The best time to visit Tribeca in Gern is on a warm fall day, when the sun is shining and the leaves are changing color. With a cappuccino or a hot chocolate, you can relax and watch the fall colors on the large terrace.
But the visit is also worthwhile for those who can no longer get a seat outside and are looking for a table inside. Right at the entrance, the wall shelves full of Mediterranean oils, wines and spices for sale catch the eye. The decor looks a bit thrown together, not like something out of a furniture catalogue. In one corner there are upholstered armchairs and sofas, in the other more classic gastro tables. In between, colorful decorative items stand out, which, together with the furniture, lovingly fill the large open space. Appropriately, drinks and food are served in colorfully mixed cups and plates.
Behind the counter is a silver portafilter machine, next to the cash register you can take a look at the tempting selection of cakes. If you are looking for something heartier, you will also find a wide range of sandwiches, focaccia and other delicacies. There is actually something for everyone, which is also reflected in the clientele. Students sit at the tables as well as young families and senior citizens. Here the fifth birthday is celebrated by the son and the eightieth by the grandmother.
The party can’t be too late, because the Tribeca sees itself as a daytime café and is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week. The café is named after the famous New York bohemian district. There the name stands for “Triangle Below Canal Street”, a description of the place that also applies to the Munich café. Both the Biedersteiner and the Nymphenburger Kanal are only a short walk away.
The facility looks a little thrown together. Oils, wines and spices are for sale on the wall shelves.
(Photo: Catherine Hess)
Cakes and sandwiches can be found in the refrigerated counter.
(Photo: Catherine Hess)
What is there and how much does it cost?
The menu includes breakfast classics such as fried eggs with bacon and tomato-feta omelets for 5.50 euros each or scrambled eggs with Arctic crabs for 6.50 euros. There is also Greek yoghurt with honey, optionally topped with roasted walnuts (3.70 euros), fresh fruit or biscuit and pineapple (4.80 euros) or as muesli with or without fruit (3.20 euros/4.50 euros)
The sandwiches are a highlight. Particularly recommended are the baguette with Serrano ham and manchego for 3.80 euros, the Mykonos toast with herb ham, butter cheese, rocket and tomato for 3.50 euros and the tramezzini with tuna and cucumber for 3.20 euros. For vegetarians there is the veggie ciabatta with spicy feta cream, tomato and paprika for 3.50 euros.
The Étagère with various cold cuts and cheese specialties as well as homemade jam is ideal for longer rounds and larger appetites. For eleven euros per person there is something for everyone. If you want to criticize something about the offer, it is that the selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes is rather limited.
The coffee (2.80 euros) is also available with plant-based milk. The cappuccino costs 3.30 euros, a milk coffee 3.50 euros. An espresso is available for 2.20 euros, and the Doppio costs 3.80 euros. A special treat is the Mexikana, a coffee with chocolate for 4.80 euros. If you don’t like coffee, you can get a hot chocolate for 3.50 euros or different types of tea for the same price.
Cafe TribecaKlugstrasse 134, 80637 Munich, Telephone 089 14342923; Opening times: daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.