Hofbräu Wirtshaus Berlin

Hofbräu Wirtshaus Berlin (Alexanderplatz)

1.5 kg pork knuckle €34.90 in a brass-band beer hall

Hours

Mon–Thu 11:00–24:00, Fri–Sat 11:00–01:00, Sun 10:00–24:00 (official)

Budget

€25–35 per person

Address

Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 30, Mitte (just north of Alexanderplatz)

A huge Bavarian-style beer hall pouring Munich's Hofbräu in one-litre mugs, and one of the best-known places in Berlin for pork knuckle. Per the official menu a whole knuckle (about 1.5 kg raw) is €34.90; half with two potato dumplings is €22.90. The Hofbräuhaus show band plays every evening, so it's loud. Beer is €13.50 a litre, €6.80 for half.