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Modern EuropeanGlockenbachviertel
Cotidiano on Munich's Gärtnerplatz cooks all-day breakfast, bowls and burgers; one of the few Glockenbach rooms that takes brunch seriously every day.
OrderThe breakfast platter with eggs, sourdough and avocado; the burger holds for dinner.
TipWalk in for breakfast on weekdays; Saturday brunch needs a 10:00 arrival or a booking.
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CafeAltstadt Lehel
Café Luitpold on Munich's Brienner Strasse, opened 1888, was once Europe's largest coffeehouse; the room still pours Wiener Melange and serves cake all day.
OrderThe house cake of the day with a Wiener Melange; the breakfast carte runs to early afternoon.
TipThe salon at the back is quieter; the small museum on coffee-house culture is worth ten minutes.
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Modern EuropeanSchwabing
Café Reitschule on Munich's Königinstrasse, west of the English Garden since 1927, looks onto the university riding school's paddock; the brasserie cooks.
OrderWiener Schnitzel with potato salad; the terrace cocktail list runs strong in summer.
TipThe terrace by the riding paddock is the room's signature seat; book it Friday and Saturday evenings.
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BavarianAltstadt Lehel
Cafe Glockenspiel on the fifth floor above Munich's Marienplatz cooks Bavarian and Mitteleuropean classics with the city's best view of the Glockenspiel.
OrderWiener Schnitzel with potato salad; pair with the view at 11:00 or 17:00 when the Glockenspiel sounds.
TipEntrance through the Rosenstrasse passage; reserve the terrace tables for the Glockenspiel time slots.
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ChineseMaxvorstadt
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.
OrderThe Biang Biang hand-pulled noodles with cumin lamb and a side of pork bao.
TipWalk in for lunch weekdays; weekend dinner books out by Thursday on Quandoo.
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VietnameseWestend
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.
OrderBun bo Hue or the clay-pot Ca Kho To, paired with a Bavarian Helles or a Vietnamese ca phe sua da.
Tip10% discount on the dinner menu for takeout; closest U-Bahn is Schwanthalerhöhe (U4/U5).