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The LC•GC Guide to Munich

The capital city of has a wealth of sights and activities

to enjoy. Situated near the foot antares71/Getty Images antares71/Getty of the German Alps, the “music metropolis” of Munich boasts numerous museums and beer gardens, as well as world-class shopping. In this short guide, LC•GC Europe presents a glimpse of what’s on offer in this vibrant city.

PLACES TO EAT AND DRINK

Augustiner-Keller Arnulfstrasse 52 Tel: +49 89 5943 93 www.augustinerkeller.de/english from 16:00–01:00); with space for This famous beer cellar is steeped in 300 guests these two tubes give history, being described as Munich’s an indication of how the space was beer warehouse from 1812, its history traditionally used. Of course, this as a brewery can be traced back to the establishment features one of the city’s 17th century. There are several different oldest beer gardens, which is housed rooms offering a different ambiance, under chestnut trees. a beer snuggery (Bierstüberl) gives visitors a cosy feeling while the Hunting Al Torchio Trattoria Vinoteca Parlour is a much larger space often Amalienstrasse 42 used for business dinners or parties. Tel: +49 89 2850 49 In addition to these there is a beer hall www.al-torchio.de and visitors can also take advantage Highly rated on Trip Advisor, this cosy of the stocks cellar (open Mon–Sat trattoria is located in Munich’s university 26 ANALYTICA 2014 GUIDE GUIDE TO MUNICH

or a choice of a range of smaller rooms for private parties.

Broeding

Stefan Cioata/Getty Images Cioata/Getty Stefan Schulstrasse 9 Tel: +49 89 1642 38 www.broeding.de/en This restaurant promises innovative German cuisine, cooked with fresh products. The setting is a little more formal than some restaurants featured, with a district, offering traditional Italian cuisine, set menu of 5 or 6 courses available produced with fresh ingredients and at each day. There is a wide choice of reasonable prices. If you are looking for Austrian wines available too, as the something a bit different to the widely team behind the business have been found German cuisine this is the place importing Austrian wines since 1990. to go. It’s also a good place to go if you are looking for conversation, as it is a Bogenhaeuser Hof music-free restaurant. Rated as a top Ismaninger Str. 85 restaurant, booking is advisable. Tel: +49 89 9855 86 www.bogenhauser-hof.de Geisels Werneckhof A modern and elegant, yet comfortable Werneckstrasse 11 restaurant ideal for business meetings Tel: +49 68 8938 8795 and professional gatherings. The www.geisels-werneckhof.de menu is focused on a diverse range This michelin star restaurant is home to of international cuisine. Diners have renowned chef Tohru Nakamura. The the opportunity to enjoy the outside restaurant offers refined international landscaped garden, the main dining hall, cuisine with Asian influences. Customers www.chromatographyonline.com 27 GUIDE TO MUNICH

can choose between a multi-faceted hall. Patrons of the bar can also enjoy a Gaudi menu of five courses, or a more relaxing sit in the walled beer garden. refined Soli classic menu. A great place to go if you are looking for a special Prinz Myshkin evening. Hackenstraße 2, Tel. +49 89 2655 96 Jasmin Asia Cuisine www.prinzmyshkin.com Munich Lindwurmstraße 167 This restaurant offers vegetarian cuisine Tel: +49 089 767757 12 from all over the world. Although www.jasmin-asia-cuisine.de/ slightly more pricey than some of the Set back from the main tourist areas, beer cellars, it does have a philosophy this is a small family-run establishment of only serving top-quality food that offering specially selected contains no preservatives or artificial delicacies from Vietnam. It is a small flavours. Here you can enjoy a range establishment, ideal for a quick snack or of dishes, from simple appetizers to light dinner. Be aware, credit cards are oven-baked meals and Asian-styled not accepted. plates to the cakes made at the restaurant’s own patisserie. There are Hofbräuhaus also menu options available that do not Am Platzl 9 contain any dairy or egg products. Tel: +49 (0)89 290136 10 www.hofbraeuhaus.de/en/index_ Lowenbräukeller en.html Nymphenburgerstrasse 2 The Hofbräuhaus is considered to be +49 89 54 72 66 90 a top tourist attraction of Munich where www.loewenbraeukeller.com/en/ beer in litre-sized steins is served by Located near to the central railway traditionally dressed people. Customers station, Löwenbräukeller is the restaurant can enjoy some German specialities and beer garden annex to the massive while being entertained by live “oom-pah” Löwenbräu Brewery. It opened its doors music, which is performed daily on a in 1883 with more than 8000 seats and stage in the centre of the public beer houses a large restaurant and a casual 28 ANALYTICA 2014 GUIDE GUIDE TO MUNICH

