Nürnberg needs no introduction, being both the largest town and unofficial capital of Franconia. With its fairy-tale skyline and hilltop castle, it’s an understandable draw for hordes of tourists. For the beer tourist, it’s a bit lacking in true old world experiences but there are more than a few places to have a beer and it makes a great base for exploring the considerable beery paradises around it.
Actual breweries:
Hausbrauerei Altstadthof
Schanzenbräu
orca.bar
Pseudo breweries (have beers made or them by other larger breweries):
Bierwerk
Wirtshaus Hütt’n
Zeltner Bierhaus
Tucher Mautkeller (formerly Barfüßer)
Nürnberg Rotbier Roundup: What is the best Rotbier in Nuremberg?
Non-brewery restaurants/pubs/Biergarten:
Restauration & Biergarten Kopernikus
Palais Schaumburg
Bier-Amt/Café Wanderer
Landbier Paradies Wodanstraße
Landbier Paradies Sterzinger Straße
Balkon
Kloster-Nürnberg
Bratwurstglöcklein
Schnepperschütz
Wirtshaus Tucherbräu am Opernhaus
Places that are now closed but I visited while open:
Bruderherz (closed March 24, 2024)
Hausbrauerei Barfusser (closed in 2020, now reopened as Tucher Mautkeller)
Please enjoy this interactive map of the best beer in Nürnberg:
In nearby Fürth and still open, another pseudo brewery:
Grüner Brauhaus
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