Eat & Drink
Munich Viktualienmarkt: opening hours, food stalls and beer garden
Opening hours, coffee, soup and pretzels at Munich’s Viktualienmarkt. Follow Fred Ting’s route past the maypole, fountains and beer garden.
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The Munich Blog
Local advice for Munich, from neighbourhood cafés and beer gardens to festival dates and Bavarian day trips.
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Neighbourhoods
Thalkirchen Munich: Isar Walks, the Village Centre and Hellabrunn Zoo
Thalkirchen is a neighbourhood south of central Munich beside the Isar. From Thalkirchen (Tierpark) station, walk to the bridge for three choices.
Eat & Drink
Augustiner-Keller Munich: beer garden, picnic tables and the Lagerkeller
Augustiner-Keller is the big beer garden and restaurant at Arnulfstraße 52, near Munich Hauptbahnhof and Hackerbrücke.
Nature
Swimming Lakes in Munich: Six Options by Public Transport
Compare six Munich swimming lakes by public transport, including Feringasee, Riemer See and the Dreiseenplatte. With Fred’s picks and current water advice.
Eat & Drink
Schweinshaxe: what Bavarian pork knuckle is and how to order it
Schweinshaxe is Bavarian roast pork knuckle. The meat cooks on the bone and the skin turns into crackling. If you’re ordering it in Munich, check whether…
Eat & Drink
Where to eat in Munich and support a local social project
Choose a Munich restaurant or café with a social purpose. Fred Ting on Roecklplatz, Conviva, Bellevue di Monaco, Kuchentratsch and Über den Tellerrand.
Eat & Drink
Bavarian food in Munich: what to order for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Munich is known for Weißwurst with pretzels and sweet mustard, roast pork with dumplings, and Leberkäsesemmeln. Order Weißwurst in the morning.
Sustainability
Green Munich: Food Rescue, Low-Waste Shopping and Reuse
Fred Ting shares what she learnt collecting Too Good To Go bags in Munich, plus where to find packaging-free groceries, food sharing and second-hand goods.
Sights
Palaces in Munich: Which Can You Visit?
Choose the Munich Residenz for a palace interior in the old town, Nymphenburg for state rooms and a park, or Schleißheim for three palaces on a trip…
Sights
Königsplatz Munich: Museums, Architecture and History
Go to Königsplatz for the classical buildings and museums of Munich's Kunstareal. Take the U2 to Königsplatz.