Hopfingerbräu am Brandenburger Tor

Hopfingerbräu at Brandenburg Gate: Beer Garden in the Palais am Pariser Platz

Hopfingerbräu at Brandenburg Gate is located in the Palais am Pariser Platz, making it as prominent an address as one can find in Berlin: between the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag, also directly accessible from Pariser Platz. The establishment leverages this location with two very different outdoor areas. The sunny terrace overlooks both landmarks, while the courtyard beer garden is shady and quiet, offering seating for around 70 guests. Inside, there’s a modern brewery atmosphere without rustic exaggeration. A separate mezzanine, the Hopfinger Lounge, can be reserved for groups of up to 54 people and broadcasts football matches. On the upper floor, there’s another separable gallery, and the venue can accommodate up to 230 guests for events. There are no parking spaces in the immediate vicinity; tour buses park about 150 meters away on Straße des 17. Juni. Brandenburg Gate station is less than a five-minute walk away and is served by U5, S1, S2, S25, S26, and bus 100.

Currywurst à la Palais, Organic House Beer and Parliamentary Breakfast

The house beer is called Hopfinger Bio Naturtrüb, is top-fermented, unfiltered, and brewed from purely organic ingredients according to its own recipe, with 5.2 percent alcohol. Also available are Büble Edelweißbier from Bavaria, Berliner Kindl Pils, and the cloudy Kindl Zwickel, as well as beer mixed drinks with homemade syrups like blueberry-mint or ginger-lemon. The kitchen draws its dishes from Berlin, Bavaria, and Austria. The signature dish, however, is distinctly Berliner: the currywurst made from original Berlin Stumpen without casing, with freshly cooked sauce according to a house recipe for 14.40 Euro, in the spicier à la Palais variant with hot onions. Classic Bavarian options include crispy pork hock with bread dumplings and dark beer sauce for 24.40 Euro, roasted Bavarian country pork, and Viennese schnitzel (veal). Vegetarian and vegan options have their own section, including a vegetable-coconut curry, and for dessert, there’s a homemade Beeramisu with dark beer. Another specialty of the house, explained by its proximity to the Reichstag, is the parliamentary breakfast, served as a buffet or family-style.