Prices in Munich for Food in Restaurants, Cafes and Supermarkets

Munich is the capital of the Free State of Bavaria. It is a modern metropolis renowned for its festivals and countless attractions. Tourists are attracted by its rich cultural heritage and welcoming, relaxed atmosphere.

The Bavarian capital has magnificent cathedrals, lush parks, museums, colourful medieval buildings with ornate facades and stained glass windows. It's also a place of unforgettable experiences and culinary delights. We've dedicated our article to shopping, supermarket prices and what to try in Munich.

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Bavarian cuisine is simple and uncomplicated; it has never been known for subtle and refined combinations of ingredients. With its abundance of fatty and floury dishes and enormous portion sizes, German food cannot be described as light and dietary. But how tasty it is! Traditional dishes are still prepared to old recipes.

The people of Munich are typical Bavarians who love their country and respect its traditions and rules. They're relaxed, hospitable and love a good meal. The national cuisine is a source of pride for the Bavarians. Here is the list of meals you should try in Munich:

• Obatzter – is a Bavarian cheese spread, which is very popular in many beer gardens and at Oktoberfest. A whipped cream of cheese or cottage cheese with herbs, onions and spices is usually served with bretzel and radishes.
• Bretzel – is a type of baked pastry made from dough that is commonly shaped into a knot.
• Sülze, Sulz – is German head cheese. In addition to meat products, it includes boiled eggs, pickles, sausage and green peas. The Sülze is usually served with vinegar.
• Eintopf – the German farmer stew, or “Eintopf” is a great dish that can be varied with all kinds of seasonal vegetables such as zucchini, squash, broccoli or celery.
• Knödel – is a German/Austrian dumpling– a popular side dish for meat dishes.
• Leberknödelsuppe – liver dumpling soup. This first course has a very special presentation: the plates are filled with a light meat broth and then dumplings — balls of liver, meat, potatoes and bread — are placed on the plate.
• Pfannkuchensuppe – soup with pancakes. The pancakes are first cooked and cut into strips and then added to the broth. A very unusual and hearty dish.
• Schweinshaxe – is a roasted ham hock (or “pork knuckle”).
• Schweinebraten –  is a traditional Bavarian recipe that translates as Roast Pork. It's cooked with beer which helps make a delicious sauce. Goes well with sauerkraut and knödel.
• Kartoffelsalat – potato salad, a classic Bavarian side dish. In addition to the potatoes, it includes onions, pickles and herbs. The dressing used is mayonnaise or salad dressing. Almost all restaurants in Munich serve this famous salad to their guests.
• Weißwurst – white Munich sausages. They are made from a mixture of minced veal and pork (3 to 1), seasoned with spices and herbs and then packed in natural pork casing.

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When travelling in Germany and planning your expenses, bear in mind that the country is not known for its low prices. In addition, Bavaria is currently one of the most prosperous regions. So calculate your food budget bearing in mind that prices will be higher than the European average. Here are some examples of how much a meal costs in Munich:

• Lunch for two — min. 30 EUR;
• Sausage in dough — 4 EUR;
• Sandwiches — from 4 EUR;
• Puffs, bretzels and other pastries — 2,5-4 EUR;
• Shrimp sandwich — min. 6 EUR;
• Sausages — min. 2,5 EUR;
• Beer — min. 4 EUR;
• Espresso — min. 2 EUR;
• Latte — min. 3 EUR.

Prices in cafés and restaurants in Munich 2023

Let's take a closer look at prices in Munich's cafés and restaurants. We start with the budget cafés.

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It is relatively cheap to eat out at lunchtime, when most establishments offer a fixed business lunch. A bowl of soup costs around 4-5 euros and a full lunch around 10-15 euros.

Beer gardens are slightly cheaper for locals than the crowded tourist spots.

Prices in Munich's cafés, where city dwellers prefer to eat:

• Breakfast set — min. 7 EUR;
• Vegetable salad — min. 5 EUR;
• Meat salad —  min. 10 EUR;
• Schnitzel with fried potatoes and salad — 10,5 EUR;
• Steak and potatoes — 10 EUR;
• White sausages with salad — 6,5 EUR;
• Cheese pâté with salad — 9 EUR;
• Falafel — 5 EUR;
• Beer — min. 3 EUR;
• Tea, coffee — min. 2 EUR.

