Under the chestnut trees of Augustiner-Keller, Munich reveals its deepest conviction: that beer served from a wooden barrel in a shaded garden is one of life's least improvable pleasures. The Augustiner brewery has been operating since 1328 and this Keller, near the Hauptbahnhof, pours their Edelstoff and Helles from Holzfasser — wooden casks that keep the beer at a temperature and carbonation that no metal keg can replicate. Five thousand seats beneath ancient chestnuts, gravel underfoot, pretzels the size of your head, and the particular democracy of a biergarten where bankers sit beside bricklayers because the wooden benches do not distinguish.
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Maxvorstadt, Munich
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ClosedClosed · Opens Tomorrow 10 AM
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Augustiner Edelstoff from the Holzfass — the wooden cask version is smoother, less carbonated, and served at a temperature that makes you understand why Munich has organised its social life around this beverage for seven centuries. A Mass (full litre) is traditional. Brezn with Obatzda. Schweinshaxn if hungry.
Sunny afternoons from 3pm when the chestnuts provide dappled shade and the garden fills with the city's cross-section. Summer evenings are peak atmosphere. Open year-round but the biergarten requires weather cooperation. Weekday afternoons for space.
Arnulfstrasse 52, short walk from Hauptbahnhof. Hackerbrucke S-Bahn. Mass (1L) EUR 10-12. Self-service in the garden, table service inside. Bring your own food to the self-service area if you like — biergarten tradition permits it. Cash for the garden stalls; cards at the restaurant. 5,000 seats but summer weekends fill.