🇩🇪 Tasting Germany: Munich beer and restaurants
Munich has so much of the best of Germany: both ancient and recent history, classic German food, & the birthplace of German beer! Here's what you need to plan your meals in Munich.
Restaurants & Breweries
Because you’re probably in Munich for German food, I’ve focused on that! But I did throw in one sushi place at the bottom if you need some lighter fare.
Munich is a beer mecca. This goes back to 1516, when the rulers of Bavarian said that by law, beer could only contain water, hops, and barley. Known as the Reinheitsgebot, or beer purity laws, these are still on the books in Munich.
There are six main breweries that have been operating for hundreds of years: Hofbrau, Augustiner, Palauner, Spaten, Hacker-Pschorr, and Lowenbrau. If you’re in town for a few days, it’s not too hard to try a beer from each. You don’t have to go to each one’s brewery to drink it – every restaurant in town offers at least one of these – but go to a couple because they have that quintessential bier hall feel.
