MH5 Roof crowns the Werk 3 building at Atelierstraße 10 in Munich's Werksviertel-Mitte, a rooftop with a panoramic bar on the sixth floor and a two-story terrace climbing to the seventh. The sightline runs east across the redeveloped quarter, reaching the Alps on clear days.
Who would love it: a drinker who wants height, an open-air terrace and a cocktail above one of Munich's newest districts. Who would not: anyone after a quiet, year-round room, because MH5 trades on warm-weather evenings and event nights rather than a fixed daily service.
The walk in runs from the Ostbahnhof through the Werksviertel-Mitte, past the converted Pfanni halls to the Werk 3 block, then up by lift to the sixth floor. The Rooftop Guide describes the layout as a panoramic bar on the sixth floor opening onto a two-story terrace across the sixth and seventh floors, perched on top of Werk 3. The reward at the top is the elevation, a clear line east over the quarter and, on a bright evening, the ridge of the Alps to the south.
The venue sits in the Werksviertel-Mitte, the quarter built on the former Pfanni dumpling-factory grounds east of the Ostbahnhof. That setting matters: this is not a polished hotel rooftop but a creative-district address, surrounded by event halls, clubs and the slowly rising towers of the redevelopment. The nearest transit is Ostbahnhof, a short walk west, served by S-Bahn, U-Bahn and tram, which makes the climb easy to reach from the centre.
The bar runs on cocktails, sparkling wine and a short list of classics rather than a deep spirits program, the format that suits a terrace built for sunset sessions. Pricing sits in line with Munich's other rooftop addresses, in the mid-teens in euros for a cocktail. The draw here is the elevation and the open sky, not a technical drinks list, so the move is to arrive before sunset and hold a terrace spot before the light goes.
Across Google Maps reviews and Munich rooftop guides, the recurring notes are consistent. The view and the open-air terrace draw the most praise, access runs through the building's lift, and the rooftop is weather-dependent. The same guides flag that the terrace can close at short notice when the weather turns and that it runs busiest at sunset, so checking ahead on a marginal evening is the sensible move.
The crowd skews after-work and weekend, with a steady share of younger Munich drinkers pulled in by the Werksviertel clubs and the Werk 3 events calendar. It runs busiest on warm Friday and Saturday evenings, and the rooftop scales back in the colder months, so timing matters more here than at a street-level bar.
It works best for a few specific plans. For a group after sunset drinks with a skyline backdrop, MH5 is one of the easier rooftops to reach from the centre. For a first date that needs a view, the terrace does the work. For anyone set on a quiet, seated cocktail evening, a street-level room is the better call.
Best time to go is a clear early evening from late spring through early autumn, when the terrace is open and the Alpine sightline is at its best. For the wider picture, see where it sits among the best rooftop bars in Munich and the Munich bar guide, and compare it across our global rooftop bars roundup.
Pair this bar with
For Munich's highest rooftop, compare OTTO 25 Munich. For a design-hotel terrace, try The Charles Rooftop Munich. And for another elevated cocktail stop, Loft Rooftop Munich makes the natural next round.
Sources
Werksviertel-Mitte: Munich Hoch5 · The Rooftop Guide: MH5 Roof Bar · MH5 Roof official Facebook · Google Maps reviews (accessed 2026-06)
Reviewed by Marcus Webb, barsforKings. Published May 1, 2026.
