M'Uniqo occupies the twelfth floor of the Andaz hotel at Schwabinger Tor, on Leopoldstrasse in the north of Munich, and runs an indoor bar that opens onto an exposed terrace one level above it. It counts among the highest roof terraces in the city, with a sightline that reaches across the Schwabing rooftops toward the Olympiapark towers and the Alps on a clear evening.
The room suits drinkers who want a view with their cocktail and a seat above the traffic. It works less well for anyone after a quiet local or a cheap round, because the prices track the altitude and the terrace fills fast on warm weekends.
Falstaff describes the setting as one of Munich's more ambitious rooftop projects, with a glass-walled bar on the twelfth floor and open seating on the deck above. The Rooftop Guide ranks it among the best rooftop bars in the city for the wide outlook over Schwabing, the park and the Alpine horizon to the south.
The approach is part of the visit, with a lift carrying drinkers up through the hotel to the bar level. Inside, the glass walls keep the room usable through the colder months, while the upper deck is the draw from late spring into autumn. Abendzeitung Munchen lists the terrace among the city rooftops worth the climb for the height alone.
The cocktail list leads the menu, built around classics and a rotating set of house drinks, with sparkling wine and a short food selection alongside. The kitchen sends out bar plates rather than a full restaurant service, which keeps the focus on the drinks and the outlook. Order a cocktail and carry it to the terrace rail, because the view is the reason to climb twelve floors, and expect hotel-rooftop pricing rather than neighbourhood rates.
The drinks programme reads as a hotel bar list done with care rather than a destination cocktail den, which fits the setting. Classics are made properly and the rotating house drinks give regulars a reason to return through the seasons, while the sparkling and wine options suit anyone who came for the sunset over a full mixing session. The bar staff keep the service quick on the busy nights, which a packed terrace needs.
M'Uniqo draws an after-work Schwabing crowd early in the evening and a dressier set later, with hotel guests mixed through. The terrace is the seat to ask for, and it goes first on the long summer evenings when the light holds past nine. The mix shifts with the weather more than at most bars, because the deck is the product, and a warm clear night turns it into the busiest view in Schwabing.
The reviews on Google Maps and the rooftop guides return to the same point, that the height and the outlook carry the visit and set it apart from a ground-floor bar. The common complaint is the cost and the queue for the lift on weekend nights, which is the trade for a seat this high. Anyone weighing it should treat the view as the main order and the drink as the seat charge.
Best time to go is a clear weekday evening before sunset, when the terrace has room and the Alpine sightline is at its sharpest. Reservations help on Friday and Saturday, when the deck books out and the wait at the lift builds. On a cold or wet night the indoor bar carries the room and the crowd thins to people who came for a drink rather than a photo.
The rooftop opened with the Andaz at Schwabinger Tor and has held a place on Munich rooftop lists since. It earns a spot among the best rooftop bars in the city and in our best rooftop bars worldwide guide. Plan the rest of an evening out from the Munich bar guide.
Sources: Falstaff; The Rooftop Guide; OpenTable; Andaz Munich official dining listing; Abendzeitung Munchen; Mit Vergnugen Munchen.
