Top Wine Bars in Germany

Weinbar Rutz ★ 4.7 · Berlin

mitte · Chausseestrasse 8, 10115 Berlin

Marco Mueller's Weinbar Rutz on the ground floor of the three-star Rutz in Berlin Mitte pours German Rieslings from the same 1,200-bottle cellar; bistro plates from the same kitchen.

Tip: Walk-ins from 18:30; bistro plates at a third the price of the upstairs tasting. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Cordobar ★ 4.6 · Berlin

mitte · Grosse Hamburger Strasse 32, 10115 Berlin

Willi Schloegl's Cordobar in Berlin Mitte pours 700 mostly Austrian wines from a long bar; the orange-wine pours and the natural-Austrian by-the-glass list anchor the room.

Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Counter takes walk-ups from 18:30; tables book online a week ahead.

Jaja ★ 4.6 · Berlin

neukoelln · Weichselstrasse 7, 12043 Berlin

Jaja on Berlin's Weichselstrasse in Neukoelln pours natural French wines from a 200-bottle list; the bar-counter walk-ins from 18:00 anchor the borough's wine-bar grid.

Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Bar walk-ins from 18:00; the small plates run until midnight.

Otto ★ 4.6 · Berlin

neukoelln · Oderberger Strasse 56, 10435 Berlin

Otto in Berlin Neukoelln runs a natural-German-wine bar with a tight small-plates kitchen; the Riesling-led by-the-glass list and the bread course anchor the room.

Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The early 18:00 seating walks in; tables from 20:00 book online a week ahead.

GRAPES Weinbar ★ 4.6 · Munich

altstadt-lehel · Ledererstrasse 8a, 80331 München

GRAPES Weinbar in Munich's Altstadt is the Cortiina Hotel's wine room; Austrian sommeliers Stefan Grabler and Markus Hirschler keep just under 1,300 labels behind the bar.

Weinhaus Neuner ★ 4.5 · Munich

altstadt-lehel · Herzogspitalstrasse 8, 80331 München

Weinhaus Neuner on Munich's Herzogspitalstrasse, established 1641, is the city's oldest wine house; vaulted 15th-century ceilings, family-owned since 1892.

Walter und Benjamin ★ 4.5 · Munich

altstadt-lehel · Rumfordstrasse 6, 80469 München

Walter und Benjamin in Munich's Rumfordstrasse is the city's old guard of natural wine; started as a restaurant in 1996, now the canonical organic and natural wine shop with seating.

Viniculture ★ 4.4 · Berlin

charlottenburg · Grolmanstrasse 44-45, 10623 Berlin

Viniculture on Berlin's Grolmanstrasse in Charlottenburg runs the city's biodynamic-Italian and Sicilian-wine specialist; the Etna and Mount Etna pours anchor the by-the-glass list.

Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The bar from 18:00 is the easier seating than the tables; cheese board is the order.

Freundschaft ★ 4.4 · Berlin

mitte · Markgrafenstrasse 36, 10117 Berlin

Freundschaft on Berlin's Markgrafenstrasse runs a natural-wine bar with a modern Israeli-Berlin kitchen; the small plates and the orange-wine pours anchor the room.

Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The bar from 18:00 is the easier seating than the tables; book ahead for the kitchen.

Wild Things ★ 4.4 · Berlin

neukoelln · Selchower Strasse 32, 12049 Berlin

Wild Things in Berlin Neukoelln runs a tight 20-cover natural-wine bar; the low-intervention by-the-glass list and the cured-fish small plates anchor the room.

Tip: Closed Sunday to Tuesday. The 19:00 walk-up window is the easier slot than the late wave.

Suff ★ 4.4 · Berlin

neukoelln · Mittenwalder Strasse 51, 10961 Berlin

Suff in Berlin Neukoelln on Mittenwalder Strasse runs a natural-wine bar with focaccia and charcuterie plates; the Gut Oggau and Pittnauer pours anchor the by-the-glass list.

Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The bar from 18:00 takes walk-ups; tables for the kitchen book a week ahead.

Pfälzer Residenz Weinstube ★ 4.4 · Munich

altstadt-lehel · Residenzstrasse 1, 80333 München

Pfälzer Residenz Weinstube inside Munich's Residenz on Odeonsplatz has poured Pfalz wines since 1950; 450 seats across seven baroque rooms, opera-crowd late-night staple.

Nine0five ★ 4.4 · Munich

schwabing · Herzogstrasse 29, 80803 München

Nine0five in Munich's Schwabing pairs Neapolitan pizza with 500 wine labels from France, Germany, Austria and Italy; one of Munich's denser natural-wine rooms.

Wein und Vinos ★ 4.3 · Berlin

schoeneberg · Akazienstrasse 18, 10823 Berlin

Wein und Vinos on Berlin's Akazienstrasse runs the city's Spanish-wine specialist with 400 bottles and a tapas-bar counter; the Rioja list and jamon iberico anchor the room.

Tip: Closed Sunday. Walk-ups for the counter from 17:00; tables book a week ahead.

Fred Wine Bar ★ 4.3 · Berlin

neukoelln · Friedelstrasse 27, 12047 Berlin

Fred Wine Bar on Berlin's Friedelstrasse in Neukoelln pours natural French wines from a 150-bottle list; the bistro-plate carte and the bar-counter walk-ups anchor the room.

Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Counter walk-ups from 18:00; tables book a week ahead online.

Vendemmia ★ 4.3 · Berlin

schoeneberg · Akazienstrasse 20, 10823 Berlin

Vendemmia on Berlin's Akazienstrasse in Schoeneberg runs an Italian-only wine shop and bar with 600 bottles; the regional Italian-only by-the-glass list anchors the room.

Tip: Closed Sunday. The shop side stays open later than the bar; takeaway bottles run a 20 percent corkage.

Garibaldi ★ 4.3 · Munich

altstadt-lehel · Burgstrasse 2, 80331 München

Garibaldi on Burgstrasse in Munich's Altstadt is a hidden Italian wine shop with seated drinking, just steps from Marienplatz; open wines by the glass and Italian salumi.