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Bavarian roast pork shoulder with crackling crackling, served with Knödel and a dark beer-and-caraway gravy. The Sunday-lunch Wirtshaus classic across Munich, paired with a Maß of Helles.
Schweinsbraten descends from Bavarian rural slow-roasting traditions, where the cheaper pork shoulder was cooked low and slow with beer and caraway. The Munich Wirtshaus version, plated with a bread Knödel and a dark beer gravy, became the canonical Sunday-lunch order during the 19th century; the Augustiner-Stammhaus version, served since 1829, is the city's longest-running iteration.
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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.
Hofbräukeller on Wiener Platz in Munich Haidhausen is the calmer Hofbräu room: the city's locals come here instead of the Hofbräuhaus tourist hall.
OrderA Mass of Hofbräu Helles with the Schweinsbraten and dark gravy.
TipThe beer garden on Wiener Platz is one of the city's most family-friendly; bring a picnic for the self-service section.
Wirtshaus Ayinger am Platzl is the Ayinger Privatbrauerei flagship across from Hofbräuhaus in Munich's Altstadt; eight draught beers run on tap year-round.
OrderA half-litre of Bräu-Helles with the Schweinsbraten and a soft pretzel; weekday lunch sets are the bargain.
TipQuieter than its Hofbräuhaus neighbour; the upstairs is the spot for parties of six or more.
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