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Long-Term Rentals
If you’re planning to stay in Munich for a month or longer, you might consider renting through a Mitwohnzentrale (flat-sharing agency; Click here). Accommodation can be anything from rooms in shared student flats to furnished apartments.
Generally speaking, a room in a flat costs about €350 to €600 per month, while a one-bedroom apartment ranges from €500 to €800. Commission (up to one month’s rent), VAT (19%) and, in some cases, a deposit must be added to the rent.
Agencies to try include the following:
City Mitwohnzentrale (Map; 194 30; www.mitwohnzentrale.de; Lämmerstrasse 4)
Mitwohnzentrale an der Uni (Map; 330 3740; www.mwz-munich.de; Fendstrasse 6)
Mitwohnzentrale – Mr Lodge (Map; 340 8230; www.mrlodge.de; Barer Strasse 32)
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EATING
Restaurants
AFGHAN
Lemar (Map; 2694 9454; Brunnstrasse 4; mains €5-12; dinner) Lemar provides an excellent introduction to this little-known but tasty cuisine, serving scrumptious Central Asian dishes such as spicy lentil soup, chicken kebabs, fried basmati rice with raisins and pistachios, and mantu (pasta balls filled with meat and yoghurt). Rave reviews from all who eat in the authentic cushion-strewn dining space mean bookings may be necessary.
ASIAN
Swagat (Map; 4708 4844; Prinzregentenplatz 13; mains €10-15) Generally regarded as one of Munich’s best Indians restaurants, Swagat is situated in an intimate cellar space bedecked in Indian fabrics, smiling gods and brass lanterns. The curry is as hot as Bavarians can take it, and there’s plenty to please noncarnivores.
Sushi & Soul (Map; 201 0992; Klenzestrasse 21; mains €10-20) This stylishly pricey joint wows with soft lighting, a long, central table that points dramatically towards the backlit open kitchen and fabulous sushi. During the long-standing and popular happy hour (6pm to 8pm) a multicourse Bento palette of sushi, not to mention all the cocktails, is half-price.
BAVARIAN & GERMAN
Weisses Bräuhaus (Map; 229 9875; Im Tal 10; mains €6-15) The Weisswurst (veal sausage) served here sets the city’s standard; wash a pair down with the excellent Schneider Weissbier. Of an evening the dining halls are charged with red-faced, beer-fuelled hilarity and Alpine whoops to the strains of a rabble-rousing oompah-band.
Fraunhofer (Map; 266 460; Fraunhoferstrasse 9; mains €7.50-16) This bustling restaurant is a homely place where the old-world atmosphere and decor (featuring mounted animal heads and a portrait of Ludwig II) contrasts with the menu. Its fresh takes on classical fare draw a hip, intergenerational crowd.
Unionsbräu Haidhausen (Map; 477 677; Einsteinstrasse 42; mains €7.50-16.50) This sophisticated brewpub has eight separate spaces where a mixed clientele of business types, locals and tourists slurp the house brew and feast on meat platters. There’s a jazz club in the basement (Jazzclub Unterfahrt im Einstein; ).
Other recommendations:
Hundskugel (Map; 264 272; Hotterstrasse 18; mains €10-18) Munich’s oldest restaurant, founded in 1440, feels a bit like an old-fashioned doll’s house.
Wirtshaus in der Au (Map; 448 1400; Lilienstrasse 51; mains €8-20) Fewer tourists and creative Bavarian cuisine in a faux rural setting.
FRENCH & INTERNATIONAL
Königsquelle (Map; 220 071; Baaderplatz 2; mains €5-16; dinner) Something of a Munich institution for its attentive service and dark, well-stocked hardwood bar, the food here is consistently excellent, straightforward but expertly prepared.
Rue des Halles (Map; 485 675; Steinstrasse 18; mains €17-26) The gourmet French cuisine draws a high-octane crowd to this designer restaurant near the Kulturzentrum Gasteig. Count on about €80 for a three-course meal, including a glass of wine.
ITALIAN
Café Osteria La Vecchia Masseria (Map; 550 9090; Mathildenstrasse 3; mains €7-15) This is one of the best Italian places in Munich, loud but unquestionably romantic. Earthy wood tables, antique tin buckets, baskets and clothing irons conjure up the ambience of an Italian farmhouse.