Essen Haus is Madison’s long-running German restaurant and trinken halle on East Wilson Street, inviting guests to experience German food, bier, and culture without leaving Wisconsin. The dining room and banquet spaces feature classic Gasthaus hospitality, live oompah music, and staff in dirndls and lederhosen.Guests come for German and American cuisine, rotating German tap bier served in half-liter steins, full-liter mugs, and the famous two-liter boot, plus banquets and special events in the heart of Madison’s historic German neighborhood.
