Best Restaurants in Munich

A brewery built in 1589, it's one of the most popular beer halls in the world, commissioned to create quality beer after the Duke of Bavaria found the local beer to be of poor quality.

A lively beer garden in the English Garden where you can enjoy currywurst.

A lakeside beer garden in the English Garden, perfect for relaxing as the sun sets.

A Bavarian restaurant known for its dumplings, particularly the trio of dumplings: spinach with tomato sauce, cheese on a bed of garlicky spinach, and paprika, as well as the schnitzel.

A restaurant with an extensive schnitzel menu.

The largest beer garden in Munich, home to fallow deer, where you can try Obatzda, a salty creamy Bavarian cheese dip.

A modern Bavarian inn where the pork belly is reportedly good.

A brewery where you can enjoy live music and a typical Bavarian atmosphere.

A historic brewery founded in 1589, one of Munich's most iconic spots where you can enjoy a traditional Bavarian beer in a lively setting with live music.

Der Verruckte Eismacher is known for its Alice in Wonderland aesthetic and inventive rotation of ice cream flavours, which includes Bavarian treats like Augustiner beer and some really weird ones like sauerkraut.

Das Atzinger Wirtshaus bietet deutsche Küche und Mittagstisch-Angebote in einer weniger touristischen Gegend.

The Hofbrauhaus is an iconic beer hall that is a lot of fun, with a leafy beer garden, beautiful interior décor, live music and a gorgeous Festhalle upstairs, offering a taste for the festive vibes if you can’t make it to Oktoberfest.

A brewery and restaurant in an old railway station, offering Bavarian classics such as pork medallions with Spätzle and Käsespätzle.

A beer garden with a great ambiance.

A Monastery Brewery in Ammersee.

The Spaten beer hall, known as Spatenhaus, can be found at Max-Joseph Platz.

The Seehaus beer garden is a gorgeous, quieter and slightly less touristy alternative, set by a big glassy lake, which I can highly recommend for sunset.

A restaurant serving giant schnitzel, a popular Austrian dish also enjoyed in Germany, with various cheese and sauce options.

The Biergarten at Viktualienmarkt offers a taste of Bavarian cuisine, including the oktoberfest special pork knuckle.