Wax On Bar

Cocktail bar on Weserstraße, Bar of the Year 2024: drinks from the basement lab such as the Go Apes with clarified banana.

Wax On on Weserstraße is one of the best-known bars in the city. It was founded by Londoner Sam Orrock, who used to work at Scout in London; the creative director is Frenchman Damien Guichard. At the 2024 Mixology Bar Awards, Wax On won Bar of the Year and Bar Team of the Year, and Guichard was named Bartender of the Year. Wax On has also featured on the World's 50 Best Bars list.

The drinks are developed in a basement lab, using clarification, a rotary evaporator and fermentation. The menu changes and is split into specials, highballs and classics. The best-known drink is the Go Apes, with rum, clarified banana, coffee distillate and soda; the list has also included a cherry Paloma with grapefruit and black cardamom and an Old Fashioned with peanut butter and strawberry. There is also beer on tap, natural wine and alcohol-free drinks. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 7 pm.