GEM Bar is a small cocktail bar at Fuggerstraße 34, right in Schöneberg, Berlin's oldest gay neighbourhood. The big bars on Motzstraße are a two-minute walk away and Nollendorfplatz is around the corner, yet the mood here is much calmer: GEM is a bar for talking, not dancing. The music stays low, the room is small, and conversation with the bartender and the people next to you comes easily.
The menu comes from owner Tommi, who usually tends the bar too. Alongside classics such as the Mai Tai or an Old Fashioned, there are house drinks with an Asian twist, like a Tom Yum Martini or a cocktail inspired by mango sticky rice. The crowd is mostly men and regulars from the neighbourhood, but mixed and open to everyone.
Once a week it gets loud: Tuesday is karaoke night. Smoking is allowed inside, and in good weather there are a few seats out front. The bar opens every evening at 7 pm (Thursdays at 8 pm) and stays open until 3 am at weekends.
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