There are just a handfull of bars and restaurants in Berlin I frequent privately. One of those bars is victoria bar on Hauptstr. 102 in Berlin Mitte right on the edge of Schöneberg and Mitte in Berlin. Actually I just follow Stefan Weber for 15 years, wherever he's shaking. And for 10 years he's working (almost) with the same team.
Best drinks, best service. I can't say more, because the whole crew became friends, and between all these martinis, mojitoes and pisco sours ( read on) I lost my objectivity. But I know what I am talking about.
I sipped my martini in Harry's in Venice as well as in Harry's in Paris, in the Oyster Bar in NYC, in the Metropol in Moscow, or in the "Raincheck" in Hollywood . (if anybody remembers this joint please send an
As the owner of hangoverguide.com, I allow myself to quote Richard Ehrlich from an article he wrote for the Independent.UK
>> I made my acquaintance with Knut at the Victoria Bar (102 Potsdamer Strasse, Berlin), an attractive space with subdued lighting and some good paintings on the walls. But the cocktail is the point of the place, and they don't put a foot wrong when they're mixing and shaking. The Pisco Sours are the best I've ever tasted, whipped up in a blender and then carefully poured into tumblers to give a thick cap of ice-flecked froth over the liquid phase. After pouring, the froth is levelled and the drink garnished with a maraschino cherry and a lime-wedge speared on a toothpick. Everything about this drink represents simplicity, classicism and attention to detail.
Attention to detail is even more admirably apparent in the glass of mineral water they place before you when you sit down. It is never a good idea to drink a cocktail without something else, either water or a nibble. There are nibbles here too, but the water was the truly brilliant touch. It's as if they were saying to their customers, "Remember that your body has its limits, and you ought to respect them." Every bar should do the same; but I've never been to another that does.
Cocktail drinking is not an ancient part of Berlin culture - "If you want to get drunk there are cheaper ways to go about it." Cocktail bars are "an intellectual thing - people get together and talk over cocktails". ... And I'll look forward to renewing our acquaintance, even if it doesn't take place over a perfect Pisco Sour. <<
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cheers Richard (it's time to meet up again) best Knut
