Fine Dining in Maxvorstadt

JAN 3 ★ ★ 4.9

Tasting menuChef Jan Hartwig€€€€€295maxvorstadtBook 8 weeks ahead

Jan Hartwig's eponymous JAN in Munich's Maxvorstadt holds three Michelin stars; the chef-led tasting reworks German classics into precision plates.

Luisenstrasse 27, 80333 München

Sparkling Bistro 1 ★ ★ 4.5

French bistroChef Jürgen Wolfsgruber€€€€€155maxvorstadtBook 3 weeks ahead

Jürgen Wolfsgruber's Sparkling Bistro in Munich's Maxvorstadt holds a Michelin star in a 24-seat room off Amalienpassage; the beverage list runs.

Amalienstrasse 89, 80799 München Book →

Casual Dining in Maxvorstadt

Osteria Italiana ★ 4.3

Italian€€€maxvorstadt

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.

Order: The handmade pasta of the day and the Florentine bistecca for two.

Tip: Reservations by telephone only; Sundays closed.

Schellingstrasse 62, 80799 München

Mamma Bao ★ 4.3

Chinese€maxvorstadt

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.

Order: The Biang Biang hand-pulled noodles with cumin lamb and a side of pork bao.

Tip: Walk in for lunch weekdays; weekend dinner books out by Thursday on Quandoo.

Augustenstrasse 31, 80333 München

Bakeries in Maxvorstadt

Hofpfisterei ★ 4.5

Bakery€maxvorstadtMon-Fri 06:45-18:00, Sat 07:30-12:30Walk-in onlyWood-fired sourdough Pfister-Brot

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 queue: Pfister Bio-Hausbrot

Kreittmayrstrasse 5, 80335 München

Wine Bars in Maxvorstadt

Bar Mural ★ 4.3

Wine bar€€€maxvorstadtMon-Thu 18:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00

Bar Mural on Theresienstrasse in Munich's Maxvorstadt is the natural-wine bar attached to the Mural restaurant team, sommeliers run unsprayed, unfiltered.

Signature pour: German Pet-Nat by the glass

Wine focus: Natural and low-intervention wines, growers' bottles

Food: Regional small plates, seasonal kitchen from Mural

Theresienstrasse 1, 80333 München

Breweries in Maxvorstadt

Löwenbräu ★ 4.3

BreweryLöwenbräu Original Helles, Triumphator€€maxvorstadtLöwenbräukeller Mon-Sun 11:00-00:00

Löwenbräu has brewed at Nymphenburger Strasse 2 in Munich's Neuhausen since 1851. The Löwenbräukeller is the front-of-house, with the brewing operations.

Nymphenburger Strasse 2, 80335 München

Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu ★ 4.3

BrewerySpaten Münchner Hell, Franziskaner Weissbier€€maxvorstadtBrewery tours by appointment Mon-Fri

Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu on Munich's Marsstrasse traces back to 1397; Spaten Münchner Hell and Franziskaner Weissbier are the houses' two main.

Marsstrasse 46-48, 80335 München

Nightlife in Maxvorstadt

Theresa Bar ★ 4.4

€€€maxvorstadtTue-Sat 19:00-01:00, closed Sun-Mon

Theresa Bar tucks into a rear courtyard on Theresienstrasse in Maxvorstadt, with custom 1960s-inspired furnishings from seven elohim, a small counter.

Tip: Entry through the rear courtyard; the bar is hard to spot from the street. Book for groups over four.

Theresienstrasse 31, 80333 Munich

Schelling-Salon ★ 4.0

€maxvorstadtMon and Thu-Sat 10:00-01:00, Sun 10:00-23:00, closed Tue-Wed

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.

Tip: Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Pool tables charge around 5 euro an hour; cash is easier than card.

Schellingstrasse 54, 80799 Munich

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