The Best Cocktail First Restaurants in Berlin

The day often dissolves into the evening in Berlin, a process best observed from a low-slung chair. A cocktail-first sensibility reorients a hotel’s social gravity, positioning the bar not as a prelude but as the point of arrival. It's a philosophy of hospitality where the clink of a mixing glass is the first sound you might hear upon entering, and the precise measure of a spirit is the primary concern. In neighbourhoods like Charlottenburg, this translates to an environment where conversations unfold over the cool expanse of a marble bar top, long after the nearby galleries have closed.