Beer gardens in the suburbs
Waldwirtschaft
As this beer garden is located near munich's high-society area grã¼nwald, chances are good to see at least a local celebrity. no oompha bands but live jazz music. take s7 to groãhesslohe isartalbahnhof. walk down the sollner straãe in eastern direction to the river isar.
Michaeligarten
This beer garden is in eastern munich, in the michaelipark, near the michaelibad. to get there, take the u5 and exit michaelibad. take the front, right hand exit, walk along the street. turn right at the next intersection, the go straight for about 5 minutes.
Kugleralm
In this traditional beer garden, the radler mixture half beer half lemonade was invented in 1922, when lots of cyclists rushed into this beer garden on a hot summer day. when they ran out of beer, they diluted it with lemonade, telling the people this mix was invented especially for cyclists radler in bavarian, because it does not contain so much alcohol. take the s5 to furth. you have to walk about 15 minutes in western direction. ask a local for the exact way, on a nice day there will be many heading in the same direction.
Hirschgarten
Europeâs biggest beer garden with 8000 seats. its most prominent feature apart from the size is a mini-zoo with deer and wild boars. to get there, take the s-bahn to hirschgarten.
Other munich bars/clubs
Nerodom
Ganghoferstraãe 74, + 49 089 721 27 05 (http://www.nerodom.de/). nerodom is munich's only full-time "black club". that's goth, wave, industrial, electro, medieval, black metal, depending on the day. all other "black events" are usually once a week or once a month, and can be found online at schwarzes mã¼nchen (http://www.schwarzes-muen...).
Klangwelt
Landsbergerstr. 169 (http://www.klangwelt.tv/). located south-west to the central station. the entrance fee is between â¬7 and â¬10. 3 dance floors on 3000 square meters, 3 different music styles. open only on saturday nights.
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If you happen to be unfortunate enough to miss Oktoberfest, you can live through a sanitized, safer version at any of Munich's many beer gardens. The Hofbräuhaus may be the most famous beer hall. There are countless beer gardens scattered around the city. For those competent beer drinkers, try Starkbierfest after Lent lasting till before Easter. The beer is darker and stronger than normal even than Oktoberfest beer.
The coffee culture is also very strong, especially during the summer months, but is often overlooked by most visitors.
clubs and discos
You have to be at least 18 years old to get into most clubs and discos in Munich. Always have your passport or ID card with you, and a driver's licence may be okay, too. Some clubs have "Ã30-Parties", where you should be over 30 to get in, but usually you have no problems if you are over 25. In most places, it is ok to wear jeans and sneakers. Haidhausen is the popular nightlife district being home to Munich "Kultfabrik" and "Optimolwerk" clubbing neighborhoods.
Locations change so best to check on the internet for upcoming events e.g in-muenchen.de is one of the nightlife guides.
beer gardens and beer halls
Usually located under large chestnut trees Kastanienbäume for shade. Often there are rows of fold-away tables and self-service. If you see tablecloths on some tables there is normally service only there. In a traditional Bavarian beer garden, you are allowed to bring your food along with you. Only beverages usually one litre mugs of local beer or Radler which is a half and half mix of beer and lemonade are to be bought at the beer garden. Many locals still cling to this custom, though food is available as well. Try Riesenbrezn big pretzels and Steckerlfisch cured fish. Beer gardens are usually visited by a mixed crowd of people locals, tourists, families, younger, elderly, straight, gay etc. which the special atmosphere of a beer garden arises from; though people normally don't go alone there. If you don't manage to find a free table, don't hesitate to ask if you may join someone. No local would refuse this request. Beer gardens are family friendly, with children's play areas on site. Well-behaved dogs are welcome, on leash.