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Cocktail barCocktail barAltstadt 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.
DrinkWhisky cocktails, classic American bar drinks
FoodBar snacks, hearty bar food
TipOpen Wed-Sun only; the latest opening is Friday and Saturday at 05:00.
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Cocktail barCocktail barGlockenbachviertel
Pacific Times in Munich's Gärtnerplatzviertel since 1997 is the city's California-tiki cocktail bar; long bar, top spirits, late kitchen for snacks.
DrinkTiki drinks, classic American cocktails
FoodInternational with Asian asides
TipWalk in for a stool at the bar; reserve for dinner upstairs.
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Cocktail barTiki barAltstadt 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.
DrinkMai Tai, tiki classics
FoodPolynesian-influenced bar food
TipReserve a booth on weekends; the Mai Tai is the room's signature pour since opening.
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Cocktail barCocktail barAltstadt Lehel
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.
DrinkNegroni, Swimming Pool
FoodBar snacks, daytime carte
TipClosed Saturdays; the smaller Camparino next door and the upstairs Fleurs du Mal are quieter rooms.