Munich's queer and creative borough south of Sendlinger Tor, with Zephyr Bar on Baaderstrasse, Bergwolf for late-night currywurst, and the cafes around Gaertnerplatz.
Cotidiano on Munich's Gärtnerplatz cooks all-day breakfast, bowls and burgers; one of the few Glockenbach rooms that takes brunch seriously every day of the week.
Order: The breakfast platter with eggs, sourdough and avocado; the burger holds for dinner.
Tip: Walk in for breakfast on weekdays; Saturday brunch needs a 10:00 arrival or a booking.
Marco and Cornelia Mehrwald's Man versus Machine in Munich's Glockenbach is the city's most-cited specialty roastery; the Müllerstrasse bar pours their own beans.
Signature drink: Filter coffee, single-origin pour-over
Tip: Bring a laptop early; the central table fills up by 10:30 on weekdays.
Man versus Machine in Munich's Glockenbach is the city's most-cited specialty roastery, founded 2014 by Marco and Cornelia Mehrwald; three Munich cafes pour their beans.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
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.
Signature drink: Chai and Peach Smash; experimental seasonal house drinks
Food: Snacks only
Tip: Walk in early or be queued; the bar's house creations rotate seasonally.
Pacific Times in Munich's Gärtnerplatzviertel since 1997 is the city's California-tiki cocktail bar; long bar, top spirits, late kitchen for snacks.
Signature drink: Tiki drinks, classic American cocktails
Food: International with Asian asides
Tip: Walk in for a stool at the bar; reserve for dinner upstairs.
Bergwolf on Munich's Fraunhoferstrasse near Sendlinger Tor is the city's defining late-night currywurst counter; weekends to 04:00 with a vegan option on the carte.
Try: Currywurst with fries
Bergwolf on Munich's Fraunhoferstrasse pours currywurst and fries for under EUR 8 until 02:00 weekdays and 04:00 weekends; the city's default after-midnight cheap eat.
Try: Currywurst with fries
Cotidiano on Munich's Gärtnerplatz cooks all-day breakfast in the Glockenbachviertel; one of the few rooms that takes brunch seriously every day of the week.
Order: The breakfast platter with eggs, sourdough and avocado
Tip: Saturday brunch needs a 10:00 arrival or a booking; ask for a table on the Gärtnerplatz terrace.
Bergwolf on Munich's Fraunhoferstrasse near Sendlinger Tor is the city's defining after-midnight currywurst counter; weekends to 04:00 with a vegan option on the carte.
Try: Currywurst with fries