Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€altstadt-lehel
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.
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.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€glockenbachviertel
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.
Cocktail barTiki bar€€€altstadt-lehel
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.
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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.
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.