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9 Best German Restaurants in Singapore (2026)

From Bavarian pork knuckle and sausages to schnitzel, pretzels and beer on tap, here are 9 authentic German restaurants and bier bars in Singapore.

By: Amir Wahab
Edited by: Amir Wahab
Published: 26 Sep 2026
Reading time: 5 min read

A hearty German meal of roasted pork knuckle, sausages and beer at a Singapore bier house

German dining in Singapore is a small but characterful scene, running from a Millenia Walk microbrewery to Bavarian beer gardens, a Holland Village pub and a family bakery-restaurant out in Joo Chiat. This guide gathers nine real, currently-operating German restaurants and beer houses, each checked against its own website or a recent listing, with the hearty staples you would expect: pork knuckle, sausages, schnitzel, sauerkraut, pretzels and German beers on tap. Treat it as a shortlist to compare by location, format and occasion rather than a strict ranking.

1. Paulaner Bräuhaus Singapore

Paulaner Bräuhaus is a three-storey brewpub at Millenia Walk that bills itself as Singapore's only German microbrewery and restaurant, brewing its own lager and wheat beer on site. The kitchen leans Bavarian, with roast pork knuckle (Schweinshax'n), sausages and pretzels designed to pair with the fresh-poured beers. It has traded here for over two decades and stages a large Oktoberfest each year, making it a natural pick for groups who want brewery-fresh beer alongside their pork knuckle.

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2. Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant

Brotzeit is a long-running German bier bar and restaurant chain that has traded in Singapore since 2006 and lists outlets at VivoCity, 313@Somerset, Raffles City, Katong and Westgate. It serves a broad German menu of pork knuckle, sausage platters, schnitzel and pretzels alongside a wide range of German draught and bottled beers, and runs annual Oktoberfest celebrations. With mall locations and big shared platters, it is one of the easier German spots for families and larger groups.

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3. Brauhaus Restaurant & Pub

Brauhaus bills itself as the first German restaurant and pub to open in Singapore, trading at United Square in Novena since 1989. It is known as much for its bar as its kitchen, stocking a deep range of imported beers alongside German-fusion plates such as pork knuckle, assorted sausages, goulash and duck confit. Dark oak beams, rustic furniture and a displayed section of the Berlin Wall set the mood, and its long hours and outdoor seating suit after-work drinks as much as a sit-down meal.

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4. Baden Restaurant & Pub

Baden is a rustic German pub tucked into the Lorong Mambong strip in Holland Village, done up in heavy teak wood with a lively, crowded bar. The kitchen turns out hearty Bavarian-style plates including pork knuckle, breaded pork schnitzel, currywurst, beef goulash and assorted sausages, and it publishes a daily happy hour on its beers on tap. Late closing hours and a buzzy terrace make it as much a drinking spot as a restaurant, popular for casual group nights out in the west.

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5. Der Biergarten

Der Biergarten recreates an open-air German beer garden on Prinsep Street, with a large indoor-and-outdoor space, a pool table and regular live music. The menu runs to German staples such as roast pork knuckle, chicken schnitzel and sausage platters, and the bar pours German drafts including Paulaner and Erdinger alongside other beers. The generous outdoor seating and central-yet-tucked-away setting make it a relaxed choice for after-work gatherings and larger groups who want to linger over a few rounds.

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6. Werner's Oven

Werner's Oven is a family-run German bakery and restaurant that has operated since 1988, now settled at Joo Chiat Place after earlier years in Siglap. Half bakery and half restaurant, it bakes German breads and pretzels from scratch each morning and serves home-style mains such as bratwurst, schweinshaxe (pork knuckle), schnitzel, sauerkraut and oxtail stew. The owners describe cooking authentic, traditional German recipes, and it remains a low-key neighbourhood institution in the east rather than a bustling bier hall.

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7. Frieda Beer Garden & German Restaurant

Frieda is the German beer garden and restaurant at the Capitol Kempinski Hotel, set in a bright, semi-alfresco space beneath a glass atrium in the Arcade near City Hall. It pairs a botanical garden bar with a proper dining room, serving German cooking with some Austrian influence such as pork knuckle, schnitzel and pretzel dumplings, plus German beer on tap. Daily happy hours and weekend acoustic live music make it a polished, hotel-setting option that still keeps the relaxed feel of a beer garden.

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8. Bread, Beer & Brez'n

Bread, Beer & Brez'n, or BB&B, is a compact Bavarian beer garden on Killiney Road near Somerset that opened in 2023. It leans into southern German comfort food, with Leberkäse rolls, German sausages, half a roast chicken (Brathendl), potato salad, sauerkraut and organic breads and pretzels baked in-house, matched to a lineup of German beers. The pet-friendly outdoor seating and casual, no-frills feel make it a straightforward spot for a beer and a sausage plate close to Orchard.

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9. Stuttgart Blackforest Boutique S-Cafe

Stuttgart Blackforest Boutique S-Cafe is a quirky boutique German spot near Bras Basah that specialises in Swabian cooking from the Baden-Württemberg region around Stuttgart. Fitted out with trees, ponds and a water-wheel to evoke the Black Forest, it serves pork knuckle, speciality sausages, schnitzel and imported German beers and wines, and is best known for its house Black Forest cake. Staff in traditional dress plus an on-site gallery and wine vault make it more of a themed sit-down experience than a rowdy bier bar.

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How to choose

Decide first whether you want a lively bier hall or a quieter restaurant. Brewpubs and beer gardens such as Paulaner, Der Biergarten and BB&B are built around big beer selections and shared tables, while spots like Werner's Oven and Stuttgart Blackforest lean calmer and more food-focused.
Come hungry for the classics. Roast pork knuckle (Schweinshaxe) and sausage platters are the signatures to look for, so check whether a place roasts or grills its knuckle and whether the sausages are made in-house or imported.
If beer is the point, weigh the range. Paulaner brews its own on site, while pubs like Brauhaus and Der Biergarten stock wide imported German and international selections on tap and by the bottle.
Match the venue to the occasion. Mall-based Brotzeit outlets and roomy beer gardens suit families and large groups, hotel-set Frieda works for a smarter meal, and neighbourhood spots like Werner's Oven or Baden fit casual nights.
Book ahead for weekends and Oktoberfest season, and confirm opening hours directly, as some German spots keep late pub hours while a few smaller ones run limited or reservation-led service.
Beyond pork knuckle, try schnitzel, currywurst, pretzels and sauerkraut, and save room for German desserts such as the Black Forest cake at Stuttgart Blackforest.

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Published 26 Sep 2026. No changes recorded since.

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Amir Wahab

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Amir Wahab is the founder and editor of LocalRank, an independent Singapore rankings and local guides publication.

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