Pluto

Housed in the former ground-floor offices of *Apartamento* magazine, this wine bar operates as the loose, spontaneous counterpart to the owners’ nearby restaurants, Otto and Trio. The space is defined by its refusal to take reservations, encouraging a flow of traffic that feels closer to a Spanish pintxo bar than a typical Berlin sit-down venue. Inside, the design leans into warmth and texture, with three interconnected rooms painted in deep rust-red and fitted with cherry wood, zinc, and hand-formed clay tiles. Much of the furniture – including mid-century pieces and a foyer daybed designed by Sam Chermayeff – creates a lived-in aesthetic that blurs the line between public bar and private salon. A large communal table anchors the room, often forcing strangers into conversation as the evening progresses. The menu is concise and relies heavily on the whole-animal butchery program shared across the group’s kitchens. You’ll see plates of house-cured Mangalica ham, pork-head terrine, and veal tongue salad circulating the room alongside warm baguette and hand-churned butter. The wine list focuses entirely on biodynamic and low-intervention bottles from European producers. Since there is no booking system, the energy is dictated by who walks through the door, and on busy nights, you are just as likely to eat standing at a stainless-steel counter as you are to snag a seat on the bank.