JAN 3 ★ ★ 4.9
Jan Hartwig's eponymous JAN in Munich's Maxvorstadt holds three Michelin stars; the chef-led tasting reworks German classics into precision plates.
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Fine Dining in Maxvorstadt
Sparkling Bistro 1 ★ ★ 4.5
Jürgen Wolfsgruber's Sparkling Bistro in Munich's Maxvorstadt holds a Michelin star in a 24-seat room off Amalienpassage; the beverage list.
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Casual Dining in Maxvorstadt
Osteria Italiana ★ 4.3
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.
OrderThe handmade pasta of the day and the Florentine bistecca for two.
TipReservations by telephone only; Sundays closed.
Mamma Bao ★ 4.3
Mamma Bao in Munich's Maxvorstadt has hand-pulled Biang Biang noodles and steamed bao buns since late 2022; the open kitchen does the rolling in front of you.
OrderThe Biang Biang hand-pulled noodles with cumin lamb and a side of pork bao.
TipWalk in for lunch weekdays; weekend dinner books out by Thursday on Quandoo.
Bakeries in Maxvorstadt
Hofpfisterei ★ 4.5
Hofpfisterei in Munich's Maxvorstadt bakes Pfister-Brot in wood-fired ovens; a 700-year-old Munich tradition, now operating 100+ branches across Bavaria.
Worth the queuePfister Bio-Hausbrot
Wine Bars in Maxvorstadt
Bar Mural ★ 4.3
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
Breweries in Maxvorstadt
Löwenbräu ★ 4.3
Löwenbräu has brewed at Nymphenburger Strasse 2 in Munich's Neuhausen since 1851. The Löwenbräukeller is the front-of-house, with the brewing operations.
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu ★ 4.3
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu on Munich's Marsstrasse traces back to 1397; Spaten Münchner Hell and Franziskaner Weissbier are the houses' two main.
Nightlife in Maxvorstadt
Theresa Bar ★ 4.4
Theresa Bar tucks into a rear courtyard on Theresienstrasse in Maxvorstadt, with custom 1960s-inspired furnishings from seven elohim, a small counter.
TipEntry through the rear courtyard; the bar is hard to spot from the street. Book for groups over four.
Schelling-Salon ★ 4.0
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.
TipClosed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Pool tables charge around 5 euro an hour; cash is easier than card.
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