin.
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Stagger Lee
Although it is located in the heart of Berlin’s thriving gay area, Nollendorfstraße—the street that Christopher Isherwood once called home—can get pretty quiet after the shops close their shutters for…
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Victoria Bar
Situated between a sketchy pawn shop and Berlin’s legendary Wintergarten, the Victoria Bar offers a slice of refinement along a street that has long been infamous for its nightlife. The…
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ABV
ABV is riding the new wave of casual-serious bars with a laid back vibe and expert drinks. The bar's shelves are lined with agave, and seemingly every edition of Del…
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Alembic
With it's beautifully editorialized list of cocktails—both house classics and selects from "the canon"—Alembic is the Haight's de-facto cocktail joint. The bartenders know all the standards, and they specialize in…
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Bar Fauna
Located in the deco district of Oakland, Fauna Bar is from the same team as Flora, a full-menu restaurant next door. There's nothing ground-breaking about the cocktails, but you can…
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Churchill
Above all, Churchill is a neighborhood bar that happens to make solid cocktails. There's no rocket science here, just good bartenders, simple drinks and a comfortable room. A ton of…
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Comstock Saloon
Comstock Saloon sits on some old foundations; it was formerly a real Western saloon, and one that still includes the pisser trough from a different century. Maybe more notably, though,…
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Hotsy Totsy Club
A rare place that slings great drinks and history needn't be mimicked with ephemera from another era, the Hotsy Totsy Club has been going strong since 1939. Bartenders mix classics and newfangled drinks…
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Prizefighter
In the nether regions of the East Bay is Prizefighter, a lone cowboy of a bar that has zero pretension, but makes some of the best drinks in all of…
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