Approximate cost of meals in popular tourist destinations:

• Breakfast set — min. 8,5 EUR;
• Small portion of salad — 5,9 EUR;
• Fruit and vegetable salad with mozzarella — 9 EUR;
• Munich sausages — 9 EUR;
• Spaghetti Bolognese — 11 EUR;
• Schnitzel with side dish — 15,5 EUR;
• Sandwich — 5 EUR;
• Falafel — 10,9 EUR;
• Toast with avocado — 10,9 EUR;
• Club sandwich — 16,9 EUR;
• Soup with liver dumplings — 5,5 EUR;
• Belgian waffles — 5,9 EUR;
• Beer — min. 4,4 EUR.

Several Michelin-starred restaurants in the Bavarian capital are renowned for their fine cuisine, imaginative food presentation and excellent service. How much does it cost to dine in such a place? The average bill at a Michelin-starred restaurant starts at €100 per person.

Most tourists go to mid-range restaurants and cafes. Here's a look at some of the prices in Munich's restaurants:

• Salads — 7-15 EUR;
• Soups — 5,5-10 EUR;
• Bretzel — 3 EUR;
• Bavarian sausages with side dish — 10-20 EUR;
• Munich-style escalope with Chips and salad — 17 EUR;
• Schnitzel with side dish — 15,5-20 EUR;
• Fish dishes and seafood — 19-30 EUR;
• Steaks and side dishes — 13,5-40 EUR;
• Desserts — 4,5-10 EUR;
• Ice cream — 8 EUR.

You can find delicious and hearty fast food on the streets of almost any European city. In Munich, street food is the cheapest way to satisfy your hunger. Stalls and kiosks are everywhere in the city centre. Sausages, bratwursts, sandwiches, hamburgers, oriental food, hot and cold drinks are all on offer.

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Approximate cost of food and drink

• Hot dog — 5,5 EUR;
• Slice of pizza — 2,7 EUR;
• Sandwiches — 4-5 EUR;
• Walnuts (1 cup) — 4 EUR;
• Pastries — 1.8 - 3 EUR;
• Sausages — 5 EUR;
• Coffee — min. 2,5 EUR;
• Tea — 1.8 - 2 EUR.

There are many bakeries and pastry shops. It's hard to walk past them without smelling a bun or puff pastry.

Pastries in such places cost from 1.5 euros. The choice is huge: puff pastries, doughnuts with colourful icing, cakes with different fillings, pretzels and much more.

It's hard to imagine German cities without Turkish snack bars. To attract customers, kebab shop owners offer special deals for students and children. A doner or shawarma sells for €4-5.

The doner plate — a meat dish with a side of potatoes or rice and a salad of seasonal vegetables — costs €8-10. The portions are large enough to usually feed two people.

Kebab houses also serve chicken kebabs, doner kebabs, dumplings and drinks.

Italian restaurants are serious competitors to the cheap Turkish kebab shops. In small cafes, pizza, lasagne or pasta costs 12-15 euros, and drinks start at 3 euros.

Asian restaurants also offer reasonably priced meals and snacks. Lunch costs around €8 to €10.

McDonald's and other well-known fast food chains are also available. A meal at McDonald's costs an average of €7-10.

Germany has a relatively high standard of living, so German food prices are higher than the European average.

Local shops and supermarkets offer a wide range of goods and products of excellent quality.

If you plan to cook during your trip, this will significantly reduce your food costs in Munich. Shops often have sales and promotions. Look out for orange price tags. This means that the food is nearing its sell-by date and is available at a discount.

You might think that organic food is sold in organic shops. It is true that the prices of organic food are high.

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Prices for food in Munich 2023

For this article, we have taken the prices of food in Munich from the websites of several supermarkets.