“Pils-Bar” that is a spot to see and be seen. The size of the building is matched by the size of the food portions,

so be prepared! A must-visit while in Munich! Images Westend61/Getty

PLACES TO VISIT

Nymphenburg Palace Eingang 19 Tel: +49 89 1790 80 www.schloss- nymphenburg.de/index. htm opulently decorated. The Amalienburg was originally hunting lodge is another of the designed as the summer residence impressive and lavish rooms created by of Bavarian Elector Ferdinand Maria’s François Cuvilliés the Elder; this is the wife Henriette Adelaide of Savoy who only lodge of the palace that is opened was pregnant with the son and heir to in the winter. Guided tours aren’t usually the throne, Max Emanuel. Initially the offered but you can purchase an building was a cubic pavilion situated audio-guide that is available in German, outside of Munich in the countryside, English, Italian, Spanish, and Russian. but the size of the palace has increased dramatically over the course of 200 Frauenkirche — Cathedral Church years. Housed within the rococo of Our Lady and baroque-styled palace is the Frauenplatz 1 magnificent hall, the Steinerner Saal, www.muenchner-dom.de which was created by Johann Baptist The Metropolitan Church of the Zimmermann and François Cuvilliés the Archbishop of Munich-Freising is Elder and spans over two floors and is a landmark of the city. Dominating www.chromatographyonline.com 29 GUIDE TO MUNICH

the skyline, it is easy to find and Tierpark Hellabrunn — Hellabrunn offers an impressive gothic entrance from the 15th century. The original Tierparkstr. 30 architect, Jörg von Halspach, is Tel: +49 89 6250 80 reported to have dropped dead after www.tierpark-hellabrunn.de laying the last brick and is buried The was founded in on site. It was seriously damaged 1911 and is said to be the world’s by Allied bombings, which left the first geo-zoo, which means that skeleton structure and little else intact. the animals live according to their However, it was drastically restored in geographical distribution. It was shut several stages from 1947, finally being in 1922 but was re-opened under completed in 1994. the management of , who As an interesting side note, there is wanted to show the animals in more a large footprint on the stone floor as open grounds rather than separated you enter the building, which is said to into their zoological taxonomy. Heck be the Devil’s (the Teufelstritt). There made a name for himself by successful are two versions of the story, one breeding programmes at Hellabrunn states that the Devil was ridiculing the and also, with the help of his brother, windowless building and stomped his the of extinct species foot with glee. The other version claims such as and . After that the Devil challenged von Halspach WWII, the zoo had to start up again for to make a nave that had no windows, a third time. The site now houses large which he accepted. Once the job had indoor enclosures and a centre for been completed the architect led the animal welfare, nature conservation, devil to the one spot in the building and the protection of species that where you could not see the 66-foot was built in 2007 to inform visitors of high windows (hidden behind pillars) the worldwide activities of the zoo. and the Devil, angered that he had Opening hours for the zoo: Oct.–Mar. been tricked, stomped his foot in rage 09:00–17:00, Apr.–Sep. 09:00–18:00. leaving his footprint behind! Admissions for adults is €12 and for children (4–14 years) €5 other 30 ANALYTICA 2014 GUIDE GUIDE TO MUNICH

