Havanna Bar: 4 Euro cocktails all the time

Havanna Bar is a cool little bar that we went to a few times. There's nothing particularly special about the place itself, the menu shows a good selection of cocktails and the prices written are pretty normal. However, due to their clever tax evasion Non-stop Happy Hour, all drinks are actually only 4 Euro all the time. So if you're looking to get a few good cocktails on the cheap, check this bar out. Near U-Bhf Goerlitzer Bahnof (U1).

Bar Nou

Follow the steps leading down to Bar Nou

My Daiquiri

During our stay in Berlin, we visited Bar Nou multiple times for its delicious cocktails and its ritzy atmosphere. Here are pictures of us at this trendy, orange-lit underground bar, where I celebrated my 21st B-day with my favorite Germans and Stanford people <3



It's a great place to just hang out and chat with friends. I highly recommend it :)

Stock Market Bar

Brokers Bier Börse

Schiffbauerdamm 8

With a great location overlooking the Spree River, this is a REALLY cool bar at the Friedrichstrasse U/S-Bahn stop where the beer menu simulates the Stock Market. Every 5 minutes, a bell rings and the beer prices on an electronic board change, so the idea is that you can decide when you want to buy which beer. Prices rise and fall following supply and demand just as they would in the real market. Ideally you would follow Wall Street's rule of "buy low and sell high". Unfortunately, they don’t really do the whole sell back your beer when you’re done. Schade. It’s a really fun place to go. I was pretty thrilled when the price of my Hefeweizen went up 1 euro right after I bought it. Sweet! The Stock exchange shenanigans starts everyday at 5PM. Happy Trading!

Rosenheim's: a great, relaxing bar

One of our favorite bars was Rosenheim's. It's a pretty small and classy place, and the drinks aren't particularly cheap, but the place just has really nice feel to it. When the weather gets nice in the spring, they bring out these huge couches and lounge chairs to the area outside the bar. You will always see people enjoying their drinks outside day or night, and the couches were one of our favorite places to have a couple drinks with a group of friends.

It was right down the street from my homestay (and Lily's) so it was really convenient, but pretty much all of our friends made it there at some point. As you can see, the lighting is pretty cool inside when it's dark.

They would project soccer games on the wall some nights, and we watched one of the earlier games for the German national team in the EuroCup. Also, Franziskaner Weissbier (one of my favorites) on tap was always a good reason for me to go. As an added bonus, it's only a block from particularly delicious Döner. Definitely check it out, at the corner of Eisenacher and Rosenheimer Str., one block north of U7-Bhf Eisenacher Str.

Bar 55: huge cocktails

Bar 55 (map) was one of the first bars I went to in Berlin. They serve these massive 1.3L cocktails, and of course there are different drink specials depending on the night. It's on the east side so it's a good place to go with friends right before heading to the clubs. Last time I was there I had a 1.3L long island iced tea, and needless to say the rest of the night was pretty fun. But whether you're sharing or taking on your own liter cocktail, it'll be a good time.

My arrival in Berlin

My friend (and drawmate) Ricky and I arrived in Berlin early during spring break, because we were going to take a short trip to Prague before the quarter started. That night we enjoyed our first German Hefeweizens at Junction Bar in Kreuzberg, and then got some sleep for the early train the next morning.

After getting back from Prague, all of the spring students met for the first time and did a walking tour around the Reichstag area. The weather wasn't great, but we got a guided tour and got to see some of the sights early on.