Berlin
Kilkenny, Berlin
Review: ***** (Excellent)
Date of visit: 02/2018
- Exterior: Nice retro entrance with brown tiles and sanblasted ornament, dirty windows
- Interior: Spacious and authentic Irish (Brick vaults, advert tin signs and mirrors), every room in other style (Victorian, Gregorian...),
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Kilkenny (Draft)
- Cider: Stowford Press (Draft), Magners (Bottle)
- Whisk(e)y: Graet selection of Irish and Scotch (More than sixty kinds)
- Gin: Classic selection
- Other drinks: n/a
- Food: Full Irish Breakfast, Bangers & Mash, Cottage Pie, Irish Stew, Fish & Chips, Club Sandwich, Burgers
- Entertainment: TV sport events, live music
- Notes: Location at the old railway building, Irish / British music production
Union Jack - The Whisky Pub, Berlin
Review: ***** (Excellent)
Date of visit: 11/2019
- Exterior: Wooden frontage, Union Jack in the window, outdoor garden
- Interior: Beautiful and cosy old British style, wooden panelling and furniture, piano, advert mirrors, advert tea towels on the tables, old books, dartboard, lanterns, many bottles of whiskies everywhere
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Kilkenny (Draft), Murphy's Irish Red (Draft), Murphy's Irish Stout (Draft), Brewdog (Bottle)
- Cider: Strongbow Original UK (Draft)
- Whisk(e)y: Excellent selection of Irish and Scotch (more informations about brands at online shop)
- Gin: Classic selection
- Other drinks: n/a
- Food: n/a
- Entertainment: Whisky tasting
- Notes: Opened since 1976, fine music production, whisky was served in degustation glasses, friendly staff
The Harp, Berlin
Review: ***** (Excellent)
Date of visit: 11/2019
- Exterior: Wooden frontage, neon advert signs, menuboard, outdoor garden
- Interior: Classsic Irish style, tin ad wooden advert signs on the walls, Guinness mini flags, framed pictures with Irish theme, piano
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Kilkenny (Draft), Murphy's Red Ale (Draft), Newcastle Brown Ale (Draft)
- Cider: Strongbow Original UK (Draft), Magners (Bottle), Bulmers (Bottle)
- Whisk(e)y: Fine selection of Irish and Scotch (More than thirty kinds)
- Gin: Classic selection (Gordon's, Finsbury, Tanqueray)
- Other drinks: Beer cocktails (Snakebite, Black Velvet, Black & Tan, Midnight), Irish Mist, Baileys, Baby Guinness, Irish Flag, Irish Car Bomb, Irish Coffee, Irish Cream Coffee, Hot Whiskey
- Food: Full Irish Breakfast (with homemade Guinness bread), Irish Stew, Shepherd's Pie, Fish & Chips, Spare Ribs, Chicken Wings, Irish Salad, Sandwiches, Chicken Wings, Burgers
- Entertainment: TV sport events, live music
- Notes: Friendly staff
Murphy's at Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin
Review: ***** (Excellent)
Date of visit: 02/2018
- Exterior: Clean and modern
- Interior: Very nice and Irish authentic (Imitations of Irish bars front, advert tin signs and mirrors, bookcases, retro taps on bar, seat boxes with stained glass)
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Murphy's Irish Stout / Irish Red (Draft), Newcastle Brown Ale (Draft)
- Cider: Strongbow Original UK (Draft)
- Whisk(e)y: Great selection of Irish and Scotch (More than fifty kinds)
- Gin: Classic selection
- Other drinks: Bailey's Coffee, Irish Coffee, Cocktails (Tip: Midnight = 0,5l Guinness + 2cl port wine)
- Food: Irish Stew, Shepherd's Pie, Fish & Chips, Burgers, Steaks
- Entertainment: TV sport events, live music
- Notes: Location nearby to Checkpoint Charlie, Irish / British music production
Irish Pub (Europa Center), Berlin
Review: **** (Very good)
Date of visit: 11/2019
- Exterior: Two entrances (one from passage and one from the street), imitation of Irish Pub frontage in passage, showcase with Guinness props, tin signs, lanterns
- Interior: Spacious in Irish style with many props, two main rooms with separately bars, wooden panelling and advert signs, imitations of Irish Pub frontage, advert mirrors, paintings, leather sofas, tables from wooden barrels, framed pictures with Irish theme, neon signs (Magners, Bulmers, Kilkenny, Hop House), Tulamore Dew clocks, mini Irish flags, copper dishes on the walls etc.
