A quick guide to München

Museums etc.

• Deutsches Museum
  Museumsinsel 1. A famous museum for all sciences. It has a section on mathematics and on computers.
• Lenbachhaus
  Luisenstrasse 33. A wonderful fairly small art gallery. It is most famous for its collection from the school "Blauer Reiter".
• Pinakothek der Moderne
  Barer Strasse 40. A very ambitious art gallery which complements the classical galleries "Alte Pinakothek" and "Neue Pinakothek". It was opened very recently (just in time before the general election).
• Müllersches Volksbad
  Rosenheimer Strasse 1. A public swimming pool from the Jugendstil period. It is located opposite the Deutsche Museum. Inside one finds a nice cafe.
• Herz-Jesu Kirche
  Lachnerstrasse 8 (Neuhausen). An exceptional piece of architecture, not far from the Nymphenburger Schloss. It was opened just a few years ago after the old wooden building burnt down. The new construction is made from steel and glass but uses wood inside.

Cafes, Restaurant etc.

• Spatenhaus an der Oper
  Residenzstrasse 12. Good bavarian food and beer.
• Pfälzer Weinstube
  Residenzstrasse 1. Good wine and simple food. Not fancy, but good atmosphere.
• Bohne und Malz
  Sonnenstr. 11 (Entrance from Herzogspitalstrasse). A place for beer (Malz) and coffee (Bohne). Has also good food.
• Prinz Myshkin
  Hackenstrasse 2. An excellent vegetarian restaurant.
• Cafe am Beethovenplatz
  Goethestr. 51. Vienna Style Kaffeehaus. Traditional place with nice atmosphere and excellent food.
• Kaffeehaus Dukatz
  Salvatorplatz 1. Located in the Literaturhaus. Bohemian style cafe.
• Schelling-Salon
  Schellingstrasse 54 (Schwabing). Historic pub which seems completely unchanged. It is a good contrast to all the stylish cafes in Schwabing. Don't try the food.
• Reitschule
  Königinstr.34 (Schwabing). Cafe, restaurant, bar. Beautiful historic building, the former school for riding, closed to the university.
• Stadtcafe - im Stadtmuseum
  St.-Jakobs-Platz 1. Convenient location. Has coffee and food.
• Voila
  Wörthstr 5 (Haidhausen). Very popular cafe and cocktail bar. Good and reasonably priced food. Happy hour 11 pm until 1am.
• Fraunhofer
  Fraunhofer Strasse 9 (Glockenbachviertel). A traditional place what germans call "Kneipe" (casual atmosphere). Has bavarian food.
• Nil
  Hans-Sachs-Strasse 2 (Glockenbachviertel). Bar and restaurant, popular among gay people. Open until 3 am. Many more gay places in the same neighbourhood.
• Unterfahrt
  Einsteinstrasse 42. Located in a huge cellar. The place for Jazz in München.
• Pascha Club
  Rosenheimer Str. 145 h. Famous night club. You might meet Boris Becker there. Many more clubs at "Kunstpark Ost" (Grafinger Str. 6).

Shopping

• Viktualienmarkt
  The famous open market in München.
• Fünf Höfe
  Between Theatinerstrasse, Salvatorstrasse, and Maffeistrasse. Fancy shopping arcades. Rebuild (interesting architecture) and opened fairly recently. A shop worth noticing is "Manufactum" which offers old fashioned quality goods.
• Kaufingerstrasse
  A reasonable shopping street.
• Hugendubel
  Marienplatz 22. The biggest book store. Has various other locations.
• Dallmayr
  Dienerstrasse 14-15. A famous place for delicatessen. Claims to have more visitors than Schloss Neuschwanstein.

Software

• sd&m AG
  Müchen is the centre of the IT business in Germany. One of the most respected software companies is sd&m. It produces high profits even after September 11.

Public Transport

• Fare
  The scheme for computing the correct fare is incomprehensible. Don't try to understand it. A potential pitfall is the concept to have different types of zones. So there are different zones, of course, but there are also different types.
• Airport
  Take the S8 to get directly from the airport to Ostbahnhof (and back). Other trains take longer.