Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Munich for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Munich for grown-ups.
Charles Schumann's Schumann's Bar on Munich's Odeonsplatz is the city's classic American bar; the room transitions from restaurant to cocktail hour around midnight, every weeknight.
Signature drink: Negroni, Swimming Pool
Food: Bar snacks, daytime carte
Tip: Closed Saturdays; the smaller Camparino next door and the upstairs Fleurs du Mal are quieter rooms.
Zephyr Bar in Munich's Glockenbach since 2011 runs Lukas Motejzik's experimental cocktail programme; the room won Mixology Bar Team of the Year 2025.
Signature drink: Chai and Peach Smash; experimental seasonal house drinks
Food: Snacks only
Tip: Walk in early or be queued; the bar's house creations rotate seasonally.
Bar Gabányi on Munich's Beethovenplatz is Stefan Gabanyi's speakeasy-style cocktail room since 2012; a deep whisky collection and live piano on weekend nights.
Signature drink: Whisky cocktails, classic American bar drinks
Food: Bar snacks, hearty bar food
Tip: Open Wed-Sun only; the latest opening is Friday and Saturday at 05:00.
Pacific Times in Munich's Gärtnerplatzviertel since 1997 is the city's California-tiki cocktail bar; long bar, top spirits, late kitchen for snacks.
Signature drink: Tiki drinks, classic American cocktails
Food: International with Asian asides
Tip: Walk in for a stool at the bar; reserve for dinner upstairs.
Trader Vic's in the basement of Munich's Bayerischer Hof has poured tiki cocktails since 1972; the city's longest-running theme bar and a Munich institution.
Signature drink: Mai Tai, tiki classics
Food: Polynesian-influenced bar food
Tip: Reserve a booth on weekends; the Mai Tai is the room's signature pour since opening.
Peak food season in Munich is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Munich rewards trust.