Munich-Haidhausen: Breakfast in Café Sorry Johnny – Munich

Admittedly, when you hear that Café Sorry Johnny is on Preysingstrasse, you immediately think of an almost rural idyll and small houses overgrown with ivy. After all, for many Munich residents, Preysingstrasse is one of the most beautiful streets in this already beautiful city. If you find yourself at the corner of Preysingstrasse and Wörthstrasse, right next to the tram station, you are briefly disappointed. But, to anticipate it right away: the disappointment evaporates as soon as you enter the small corner café.

Because Sorry Johnny, which Katrin Brüggemann, Johannes Rühl and Florian Vogt opened together in August of this year, is optically what you could call one of the many hipster cafés – moss-green tiled walls, a portafilter machine in a matching color and black cutlery – but the three operators obviously didn’t just think about the interior. They also value good service, good drinks and good food. In addition, thanks to the tram that goes by at regular intervals, you can wonderfully watch passers-by from the café, unlike in the picturesque part of Preysingstrasse.

Sorry Johnny’s terrace is a good place to watch passers-by.

(Photo: Stephan Rumpf)

If you should ask yourself what the name is all about: Due to the uncertainties that the pandemic brings with it, according to Brüggemann, it was initially planned that only she and Vogt would quit their jobs for the time being. Rühl, called Johnny, was supposed to continue working in his old job. So: “Sorry, Johnny.” But since the situation relaxed this summer and it was possible to enlarge the terrace, Johannes Rühl has been on board since day one. “But the name should stay,” says Brüggemann.

What is there and what does it cost?

The Sorry Johnny breakfast menu includes classics such as Bircher muesli (5.50 euros), a croissant with butter and homemade jam (3.80 euros) and granola with (soy) yogurt and wild blueberries (6.80 euros) . On the other hand, it says, for those who like it sweetest in the morning, but also French toast with homemade brioche, ricotta and jam (9.80 euros). This dish is a little revelation and worth every extra calorie: the brioche is crispy on the outside, wonderfully fluffy on the inside, the jam is nice and fruity, but not too sweet, but the ricotta cream served with it is a little salty as a perfect contrast.

Alternatively, you can try one of the four large sandwiches. There is avocado (9.80 euros), beets (8.90 euros), parmesan (11.80 euros) and black truffle (16.80 euros). What at first sounds relatively simple and unimaginative according to the name, on closer inspection is a game of consistencies and tastes, and yes, something for the eye too. Above all, the truffle bread, where chef Johannes Rühl rubs the truffle onto the omelette topped bread right at the table, is at least as delicious as it looks. It’s no wonder, after all, only the best ingredients are served on the plate. The bread, for example, comes from the Julius Brantner bakery in Schwabing.

Sorry Johnny: If you like it sweet, order French toast with homemade brioche, ricotta and jam.  Alternatively, you can try the sandwiches.

If you like it sweet, you can order French toast with homemade brioche, ricotta and jam. Alternatively, you can try the sandwiches.

(Photo: Stephan Rumpf)

By the way: if you leaf through the menu a little further, you will also find four other bread creations. They don’t actually exist on the weekend, but if you ask nicely, you might be lucky or otherwise have a good reason to stop by for lunch during the week. The pastrami bread with pointed cabbage and pickles (12.80 euros) should definitely be tried sooner or later.

A freshly squeezed orange juice (3.90 euros per 0.2 liters) as well as various coffee specialties such as a flat white (3.70 euros) and, in fine late autumn weather, a nice coffee on the terrace (3, 90 euros), the Sorry Johnny interpretation of an iced coffee. It works without ice cream and is instead sweetened with sugar syrup.

With the now increasingly cold temperatures, you can also try a white mulled wine (5.80 euros) or a hot elder (5.20 euros). The Liquörccino, an espresso with homemade coffee liqueur and milk foam (4.80 euros), also sounds delicious. Or you let it rip for breakfast and order a drink. The Johnny Ginger (8.90 euros) with gin, lime juice, naturally cloudy apple juice and ginger beer is highly recommended.

Who do you meet there?

The small corner café in Haidhausen fills up quickly, especially on the weekends. On the one hand, because the number of places inside is severely limited, and on the other hand, after just a few months, it seems to have got around that Sorry Johnny is a feel-good place – and not only for yuppies, but also for young families, older couples and everyone else who likes to be pampered with culinary delights. It is therefore worth making a reservation. Come back often and try the menu at different times of the day.

Sorry Johnny, Preysingstraße 42, 81667 Munich, opening times: Monday and Thursday 7.30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 7.30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., [email protected]

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