Name	Q-ty	Price, EUR
Bread	1 kg	2,78
Lion cereal flakes	300 g	3,99
Muesli	500 g	2,29
Biscuits	1 kg	7
Eggs	10 pcs.	2
Milk	1 l	1,29-2
Rice	1 kg	min. 2,58
Basmati rice	1 kg	min. 4,38
Pasta	1 kg	min. 2,8
Pearl barley	250 g	0,57
Lentils	0,5 kg	1,75
Lasagne sheets	0,5 kg	2,89
Jaсobs instant coffee	0,5 kg	9
Tea	20 tea bags	0,99-2
Sour cream	200 g	1-1,2
Yoghurt	300 g	0,39-0,8
Peppermint chocolate	300 g	1,99
Trout	1 kg	22
Salmon	1 kg	32
Minced beef	1 kg	7,98-10
Pork	1 kg	8-13
Chicken (fillet)	1 kg	9,98
Sunflower oil	1 l	2,24
Olive oil	1 l	8
Apples	1 kg	1,89
Raspberry	125 g	1,99
Bananas	1 kg	1,29
Cabbage	1 kg	1,09
Potatoes	1 kg	1,32
Carrots	1 kg	1,89
Courgette	1 kg	1,5-2
Tomatoes	1 kg	3
Onion	1 kg	2,65
Sausages	1 kg	min. 7
Jamón, prosciutto	1 kg	min. 17
Salami	1 kg	min. 12,9
Pâtés, bouillons, jellies	1 kg	20-30
Hard cheese	1 kg	min. 8
Cheese for toast	1 kg	7,16
Kiwi	1 pcs.	0,29
Mango	1 pcs.	0,99
Oranges	1 kg	1,34
Beer	0,5 l	min. 0,8
Wine	1 l	min. 1,69
Bottled water	1,5 l	min. 0,77

Munich has a large number of grocery stores that vary in size and price. Locals usually buy their weekly groceries at hypermarkets such as Kaufland, Globus and Real. As well as food, they also sell white goods and clothes. After shopping, you can grab a bite to eat or a cup of coffee in the food court area.

Rewe and Edeka are high-priced supermarkets that sell mainly food and drinks. They have a good range of fresh meat, cheese and sausages and many organic products.

Aldi, Lidl, Netto and Penny are discount supermarkets. They have the lowest food prices in Munich. Some people see them as supermarkets for the underprivileged. They can be 1.5 to 2 times more expensive than expensive shops.

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Alnatura sells products in the organic category. Products with this label indicate that they have been produced without the use of chemical fertilisers, antibiotics or genetic modification.

National food shops are supermarkets or stalls that sell goods that are popular in different countries. For example, Russian shops sell buckwheat, corn sticks with powdered sugar, caviar and other products that are almost impossible to find in local supermarkets. There are also Turkish, Italian and Asian stalls.

Stalls are small shops. Pastry shops, bakeries, mini-bakeries, butchers and fruit shops are popular in German cities. Prices are higher than in supermarkets, but they sell handmade goods that are made with heart.

If you want to soak up the atmosphere of the city and get into the spirit of the Bavarian capital, you must visit one of Munich's markets.

The Viktualienmarkt is more than just a place to sell food. It is also a true landmark of Munich. The market square is surrounded by medieval buildings and monuments. Tourists usually buy souvenirs, spices, home-made sausages and beer. There are often exhibitions, fairs and food tastings.

Elizabeth Market is the second most popular market in the city. The selection of goods here is more modest than at the Viktualienmarkt, but the prices are also lower.

Your choice of accommodation in Munich will depend on your preferences and budget. However, travelling with children is special and parents of young travellers tend to be concerned about baby food. In this section we'll look at how food is organised in Munich hotels.

Hotels usually only include breakfast in the room price. This includes yoghurt, muesli, cheese, sausages, ham, scrambled eggs, pastries and drinks.

Half-board or full-board hotels are not very common in Munich. Tourists are expected to take walks, go on excursions and eat outside the hotel.

However, if the hotel has a restaurant, you can always have lunch or dinner there for an extra charge. In this case, the menu includes potato, stew, vegetable and fish dishes for children. There are no all-inclusive hotels.

