Upside East sits on the 10th floor of the Medienbruecke in Munich's Werksviertel-Mitte, a rooftop bar that trades on open-air cocktails and a wide outlook across the eastern city toward the Alps on clear days.
Who would love it: anyone after a high terrace with a drink in hand and a long view, on the redeveloped industrial quarter east of the Ostbahnhof. Who would skip it: anyone looking for a quiet, intimate cocktail den, since this is a large rooftop built for groups and golden-hour crowds.
The Rooftop Guide lists Upside East among Munich's notable rooftop venues, set atop the Medienbruecke building in Werksviertel-Mitte. The terrace pairs an open deck with an indoor lounge, so the space works across seasons rather than only on warm evenings, per the venue's own Werksviertel-Mitte listing.
The draw is cocktails with elevation. The bar leans on classic mixed drinks, spritzes and a wine list rather than a long experimental menu, with the view doing much of the work. Prices sit at the upper Munich range typical of a hotel-grade rooftop, so it reads as an occasion stop rather than a regular local.
The room splits between the open-air deck and a glassed indoor lounge, so the view holds whether the evening turns cool or clear. The Werksviertel-Mitte quarter around it was built on a former industrial site, and the tenth-floor position gives the bar one of the higher public outlooks in the eastern districts.
The crowd skews to after-work groups, visitors timing the sunset and locals from the new offices and venues nearby. Munich rooftop coverage on muenchen.de and in-muenchen.de groups it with the city's view terraces rather than its late-night clubs, which fits the early-evening rhythm of the deck.
Best time to go is early evening, when the sun drops behind the city skyline and the deck fills. The Werksviertel address sits a short walk from Ostbahnhof, easy to reach by S-Bahn and U-Bahn from the centre, and the surrounding quarter has grown into one of Munich's busier nightlife clusters.
What sets it apart is the height and the angle. Where many Munich terraces look onto courtyards, Upside East faces open city, a useful contrast within the field covered in our guide to rooftop bars in Munich. Browse the rest of the city on the Munich bar guide, and set it against the global field in our rooftop bars pillar and the best rooftop bars worldwide list.
Practical notes: the rooftop runs on weather, so check the venue's hours before a visit, and arrive ahead of sunset on a clear evening for a deck seat. Entry is through the Medienbruecke at Gisela-Stein-Strasse 20, and the lift carries visitors to the top floor.
Sources
- The Rooftop Guide — Munich rooftop listing and location
- Werksviertel-Mitte — venue placement on the Medienbruecke
- Upside East official site — bar concept and access
