Cafe Glockenspiel is a bavarian restaurant in Altstadt Lehel, Munich.
Cafe Glockenspiel on the fifth floor above Munich's Marienplatz cooks Bavarian and Mitteleuropean classics with the city's best view of the Glockenspiel.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Wiener Schnitzel with potato salad; pair with the view at 11:00 or 17:00 when the Glockenspiel sounds.
Tip: Entrance through the Rosenstrasse passage; reserve the terrace tables for the Glockenspiel time slots.
Address: Marienplatz 28, 80331 München, Munich
Schneider Bräuhaus on Tal in Munich's Altstadt is the Schneider Weisse flagship since 1872; one of the city's strongest pre-noon Weisswurst rooms.
Order: Weisswurst with sweet mustard and Brezn before noon; pair with Schneider Weisse Original.
Tip: The Kronfleischküche dishes are the house specialty for the lunchtime crowd; book Friday evenings ahead.
Andechser am Dom pours the Andechs Monastery's beers a minute from Munich's Frauenkirche; the casual Bavarian room locals send out-of-towners.
Order: Schweinshaxe with potato dumplings and a half-litre of Andechser Doppelbock.
Tip: Daily 10:00-01:00; the Weinstrasse-side terrace catches sun till evening in summer.
Augustiner-Stammhaus on Munich's Neuhauser Strasse pedestrian zone has been pouring Augustiner since 1829; the city's oldest Augustiner room.
Order: Schweinsbraten with two dumplings; pair with Augustiner Helles tapped from the wooden cask.
Tip: Ask for the Muschelsaal (Seashell hall) when reserving; it is the most moody room.
Mamma Bao in Munich's Maxvorstadt has hand-pulled Biang Biang noodles and steamed bao buns since late 2022; the open kitchen does the rolling in front of you.
Order: The Biang Biang hand-pulled noodles with cumin lamb and a side of pork bao.
Tip: Walk in for lunch weekdays; weekend dinner books out by Thursday on Quandoo.
Ca Go on Kazmairstrasse in Munich's Westend runs a full Vietnamese carte across pho, bun and clay-pot dishes, with a long vegetarian and vegan column.
Order: Bun bo Hue or the clay-pot Ca Kho To, paired with a Bavarian Helles or a Vietnamese ca phe sua da.
Tip: 10% discount on the dinner menu for takeout; closest U-Bahn is Schwanthalerhöhe (U4/U5).
Schneider Bräuhaus on Tal in Munich's Altstadt is the Schneider Weisse flagship since 1872; one of the city's strongest pre-noon Weisswurst rooms.
Order: Weisswurst with sweet mustard and Brezn before noon; pair with Schneider Weisse Original.
Tip: The Kronfleischküche dishes are the house specialty for the lunchtime crowd; book Friday evenings ahead.
Wirtshaus in der Au on Munich's Lilienstrasse, between Deutsches Museum and Gasteig, is the city's best room for Knödel and dumpling sampler plates.
Order: The Knödel sampler: spinach, semmel and sweet plum dumpling for dessert.
Tip: Open evenings only weekdays; Saturday and Sunday lunch is the easier reservation.
Andechser am Dom pours the Andechs Monastery's beers a minute from Munich's Frauenkirche; the casual Bavarian room locals send out-of-towners.
Order: Schweinshaxe with potato dumplings and a half-litre of Andechser Doppelbock.
Tip: Daily 10:00-01:00; the Weinstrasse-side terrace catches sun till evening in summer.
Augustiner-Stammhaus on Munich's Neuhauser Strasse pedestrian zone has been pouring Augustiner since 1829; the city's oldest Augustiner room.
Order: Schweinsbraten with two dumplings; pair with Augustiner Helles tapped from the wooden cask.
Tip: Ask for the Muschelsaal (Seashell hall) when reserving; it is the most moody room.