The easiest and most reliable way to feed your little travellers properly and healthily is to rent an apartment with a kitchen and prepare meals yourself. The nearest shops and supermarkets will provide all the food you need.

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Supermarkets and pharmacies also sell formula, purees and baby food for babies.

To give you an example of how much food costs in Munich:

Hipp formula, 600 g — 15 EUR;
Milk formula BeBa, 800 g —EUR;
Aptamil formula, 800 g — 15,5 EUR;
Natural berry tea, 1 litre — 7.5 EUR;
Fruit puree, 125 g — 1 EUR;
Hipp vegetables puree, 190 g — 1.05 EUR;
Hipp fruit puree, 190 g — 1.29 EUR;
Holle porridge, 250 g — 3 EUR;
Hipp porridge, 200 g — 1.99 EUR.

Despite the huge range in the grocery shops, it is almost impossible to find baby milk products in Munich. Even the usual cottage cheese is rare, as Germans prefer to eat quark. As a rule, cafes and restaurants in Munich offer a children's menu, which includes a small portion of schnitzel, Chips, fish fingers and pasta.

From the main menu, offer the children light soup, mashed potatoes, rice, steamed cutlets and schnitzels.

Munich is a beautiful city that adults and children alike will enjoy visiting. To make sure your trip is a positive experience, we've put together some tips that may be helpful:

1. Munich's tourist prices are high, so if you want to eat cheaply, don't be lazy and walk at least a few blocks away from the city centre.
2. If you arrive late at night or on a weekend, it can be difficult to get food as most shops and supermarkets are open until 7pm and closed on Sundays. So it is a good idea to stock up on a little something for that time.
3. You won't find special baby dairy products in local shops. For children you can safely buy plain yoghurt, kefir and milk as German products are guaranteed to be of good quality.
4. Most supermarkets and large shops hire trolleys for a deposit. The deposit is usually between 0.5 and 1 euro. The money is returned when you have unloaded and returned the trolley.
5. Spätshops are shops that are open 24 hours a day. The range of goods is not very wide and the prices are higher than in normal shops.
6. Products that are nearing the end of their shelf life are labelled Akce or Billiger. Such products are sold at a discount or on special offer.
7. If you are planning a trip to Munich, make a note of the shops and supermarkets near your hotel or apartment to save time.
8. The Viktualienmarkt sells many exotic products such as unusual fruits and the freshest seafood in Munich.

Choosing the best restaurants in Munich from the huge list of eateries is not easy. Adults would say it has to be places with unusual interior design and culinary discoveries by the chefs.

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But young children are unlikely to appreciate the delicate flavours of haute cuisine. For them, it's all about excitement and discovery, and they're wary of trying new foods. With this in mind, we have compiled a short list of places that are fun to visit with children.

BeerenCafe (Purpurweidenweg, 81249 München)  is a berry café. It has a playground, a small pool and a small petting zoo. The main attraction is that you can pick your own seasonal berries and fruit for dessert. Sweets and drinks are on the menu.

Coco Loco (Südliche Münchner Str. 35 82031 Grünwald) is a play centre. There are trampolines, bouncy castles, board games, slot machines and mazes. Coco Loco has a café serving snacks, burgers, hot dogs, drinks and desserts.

Hofbraukeller (Innere Wiener Straße 19, 81667 München) is an excellent beer restaurant with authentic Bavarian cuisine. Children will love the large children's room with entertainment. This place caters for Munich residents, so prices are lower than in similar restaurants in the city centre.

The Hofbraehaus (Platzl 9, 80331 München) is a legendary Munich restaurant frequented by famous politicians and historical figures. It is one of Germany's oldest breweries. In the old days, only the very rich could afford to drink beer and eat here. A Bavarian folk orchestra plays traditional Bavarian music and there is dancing on certain nights.

Ratskeller Munich (Marienplatz 8, 80331 München) is one of the most famous restaurants in the city. It is located in the heart of Munich in the basement of the City Hall. The menu features traditional Bavarian cuisine.

We hope that our article will help you plan your budget and find out which national dishes you should try in Munich. We wish you an enjoyable holiday and a great experience!