Gottscheer Hall
Bar · Ridgewood ·
Authentic German beer hall with hearty pub eats & community spirit
Authentic German beer hall with hearty pub eats & community spirit
"Starting in the late 19th century, New York City saw a wave of immigrants from the Gottschee region of present-day Slovenia. Many wound up in Ridgewood, and, in 1924, Gotscheer Hall was established. Today, the restaurant and tavern is still around, with its signature royal blue awning and enormous banquet hall where they occasionally host honky tonk nights under sparkling chandeliers. Most of the time, however, they serve mugs of German beer to people who want to watch soccer on TV. Grab a stool in the little wood-paneled bar area that looks like it belongs in a small Midwestern town, and snack on some schnitzel or a warm pretzel." - Willa Moore, Will Hartman, Sonal Shah, Molly Fitzpatrick, Bryan Kim
"This 90 year old German tap house is my favorite bar in New York City. The always welcoming Gotscheer has friendly bartenders, cheap beer, and a free jukebox loaded with Dad Rock. Good luck finding that anywhere else in the 5 boroughs." - Young Jerks
"Founded in 1924 when Ridgewood was a German immigrant enclave, Gottscheer represents a group of ethnic Germans who had previously lived under the Habsburg Monarchy in what is now Slovenia. This sturdy beer hall, which looks every year of its age, has a barroom open to the public where German and American beers are dispensed, and an agreeable but limited menu of sausages, goulash, pretzels, and cutlets is served. Don’t miss the potato pancakes." - Melissa McCart
"Gottscheer Hall was founded roughly 100 years ago by immigrants from Gottschee, a region of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. About once a month, DJs Moonshine and Prison Rodeo host a full-on country party there called Honky Tonkin' in Queens. It’s an odd dynamic, but it works. In the back of the retro Ridgewood beer hall, there’s an enormous ballroom, where bands come to perform for a big crowd of line dancers and two-steppers. Be sure to grab a ticket as soon as they’re released, and bring cash if you want to take advantage of the makeshift bar selling cheap shots of whiskey." - bryan kim, willa moore, will hartman, neha talreja
"Starting in the late 19th century, New York City saw a wave of immigrants from the Gottschee region of present-day Slovenia. Many wound up in Ridgewood, and, in 1924, Gotscheer Hall was established. Today, the restaurant and tavern is still around, with its signature royal blue awning and enormous banquet hall where they occasionally host honky tonk nights under sparkling chandeliers. Most of the time, however, they serve mugs of German beer to people who want to watch soccer on TV. Grab a stool in the little wood-paneled bar area that looks like it belongs in a small Midwestern town, and snack on some schnitzel or a warm pretzel." - Bryan Kim