Black Forest Brooklyn - Smith Street

181 Smith St, Brooklyn
(718) 522-1806

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Bratwurst Gravy & Biscuits
Build Your Own Schnitzel
Side Extra Pretzel Roll
Jerk Chicken Wings
Chicken Schnitzel
Wiener Schnitzel
Side Schnitzel
German Pretzel
French Onion
Brezel

Menu

Family-styles
Wurstplatte
The works: choice of 4 grilled German sausages and choice of 4 sides
The German Family Feast
3 course meal that feeds 4-6 people. Choose one appetizer, twelve sausages or half-sized schnitzels or a mix of both plus three large sides and two desserts. Guten Appetit!

Starters
Brezel
Warm German soft pretzel, shaved salt & mustard.
Riesenbrezel
Giant warm German soft pretzel, shaved salt & mustard.
Jamaican Jerk Jumbo Chicken Wings
6, 12 or 24 wings seasoned with our homemade Jerk sauce based on Ayana's Jamaican grandma's recipe, homemade blue cheese dip, carrots & celery sticks
Kale Apple Salad
Kale, apples and roasted almonds on a citrus vinaigrette.
French Onion
Classic French Onion soup, topped with bread and melted cheese.
Flammkuchen Original
Thin-crust flatbread with sour cream, smoked slab bacon & caramelized onions.
Flammkuchen Bauernmädchen
Thin-crust flatbread with sour cream, roasted butternut squash, almonds and kale.
Flammkuchen Waldschrat
Sour cream, truffled mushrooms, & caramelized onions
Champignons Im Bierteig
Beer battered, fried champignon mushrooms served with a homemade aioli on the side.

Mains
Build your own Schnitzel
Freshly breaded to order & served with a choice of two sides
Sausage Basket
Choice of German grilled sausage, warm pretzel bun, shoe string fries & sauerkraut
Rindergulasch mit Spätzle
Braised beef goulash, homemade German egg noodles & house salad.
Nürnberger
5 small grilled Nürnberger pork sausages, apple & wine brined sauerkraut, roasted garlic mashed potatoes & house salad.
Black Forest Burger
The Black Forest meets Brooklyn: beef burger, lettuce, tomato, onion, Emmentaler cheese on brioche bun & shoestring fries. Pickles on the side.
The Impossible Burger
Delicious, plant-based burger on a brioche bun
Käsespätzle
Homemade spatzle, Swiss cheese, Gruyere cheese, Bacon, and Caramelized onions & house salad

Sides
Plain Sausage
Choice of German grilled sausage
Side Shoe String Fries
Side Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Side House Potato Salad
Side Spicy Citrus Kale
Side Wine-Brined Sauerkraut
Side House Spätzle w/ Mushroom Gravy
comes with mushroom gravy
Side House Salad
Side Grilled Chicken
Side Mushroom Gravy
Side Extra Pretzel Roll
Side Schnitzel

Desserts
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream

Family-styles
Wurstplatte
The works: choice of 4 grilled German sausages and choice of 4 sides
The German Family Feast
3 course meal that feeds 4-6 people. Choose one appetizer, twelve sausages or half-sized schnitzels or a mix of both plus three large sides and two desserts. Guten Appetit!
Grill your own Wurst
Our famous fresh German sausages, locally made by our NYC-based German butcher, now available as raw sausages for your own backyard grill! Comes as a set of 12 sausages, choose 3 packs of 4.

Starters
Brezel
Warm German soft pretzel, shaved salt & mustard.
Riesenbrezel
Giant warm German soft pretzel, shaved salt & mustard.
Jamaican Jerk Jumbo Chicken Wings !
Kale Apple Salad
Kale, apples and roasted almonds on a citrus vinaigrette.
French Onion
Classic French Onion soup, topped with bread and melted cheese.
Flammkuchen Original
Thin-crust flatbread with sour cream, smoked slab bacon & caramelized onions.
Flammkuchen Bauernmädchen
Thin-crust flatbread with sour cream, roasted butternut squash, almonds and kale.

Mains
Build your own Schnitzel
Freshly breaded to order & served with a choice of two sides
Sausage Basket
Choice of German grilled sausage, warm pretzel bun, shoe string fries & sauerkraut
Weisswurst
2 Bavarian veal & pork sausages, warm German soft pretzel & sweet Bavarian mustard.
Nürnberger
5 small grilled Nürnberger pork sausages, apple & wine brined sauerkraut, roasted garlic mashed potatoes & house salad.
Black Forest Burger
The Black Forest meets Brooklyn: beef burger, lettuce, tomato, onion, Emmentaler cheese on brioche bun & shoestring fries. Pickles on the side.
The Impossible Burger
Delicious, plant-based burger on a brioche bun
Flammkuchen Bauernmädchen
Thin-crust flatbread with sour cream, roasted butternut squash, almonds and kale.

