Hops & Barley

Hops & Barley, occupying a former butcher's shop on Wühlischstraße in Friedrichshain, is a beloved craft beer pub and micro-brewery that has become a fixture of the neighbourhood's bar scene around Boxhagener Platz. The pub brews its own unfiltered lagers, weizen, and rotating seasonal beers on site, with the Zwickel lager standing out as the most popular of the house-brewed options among regulars and first-time visitors alike. The building's past life as a butcher's shop is still visible in parts of the space, giving it an authentic, unpolished character rather than a designed craft-beer aesthetic. Food is minimal to non-existent, with the focus entirely on the beer and the friendly, low-key social atmosphere the pub has cultivated since opening. Seating is limited, and on busy weekend nights the pub often becomes standing-room only, which adds to its convivial, packed-in energy rather than detracting from it. Occasional live music nights bring in a slightly larger crowd than usual. Hops & Barley does not take reservations, operating as a walk-in neighbourhood pub, and keeps late hours nightly, making it a popular stop for both an early evening drink and a longer night out.