Radegast Hall & Biergarten: A Williamsburg Beer Hall Where the Liter Beats Any Happy Hour
Radegast Hall & Biergarten, at 113 N 3rd St off the Bedford Av L, runs no happy hour. Not a shrunken one, not a secret one — there is no discount window published on its site, its menus, or anywhere in the room. What it has instead is liter math. A half-liter of Spaten Original Lager is $10, the liter is $19, the pitcher is $28. Stiegl Goldbräu and Weihenstephaner Helles run $11 / $21 / $31 across the same three sizes. Drink in half-liters all night and you pay for the privilege.
That’s the honest read on this place: it got the room right in 2007 and never needed to discount its way into a crowd. Two spaces, a dark wood hall with a stage at the bar and a garden next door under a retractable roof, with an open grill smoking away in the middle of it. The sit-down food is not cheap — schnitzel is $32, the NY strip $37 — but the grill counter is, and that is where a New Yorker actually eats here. What it costs you is quiet: it is genuinely loud on music nights, the tables are communal whether you asked or not, and nobody under 21 gets in after 8pm.
What to Expect
Draft comes in three sizes and the size is the whole decision. Spaten Original Lager, Franziskaner Hefeweissbier and Doc’s Draft Cider are $10 / $19 / $28 for half-liter, liter and pitcher; Stiegl Goldbräu, Weihenstephaner Helles and Radeberger Zwickelbier are $11 / $21 / $31. So the liter shaves a dollar off two half-liters, and the pitcher is where the math actually turns. Be clear-eyed about it though: this is Williamsburg pricing on imported German draft, not a bargain — the sizes just make it less silly. Food splits the same way. The grill is order-at-the-counter and the cheapest thing going: bratwurst, frankfurter and buffalo sausage $10, kielbasa and duck $11, jalapeño käsewurst $12. The kitchen is a different price bracket, with the lunch menu Mon–Fri 12–5pm the one sit-down window that stays reasonable at $15–18 for a sandwich with a side. Cocktails are a flat $16 and beside the point in a beer hall. Non-alcoholic beers run $7–9 and zero-proof cocktails $13. Menu prices shift seasonally, so confirm before you plan a night around a number.
The Room
It sits on N 3rd between Berry and Wythe, a block and change from the Bedford Av L, in a room that reads older than it is. The hall side is dark wood, long communal tables and a stage at the bar; the garden next door has the retractable roof, which is the reason this works as an outdoor spot in February and not just in July. The grill is right there in the middle, so the whole place smells like it. Live music plays five nights a week on the Bar Stage with no cover, and Evil Trivia runs Tuesdays in the Bier Haus. The honest caveat is the volume — on a band night you are not having a conversation. House rules are posted and enforced: no outside food or drink, no bikes, no strollers on Saturdays, no minors after 8pm.
Who Radegast Hall & Biergarten Is For
| Occasion | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| A big group with no plan | Communal tables, a hall that absorbs a crowd, and no reservation needed under 25 people |
| Drinking outside in February | The garden’s retractable roof means it’s open-air in summer and covered the rest of the year |
| Live music without a cover charge | Five nights a week on the Bar Stage, free in, plus Evil Trivia on Tuesdays |
| Cheap eating in expensive Williamsburg | Order at the grill: sausages $10–12, no table service, no $30 entrée |
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Radegast Hall & Biergarten FAQ
Does Radegast Hall & Biergarten have a happy hour?
No. There is no happy hour published on the venue’s site or menus and no discount window in the room. The value is in the pour size instead — $19 liters and $28 pitchers of Spaten Original, all day.
What are Radegast Hall’s hours?
Monday to Thursday 12pm–1am, Friday 12pm–3am, Saturday 11am–3am and Sunday 11am–1am. The grill closes earlier: midnight Mon–Thu, 2am Fri–Sat.
Is there a cover for the live music?
No. Live music runs five nights a week on the Bar Stage with no cover, and Evil Trivia is on Tuesdays in the Bier Haus.
Can I make a reservation, and what’s the nearest train?
Reservations are taken only for parties of 25 or more, and full parties are seated together — everyone else walks in. Take the L to Bedford Av.
Happy hour times and deals last verified September 2026. Details can change — confirm with Radegast Hall & Biergarten before visiting for a specific deal.