Among Brooklyn’s many hip and happening hangouts, Radegast Hall & Biergarten stands out for its boisterous atmosphere and seemingly endless choice of German and Eastern European beers.
Nestled on the north side of Brooklyn’s fashionable Williamsburg neighbourhood, the Austro-Hungarian watering hole attracts a steady stream of revellers who come to enjoy the sprawling space and vast selection of authentic brews from across the pond.
Dotted with chic boutiques, trendy cafes and buzzy restaurants, and with eye-catching street art adorning residential thoroughfares and repurposed factories, the area is tailor made for bar-hopping and soaking up Brooklyn’s creative, edgy energy.
And for anyone choosing to explore Williamsburg’s action-packed nightlife scene, Radegast Hall is well worth adding to their itinerary of ‘must-see’ spots.
The venue is spread across two self-contained sections – one a garden with a retractable roof and smoky grill and the other a brooding, dimly lit room with endless nooks and crannies and sprinkled with shared wooden tables where drinkers can imbibe alongside like-minded folk till their heart’s content.
For those with a slightly more refined palette, alongside the pilsners, bocks, ales and schwartzbiers there’s also an impressive range of cocktails and wines on offer. All of which, of course, calls for something to line the stomach – and when it comes to food, Radegast Hall’s menu is no less enticing than its drinks list, featuring Germanic classic including schnitzels, brats and kielbasas. Notable highlights, based on reviews, include beef and pork meatballs in jäger sauce, perhaps paired with a Trappist 0.0 from La Teappe.
If all of that food and drink isn’t enough, Radegast Hall also plays host to a busy programme of live music, cranking the already raucous atmosphere up to 11 and adding to the venue’s reputation as one of the best and most buzzing entertainment spots you’ll find anywhere in Brooklyn.