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Ball- & Brauhaus Watzke
Kötzschenbroder Straße 1 Cuisines: EuropeanAbout
One of Dresden's most famous and atmospheric beer halls lies 6.5km (4 miles) west of the city center, on a site overlooking the Elbe. Established in 1898, it confirms that while governments in Germany may rise and fall, beer halls will remain intact. If the weather is clement, you can opt for a seat within the sprawling garden, where hardworking waitresses carry impossibly heavy loads of beer mugs and heaping platters to the long tables. Inside, the venue is appropriately woodsy looking and gemütlich (cozy). Anything you drink here (including beers of the month) will have been brewed on the premises, with modern equipment that was installed in 1996. Regardless of which kind of beer you pick, a half-liter costs 2.70€ ($4.30). It's never bottled in individual containers, only in kegs, and it's almost never available anywhere except here and within a limited handful of other restaurants nearby. Menu items are appropriately hearty and include Meltzer Schnitzel, a filet of veal dredged in malt and fried, or Watzke Bierfleische, a ragout of beef stewed in dark aromatic beer. Salads, soups, and fish dishes are just as tasty.
