19 upscale rooms in Munich, editor-picked. occasion rooms in Munich: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Munich food.
GRAPES Weinbar ★ 4.8
altstadt-lehel · Ledererstrasse 8a, 80331 München
GRAPES Weinbar in Munich's Altstadt is the Cortiina Hotel's wine room; Austrian sommeliers Stefan Grabler and Markus Hirschler keep just under 1,300 labels.
Schumann's Bar am Hofgarten ★ 4.7
altstadt-lehel · Odeonsplatz 6-7, 80539 München
Charles Schumann's Schumann's Bar on Munich's Odeonsplatz is the city's classic American bar; the room transitions from restaurant to cocktail hour around.
Tip: Closed Saturdays; the smaller Camparino next door and the upstairs Fleurs du Mal are quieter rooms.
Zephyr Bar ★ 4.7
glockenbachviertel · Baaderstrasse 68, 80469 München
Zephyr Bar in Munich's Glockenbach since 2011 runs Lukas Motejzik's experimental cocktail programme; the room won Mixology Bar Team of the Year 2025.
Tip: Walk in early or be queued; the bar's house creations rotate seasonally.
Brothers ★ 4.6
schwabing · Kurfürstenstrasse 31, 80801 München
Brothers in Munich's Schwabing took a Michelin star in 2023, three months after opening; Daniel Bodamer cooks a modern carte on classical foundations.
Tip: The small dining room seats around 30; book three to four weeks ahead at the website.
Bar Gabányi ★ 4.6
altstadt-lehel · Beethovenplatz 2, 80336 München
Bar Gabányi on Munich's Beethovenplatz is Stefan Gabanyi's speakeasy-style cocktail room since 2012; a deep whisky collection and live piano on weekend.
Tip: Open Wed-Sun only; the latest opening is Friday and Saturday at 05:00.
Weinhaus Neuner ★ 4.6
altstadt-lehel · Herzogspitalstrasse 8, 80331 München
Weinhaus Neuner on Munich's Herzogspitalstrasse, established 1641, is the city's oldest wine house; vaulted 15th-century ceilings, family-owned since 1892.
Mural ★ 4.5
altstadt-lehel · Hotterstrasse 12, 80331 München
Mural in Munich's Altstadt holds a Michelin star inside a former transformer station; Bastian Falkenroth runs a sustainable, regional carte over six courses.
Tip: The dining room sits inside MUCA, the museum of urban art; check the museum exhibitions before dinner.
Acquarello ★ 4.5
bogenhausen · Mühlbaurstrasse 36, 81677 München
Mario Gamba's Acquarello in Munich Bogenhausen has held a Michelin star since 2000 on cucina del sole; the Italian list runs over 1,000 labels in the cellar.
Tip: Lunch is a quieter and cheaper way in than dinner; the wine cellar tour is available for groups.
Walter und Benjamin ★ 4.5
altstadt-lehel · Rumfordstrasse 6, 80469 München
Walter und Benjamin in Munich's Rumfordstrasse is the city's old guard of natural wine; started as a restaurant in 1996, now the canonical organic.
Broeding ★ 4.4
neuhausen · Schulstrasse 9, 80634 München
Broeding in Munich Neuhausen runs a Michelin Plate kitchen on a quiet residential street; the menu rotates daily and the cellar is a working wine shop.
Tip: Open Monday to Saturday from 18:00 only; the wine list comes off the in-house shop.
Pacific Times ★ 4.4
glockenbachviertel · Baaderstrasse 28, 80469 München
Pacific Times in Munich's Gärtnerplatzviertel since 1997 is the city's California-tiki cocktail bar; long bar, top spirits, late kitchen for snacks.
Tip: Walk in for a stool at the bar; reserve for dinner upstairs.
Pageou ★ 4.3
altstadt-lehel · Kardinal-Faulhaber-Strasse 10, 80333 München
Ali Güngörmüs's Pageou in Munich's Fünf Höfe arcade cooks Middle Eastern plates on French foundations; the four-course Levante is the easiest entry.
Tip: The sheltered courtyard terrace inside Fünf Höfe is the room's best summer seat.
Spatenhaus an der Oper ★ 4.3
altstadt-lehel · Residenzstrasse 12, 80333 München
Spatenhaus an der Oper, opposite the Bavarian State Opera in Munich's Altstadt, pours Spaten beer and cooks classic Bavarian; the suckling pig.
Tip: Book the upstairs room for opera pre-shows; the ground floor is the casual side.
Osteria Italiana ★ 4.3
maxvorstadt · Schellingstrasse 62, 80799 München
Osteria Italiana on Munich's Schellingstrasse has been the city's grand Italian since 1890; the dining room runs ceiling frescoes, classic pasta and Tuscan.
Tip: Reservations by telephone only; Sundays closed.
Bar Mural ★ 4.3
maxvorstadt · Theresienstrasse 1, 80333 München
Bar Mural on Theresienstrasse in Munich's Maxvorstadt is the natural-wine bar attached to the Mural restaurant team, sommeliers run unsprayed, unfiltered.
Brenner Grill ★ 4.2
altstadt-lehel · Maximilianstrasse 15, 80539 München
Brenner Grill on Munich's Maximilianstrasse cooks over an open fire under high vaulted ceilings near the Bavarian State Opera, three rooms run bar, pasta.
Tip: Sit at the open kitchen counter for the show; the bar pours pre-opera Negronis.
Pfälzer Residenz Weinstube ★ 4.2
altstadt-lehel · Residenzstrasse 1, 80333 München
Pfälzer Residenz Weinstube inside Munich's Residenz on Odeonsplatz has poured Pfalz wines since 1950; 450 seats across seven baroque rooms, opera-crowd.
Trader Vic's ★ 4.0
altstadt-lehel · Promenadeplatz 2-6, 80333 München
Trader Vic's in the basement of Munich's Bayerischer Hof has poured tiki cocktails since 1972; the city's longest-running theme bar and a Munich institution.
Tip: Reserve a booth on weekends; the Mai Tai is the room's signature pour since opening.
Garibaldi ★ 4.0
altstadt-lehel · Burgstrasse 2, 80331 München
Garibaldi on Burgstrasse in Munich's Altstadt is a hidden Italian wine shop with seated drinking, just steps from Marienplatz; open wines by the glass.