Cafe Puck
Café Puck has been in Maxvorstadt for more than 30 years. A lot has changed during this time, but one “landmark” has remained in the restaurant: the large old English train station clock. Where wild parties were once celebrated, things are a little more relaxed today. The operators themselves describe the café as a “second living room for everyone who wants to sit, eat, drink, chat, read, watch and just have a good time in peace”. .
And so you meet different people here during the day who either want brunch, have a little lunch, have arranged to meet for coffee and cake or toast the end of the day with a beer. The puck is particularly popular with students.
Cafe PuckTürkenstraße 33, 80799 Munich, opening times: daily from 9 a.m. to midnight
Isabel Bernstein
supernova
The Italian Trattoria Supernova is a bar, restaurant and café all rolled into one and, last but not least, a must for lovers of unusual furnishings: Inside there are small marble tables, the bar stools are upholstered in red velvet, there is a huge, colorful carpet on the floor, and plants are everywhere. When the weather is nice, you should still take a seat on the large terrace including the sidewalk café.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re sitting inside or outside: The Supernova is the ideal place for an extensive Sunday brunch. The menu, which bears the meaningful name “Morning Glory”, is quickly leafed through, but there are both sweet ones like “Ricotta Lemon Pancakes” and savory ones like the “San Benedetto Eggs”, which are two poached eggs with hollandaise sauce on a brioche is equivalent to. A plus point for anyone who likes to photograph their food before the first bite: in the Supernova, all dishes are served on beautiful, colorful plates.
supernovaTürkenstraße 83, 80799 Munich, opening times: daily from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m
Jacqueline Lang
Cafe Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist, that can mean a lot these days. It all depends on who you ask. The zeitgeist doesn’t fit into any drawer. The situation is similar with the Café Zeitgeist, which – depending on the time of day – is a breakfast café, cake shop, restaurant or cocktail bar. The café has changed again and again over the years, which is why the operator Claudia Wassenegger affectionately calls it “mutant”.
Students, tourists, cliques and the occasional group of senior citizens meet in a cozy jungle atmosphere. The menu is also colourful, serving a wide range from the classic croissant and scrambled egg breakfast to the vegan Buddha Bowl. As in hip cafés in Copenhagen, you can put together a “breakfast board” with different “items” according to your own taste. In the evening there is pasta, burgers or just a beer. The café manages the feat that vegans can feel just as comfortable here as anyone who likes to enjoy a white sausage. Despite all its versatility, the restaurant does not slip into arbitrariness. So you can hardly go wrong with the zeitgeist; only one thing is not possible: reserve in advance.
Cafe ZeitgeistTürkenstraße 74, 80799 Munich, opening hours: Sunday to Wednesday 9 a.m. to midnight, Thursday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 a.m
Thomas Balbier
garden salon
The furnishings of comfortable chairs and small tables are colorfully thrown together. The pictures on the wall, the bulbous containers filled with fizzy sweets and wine gums, and the lovingly curated selection of teas are reminiscent of a cozy living room from an Astrid Lindgren novel.
But the garden salon is not in Sweden, but rather hidden in the Amalienpassage. Students have long since discovered the café and its terrace as the perfect place for a short break between seminars, after all it is only a stone’s throw away from the back entrance of the LMU’s main building. However, the garden salon is only open on Fridays during the week, and only when the weather is nice. But it’s also worth a visit at the weekend.
garden salonTürkenstraße 90, 80799 Munich, opening hours: Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m
Theresa Parstorfer
Cafe Joon
The café bar on Theresienstraße is small and narrow and can therefore easily be overlooked. There is not much space in Café Joon; you can usually still get a table without reserving or queuing.
The Joon looks like a living room from a particularly stylish interior design blog, a cozy yellow sofa, a marble-topped table, a patterned rug on the floor and wooden slats on the wall. There is all-round care from morning to afternoon. Drinks are good, as are pasta and salads from the weekly menu, and breakfast is also available.
Cafe JoonTheresienstraße 114, 80333 Munich, opening hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m
Laura Kaufman
Cafe Ella
Café Ella is a popular stop for visitors to the Lenbachhaus – it is in the same building as the museum. It’s correspondingly full here at the weekend, and sometimes it’s almost impossible to get a seat. If you want to be on the safe side, it’s best to make a reservation. Those who manage to get a table by the window can enjoy their cappuccino with a view of the Propylaea on Königsplatz. And when the weather is good, you have the best view from the terrace.
Cafe EllaLuisenstraße 33, 80333 Munich, opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (kitchen always until 5 p.m.)
Isabel Bernstein
Benko Cafe
The atmosphere in the Benko Café is warm, uncomplicated – the first thing the guest sees is a friendly smile. The decor is simple but nice, with wood on the walls and a little retro, with large windows overlooking Luisenstrasse.
During the week, students from the Technical University scurry around here, at lunchtime they or their lecturers come in to eat. If the sun is shining, the guests can also take a seat on the chairs in front of the café.
Benko CafeLuisenstraße 41, 80333 Munich, opening hours: Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m
Laura Kaufman
Cafe Ignaz
Café Ignaz has long been something of a vegetarian institution in Munich. The café looks a little dated with yellow walls, small table lamps and posters explaining complex geometric shapes such as cycloids or cardioids, but that doesn’t matter: this isn’t about being hip and trendy, it’s about being to offer good and solid vegetarian and vegan food in a relaxed atmosphere. When the weather is nice, you can also sit outside at the beer tables under the orange awning.
Cafe IgnazGeorgenstraße 67, 80799 Munich, opening hours: Wednesday to Friday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m
Ana Maria Michel
woodruff
Floorboards, old door frames, matching wooden benches, powder-blue walls, a bit of stucco on the ceiling: that is the first impression that the Waldmeisterei gives of itself. Cigarettes and newspapers used to be sold here. Behind the kiosk: a shop apartment, as they used to be more common in the past – the sales room in the front, the living rooms next to it. You can still guess at the Waldmeisterei today, you just have to take a look down the aisle.
The café is spread over three rooms, guests can also take a seat in the window alcove. The Waldmeisterei is currently only open on weekends. It can get pretty crowded at times, so it’s best to bring plenty of time with you. But because you feel comfortable in the Waldmeisterei, the waiting time goes by quickly, and the food is worth it. There is breakfast and a large selection of homemade cakes.
The WoodruffsBarerstraße 74, 80799 Munich, opening hours: Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m
Elisa Britzelmeier