The Gin Library

This is hands down my favorite bar! They serve the absolute best cocktails, and their gin selection is top-notch. Every drink is crafted with care and incredible flavor. On top of that, the owner is amazingly friendly. Unfortunately, the place is a bit small, but the cozy atmosphere more than makes up for it. If you’re looking for a place with great vibes, outstanding drinks, and warm hospitality, this is the spot. Highly recommend!

After trying a few bars in Aachen, I find the taste of cocktails here the best!👍 Lemonades are also delicious. The ppl working here are friendly and detail oriented with cocktails, the bartenders are joyful and they will guide you to choose a cocktail if you don’t know which one to get. Going off menu is also an option and u may be surprised by a random drink❤️ Also good place for a selfie 🤳🤭

Really special cosy cocktail bar! For those who appreciate quality cocktails- they have a huge variety here including their own invented cocktails. Everything tasted amazing, no artificial tasting substitutes . We stayed for a few rounds and enjoyed chatting with the friendly bar owner who served us.

Good drinks, but extremely condescending, and unprofessional staff when it comes to customer service. Some policies are not disclosed in advance. I ordered a drink and wasn’t sure if I enjoyed the flavor and if it matched the description in the menu. I only took a sip, so the glass was full when the waiter came. I asked the staff, extremely politely, and apologized multiple times, if I could change my drink for another one. They said sure, offered me a menu, and took the first drink back without disclosing, that I would be charged for it. It is reasonable from a customer standpoint point to assume, that if the waiter agrees to swap the drink and offers to take it back, that it won’t be in the tab unless stated otherwise. Then when I had to close the tab and was understandably frustrated about this situation and having to pay for a drink, they themselves OFFERED to take back, the bartender was extremely condescending to me and didn’t have any empathy. He made me feel insane for being reasonably confused by this whole ordeal. He started pushing that I participated in a contract while ordering a cocktail, meanwhile he didn’t even clarify all the clauses of said contract . If the waiter just told me while offering to take my drink back, that I would have to pay for said drink, I would have just kept it and paid for it later. So I am not sure, if the argument about “the contract” even holds up, if the customer isn’t properly informed of its terms. I am aware I am not entitled to a free cocktail swap if the bar has a policy against it, but I am entitled to being told clearly and in advance, what I have to pay for. Lack of policy disclosure and retroactive charging felt extremely manipulative to me, especially for such an upscale presenting place. It felt like the staff deliberately withheld information, then overcharged me, and also made me feel stupid for being upset. Not all places have the same policies, a lot of restaurants take things back without charging in cases like this. If your policy leads to customers potentially paying for something unexpected, make this policy as clear as possible. Extremely disappointed, gin library used to be my favorite place in Aachen but this unprofessionalism and hostility from some members of the staff is a no-go for me.

Not only the best bar in town by far, but also much more pleasant and professional than many others in big cities. Staff and the owner are extremely kind and professional, the drinks are absolutely exquisite. Small, cosy atmosphere and very well priced. Overall a perfect experience, a must-try in Aachen.