Torbar

Berlin


This buzzy restaurant-bar combo owned by Dieter Meier, one half of the 1980s Swiss proto-techno duo Yello, is always packed with beautiful people keen on a good time and quality cocktails. Keep an eye on passers-by through the floor-to-ceiling windows or sidle up to the long bar with complexion-friendly lighting.

If hunger strikes, the restaurant serves creative small plates (€5 to €12) and prime cuts of entrecôte and filet.


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