Velvet is a hyperseasonal cocktail bar in Neukölln, Berlin, where the menu changes weekly with the ingredients available in the surrounding landscape. Recognised as Bar of the Year in Germany and listed among The World’s 50 Best Bars, it builds drinks around foraged botanicals, local produce and the character of each season.

The website needed to express this philosophy without competing with it: a digital entrance into the bar’s world of ingredients, craft and atmosphere. It also had to keep reservations and practical information within easy reach, and change as often as the menu does.

From field to glass, photography leads the experience. Full-bleed images move between the bar and its sources: a cocktail crowned with a single petal, freshly foraged buds in a woven basket, amber glass catching the light. A dark palette and restrained typography bring texture, colour and material to the foreground, allowing the imagery to carry the story.

Practical information follows the same logic. Address, opening hours and closing day are arranged in a slash-numbered footer (/ // ///), turning essential details into a compact, recognisable part of the visual identity.

Clear navigation connecting the bar’s story, team, tasting menu, weekly menu, reservations, gallery, shop, information and contact

A persistent reservation bar that keeps table bookings and gift vouchers within easy reach

Responsive layouts with mobile-first navigation

A streamlined cookie setup

A structure that lets the team update weekly menus and seasonal imagery as the offering changes

The result is a digital experience that reflects Velvet’s approach: quiet, tactile and precise. Rather than treating the website as a static introduction, it becomes an extension of the bar’s seasonal rhythm, leaving space for the ingredients, the imagery and the experience itself.

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