Opened 2013 in a sensitive restoration of the former Augustiner monastery premises beside the Frauenkirche — where the brewery actually began in 1328, before moving west in the 19th century. The Klosterwirt is the youngest of Munich's central Augustiner venues and the quietest, built around a vaulted indoor dining room and a small walled courtyard catching the afternoon sun off the cathedral's south wall. Fewer seats than the Stammhaus (maybe a third of the scale), less tour-bus exposure than either Stammhaus or Hofbräuhaus, and a kitchen that leans slightly more composed — more plated Bavarian than long communal-table Bavarian. For travellers who find the Stammhaus or Hofbräuhaus too loud, Klosterwirt is the considered indoor Augustiner experience: you can actually hear the person across the table.
Location
Altstadt-Lehel,
Opening Hours
Closing soonClosing soon · 11 PM
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Insider Intel
Augustiner Edelstoff vom Holzfass — the full Augustiner lineup is on tap. Half-Mass is fine here; the room rewards a slower pour. The Tellerfleisch (boiled beef with horseradish) is a quieter Bavarian dish that fits the Klosterwirt character better than the Schweinshaxn crowd-pleaser. Vegetarian Obatzda or a Käsespätzle at lunch. The Apfelstrudel for dessert is scratch-made.
Lunch 12:30pm–2pm in the vaulted room or the courtyard (the courtyard catches good light from about 1pm). Weeknight dinner 7pm–9pm for the calmest room. Weekend evenings are busier but not oppressive. Do not come at the same hour the Frauenkirche tour groups are exiting; the courtyard spills with them.
Augustinerstraße 1, directly beside the Frauenkirche on the south side. 2-minute walk from Marienplatz. Menu prices slightly above the Stammhaus (EUR 18–32 for mains). Reservations recommended for weekend dinner — the courtyard especially. Cards accepted. Unlike Stammhaus or Hofbräuhaus, Klosterwirt is not a walk-in-at-any-time biergarten — it functions more as a restaurant that happens to serve the best beer in Munich. Match your expectations accordingly. Service runs through 11pm but the kitchen closes at 10pm.