Beer Gardens in Berlin

Cassiopeia

All Ages / All Types / Barbeque

Party Earth Review It may look like a hole in the wall from the outside, but inside, Cassiopeia has transformed a former factory into a stylish, alternative club complex that retains the old industrial rusticity of East Berlin. The cavernous structure, located past the front gate and on the left side of the courtyard, houses dance floors ... more

Revaler Strasse 99/Simon-Dach Strasse
10245 Berlin

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Prater Garten

All Ages / All Types / Beer / Steak

Party Earth Review The oldest beer garden in Berlin, Prater Garten has been around since 1837 and features its own unique beers, Prater Pils and Prater Schwarzbier (black beer). The establishment’s long history – Prater survived bombing raids during World War II and the Soviet rule of East Berlin – has made it a local ... more

Kastanienallee 7-9
10435 Berlin

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Weihenstephaner

All Ages / All Types / Beer

Party Earth Review Known as the world’s oldest brewery, the Weihenstephan brewery has long been revered as a giant among German beer makers – and fortunately for Berliners, the brewery’s Weihenstephaner restaurant and beer hall transports this famous taste of Bavaria right to the center of the city. Located on Hackescher Markt, this charming ... more

Neue Promenade 5
10178 Berlin

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For anyone staying in the fabled city of smoke and stone, going to a Berlin beer garden is an absolute must. After all, this is the country that invented the beer garden, and its capital city proves that they’ve perfected the art of drinking outdoors.

The problem is discerning which bars in Berlin are officially ‘beer gardens’ and which are just simply, well, German bars. A few make their case pretty convincingly – the Weihenstephaner brewery’s restaurant and beer garden has the wooden floored patios and beach umbrellas that are prerequisites to such a hangout, while the Prater Garden’s long outdoor tables have a quaint modern feel but remain old-school in practice. Even the rock-climbing wall and half-pipe of Cassiopeia don’t overwhelm its outdoor beer-swilling area. But for each of these “official” beer gardens, Berlin boasts at least five restaurants and bars with sprawling outdoor areas perfect for taking in some fresh air and a liter of Bitburger.

Beer gardens in Berlin have a long-standing tradition behind them, and as such are often seen as antiquated by the younger generations, who love the chic atmosphere and sweet cocktails of the club scene. But for tourists and old-school drinkers, these outdoor suds hubs will fill them with enough national pride to declare, much like President Kennedy, that they are donuts.