4 speakeasies in Berlin our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Berlin nightlife.
Buck and Breck ★ 4.6
mitte · Brunnenstrasse 177, 10119 Berlin
Buck and Breck on Brunnenstrasse has run an unmarked Mitte cocktail bar since 2010 with 14 seats around one counter and a classic, pre-Prohibition list led.
Tip: Ring the bell at the unmarked black storefront; reservations only via email. Two seatings nightly from 19:00.
Schwarze Traube ★ 4.7
kreuzberg · Muskauer Strasse 15, 10997 Berlin
Schwarze Traube opened in 2012 on Wrangelstrasse with no menu and no obvious sign; bartenders Atalay Aktas and Yalcin Celik build daily-changing drinks.
Tip: Ring the bell; if full nobody enters. No menu, brief the bartender on what you like. Cash plus card.
Wuergeengel ★ 4.3
kreuzberg · Dresdener Strasse 122, 10999 Berlin
Wuergeengel near Kottbusser Tor occupies a former pharmacy with a glass-tiled ceiling and apothecary shelves; the bar runs classic-cocktail service alongside.
Tip: No reservations; arrive before 21:00 on weekends. The connected restaurant Gorgonzola Club next door takes overflow.
Galander Kreuzberg ★ 4.4
kreuzberg · Grossbeerenstrasse 54, 10965 Berlin
Galander on Grossbeerenstrasse occupies an 1889 corner pub that Dominik Galander reopened in 2009 in 1920s style, with leather stools at a dark wooden.
Tip: Walk-up only; arrive before 21:00 on Friday and Saturday. Bartender will build to your taste; mention sweet or dry.