Destille Kreuzberg

Fabulous. Fun. Friendly. DK has earned the coveted FFF title! I absolutely love this place and will definitely come back when I'm in Berlin. The bar is so much fun and the playlist is always on point. Cheers to the amazing staff here. 🍻

Half bar, half neon museum, half living room of a notorious collector of knick-knacks and neon advertising signs. The bartender was typical of Berlin: not unfriendly, moderately hospitable, and very direct. If you stay (and drink) long enough, it becomes almost charming. The beer in the blazing sun was surprisingly good, probably because thirst overcame the sour aftertaste. Inside, everything was a random mix, cozy like a shared apartment. Outside, all the chairs stare out at the street, as if waiting for the beer baron.

Very cosy and pleasant bar, with a nice atmosphere, a good crowd, and decent prices. Overall, we really liked the place. Unfortunately, we had an unpleasant misunderstanding with the bar staff. We were served five Haselnuss shots that we did not order. By the end of the night, we honestly thought they were a courtesy from the house. They were not particularly good and not the kind of shots we would normally choose (I am diabetic, so I would never order Haselnuss). Still, five shots for €15 didn’t seem unreasonable. When we were paying for our drinks (whisky, vodka, beers), we were informed that the shots were not free. Of course, if we drink something, we are more than willing to pay for it—and we did. We also left generous tips (around €9–10). The first bartender understood the situation and was very polite. However, a second bartender was rude and insisted that we had ordered the shots, which was not true. I explained that we believed they were a courtesy of the house, but said it was fine and we would pay anyway. The situation became more uncomfortable when one of my friends was later offered a “free” shot. She even wanted to pay for it out of courtesy, and this was then used as an argument to justify charging us for all the previous shots. When I tried to calmly explain the misunderstanding, the bartender became arrogant and impolite. I asked him not to get upset, gave him an extra €10 tip, and told him we would probably come back because we liked the atmosphere. His response was: “I hope you don’t come back.” Considering that we spent around €80 on drinks and left tips, this reaction was completely unnecessary. The issue may have been about €5, but the attitude was rude and unprofessional. My advice: be very clear and pay for every drink immediately to avoid situations like this and being mistreated over a small amount of money.

Cool place with very cool bartenders! The only thing to be aware is that they allow people to smoke inside which might not be good for a non smoker.

We drank the beers and I found a new good one. The place had a genuine atmosphere and good service. The ciggy burned on both sides of the bar counter, so if you don't like it, you should stay out or don't go.

Lively and lovely. I had such a great time, the bartender sang for us and offered us their liquor (amazing by the way). Everybody was singing and the atmosphere was so nice. We entered this place disappointed and sad, and ended up super happy. A hidden gem!

For every beer that I drank, my partner drank the same volume of beer. I am the heavy drinker and yet my partner had the same amount for his tab. The people at the bar were horrendous what they wanted us to do is to pay for an extra beer that is at minimum. The thing is it’s like I am an Asian person and they kept telling me that I have to calculate properly. I don’t understand what they really meant. The thing is my partner was actually white Caucasian person and he said like just follow this guy follow this guy what I really think is that there’s a total uttermost in discrimination and the thing is like I paid my share at the beginning and then we got job for the other one they also took our tip that totally horrendous. It was really unacceptable. What I don’t understand. Is that The said like if you want to come backwe would actually have to pay the whole bill but they wouldn’t even let us argue the thing. It’s just over €5 and yet what happened? We got shipped out. This is what happened. Please stop homophobia.

THE best place to meet a friend and stay much longer than you planned. Super nice staff, sing-along music and the sausages are life savers.

Don't go here if you are a tourist. The bartenders are rude towards foreigners and you don't feel welcome at all. Stay away from the bartender Christian unless you speak fluent german.

Amazing place to have a beer, try the flavored liquor it's delicious. Service is impeccable and they accommodated my ignorant American questions about everything

Absolutely terrible bar. Ordered a double whiskey and made my way to the back of the bar to chat with some locals I made friends with. Finished my whiskey and put it down on a table. As I was putting the whiskey down the bartender came back to the back to ask us for more alcohol to which I denied. Just some time to digest the whiskey I just inhaled. He then kicked us out for not ordering enough. Odd.

It's a very old pub and they have a great decoration to show it. I guess I can call it nostalgic. It's small but didn't have any trouble finding tables in both occasions we were there. Staff is great. Smoking place, not too smelly or smoky though. They have lot's of house made liqueur and brandies. But didn't try them.

Excellent Bar, walked into on our first visit to Berlin. We were so impressed by the professional barman that we came back the next evening. Still can taste the Hazelnut Schnapps I would definitely recommend this bar to everyone visiting Berlin.