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Best Cafés in Munich (2026)

Coffee and cake in the afternoon is a firm Munich habit, and the city has cafés for every taste. Café Luitpold on Brienner Straße, open since 1888, is the classic grand coffee house, with a palm garden, cakes and pralines made in-house and breakfast served until mid-afternoon; reserve if you want a table under the palms. Rischart, a family bakery since 1883, runs a busy café right on Marienplatz and two more close by, and is a reliable choice for breakfast before sightseeing. Kreutzkamm, a confectioner founded in Dresden in 1825, is the place for Baumkuchen and Christmas stollen.

For something quicker, Café Frischhut by Viktualienmarkt fries Schmalznudeln, the traditional Bavarian doughnut, which are best eaten hot in the morning; it closes on Sundays. Specialty coffee fans should head to Man Versus Machine, a Munich roaster founded in 2014 with bars in Glockenbach, Maxvorstadt, Schwabing and on Marienplatz. In warm weather, Ballabeni Icecream near the Pinakotheken makes an easy break between museums. Most traditional cafés serve breakfast as well as cake, many bakeries open early, and card payment is increasingly common, though carrying a little cash is still sensible for smaller places.

6 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Munich

  1. Café Luitpold Grand café and confectioner, MaxvorstadtA grand café on Brienner Straße founded in 1888, with a palm garden, in-house cakes and chocolates, breakfast until mid-afternoon and a small history museum.
  2. Rischart Café am Marienplatz Bakery café, AltstadtThe Marienplatz café of Rischart, a Munich family bakery founded in 1883, serving breakfast, cakes and Bavarian dishes right on the city's main square.
  3. Café Frischhut (Schmalznudel) Traditional pastry café, AltstadtA small, traditional café by Viktualienmarkt known for one thing: Schmalznudeln, the hot fried dough pastries also called Auszogne, eaten in or taken away.

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1. Café Luitpold

Grand café and confectioner$$Maxvorstadt

A grand café on Brienner Straße founded in 1888, with a palm garden, in-house cakes and chocolates, breakfast until mid-afternoon and a small history museum.

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