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 and Italian salumi.
Food program: Salumi, cheeses, small plates
Address: Burgstrasse 2, 80331 München, Munich
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 behind the bar.
Signature pour: Austrian Grüner Veltliner by the glass
Wine focus: 1,300 labels across every style and region
Food: Small 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 late-night staple.
Signature pour: Pfalz Riesling by the quarter-litre
Wine focus: Palatinate (Pfalz) wines only
Food: Bavarian 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.
Signature pour: German Riesling by the glass
Wine focus: German and Austrian classics, 200+ labels
Food: Bavarian 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 and natural wine shop with seating.
Signature pour: German Riesling Pet-Nat
Wine focus: Natural and organic wines, growers' bottles
Food: Cheese and charcuterie plates
Nine0five in Munich's Schwabing pairs Neapolitan pizza with 500 wine labels from France, Germany, Austria and Italy; one of Munich's denser natural-wine rooms.
Signature pour: Italian natural wine by the glass
Wine focus: 500+ labels, France/Germany/Austria/Italy
Food: Neapolitan-style pizza
