Two beer mugs, radishes and cheese are lying on a table in a beer garden in Munich.

Top tips for Munich

Eating & drinking

Eating and drinking in Munich at a glance: find out here about everything Munich’s gastronomy scene has to offer. From modern, award-winning cuisine and classic Bavarian beer garden culture to the best cafés, restaurants and bars. Not to mention the most beautiful picnic spots and the top venues for a romantic dinner. Recipes by Munich chefs included.

Beer gardens

Back light in the beer garden in late summer Munich

Beer gardens

Beer gardens in and around Munich

Discover Munich's beer gardens and get tips for your visit.

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Two women eating ice cream at the Isar in Munich.

Ice cream shops

Ice Ice Baby!

Whether daring, vegan or lover of the classic varieties - in this ice cream shop guide there is something for everybody.

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Outdoor garden in Munich

Outdoor gardens in parking bays

In Vienna, Schanigärten have a long tradition. For Munich, however, they are something completely new and have become indispensable.

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Unusual restaurants, bars and cafés in Munich

Munich's gastronomy of records

From the highest rooftop bar to the largest beer garden - we went in search of the records in Munich's gastronomy.

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A vegetarian dish called Latschenkiefer-Topfenknödel is served on a plate.

Young Bavarian cuisine

Modern traditional taverns

A growing number of traditional taverns in Munich are proving that Bavarian cuisine can also be modern, serving up offbeat creations in a laid-back atmosphere.

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A fisherman takes a fish from a net on a lake.

Burbot, Bullhead, Whitefish

Native Exoticness

A lot of bones, difficult to eat: Freshwater fish is a culinary niche. But young chefs in Munich are turning char, wels catfish and pike into a true taste adventure.

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The cocktail "Basilisk" in the bar The High in Munich.

Cocktail Calendar

Favorite drinks for every month of the year

For mixing at home: André Meier of the hugely popular The High is compiling a drinks calendar.

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A glass of beer in a restaurant in Munich.

Beer typology

What are you drinking?

Starkbier, Festbier, Hell, Dunkel, Pils: a typology of the most important Munich beers – and the people who drink them.

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Bread with Gelbwurst and chives in Munich.

Sausage guide

Munich and it's sausages: a quick guide

The universe of Munich's sausages is not infinite. Its full extent may, however, appear unfathomable to many visitors to the city. A guide.

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Courtyard of the Neues Rathaus in Munich.

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Visit of the New Town Hall Tower

Discover Munich's highlights from a very special perspective after just a few seconds in the lift!

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Book now for 6 €!

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A woman in the exhibition "Der Blaue Reiter" in the Lenbachhaus in Munich

Discovery trip incl. City Pass

Two nights in a selected hotel and free admission to 45 museums and attractions: our travel package for explorers!

3 days from 313 € for 2 Pers.

Two nights in a selected hotel and free admission to 45 museums and attractions: our travel package for explorers!

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Small meeting room of the Neues Rathaus in Munich

Exclusive tour through the town hall

Explore the Neue Rathaus on Marienplatz with an official City of Munich tour guide. A visit of the famous law library is also included!

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Magistrates, Monachia and magnificent celebrations: explore the Neue Rathaus on Marienplatz with an official City of Munich tour guide. A visit of the famous law library is also included!

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Stage and audience of the Passionsspiel in Oberammergau.

The game of suffering, death and resurrection

The inhabitants of Oberammergau staging probably the world's most successful and largest amateur play. Buy your Tickets here.

The inhabitants of Oberammergau have staged what is today probably the world's most successful and largest amateur play. Buy your Tickets here.

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Merchant with dried fruit on the Viktualienmarkt in Munich.

Viktualienmarkt Tasting Tour

Discover the most delicious delicacies of the city and learn all kinds of interesting facts about Munich's most famous food market.

Book now for 32 €!

Discover the most delicious delicacies of the city and learn all kinds of interesting historical facts about Munich's most famous food market.

