Venues similar to Augustiner-Bräustuben

The Schneider Weisse mothership, 1872, Weisswurst until noon, Aventinus all night

Old-Munich Wirtshaus on the Viktualienmarkt edge

The original Hofbräu, 1,400-seat chestnut beer garden, locals' Hofbräu

The Westendstraße taverna, Greek-owned, Greek-run, no concession to anyone

Munich's largest living room, Augustiner Wirtshaus in the heart of Westend

Bavarian Wirtshaus + Augustiner Biergarten beside the Bavaria statue

The largest beer garden in the world, 8,000 seats under chestnuts, since 1791

The Knödel institution Munich locals actually book

The Salvator origin, Bavarian Brauhaus on the brewery's home hill

Munich's oldest beer garden, 1812, 5,000 seats under the chestnuts

The Englischer Garten postcard, earns the slot

Beechwood-grilled Nürnberger sausages on a tin plate, off the market

Holzplatz hideaway for fresh pasta and Roman pinsa

Israeli-German owners, Munich's best hummus on Metzstrasse

Munich's largest schnitzel, the Maxvorstadt classic since 1995

The university's Wirtshaus since the 1920s, Schwabing-Maxvorstadt seam

Bavarian Wirtshaus on the palace canal, deeded by Elector Karl Albrecht in 1730

Munich's serious Afghan kitchen since 2001; cardamom, lamb, and pumpkin borani.

Authentic Mexican tacos and quesadillas at Münchner Freiheit.

Munich's first proper tapas bar, on Amalienstraße since 1995.