Where to drink well in Munich by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Munich. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
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.
PourAustrian Grüner Veltliner by the glass
Wine1,300 labels across every style and region
FoodSmall plates, charcuterie, cheese
Pfälzer Residenz Weinstube inside Munich's Residenz on Odeonsplatz has poured Pfalz wines since 1950; 450 seats across seven baroque rooms, opera-crowd.
PourPfalz Riesling by the quarter-litre
WinePalatinate (Pfalz) wines only
FoodBavarian classics, Saumagen
Weinhaus Neuner on Munich's Herzogspitalstrasse, established 1641, is the city's oldest wine house; vaulted 15th-century ceilings, family-owned since 1892.
PourGerman Riesling by the glass
WineGerman and Austrian classics, 200+ labels
FoodBavarian classics, game in season
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.
PourGerman Riesling Pet-Nat
WineNatural and organic wines, growers' bottles
FoodCheese and charcuterie plates
Bar Mural on Theresienstrasse in Munich's Maxvorstadt is the natural-wine bar attached to the Mural restaurant team, sommeliers run unsprayed, unfiltered.
PourGerman Pet-Nat by the glass
WineNatural and low-intervention wines, growers' bottles
FoodRegional small plates, seasonal kitchen from Mural
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.
PourItalian natural wine by the glass
WineItalian wines, growers' bottles
FoodSalumi, cheeses, small plates
Private tour · 2h 30m
Create your own wine journey with a private tasting of natural European wines. Enjoy a tailored session with expert guidance and curated cold platters.
Private tour · 2 hours
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