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Visit of the New Town Hall Tower

Discover Munich's highlights from a very special perspective after just a few seconds in the lift!

Book now for 6 €!

Discover Munich's highlights from a very special perspective after just a few seconds in the lift!

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Panoramic view of the Neues Rathaus in Munich with the Frauenkirche in the background.

Visit to the Town Hall Balcony

Join us on the famous balcony of the New Town Hall, where FC Bayern has celebrated a triumph many times - and enjoy the beautiful view over Marienplatz.

Book now for only 6 €!

Join us on the famous balcony of the New Town Hall, where FC Bayern has celebrated a triumph many times - and enjoy the beautiful view over Marienplatz.

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City Walk and Englischer Garten

The city walk for everyone who wants to become acquainted with the most beautiful parts of Munich's city centre.

Book now for 17 €!

The city walk for everyone who wants to become acquainted with the most beautiful parts of Munich's city centre.

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Schloss Neuschwanstein with lake in the background in the Munich environs.

Dream castles Neuschwanstein & Linderhof

Immerse yourself in the world of the fairytale king!

Book now for 59,90 €!

Immerse yourself in the world of the fairytale king!

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Alter Peter, Frauenkirche and Neues Rathaus: the Munich skyline in the evening light.

Private guided tour through Munich

Exclusive and safe: Discover the most beautiful sights and corners of Munich's city centre with your official personal guide.

Now for only 150 €!

Exclusive and safe: Discover the most beautiful sights and corners of Munich's city centre with your official personal guide.

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Several pedicaps with guests in the Englischer Garten (park).

Pedicab tour through the old town and nature

Enjoy this special tour and pedicap ride past all the famous sights of Munich's old town and into the Englischer Garten.

Book now for 113 €!

Enjoy this special tour and pedicap ride past all the famous sights of Munich's old town and into the Englischer Garten.

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City trip incl. Munich Card and Tower Ascent

We look forward to seeing you again in Munich. Our tip: the exclusive travel package with Munich Card and Tower Ascent.

3 days from 218 € for 2 pers.

We look forward to seeing you again in Munich. Our tip: the exclusive travel package with Munich Card and Tower Ascent.

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The Münchner Kindl as a tour guide in Munich

Guided tour with the Münchner Kindl

Discover the most important sights in the old town together with a genuine Munich original.

Book now for 18 €!

Discover the most important sights in the old town together with a genuine Munich original.

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Munich Card & City Pass

Discover Munich in a relaxed and uncomplicated way: discounts for the diverse range of art, culture and leisure activities with our guest cards.

Book now from 4,90 Euro

Free Public transport

Reduced or included!

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Public transport is included

Many discounts with the Card, many things for free with the Pass.

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Dallmayr Delicacies

“Our producer only goes fishing once a year, when there is a full moon.”

Stefan Weiß, head buyer at Dallmayr, tells us how to find the best products.

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In the cooking school, star chef Christian Jürgens assists the author while flambéing.

A cooking course

The perfect dinner

Our author would like to be a better cook. What would be more appropriate than learning from the best? A cooking course.

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Traditional delicacies

Overview: Bavarian cuisine in Munich

Fancy trying some Bavarian cuisine? Then Munich is the place to be! Bavaria's capital city is even home to the world’s most famous public house.

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Join the Viktualienmarkt tasting tour - a real favourite among locals and tourists alike - with an official city tour guide of Munich. Read more

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A plate with homemade pretzel and fresh Bavarian cream cheese.

Sven Christ cooking

Greetings from the Munich kitchen!

Roast pork, Steckerlfisch, Obazda, Dampfnudel: chef Sven Christ shows how to cook Munich classics. Recipes included!

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Arts & Culture

A young man and a boy are sitting on the ground in front of paintings in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.

Arts & Culture

Pure cultural pleasure

World-class museums, legendary stages, impressive galleries: Munich offers pure cultural pleasure!

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