Germany (Lonely Planet, 6th Edition) - Andrea Schulte-Peevers [271]
Ned Kelly’s (Map; 2421 9899; Frauenplatz 11) Probably the best expat and traveller scene in town, this Australian bar near the Frauenkirche has live music seven nights a week, live big-screen footy and a menu featuring much of Australasia’s iconic fauna. The venue is shared with Kilian’s Irish pub.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Munich is naturally the cultural epicentre of Bavaria and the Alps. Apart from discos, pubs and beer halls, excellent classical, jazz and opera venues abound.
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Listings
Go Muenchen (www.gomuenchen.com; €3) What’s-on guide to the city including exhibitions, concerts etc.
In München (www.in-muenchen.de; free) The best source of information; available free at bars, restaurants and ticket outlets.
Konzertnews (www.muenchenmusik.de) Free classical music and opera listings magazine.
München im… (free) Excellent A-to-Z pocket-sized booklet of almost everything the city has to offer.
Munich Found (www.munichfound.de) English-language city magazine with useful listings.
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Tickets
Tickets to entertainment venues and sports events are available at official ticket outlets (Kartenvorverkauf).
München Ticket (Map; 0180-5481 8181; www.muenchenticket.de; Neues Rathaus) Counter within the Marienplatz tourist office.
Zentraler Kartenvorverkauf (www.zkv-muenchen.de) Karlsplatz (Map; 5450 6060); Marienplatz (Map; 292 540) Branches all over the city and kiosks in these U-Bahn stations.
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Cinemas
For information about screenings check any of the Munich listings publications. Admission usually ranges from €6.50 to €8.50, though one day, usually Monday or Tuesday, is ‘Kinotag’ with reduced prices. Non-German films in mainstream cinemas are almost always dubbed. Films showing in the original language with subtitles are labelled ‘OmU’ (Original mit Untertiteln); those without subtitles are ‘OV’ or ‘OF’ (Originalversion or Originalfassung). Amerika Haus shows nondubbed films, as do the following movie theatres:
Atlantis (Map; 555 152; Schwanthalerstrasse 2)
Cinema (Map; 555 255; Nymphenburger Strasse 31) The pick of the bunch: comfy and modern, with great balcony seats, ice cream and salty popcorn (not a given).
City Atelier (Map; 591 918; Sonnenstrasse 12)
Filmmuseum (Map; 2332 4150; St-Jakobs-Platz 1) In the Stadtmuseum.
Museum-Lichtspiele (Map; 482 403; Lilienstrasse 2) Small and quirky.
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Nightclubs
Munich has a thriving club scene with something to suit most tastes. Bouncers are notoriously rude and ‘discerning’, so dress to kill (or look, as locals say, schiki-micki) and keep your cool. The cover prices for discos vary but average between €5 and €10.
Kultfabrik (Map; www.kultfabrik.de; Grafinger Strasse, Haidhausen) and Optimolwerke (Map; www.optimolwerke.de; Grafinger Strasse, Haidhausen) are back-to-back villages of pubs, bars and clubs – nearly 40 in total – near the Ostbahnhof. They’re a party animal’s mecca, where you can roam from an ’80s disco to hip-hop, trance and heavy metal venues. An ‘in’ spot here is Drei Türme ( 4502 8817; www.dreituerme.de; 9pm-4am Tue, 10pm-6am Wed, Fri & Sat), a chic living-room club disguised as a Hollywood castle and lit by a forest of glass-fibre tubes. Alternatively join Munich’s huge Russian expat mob for some vodka-fuelled excitement at Kalinka ( 4090 7260; 10pm-5am Fri, 10pm-9am Sat), a flashy place decked out with lots of red velvet, dancing girls and a giant bust of Lenin. Other options include Milch & Bar ( 450 2880; www.milchundbar.de; 10pm-6am Sun-Thu, 10pm-9am Fri & Sat), a more mainstream choice catering to disco divas; and the padded crimson Living4 ( 4900 1260; www.living4.de; 10pm-4am Tue-Thu, 10pm-6am Fri & Sat), playing a good mix of hip hop, Latin and house.
Muffatwerk (Map; 4587 5010; www.muffatwerk.de; Zellstrasse 4) This is another big complex that holds large concerts and, in summer, an open-air disco on Friday with