11 Best Bars in Munich City Centre

Shisha Bar #1 Munich combines a hookah lounge, restaurant, bar and club format at Landwehrstraße 16 in the city centre. The offer includes a broad shisha selection alongside Italian food, burgers and other dishes, making it suitable for an evening that moves from dining into drinks and dancing.

Weinbar Griabig brings a distinctly Bavarian idea of “griabig”—pleasant, snug and deeply cozy—to Bräuhausstraße in Munich’s Altstadt. The emphasis is straightforward: good wine, good food and an unhurried evening in a welcoming bar setting.

In Munich’s Altstadt, LUX Bar & Restaurant pairs a cosy, polished interior with lively music and a sociable evening atmosphere. The setting works equally well for a solo glass of wine, cocktails with company or a longer dinner, with outdoor seating available when the weather suits.

Frisches Bier is a welcoming craft-beer bar on Thalkirchner Str. 53, built around 14 taps, a compact beer-friendly kitchen and a relaxed living-room atmosphere. Its own beers are joined by guest selections, giving the menu enough variety for both curious drinkers and visitors who already know their preferred styles.

Set above the Deutsches Museum on Museumsinsel, Frau im Mond - Dachterrasse combines a rooftop setting with views across Munich. Its outdoor seating and relaxed dine-in format suit a sunset drink, an easy meal or a solo stop, with cocktails, beer, wine and spirits alongside food served at the bar.

OTTO 25 brings a rooftop-bar setting to Atelierstraße in Munich’s Werksviertel, with wide city views that make it especially appealing for sunset drinks and relaxed evenings. The terrace, table seating and energetic service create an easy setting for meeting friends, while the bar keeps the focus on cocktails, beer, wine and spirits.

Dachgarten - auf dem Gasteig turns Rosenheimer Straße into a rooftop oasis with a 360-degree view over Munich. The open-air setting feels made for warm evenings, while the changing kitchens keep the food offer varied and the natural-wine selection gives the drinks side a distinctive direction.

Inside Ruby Rosi Hotel Munich on Bayerstraße, Rosi Bar offers a lively central stop for cocktails, beer, wine and spirits, with food available alongside the drinks. The terrace adds an outdoor option, while the warm, attentive service gives the bar an easy fit for celebrations, after-work drinks or a relaxed nightcap.

Set beneath mature trees in the heart of the Englischer Garten, Biergarten am Chinesischen Turm surrounds the park’s historic pagoda with a spacious open-air setting. Its relaxed, green atmosphere makes it a distinctive alternative to Munich’s conventional indoor bars.

At Platzl in the heart of Munich, Irish Pub Dubliner delivers a busy, energetic pub atmosphere with a proper Guinness, large screens for live sport and a broad international food offer. Pizza, pasta, Indian dishes and Irish favourites give groups plenty of flexibility, while cocktails, coffee, small plates and late-night food keep the menu going beyond the match.

Bierschuppen is a small, cosy pub on Reifenstuelstraße with a distinctly local feel and a setting away from Munich’s main tourist routes. Beer is central, joined by wine, spirits and straightforward food, while table service keeps the experience relaxed rather than rushed.

Its intimate size suits quiet drinks, low-key conversation and small groups more than loud parties. Dogs are welcome, adding to the informal neighbourhood character.