Top 5 bars of Mitte
From the Unter den Linden to Brandenburger Gate and Museum Island, you can discover German history here. But Mitte has also lovely cafés, bars and restaurants, in which you can have a break from walking through the German capital. With new bars opening all the time, it is sometimes difficult to find a needle in a haystack. To ease your decision, here are my Top 5 bars of Mitte.
Bar Saint Jean
This awesome gay bar in Mitte is small in size yet elegant and all details blend together in one picture. Attention: On Saturday you can only smoke outside.
Bar Saint Jean
Steinstraße 21
10119 Berlin (Mitte)
mitte@barsaintjean.com
Facebook: Bar Saint Jean
Station: U8 Rosenthaler Platz
Hours: Tue-Thu 19-2h, Fr-Sat 21-3h, Sun 19-2h
BonBon Bar
Once past the doormen, inside you'll find a low-lit bar, blue walled with a few flowers and art deco flourishes scattered around the venue. The menue offers lots of lovely cocktails to drink, while you can listen to a DJ playing. The bar is open towards the street, so that you can smoke inside.
BonBon Bar
Torstraße 133
10119 Berlin (Mitte)
+49 30 24 62 87 18
info@bonbonbar.de
www.bonbonbar.de
Station: U2 Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Hours: Mon-Fr from 19h
Buck and Breck
This bar is not easy to find, but no secret anymore. The cocktails are perfect and you can really order everything. As this bar is very small, you might ring their bell and have to wait a little to get in.
Buck and Breck
Brunnenstraße 177
10119 Berlin (Mitte)
+49 176 32 31 55 07
www.buckandbreck.com
Station: U2 Rosenthaler Platz
Hours: daily from 19h, during summertime (daylight saving time) 20h
Nelson Melody Bar
This charming bar is a perfect place to escape from the roughness of Berlin and the tourist traps in Mitte. You can sit down in heavy old-school leather sofas, enjoy a delicious drink while listening a DJ playing.
Nelson Melody Bar
Novalisstraße 2
10115 Berlin (Mitte)
+49 177 74 46 751
melodynelson.bar@googlemail.com
Facebook: Nelson Melody Bar
Station: U6 Oranienburger Tor
Hours: Mon-Thu 19-1h, Sat-Fr 19-4h
Gaststätte W. Prassnik
One of the authentic corner pubs of Mitte which offers a Gin Tonic for under 5€, not to mention real beer. Here you experience the charm of a German pub with flair; those who want to smoke do not have to go outside.
Torstraße 65
10119 Berlin
www.mangelwirtschaft.de
Station: U2 Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Daily from 18
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