Best Bars in Schwabing, Munich
Cocktail bars, listening rooms, literary cafés — Munich's heritage bohemian neighbourhood.
Schwabing has been Munich's bohemian heart since Thomas Mann lived here. The streets between the English Garden and the University combine literary heritage cafés with cocktail bars, brewery taprooms, and the densest Munich student energy.
Eight Schwabing picks for a properly Bavarian evening.
The best bars in Schwabing
Trader Vic's Munich
Bayerischer Hof hotel tiki bar. The most heritage tiki bar in Germany, Hawaiian shirts, full Polynesian aesthetic.
Café am Hochhaus
Hochbrückenstraße all-day café-bar. Coffee from 8am, drinks from 6pm, the Schwabing all-day default.
Drugstore
Schwabing cocktail bar. Strong cocktails, intimate room, the Schwabing modern cocktail option.
Augustiner-Keller
Arnulfstraße 1812 heritage Munich beer garden. 5,000 seats, Augustiner Hell on tap, full Bavarian heritage.
Chinesischer Turm
English Garden 1791 beer garden under a Chinese pagoda. 7,000 seats, the most uniquely Munich summer destination.
Café Reitschule
Königinstraße English Garden-side café-bar. Big terrace, full Schwabing all-day feeling.
Schelling-Salon
Schellingstraße 1872 heritage billiard pub. Cheap pilsner, billiards, full Schwabing heritage.
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