Valentin Emmert, the first tennant after the war, took the ruins of Hofbräuhaus in hand in fall 1945. He patched up the bomb-damaged rooms as best he could to keep the restaurant trade going. Building work was also going on at the brewery on Innere Wiener Strasse, 60 per cent of which had been destroyed. However, demand for Hofbräu beer was as strong as ever. In 1958, during Munich's 800th anniversary celebrations, the Reception Room was reopened, marking the completion of the renovation work.