10 cafe rooms in Munich we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Munich | Cafe across every city.
Munich's cafe scene splits between the historic Kaffeehaus and a serious specialty-coffee movement that has matured over the last decade. Café Luitpold on Brienner Strasse and Rischart's room on Marienplatz hold the traditional Altstadt corner, while Man versus Machine on Müllerstrasse in the Glockenbachviertel and Vits der Kaffee near the Isar lead the roastery-driven side. Standl 20 on Elisabethplatz in Schwabing shows how the new wave has settled into the neighbourhood markets.
Café Luitpold ★ 4.1
altstadt-lehel · Brienner Strasse 11, 80333 München
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.
Man versus Machine ★ 4.7
glockenbachviertel · Müllerstrasse 23, 80469 München
Marco and Cornelia Mehrwald's Man versus Machine in Munich's Glockenbach is the city's most-cited specialty roastery; the Müllerstrasse bar pours their own.
Vits der Kaffee ★ 4.6
altstadt-lehel · Rumfordstrasse 49, 80469 München
Vits in Munich's Gärtnerplatz-quarter is the city's grandfather of third-wave coffee; the V60 brewbar pours single origins from beans roasted in-house.
Standl 20 ★ 4.5
schwabing · Elisabethplatz, 80796 München
Standl 20 is the coffee stall at Munich's Elisabethmarkt in Schwabing-West; locals pick up flat whites and cinnamon buns from the wooden hatch.
Café Frischhut (Schmalznudel) ★ 4.5
altstadt-lehel · Prälat-Zistl-Strasse 8, 80331 München
Café Frischhut, known as Schmalznudel, has fried the namesake sugar-dusted Bavarian doughnut just off Munich's Viktualienmarkt since 1973; pair with filter.
Café Luitpold ★ 4.2
altstadt-lehel · Brienner Strasse 11, 80333 München
Café Luitpold on Munich's Brienner Strasse, since 1888, was once Europe's largest coffeehouse; Klee and Kandinsky founded the Blue Rider group here.
Café Reitschule ★ 4.0
schwabing · Königinstrasse 34, 80802 München
Café Reitschule, west of Munich's English Garden since 1927, looks onto the university riding school's paddock; the brasserie/cafe runs from breakfast.
Rischart Café am Marienplatz ★ 4.0
altstadt-lehel · Marienplatz 18, 80331 München
Rischart Café am Marienplatz has anchored the bakery side of Munich's Marienplatz since 1932; the upstairs balcony has the city's best Glockenspiel view.
Cotidiano Promenadeplatz ★ 4.0
altstadt-lehel · Maxburgstrasse 4, 80333 München
Cotidiano Promenadeplatz in Munich's Altstadt is the city-centre branch of the Gärtnerplatz original; an all-day cafe pouring specialty coffee with breakfast.
Standl 20 ★ 4.5
schwabing · Elisabethplatz, 80796 München
Standl 20 in Munich: A small coffee stall inside Munich's Elisabethmarkt with no advertising; locals queue at the wooden hatch in the morning.