Munich Travel Blog

The Welser Kuche is really something special.  It doesn’t fit in with any of the restaurants I’ve written about over the past few months as it is unique.  The medieval themed restaurant is not unique, but this place is as authentic as it gets.  The Welser Kuche gets its name from the Welser family...

As an American I feel kind of weird walking into a place named Bagdad Market.  However, the smell of the place drew me in years ago and I’ve gone back many times since.  The place looks much like any of the Turkish döner places, but this one is spiced quite differently not to mention the fact that...

The Augustiner Großgaststätten is probably the easiest to find major beer hall in the city.  It’s located right on the main pedestrian shopping street between the Hauptbahnhof (main train station) and Marienplatz (the central square).  This former location of the actual Augustiner brewery is one...

The Spatenhaus is the flagship beer hall of the Spaten brewery.  Unlike the other breweries in town,   Spaten only do one type of beer, the Helles.  Helles is the best selling type of beer in Munich as well as being primarily what tourists drink while they are here.  Helles means bright, as in color,...

The Fraunhofer is off the beaten path.   One might say it’s off the radar of tourists.  However, this working class restaurant is only a short walk from Munich’s old town area and located in the hip part of town known as the Glockenbachviertel.  It’s the type of place that locals go every week,...

Paulaner am Nockherberg is a large beer hall with a cozy and warm, upscale feel to it, this is THE place to have a Paulaner beer.  It’s connected to the actual Paulaner brewery, has a MASSIVE fest hall (which was mainly built for the Starkbierfest), and also has quite a large beer garden as well. ...

This week I thought I would switch gears and highlight something completely different:   a Mexican fast food place owned and operated by expatriates. It’s not the type of place where you can sit down, relax, and unwind for the evening.  Instead, this is the place to stop by on your way to or from...

I’ve spent a lot of time lately on here highlighting the best of the Bavarian restaurants in Munich.  Although that’s great on its own, I should probably explain the traditional Bavarian food options. Here’s a quick guide: Brez’n – Very large fairly hard pretzels, usually sold individually...

In recent Wednesday restaurant highlights I’ve covered a few of the big flagship beer halls of the Munich breweries and today I’ll continue with that theme.  The Löwenbräu Keller is Löwenbräu’s big bad beer hall and it is hard to beat. Located across the road from the brewery itself and only...

Is that an attractive old beer hall directly across the street from the Hofbräu Haus?  Well, looks are not always as they seem.  The Augustiner am Platzl was opened just two years ago. If you are looking for an “Authentic Bavarian Beer hall” this is not it.  If you are looking to have a beer...