Ubiquitous Biergärten (beer gardens) serve savory snacks and booze throughout Munich. For an authentic Bavarian lunch, spread some brezeln (pretzels) with leberwurst (liverwurst) or cheese. Weißwürste(white veal sausages) are another favorite, served with sweet mustard and a soft pretzel on the side; real Müncheners only eat them before 11am. Slice the skin open and devour their tender meat. Leberkäse, a local lunch, is a pinkish mix of ground beef and bacon. Leberknödel are liver dumplings served in soup or with kraut (cabbage). Kartoffelknödel (potato dumplings) and semmelknödel (bread and egg dumplings) should be eaten with a hearty chunk of meat. Vegetarians can enjoy käsespätzle (egg noodles baked with cheese) or a plate of spargel (asparagus) with a germknödel (a sweet, jelly-filled dumpling topped with vanilla sauce) for dessert. For traditional brews, simply ask for “ein Bier” to get the house specialty on tap. You can also specify the type of beer you want, as opposed to the brand,such as Weiß (white), Dunkel (dark), or Hell (bright) to get the house version. The quarter of Munich's population born outside of Germany supplies the city with Turkish, Pakistani, Ethiopian, and Japanese cuisines.
You'll find plenty of tourist-friendly eateries here, serving up pricey traditional Bavarian delights (read: pork, potatoes, and beer) with easy-to-read English menus. Those on a budget are better off ...more
Bar Tapas, Amalienstr. 97 (www.bar-tapas.com), Dark red walls and candlelit tables set the tone at this romantic Iberian outpost. Grab a pen and a slip of paper from the bar to make your selections from ...more
Writshaus in der Au, Lillienstr. 51 (www.wirtshausinderau.de), Writshaus in der Au claims to serve the largest dumplings in all of Munich, both in size and variety. Try the Original Münchner Knödel, ...more
Ruffini, Orffstr. 22-24 (www.ruffini.de), This whimsical cafe on a quiet residential street buzzes with locals catching up with each other or the morning paper. Expert baristas churn out perfect cups of ...more
Alter Wirt in Thalkirchen, Fraunbergstr. 8 This traditional Bavarian kitchen also cooks up various international classic cheap eats like burgers and quesadillas. But you didn't come to Germany for that ...more
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