Named after the famous director who left Berlin to pursue a career in Hollywood, and situated right next to the Film Museum at Potsdamer Platz, Billy Wilder's is a classy cocktail bar with a pronounced cinema theme, featuring scenes from many of Wilder's films on the walls, including "One Two Three"---a film he shot on location in Berlin during the raising of the Berlin Wall. Sit at the bar, or in one of the comfortable low-backed booths facing the windows, where you can watch the Potsdamer Platz crowds pass by. On warm days, bar patrons can sit outside on the sidewalk.
Billy Wilder's
Potsdamer Straße 2
10785 Berlin
Germany
+49-30-26-55-48-60
billywilders.de
Housed in a former brothel, Kumpelnest 3000 is a legendary bar, having opened its doors in 1987 when the Berlin Wall still stood not far away. On any given night, you might meet anyone from local musicians from the famous rock band Einstuerzende Neubauten to transvestite performers stopping in for a nightcap. The music ranges from disco to rock and roll to techno---essentially, whatever the bartender feels like listening to. The later it gets, the crazier it gets, with the energetic crowd boogying on the small dance floor until the wee hours of the morning.
Kumpelnest 3000
Lützowstraße 23
10785 Berlin
Germany
+49-30-261-69-18
kumpelnest3000.com
QIU Lounge is an upscale bar catering to business execs during the day, then scenesters and guests of the nearby four- and five-star hotels at night. Located on the second floor of the Mandala Hotel, the QIU Lounge features impressive views over Potsdamer Platz. Bar patrons can enjoy apertifs, cocktails, long drinks, exotic and tropical drinks, cognac, bourbon, whiskey and spirits, along with a menu of light snacks.
QIU Lounge
Potsdamer Strasse 3
10785 Berlin
Germany
+49-30-59-00-00-00
qiu.de
