FAQ

We’re located inside The Berghoff, An Iconic Chicago Loop German Restaurant at 17 W Adams St, in the heart of downtown Chicago’s Loop. Just steps from Millennium Park, the Art Institute, and the Adams/Wabash ‘L’ stop.

Yes. Our brewery, restaurant, and bar are open 7 days a week. You don’t need a reservation, though we do recommend booking ahead for large groups or during peak hours.

Absolutely. Unlike many Chicago breweries, we’re a full-service restaurant serving authentic German cuisine. Check out our menu featuring Bavarian pretzels, bratwurst, & schnitzel—crafted to pair perfectly with our house-brewed beers.

We offer a rotating lineup of IPAs, lagers, wheats, and seasonal specials. Our Der Reisende, Export Stout won the World Beer Cup, & we have many other award winners. Check out our awards page for more details on our Award Winners.

Yes. We’re proud to be one of Chicago’s few downtown breweries with a full food menu, spacious dining, and a welcoming environment for families. You can see our kids menu here.

We do. From corporate happy hours to milestone dinners, our historic space is perfect for your event. Learn more and book directly via our Private Events page.

We offer discounted validated parking at 17 E Adams-InterPark. Please make sure to bring your parking ticket and ask your server or host to validate.

Book convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation’s leading parking reservations app.

To reserve your parking spot, visit the Berghoff Restaurant SpotHero Parking Page and book a spot with rates up to 50% off drive-up.

We’re also easily reached by CTA trains and buses. If you’re visiting from out of town, we’re close to most major downtown hotels.

We’re one of the only breweries in downtown Chicago offering award-winning craft beer, a full restaurant menu with historic & authentic German cuisine– over 125 years of history—all under one roof. Brewing happens onsite, and the legacy of The Berghoff lives in every pour. A brewery with good food (not just bar food) is hard to find & we’re proud to serve award winning beers brewed on site with authentic historic family recipes of delicious German food all in one place.

Absolutely, we offer canned beer in 4 packs of select beers available for pick-up.

We are a family owned brewery–Our history of brewing beer is traced back almost 135 years. In 1887 Herman Joseph Berghoff (great-grandfather of Pete Berghoff) founded The Herman Berghoff Brewing Co. 

The pre-prohibition story of Berghoff started when Herman Berghoff attempted to get a wholesale license in Chicago after the success of selling his beer outside of the grounds of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. At the time, Chicago required a wholesale license to sell alcohol in bulk. As a work-around, Herman obtained a retail license as a food and drink establishment. 

In 1898, he furnished a storefront on Adams and State where he advertised Berghoff light and dark beers at five cents a glass and ten cents a stein– with a free sandwich. Also on offer was Herman’s own label of blended whiskey. The café prospered and there were three locations in the Loop before prohibition hit.

We thought it’d be only fitting to honor this family craft by bringing it in-house when we celebrated The Berghoff Restaurant’s 120th anniversary in 2018 and lovingly named our brew-house Adams Street, where we have called home for 120 years.

1913 marked the year that Berghoff moved down Adams Street, where the bar is today. The original location was demolished in the same year.

Yes! Adams Street Brewery is an award-winning microbrewery located inside the historic Berghoff Restaurant in downtown Chicago. We focus on small-batch, German-inspired beers and recently earned the Silver metal in the World Beer Cup & multiple U.S. Open Beer Championship medals, making us a favorite stop for craft beer fans exploring Chicago’s microbrewery scene. Reserve a Table