5 late-night dives in Munich our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Munich nightlife.
Schelling-Salon ★ 4.0
maxvorstadt · Schellingstrasse 54, 80799 Munich
Schelling-Salon has run on Schellingstrasse since 1872 as Munich's oldest Viennese cafe-restaurant, with a long timber bar, billiard and table-tennis tables.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Pool tables charge around 5 euro an hour; cash is easier than card.
Holy Home ★ 4.1
glockenbachviertel · Reichenbachstrasse 21, 80469 Munich
Holy Home on Reichenbachstrasse fits a small, dark, smoky room with long wooden tables and a rock soundtrack, drawing a tight Glockenbach crowd that arrives.
Tip: Tiny room; reservations recommended after 22:00 on weekends. Cash is easier than card.
Frau Bartels Bar ★ 4.0
glockenbachviertel · Klenzestrasse 51, 80469 Munich
Frau Bartels Bar on Klenzestrasse runs a green-walled Glockenbach room with sofa arrangements, a small back room and a cocktail list of moscow-mule riffs.
Tip: Doors from 18:00 weeknights, 17:00 weekends. Sister bars Herr Bartels and Madam Anna Ekke are walking distance.
Trachtenvogl ★ 4.0
glockenbachviertel · Reichenbachstrasse 47, 80469 Munich
Trachtenvogl on Reichenbachstrasse occupies a former Lederhosen and Dirndl shop with original 1960s furnishings, a mid-room bar and a daytime cafe role.
Tip: Card payments only; outdoor seating in the warm months. The kitchen runs until 21:00 most nights.
The Shamrock Irish Pub ★ 3.8
schwabing · Trautenwolfstrasse 6, 80802 Munich
The Shamrock has run a Schwabing Irish pub for decades with karaoke, live bands, comedy and a Thursday pub quiz, plus a Friday and Saturday late-night.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays. Karaoke nights run Friday and Saturday late; show up early for the slot list.