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Like all of Germany, Munich is torn between local tradition and international modernity when it comes to food. The stereotype of German cuisine was born here: enormous joints of meat, potatoes piled high, and endless sausages. Tempering this is the influence of geography—Munich is a Savoyard city (Munich and Milan were once ruled by the same Duke), and Italian food has a long history here. The city's wealth also means that fine dining is relatively plentiful. Service at the lower end tends to be brusque and efficient, while staff at the fancier places are surprisingly friendly and open. The city's staples, meanwhile, are accessible and delicious: Weisswurst (a veal sausage to be eaten only before noon), pretzels, and beer (yes, in Munich, a food group all its own). Vegetarians and those with delicate sensibilities should insist on translated menus—innards feature prominently at popular restaurants and can be a shock for the faint of heart.
A notch upscale from a ratskeller yet still as authentic as they come, this busy, oak-paneled traditional restaurant sits in the back courtyard of the enormous...more
Sitting a half-block from the Viktualienmarkt, the city's upscale open food market, Zedelmayer attracts a cross-section of locals for its renowned...more
Tall white arches supported by Doric columns, vast windows, globe lights, banquettes, and black wood chairs provide the classic setting for one of the hottest...more
Go on, you know you want to. Do the tourist thing. Just once. And here's the place: The neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus conceals a super-trad Bavarian Bier...more
Sitting on a wealthy residential street at the edge of the Englischer Garten, this café's name literally means "Riding School." The view from the back of...more
A stone wall, warm wooden tables, tan leather banquettes, and an ocean-blue ceiling are the setting at this hot spot from brothers Vasilis and Angelo...more
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