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Bread or potato dumplings, served as a side to roast meats or as a main with mushroom or plum filling. The Bavarian carbohydrate of choice, anchoring every Wirtshaus Sunday roast plate.
Knödel are the Alpine answer to pasta or rice, made from stale bread (Semmelknödel), grated potato (Kartoffelknödel) or both. Bavarian recipes date to at least the 17th century. Munich's Wirtshaus tradition uses Knödel as the universal side for Schweinsbraten and Schweinshaxe, with sweet plum Knödel (Zwetschgenknödel) as a seasonal autumn dessert.
4 editor picks for Knödel (Bavarian dumplings) in Munich, ranked by editorial score. All Munich signature dishes · Knödel (Bavarian dumplings) across every city.
Wirtshaus in der Au on Munich's Lilienstrasse, between Deutsches Museum and Gasteig, cooks Bavarian; the room is best known for its Knödel and dumpling.
OrderThe Knödel sampler: spinach, semmel and a sweet plum for dessert.
TipWalk to it after the Deutsches Museum; book Friday and Saturday two weeks ahead.
Spatenhaus an der Oper, opposite the Bavarian State Opera in Munich's Altstadt, pours Spaten beer and cooks classic Bavarian; the suckling pig.
OrderThe Wiener Schnitzel with cucumber salad; the suckling pig with braised red cabbage if you want one big plate.
TipBook the upstairs room for opera pre-shows; the ground floor is the casual side.
Augustiner-Stammhaus on Munich's Neuhauser Strasse, in business since 1829, is the city's oldest Augustiner room; ask for the 1897 Muschelsaal hall.
OrderThe Schweinsbraten with two dumplings; pair with Augustiner Helles tapped from the wooden cask.
TipThe Muschelsaal (Seashell hall) is the most atmospheric room; ask when reserving.
Andechser am Dom in Munich Altstadt pours the Andechs Monastery's beers a minute from the Frauenkirche; the kitchen cooks classic Bavarian for the lunchtime.
OrderThe Schweinshaxe with potato dumplings, washed with a half-litre of Andechser Doppelbock.
TipDaily 10:00-01:00; the Weinstrasse terrace is the room's best summer seat.
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