concessions are available but valid ID The Baviarian National Museum is is required. regarded as one of Europe’s major art and cultural museums. It focuses Neues Rathaus — the new Town mainly on the artefacts from Southern Hall and in particular Bavaria. It is 8 composed of three stories and houses Built from 1867 to 1909 in a furniture, pottery, cribs, sculptures, Flanders Gothic style, this building musical instruments, and much more features a striking 300-foot long ranging from the Middle Ages to the façade embellished with elaborate Rococo and Renaissance periods. ornamentation. Its tower is home to the Adults tickets are €5 and €1 on a carillon (Glockenspiel) that demonstrates Sunday (it is free for people under 18), parts of Munich’s history. The upper however entrance prices do not apply tier of the clock shows figures jousting, for special exhibitions. Opening hours which represents the joust arranged are from Tuesday to Sunday for the marriage of Duke Wilheim V 10:00–17:00 and on Thursday it has and Renata of Lothringen. The lower extended hours until 20:00. level features figures performing the “Schäfflertanz”, a traditional dance of Munich. Visitors can enjoy the clock’s Museumsinsel 1 display everyday at 11:00 and then again Tel: +49 89 2179-1 at 12:00, between March and October www.deutsches-museum.de/en/ the clock also chimes at 17:00. information/ The Deutsches Museum houses 50 MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES exhibition sections covering a vast selection of subjects from aeronautics Bayerisches National Museum to textile technology. Tours and Prinzregentenstr. 3 demonstrations for individuals or families Tel: +49 89 2112 40 1 are in German only and are free of www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum. charge except for the Planetarium and de/Engl/b.htm the general tour. Specialist tours are www.chromatographyonline.com 31 GUIDE TO MUNICH

available in other languages and you Tuesday to Saturday from 13:00–18:00 can take a general tour for €3, covering and the restaurant is open from 18:00– several exhibitions and lasting about 24:00. Tickets cost €4 for an adult. 2.5 h. There are interactive elements to some of the exhibits, but as there are so SHOPPING many things to see it is advisable to get there early. Admission is €8.50 for adults and €3 for children between the ages The Viktualienmarkt is a bustling, of 6 and 15 years. It is open daily from colourful food market at the end of the 09:00–17:00. pedestrian zone off the Marienplatz. It has existed on the site since 1807 and Bier and Museum is one of the city’s major attractions. At Sterneckerstr. 2 the heart of the market is a traditional Tel: +49 89 2423 16 07 maypole surrounded by a beer garden. www.bier-und-oktoberfestmuseum. It is an excellent place to find fresh fruits, de/english/dahoam.html vegetables, cheeses, and sausages. This museum is housed within a Stalls are generally open between 10:00 14th-century building that has been and 18:00 Monday to Friday and 10:00 sensitively restored and several ceiling until 15:00 on Saturday, however, these paintings have been uncovered that times may vary from stall to stall. date back to 1340. The history of the building is only one of the delights on Kaufingerstr./Neuhauserstr. offer here, however, the rest is based on www.shops-muenchen.de taste. Visitors can learn about the history This pedestrian-only area starting at of beer with the culinary-guided tour and ending in Marienplatz is that includes beer sampling and at the where you will find the familiar high street end of the tour an enjoyable meal. There stores as well as a few smaller boutiques. are also beer tasting and beer brewing You can find plenty of clothes shops, courses available, and the museum bar jewellers, and perfumeries and there are and restaurant that seats up to 120 is also plenty of places to eat and drink, so ideal for parties. The museum is open a whole day could get you lost wandering 32 ANALYTICA 2014 GUIDE GUIDE TO MUNICH

around this area of Munich. Be careful on what you require and these can though — it can be extremely busy at be purchased from service points, peak times! customer service centres, info points, and several private sellers (such as Riem Arcaden kiosks). For more information on public Willy-Brandt-Platz 5 transport including timetables and Tel: +49 89 93 00 60 route maps please visit the website: www.riemarcaden.de/website/ www.muenchen.de/verticals/Traffic_ The Riem Arcaden is a large indoor Transport/227515/index.html shopping mall at Munich Messestadt, which is the business/exhibition centre Bicycles district of Munich. It takes about 20 There are plenty of rental places to get minutes on the subway to get there from a bike for your stay in Munich and with the city centre. With over 120 shops and extensive bike lanes it is an easy way to restaurants, ranging from department get around the city. stores to independent shops, all arranged over three floors, there is something for Mike’s Bike Tours and Bike Rentals every palate. tel. +49 89 2554 39 87 Radius Tours & Bike Rental GETTING AROUND tel. +49 89 5502 93 74 Munich Walk Tours Public Transport tel. +49 89 2423 17 67 Probably the best way of getting Spurwechse Stadtführungen around Munich is on public transport. tel. +49 89 6924 69 9 There are buses, trams, the S-, and the U-Bahn within Munich, as well as the Internet Resources Deutsches Bahn if you would prefer www.muenchen.de to travel further afield. The city also www.fodors.com puts on night services on a Friday and www.mytravelmunich.com Saturday evening. There are plenty www.lonelyplanet.com of choices for tickets depending www.discover-munich.info www.chromatographyonline.com 33