| Café Glockenspiel |
$$$$$ | International |
For breathtaking views of Munich, the ideally situated and
aptly-named Café Glockenspiel overlooks the famous
Glockenspiel clock. With friendly and efficient wait staff and
delicious and wholesome fare, the café is the most
frequented in Munich and is a popular meeting place for locals and
tourists alike and a great location to enjoy a spot of people
watching either over a meal, sunny breakfast, coffee or after work
drinks. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bookings
recommended.
Address: Marienplatz 28
E-mail: welcome@cafe-glockenspiel.de
Telephone: 089 2642 56
| Hirschgarten |
$$$$$ | German |
A popular beer garden that sees locals mingling with
international visitors, Hirschgarten is the largest open-air
restaurant in Munich featuring hunting lodges and lakes and is an
ideal location for tourists to mingle with the locals - over a
couple (or more) of pints! Star off with potato, marjoram and bacon
soup followed by prime boiled beef with fresh horseradish and
salted boiled potatoes or the mouth-watering Roast venison from the
haunch with a mushroom cream sauce, Swabian egg pasta and
lingonberries. For something sweet try caramelised pancake slices
with raisins and apple sauce. Delicious! Open daily for breakfast,
lunch and dinner; 9am to midnight. The beer garden is open from
11am until midnight.
Address: Hirschgarten 1, Nymphenburg
Telephone: 089 1725 91
| Tantris |
$$$$$ | Mediterranean |
Serving some of Schwabing's finest haute cuisine, and boasting
one of Munich's best chefs, the exterior of this restaurant is
misleading, but step inside and you are magically transported into
another world where fine wines and décor are accentuated
with tantalisingly tasty and attractive dishes. The menus can cover
three to eight courses and are offered for lunch and dinner. Try
the Terrine of duck liver with braised figs and roasted duck
breast, medallion of young venison saddle with red cabbage and
semolina dumpling and let your taste buds be thrilled by the
chocolate soufflé with marinated port wine figs and
vanilla-brittle ice cream. Perfection! Open Tuesday to Saturday for
lunch and dinner. Reservations essential.
Address: Johann Fichte Straße 7, Schwabing
E-mail: info@tantris.de
Telephone: 089 3619 590
Beer has been swilled at this world-famous tavern site in the
centre of Munich since it became a royal brewery in 1605. Equally
famous is the Bavarian jollity and conviviality, known as
'gemuchtlikheid', which has emanated directly from the Hofbrauhaus
in Munich along with the beer which flows freely there each day,
served by robust rosy-cheeked young women clad in Bavarian dress in
litre-sized beer steins. The cheerful atmosphere that reigns
constantly in the establishment's different halls is helped along
by the foot-tapping strains of traditional Bavarian 'oom-pah' bands
and drinking songs. When the beer becomes too much, soak it up with
a delicious salty pretzel or a German speciality from the menu,
such as liver dumplings, potato soup or a variety of delicious
sausages.
Address: Platzl 9, behind Marienplatz
Telephone: (0)89 2901 3610
| Gasthof Weichandhof |
$$$$$ | German |
Gasthof Weichandhof is less of a tourist destination and more of
a local favourite. Situated in an old farmhouse near the autobahn,
the restaurant serves traditional Bavarian cuisine like pork
knuckles, suckling pig, and strudels. The atmosphere is always
lively, and there's a quaint vine-covered terrace open during
summer months. Gasthof Weichandhof is open Sunday to Friday from
11am to midnight, and Saturday from 5pm to midnight. Reservations
are recommended.
Address: Betzenweg 81
Post code: 81247
Telephone: 089 891 1600