Sides
Plain Sausage
Choice of German grilled sausage
Side Fries
Side Mashed Potatoes
Side Potato Salad
Side Spicy Citrus Kale
Side Sauerkraut
Side Spätzle
Side Salad
Side Grilled Chicken
Side Mushroom Gravy
Side Extra Pretzel Roll
Schaller & Weber German Horseradish Mustard
The classic German mustard, served in 8oz mason jar.
Händlmaier Bavarian Sweet Mustard
The classic Bavarian mustard that Weisswurst is usually served with. 8oz mason jar.
Hela Curry Ketchup
The iconic German spiced ketchup, used to make Currywurst, served in 8oz mason jar.

Desserts
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream

Beer Smith
Jever Pilsner
Crisp, hoppy Pilsner from Northern Germany. Soft brewing water allows the brewer to add more hops, achieving the bitter Frisian character.
Weihenstephan Hefe Weissbier
A cloudy, classic wheat beer with a smooth citrus taste and spicy banana notes from the oldest active brewery on the planet. 5.4% ABV
Weihenstephan Hefe Dunkel
A fruity-fresh sweetness, mature bananas, roasted malts with a light caramel taste
Meteor Blanche
A light, dry, refreshing, witte beer brewed in Hochfelden, Alsace.
Schöfferhofer Grapefruit
Super refreshing Hefeweizen & Grapefruit shandy. 2.5% ABV
Hofbräu Original
Golden, full-bodied, truly fine hops aroma, superbly well-balanced Bavarian lager. 5.1% ABV
Hofbräu Dunkel
Archetypal Bavarian dark lager. Mild spicy notes and excellent bready character. 5.1% ABV
Braufactum Progusta IPA
German-style IPA featuring American Citra and German Mittelfrüh hops. Amber color, velvety texture, very crisp. 6.8% ABV
Other Half Green City IPA
IPA Hopped with Citra, Simcoe and Centennial 7.0%
Traunstein Helles
Brilliant pale yellow color, clear fine appearance, distinct malt flavor combined with a pleasant, light note of hops and yeast. A wonderful bright beer, harmonious, full-bodied and wonderfully balanced
Rothaus Pilsner
We are proud to be the first restaurant in the US to serve this legendary Black Forest pilsner. The only non-pasteurized German beer available in the US, this is a fresh as it gets: Black Forest spring water, selected fine malts & superior aroma hops, cold-fermented & slow-brewed to perfection. 5.3% ABV
Radeberger Pilsner
Well-balanced pilsner with a delightful freshness and a pleasingly intense hop note. 4.8% ABV
Köstritzer Schwarzbier
A medium-bodied, malt-accented dark brew, opaque and deep sepia in color. Goethe's favorite. 4.8% ABV
Schneider Aventinus
Legendary starkbier: strong, dark-ruby colored wheat doppelbock with a creamy fine head. 8.2% ABV
Radeberger Zwickel
Taken from the tank just before filtration this ultra fresh Zwickelbier is brand new in the US. 500mL Can 5%ABV
Gaffel Kölsch Can
A specialty beer from Cologne. Clear with bright, straw-yellow hue, prominent hoppiness. 4.8% ABV
Erdinger Non-Alcoholic
Great non-alcoholic weissbier. 0.33L bottle. less than 0.5% ABV.

Coffee & Tea
Espresso
Americano
Cappuccino
Latte
Cafe au Lait
Hot Tea
Hot cider
Iced Latte

Soft Drinks
Seltzer Water
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Ginger Ale
Iced Tea
Milk
Apfelschorle

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Recent Reviews

Went there with friends and it was a very pleasant time. The beer was good and you can generally pick between pint, liter and 2 liter. The pretzels and fries were really good, try the spicy kale it was surprisingly on point! There was also a live band!
October 2025
Good food. Love the forest burger. I think the fries can be better. It’s too thin. The beer is the key food.

Service is slow cuz it’s Oktoberfest.

Atmosphere can be great. I love the wood table.
October 2025
great local spot. food is solid and fun (ie german focused but very accessible), staff is really attentive, and drinks are great (good beer). always a good buzz and crowd. family friendly, and usually a number of families and kids around during the day on the weekends.
September 2025

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Black Forest Brooklyn - Smith Street

181 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 522-1806