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Hop House Lager (Draft), Kilkenny (Draft)
- Cider: Stowford Press (Draft), Magners (Bottle), Bulmers (Bottle)
- Whisk(e)y: Fine selection of Irish and Scotch (More than thirty kinds)
- Gin: Classic selection (Gordons, Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire)
- Other drinks: Beer Cocktails (Snakebite, Black Velvet, Black & Tan, Midnight, Irish Cer Bomb), Irish Mist, Baileys, Baby Guinness, Irish Flag, Irish Coffee, Baileys Coffeee
- Food: Full Irish Breakfast (between 12-16pm only), Sandwiches, Baked Potatoes, Sausages & Chips
- Entertainment: TV sport events, live music (every night)
- Notes: Not much pretty location at the passage in modern Europa Center building, probably the most famous Irish pub in Germany, T-shirts with own Irish Pub advert on sale, international music mix production (I'd like welcome more British and Irish), beer and cider was served on original mats, not accepted credit cards
The Lir, Berlin
Review: **** (Very good)
Date of visit: 11/2019
- Exterior: Outdoor garden with benchs, menu board, green frontage
- Interior: Very cosy and modern gastro bar in Irish style, candles on the tables, brick walls, fireplace, neon lights behind the bar
- Beer: Guinness (Draft)
- Cider: Bulmers (Bottle)
- Whisk(e)y: Fine selection of Irish and Scotch (more than fifty kinds)
- Gin: Classic selection (Hendricks, Tanqueray, Tanqueray 10, Bombay Sapphire)
- Other drinks: Beer Cocktails (Snakebite, Black Velvet, Black & Tan, Midnight), Irish Mist, Baileys, Slippery Nippel, Irish Flag
- Food: Fish & Chips, Shepherd's Pie, Connemara Chicken, Sirlion Steak, Galway Seafood Stew
- Entertainment: TV sport events
- Notes: Romantic atmosphere, fine music production (Spotify), Guinness wasn't served on original mat
Blarney, Berlin
Review: **** (Very good)
Date of visit: 11/2019
- Exterior: Wooden green doors and windows, neon adverts (Guinness, Kilkenny), menu boards
- Interior: Authentic Irish in sport style, football jerseys on the ceiling, framed pictures with Irish theme, music instruments on the walls
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Kilkenny (Draft)
- Cider: None Irish or British (Local only)
- Whisk(e)y: Classic selection of Irish and Scotch (Jameson, Tullamore Dew, Kilbeggan, Connemara, Bushmills Black Bush / 10y, Auchentoshan 12y, Glendronach 12y, Glenkinchie 12y, Glenmorangie 12y, Laphroaig 10y, Royal Lochnagar 12y, Lagavulin 16y)
- Gin: Classic selection
- Other drinks: Carolans Cream, Dooleys Cream
- Food: Snacks only
- Entertainment: TV sport events
- Notes: Location near to Columbiahalle, opened since 1999, friendly staff, traditional Irish music production, perfect atmosphere
Murphy's, Berlin
Review: **** (Very good)
Date of visit: 02/2018
- Exterior: Outdoor garden with river view
- Interior: Irish authentic (Seat boxes with stained glass, advert mirrors, wood barel covers)
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Murphy's Irish Stout / Irish Red (Draft), Newcastle Brown Ale (Draft)
- Cider: Strongbow Original UK (Draft)
- Whisk(e)y: Great selection of Irish and Scotch (More than fifty kinds)
- Gin: Classic selection
- Other drinks: Bailey's Coffee, Irish Coffee, cocktails
- Food: Irish Stew, Shepherd's Pie, Fish & Chips, Burgers, Steaks
- Entertainment: TV sport events, juke box, live music (every Saturday)
- Notes: Friendly staff
The Irish Times, Berlin
Review: **** (Very good)
Date of visit: 02/2018
- Exterior: Otdoor garden
- Interior: Authentic Irish (Framed pictures)
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Murphy's Irish Stout / Irish Red (Draft)
- Cider: Strongbow Original (UK)
- Whisk(e)y: About twenty kinds of Irish and Scotch
- Gin: Classic selection
- Other drinks: n/a
- Food: Full Irish Breakfast, Shepherd's Pie, Irish Stew, Fish & Chips, Burgers, Steaks
- Entertainment: TV sport events, live music
- Notes: Irish / British music production, limited card payments over ten Euros
Finest's, Berlin
Review: *** (Average)
Date of visit: 11/2019
- Exterior: Not much pretty modern frontage with white plastic door and windows, neon adverts
- Interior: Irish bar in music style, tables from wooden barrels, acoustic guitars on the walls, candles on the tables, wooden advert signs, lanterns
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Kilkenny (Draft)
- Cider: Stowford Press (Draft)
- Whisk(e)y: Classic selection of Irish and Scotch
- Gin: Classic selection
- Other drinks: Beer cocktails (Snakebite, Black & Tan, Black Velvet), Irish Flag, Irish Mist
- Food: Burgers, Sandwiches, Fish & Chips, Shepherd's Pie, Irish Stew, Guinness Pot, Sausage Stew, Chicken Wings
- Entertainment: TV sport events, desk games
- Notes: Deutsch radio production (Unbelievable thing in Irish Pub), dirty drink menus
Tipperary, Berlin
Review: *** (Average)
Date of visit: 11/2019
- Exterior: n/a (building under reconstruction), outdoor garden with benchs
- Interior: Irish style but not too much cosy, tables from wooden barrels, tin signs, O'Hara's flags, neon signs, empty boxes from whiskey on the ceiling
- Beer: Guinness (Draft), Murphy's Irish Red (Draft)
- Cider: Magners (Draft)
- Whisk(e)y: Classic selection of Irish and Scotch
- Gin: Classic selection
- Other drinks: Beer cocktails (Snakebite, Black & Tan, Black Velvet), Irish Coffee, Irish Cream Coffee, Baileys, Irish Mist, Liverpool Kiss
- Food: Burgers, Sandwiches, Fish & Chips, Shepherd's Pie, Irish Stew, Guinness Pot, Sausage Stew, Chicken Wings
- Entertainment: TV sport events, pub quiz
- Notes: Alternative music production (Mainly British and Irish), beer and cider was served on original mats