Osteria Italiana is an italian restaurant in Maxvorstadt, Munich.
Osteria Italiana on Munich's Schellingstrasse has been the city's grand Italian since 1890; the dining room runs ceiling frescoes, classic pasta and Tuscan.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The handmade pasta of the day and the Florentine bistecca for two.
Tip: Reservations by telephone only; Sundays closed.
Address: Schellingstrasse 62, 80799 München, Munich
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.
Cotidiano on Munich's Gärtnerplatz cooks all-day breakfast, bowls and burgers; one of the few Glockenbach rooms that takes brunch seriously every day.
Order: The breakfast platter with eggs, sourdough and avocado; the burger holds for dinner.
Tip: Walk in for breakfast on weekdays; Saturday brunch needs a 10:00 arrival or a booking.
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.
Order: The house cake of the day with a Wiener Melange; the breakfast carte runs to early afternoon.
Tip: The salon at the back is quieter; the small museum on coffee-house culture is worth ten minutes.
Café Reitschule on Munich's Königinstrasse, west of the English Garden since 1927, looks onto the university riding school's paddock; the brasserie cooks.
Order: Wiener Schnitzel with potato salad; the terrace cocktail list runs strong in summer.
Tip: The terrace by the riding paddock is the room's signature seat; book it Friday and Saturday evenings.
Cafe Glockenspiel on the fifth floor above Munich's Marienplatz cooks Bavarian and Mitteleuropean classics with the city's best view of the Glockenspiel.
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.
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).
