Berlin’s summer has a lot to offer with open-air parties and exciting activities throughout July – but you want to feel like you’re on vacation in the capital? You don’t have to go to the overcrowded outdoor pool: there are some very special places in the city for that real beach feeling. So let’s head to the most beautiful beach bars in Berlin! Here you can lean back in a deckchair, enjoy a cool drink, soak up the sun – and with a bit of luck, relaxed beats in the background will provide the perfect summer vibe.
1st SAGE Beach Club
This location in Kreuzberg is a real all-rounder: restaurant, beach bar, event space and cultural venue all in one. Food markets, raves, drinks and open airs await you here all year round. Located directly on the Spree, you can choose between sand under your feet and a pulsating rave atmosphere depending on your mood – relaxation and ecstasy are just a few steps apart here.
📍 Location: SAGE Restaurant and SAGE Beach, Köpenicker Straße 18 – 20, Kreuzberg
2. beach bar meets cultural center
Holzmarkt is one of the most exciting places in Berlin – here you can find (almost) everything your heart desires. Located directly on the Spree, the area invites you to linger with its relaxed atmosphere and many lovingly designed corners. We would particularly like to recommend the area under the weeping willow – one of the most beautiful spots to switch off. You can expect all kinds of drinks , exhibitions, art installations, parties, food stalls and much more.
📍 Location: Holzmarkt 25, Holzmarktstraße 19-30, Friedrichshain
3rd Badeschiff
The area around Berlin’s Badeschiff is not only one of the most exciting places to cool off in summer. The adjacent city beach regularly serves as a location for open air events – with a fantastic view of the Oberbaumbrücke, the Molecule Man and the Treptowers.
📍 Location: Badeschiff-Arena, Eichenstraße 4, Kreuzberg
4. stranded in Mitte
Among the beach bars in Berlin, this spot directly on the Spree is one of the most relaxed. In the middle of the city, you can put your feet in the sand and leave the hustle and bustle behind you. Deckchairs, lanterns and even palm trees create a real beach feeling – a little oasis of relaxation between concrete, traffic and the hustle and bustle of the city.
📍 Location: gestrandet Mitte, Rolandufer 4, Mitte
5th beach bar above Berlin’s rooftops
What could be nicer in summer than sticking your feet in fresh sand and enjoying a cocktail in a balmy breeze? Deck 5 offers all of this – a beach bar on the roof of the Schönhauser Allee Arcaden. Although for once there is no water to cool off in, there are fantastic sunsets, good drinks and an atmosphere that will make you forget everyday life above the rooftops of Berlin.
📍 Location: Deck 5, Schönhauser Allee 79, Prenzlauer Berg