Trendy bars and cosy pubs
Stuttgart is the city for big celebrations, wild festivities and long nights of partying. The pub district around the Hans-im-Glück (Lucky Hans) fountain, the old city centre and the Leonhardsviertel attract visitors from all over Germany to the countless clubs, bars and lounges.
On the edge of the old town centre, bordering the Hauptstätter Straße area, a new and exciting nightlife culture has evolved. Alongside the Immer Beer Herzen, the top dog on Hauptstätter Straße with out-of-the-ordinary beers and wines from the region, Le petit coq offers a wide range of cocktails and goes back to the roots of the cocktail culture of the 19th century. On nearby Wilhelmsplatz the Schwarz-Weiß-Bar guarantees a special night out with its own cocktail creations and congenial jazz music. At Paul & George you're immediately struck by the brick walls and the large bar counter. Classic favourites and special in-house creations are served here. Just around the corner, at Botanical Affairs, the focus is entirely on gin. The bar has more than 100 different international varieties on offer. Earlier a hostess bar, now cocktail bar: The Bar Lido. Until the refurbishment and renovation of the former Hotel am Schlossgarten begins, the newly opened Studio Amore served drinks in a stylish 1960s interior since the beginning of 2023.
The idyllic bar quarter round about the Hans-im-Glück (Lucky Hans) fountain is studded with quaint old pubs, trendy bars such as the Matahari and stylish cafés like the Deli.
Jazz is the main attraction at Bix, the jazz club in the annexe of the Gustav-Siegle-Haus that takes its name from the jazz trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke. Not only national and international jazz stars can be heard here; up-and-coming musicians are also given the opportunity to take the stage.
A favourite meeting place for night owls, especially on balmy summer evenings, is the Waranga, a popular bar on Kleiner Schlossplatz with a fantastic view over the beautiful, floodlit New Palace and the luminous glass cube of Stuttgart's Museum of Art.
In the Hospitalviertel the Jigger & Spoon has long since made a name for itself. Its special feature: the bar is in a former bank strongroom. The magazine “Mixology” elected it “New Bar of the Year” for 2019. Stuttgart moves with the times: With the bar Holzmaler there is Speakeasy bar in the Leonhardsviertel. As in the case of the Jigger & Spoon, from the outside nobody would suspect a trendy bar behind its doors – and only those who know the secret password are admitted. Also in the Leonhardsviertel, the Hommage, a bar and delicatessen combined. On the site of a former brothel bar there's now Leo 6, a stylish, cosy and elegant speciality bar that also boasts a rear courtyard decorated with fairy lights.
Tübinger Straße leads from Stuttgart's city centre to trendy Marienplatz, with its vintage shops, cafés and bars, including SITT – a cross between a wine bar and a wine shop which opened in 2020. At Germany's first "self-exploring wine experience", wine lovers can choose from more than 100 wines: just a sample, or a small or large glass – guests can pour themselves as much as they want to drink.
In 2021 Germany's oldest producers of sparkling wines opened a new flagship store in Calwer Straße. The long-established firm of Kessler presents its products in a heritage-protected building with a shop and a champagne bar with outdoor area.
From spring to autumn the Palast der Republik is one of the state capital's trendiest hotspots. At any time of the year the Nature Beach on the roof of a multi-storey car park creates a beach or a park feeling right in the heart of the city. With more than ten tonnes of sand, several bars and Caribbean rhythms the location provides a unique type of party atmosphere in the summer months. In the autumn and winter the beach turns into a green, feel-good oasis.
Some distance away from the city centre, on the banks of the Neckar, the Stadtstrand urban beach is an inviting place to relax, with sand dunes, beach volleyball and catering.
