Big breasted mädchens carrying dozens of goliath-sized beer servings and rotund Bavarian men—sporting what we have to admit are always enviably well grown moustaches—uncorking a keg of foaming beer upon hundreds of Oktoberfest attendees. Sure, we’ve all seen the video clips and postcards of stereotypical Munich before. But beyond the lederhosen and oompa bands of beer halls, where is the real Munich?
From hedonistic techno clubs and some of the world’s most well shaken cocktails, to top notch cuisine and lessons in Bavaria’s less kitschy heritage, here’s the Unlike lowdown on Munich.
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Located toward the southern part of Englischer Garten. Go and peek at the surfers riding the man-made Eisbach river before congregating here at the Chinesischer Turm for a wurst lunch washed down with a mass of local beer. Or two…
Even if you do it only once, take the plunge and come here for some world renowned cocktails whilst hobnobbing with Munich’s upper crust. The turn a blind eye when you see the receipt the morning after.
Did you know BMW started life making aeroplane engines for the Luftwaffe? No, us neither.
Turned Munich’s music scene on its head when it opened and is bound to do the same to you—metophorically of course—when you cut a rug to the out-of-this-world sound system.
Fronted by one of the best chefs Germany has ever produced—Hans Haas—Restaurant Tantris serves up a lot of traditional favorites. The twist is they’re done better than anyone else.
Delve into the world of German Expressionism and Classic Modern Art, courtesy of Picasso, Munch, Kandinsky and others.
What Fauchon is to Paris, and Fortnum & Mason is to London, Dallmayr is to Munich.
Biergarten Chinesischer Turm
Maß meeting place
Food
Schumann's Bar
One for the cocktail afficianados
After Dark
BMW Museum
Get your motor running...
Culture
Bob Beaman
Kulisse of future classics
After Dark
Restaurant Tantris
Simply sophisticated food
Food
Galerie Thomas
Tradition of modernity
Culture
Dallmayr
Food, glorious food
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