Has an unusual or regional beer on tap.

These pubs might not normally make the guide but they have taps from a smaller or regional brewery that make them worth a visit.


Jarosover "Schwarzbier" from Pivovar Breznak. Otherwise a typical locals pub pretty much unchanged in recent times. There is a hotel in back.


Six of the taps are beers from Ratsherrn in Hamburg. Most of the rest are German craft beer with the odd American or Belgian favorite.


Tap room of the Cologne brewery.


Mainly a bottle shop and a growler fill shop but most beers can also be purchased by the glass and enjoyed in their small tasting room. Bottled beers purchased can be enjoyed on site for a €1 corkage fee.


Leibhaftig  Closed Sunday Closed Monday Has an unusual or regional beer on tap.

Bar with two house beers commissioned from Hoepfner. Food is "Bavarian Tapas"


Neighborhood pub with Hohenthanner Pils, Brewbaker Bellevuepils and Jever Pils


Traditional Berliner/German cooking, kids menu, and a house pils of unclear origin.


Swabian restaurant with Rothaus Pils and Hefeweizen and Augustiner Hell and now with Pilsner Urquell tankovna. Cash only.


Sophien Eck  Full menu Closed Monday Closed Tuesday Has an unusual or regional beer on tap.

Corner pub with good food and a decent beer selection.


Rhineland themed pub with a political bent and Gaffel Kölsch on tap. Same building as Die Berliner Republic.


Strassenbahn  Full menu New entry in the Guide in 2018 Has an unusual or regional beer on tap. Smoking Allowed Usually has Franconian Beers On the To Do List

Neighborhood collective pub with some interesting beers. The main room is non smoking but there is a separate smoking room.


Watt  Live Music Has an unusual or regional beer on tap. Smoking Allowed

Spare, slightly shabby corner pub with Augustiner, Störtebecker and others. Split-level seating area.


Willy Bresch  Opens at 11am or earlier. Has an unusual or regional beer on tap. Smoking Allowed

Beers from Hohenthanner (Bavaria)


Sion Kölsch and Budweiser Budvar are the most interesting beers. Food is salads and various meat and cheese plates.


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