Six hotel bars in great locations

Bar culture at its best

Hotel bars are places around which many myths entwine. Film classics like "Lost in Translation" evoke their magic: The paths of Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) and Bob (Bill Murray), both sleepless in Tokyo, cross at night in the New York bar on the 52nd floor of the Park Hyatt Hotel. The rest is movie history. We won't take you to such lofty heights in the following, but at least we'll go up to the 19th floor. Five times with a view, once with depth: In these six hotel bars, not only creative and delicious cocktail ingredients are poured into the glass - if you look over the edge of the glass, the best views also open up.  

Observatory Bar at Ruby Luna Hotel 

So close to the stars! At Ruby Luna on Kasernenstrasse, this is true in two respects. On the one hand, the new hotel, which has resided in the iconic former Commerzbank high-rise by architect Paul Schneider-Esleben since 2021, celebrates the 1960s, and with them the fascination for early space travel. On the other hand, there are here, on the 13th floor of one of the highest buildings in downtown Düsseldorf, this really wonderful roof terrace. The name Observatory Bar is to be taken literally. You will be prepared for your trip to heaven in the lobby of the Lean Luxury Hotel, which stands for uncomplicated comfort and a highly individual interior design. Among other things, rockets and space capsules await you here. In the rooftop bar, you'll find relaxed beats, delicious drinks - and a phenomenal panoramic view. Perfect for spacewomen and men.  

The Paris Club at 25hours Hotel  

The name of this establishment also points the way: The Paris Club is located on the top two floors of the 25hours Hotel Das Tour. Fortunately, the club is not an elitist club. On the contrary, the restaurant on the 16th floor and the bar on the 17th floor are open to everyone. Thanks to the "French Connection," which the entire establishment cultivates in an unagitated manner, from the furnishings to the service, everything is true to style. So first enjoy the restaurant's cuisine française, reinterpreted in the style of the young, wild French. And for the crowning finale, head up one more floor. Here you'll find not only a long bar, comfortable armchairs and a relaxed industrial flair. The icing on the cake are the fully glazed window fronts, which offer a great view over Düsseldorf. Or is it the exclusively French spirits that go into the glass here? In any case, heading to the bar's terrace for a sundowner is an absolute must!  

me and all Lounge  

From Little Paris to Little Tokyo. If the lounge on the 11th floor of the me and all hotel on Immermannstrasse didn't exist, it would have to be opened. For although Japanese and German traditions merge in many places in Düsseldorf, they rarely do so against such an imposing backdrop. The elevator takes you up. Once you've reached the top, you can have a relaxed breakfast in front of the panorama windows and try out the Japanese ramen menu for lunch or dinner, which also includes other Japanese specialties such as gyoza, fried chicken and sushi. If you want to stop by for a beer or a cocktail, you can lounge comfortably, whether you're a hotel guest, from out of town, or a Düsseldorf local. Me and all - in the Rooftop Lounge, the promise is clearly kept. The fact that it is much more than a hotel restaurant is also underlined by the fact that small living room concerts are regularly held here, often with local musicians. DJs are also regularly on hand for afterwork.       

The View Skylounge & Bar at Innside Hotel  

This skylounge gets the license to brag from us. Because the location of The View in the middle of Düsseldorf's Medienhafen and with a direct view of the Rhine is simply magnificent. The hotel bar is housed on the 16th floor of the Colorium, one of Düsseldorf's landmarks with its facade of over 2,000 colorfully printed glass panels and the red overhanging roof. From here, you can take in other architectural masterpieces of the state capital, especially the Gehry buildings and the Rhine Tower. The ambience at The View is stylishly upscale. Whether it's after work or after sunset - here, 60 meters above the ground, it's a great place to unwind. For example, with one of the five signature drinks such as the "Blue Bird," which combines Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru Gin and Blueberry-Lime Cordial. For culinary accompaniment, international snacks such as burrata, salmon tartare or a Spanish tapas selection are served. For a more substantial appetite, a visit to the adjoining restaurant is recommended. 

Otto's Skybar at the Lindner Congress Hotel 

We switch to the left bank of the Rhine. Here, in the Lörick district, a new hotel bar has recently seen the light of day - named after the architect and entrepreneur Otto Lindner, who died in 2020 at the age of 90. And not only that: where Otto's Skybar is now - on the 19th floor of the Lindner Congress Hotel on Lütticher Straße, a five-minute walk from the Am Seestern subway stop - the man who gave the bar its name had his office for many years. The homage is something to behold. Not only is the skybar spanned by an extravagant golden ceiling that blends in perfectly with the casual, modern interior. The view of the city, the Rhine and the airport offered through the panoramic windows is simply sensational. The accompanying roof terrace is worth a visit on its own. The same goes for the cocktail concept, developed by Marian Krause, "Bartender of the Year" 2021.

Grand Pu Bar at hotel friends  

Another new opening - but this time not in lofty heights. On the contrary: The Grand Pu Bar, once a small, albeit fine address on Bilker Witzelstraße, has paid tribute to its popularity and traded in its "living room charm" for a larger domicile. Since Whitsun, you can taste the creative cocktails with homemade ingredients, with which bartender and owner Daniel Kroschinsky has already won championships, in the approximately 600 square meter lobby of hotel friends on Worringer Straße. That Kroschinsky is not only a cocktail connoisseur, but also a friend of the fine arts, he has already proven at the previous location.,uAnd now the walls are once again hung with the works of his friend, the artist Ivan Beslic, who portrays well-known musicians. Incidentally, the bar is named after the New York rapper Grand Puba, and the finest sound on site, from oldschool to future beats, is provided every Saturday by the DJs of the Boombox Soundsystem. Live concerts and stand-up comedy shows are also regularly on the program. 

Title image: Düsseldorf Tourism