The places in Munich the guidebooks miss.
The places in Munich the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.
Gabelspiel is sabrina and florian berger's one-star room in giesing seats 20 on a quiet residential street; tourists never make the trip from marienplatz.
Why locals love it: Sabrina and Florian Berger's one-star room in Giesing seats 20 on a quiet residential street; tourists never make the trip from Marienplatz.
Tip: Book six weeks ahead for the six-course tasting; the kitchen runs at its most personal Wednesday evenings.
Showroom in Munich: Munich's smallest Michelin-starred restaurant, 20 seats in the Au district; the room is hard to spot from Lilienstrasse.
Why locals love it: Munich's smallest Michelin-starred restaurant, 20 seats in the Au district; the room is hard to spot from Lilienstrasse.
Tip: Surprise menu rotates every two weeks; book Monday or Tuesday for the easier reservation.
Standl 20 in Munich: A small coffee stall inside Munich's Elisabethmarkt with no advertising; locals queue at the wooden hatch in the morning.
Why locals love it: A small coffee stall inside Munich's Elisabethmarkt with no advertising; locals queue at the wooden hatch in the morning.
Tip: Closed Sundays; arrive before 11:00 for the cinnamon-bun pick of the day.
Broeding is unassuming residential exterior in neuhausen; michelin plate inside, with a working organic wine cellar attached to the dining room.
Why locals love it: Unassuming residential exterior in Neuhausen; Michelin Plate inside, with a working organic wine cellar attached to the dining room.
Tip: Dinner Monday to Saturday from 18:00 only; the daily tasting rotates with the cellar.
Garibaldi is an italian wine shop with seated drinking hidden steps from marienplatz; the room reads as a deli, the wines pour by the glass.
Why locals love it: An Italian wine shop with seated drinking hidden steps from Marienplatz; the room reads as a deli, the wines pour by the glass.
Tip: Walk in for the bar stool; the Italian salumi plate is the food order to make.
Munich's oldest wine house on Herzogspitalstrasse in Altstadt, classical and modern German cooking, wiener schnitzel, beef tartare, Kaiserschmarrn for two.
Why locals love it: Munich's oldest wine house has poured since 1641, on a side street most visitors miss; 15th-century vaulted dining room, family-run since 1892.
Tip: Closed Sundays; game season (October to January) is when the kitchen is at its strongest.