Munich, Germany

Why Munich…

While the primary focus of this trip was Austria, our best option for flying home was through Munich. We were only in Munich for one afternoon and evening, but we decided to make the most of it and discover the city one beer hall at a time.

The kids’ favorite…

Augustiner Keller Biergarten – Gigantic beer, gigantic pretzels, and a gigantic play structure made this biergarten the perfect first stop for our family. The kids loved the play structure that was bigger and seemingly more dangerous than anything they have here at home. Rick and I loved the festive ambiance and cool crisp beer. We loved watching the local families play and enjoy the beautiful afternoon, the beer and food, and each other.

The best beer…

Schneider Brauhaus – In the heart of the old town, this beer hall had some our favorite beer including Aventinus and a good weiss bier (wheat beer) that I liked. The pork knuckle was pretty good too as an afternoon snack for the kids. Definitely a local watering hole. Another benefit of walking from Augustine Keller to Schneider was seeing some of the sites in Munich and getting ice cream along the way.

Hofbrauhaus – The iconic German beer hall, at least by American standards, did not disappoint. The Hofbrauhaus is huge and filled with tourists, as we expected, but it also had a fun polka band and the classic long communal tables. It was definitely worth the stop to see what the hype was all about.

Wirsthaus am Rosengarten – We’d had our fill of beer by this point, but loved sitting out on the patio. The restaurant is on Westpark and the kids could run around before dinner.