Schumann's Bar am Hofgarten

Charles Schumann moved his bar from Maximilianstraße to Odeonsplatz 6 in 2003, and two decades on, this remains the room every serious bartender in continental Europe has read about before they have visited. The drinks list is short and unfussy, properly cold martinis, the classics built without theatre, a list of Schumann's own creations from the books that taught a generation. The kitchen runs from breakfast through to a midnight steak tartare; the room itself is dark wood, low light, no music. Sundays the bar opens late; Saturdays it is closed by design, Schumann does not believe in Saturday-night cocktails.