When it comes to summer drinking, PraterGarten, a sprawling beer garden in Prenzlauer Berg is a Berlin institution.

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The latest reincarnation of the venue as the Prater Biergarten in a reunited Berlin was opened on the Whitsun (Pfingsten) weekend in 1996.
The beer garden at Prater is open from April to September daily from 12:00 (weather permitting) and has seating for 600. The traditional tables and benches are nestled amongst large chestnut trees and the open-air stage is still used for performances of the Volksbühne theatre.
As well as the beer, Prater also serves food – there’s a range of snacks including Kartoffelsalat, Pretzels, Bratwurst and a very tasty Lammwurst available in the Biergarten and more substantial German dishes served year round at the Prater Gastätte.
Its status as Berlin’s oldest beer garden ensures that PraterGarten is widely publicised in guide books and therefore popular with tourists but it is also arguably one of Berlin’s best beer gardens and is thus also well attended by locals.
[…] You don’t have to endure massive queues to get a Gemüse Kebap fix. This place on Kastanianallee is every bit as good as its more famous rival on Mehringdamm. My Advice: In summer, forego a drink with your Kebap and head over the road afterwards for a beer under the trees at PraterGarten. […]