Where to brunch in Munich. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.

Brunch picks

Cotidiano Gärtnerplatz ★ 4.0

€€ EUR 12-22BrunchAll-day breakfast plus bowls and burgersGlockenbachviertel

Cotidiano on Munich's Gärtnerplatz cooks all-day breakfast in the Glockenbachviertel; one of the few rooms that takes brunch seriously every day of the week.

OrderThe breakfast platter with eggs, sourdough and avocado

TipSaturday brunch needs a 10:00 arrival or a booking; ask for a table on the Gärtnerplatz terrace.

Café Luitpold ★ 4.1

€€ EUR 18-32BrunchWiener Melange and brunch carteAltstadt Lehel

Café Luitpold on Munich's Brienner Strasse, opened 1888 and once Europe's largest coffeehouse, runs a classic German brunch with Wiener Melange in the salon.

OrderThe breakfast Frühstück Luitpold with eggs, charcuterie, Hofpfisterei bread

TipSunday brunch books out the week before; the museum on coffee-house culture is worth a stop.

Café Frischhut (Schmalznudel) ★ 4.5

€€ EUR 5-12BrunchBavarian fried-doughnut breakfastAltstadt Lehel

Café Frischhut off Munich's Viktualienmarkt has fried the Bavarian Schmalznudel doughnut since 1973; this is the morning sweet-counter for breakfast.

OrderSchmalznudel sugar-dusted Bavarian fried doughnut with filter coffee

TipClosed Sundays; queue is shortest at 09:00 weekday mornings; cash usually preferred.

Café Reitschule ★ 4.0

€€ EUR 18-32BrunchAll-day European brasserieSchwabing

Café Reitschule west of Munich's English Garden, since 1927, runs an all-day brunch carte; the terrace looks onto the university riding school's paddock.

OrderEggs Royale, fresh-baked Brezn, and a Wiener Melange

TipBook the terrace for Sunday brunch by Thursday; the kids' brunch carte is the city's strongest.

Cotidiano Promenadeplatz ★ 4.0

€€ EUR 12-25BrunchSpecialty espresso, all-day brunchAltstadt Lehel

Cotidiano Promenadeplatz is the city-centre Cotidiano in Munich's Altstadt; an all-day cafe with specialty coffee and a longer brunch carte than the original.

OrderAvocado toast plus the daily breakfast bowl, espresso on the side

TipQuieter than Gärtnerplatz; the long communal table is the work-friendly seat.

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