Eat, drink, shop and socialize at Munich’s Viktualienmarket
It’s not all Wiesn and Oktoberfest when it comes to food and drink in Munich. What better place than a market, and not just any old farmers market, to sample the best and freshest products al fresco and take your week’s supply home in your basket.
One of the nicest and most colorful is the famous Viktualienmarkt, not far from the Town Hall and the Marienplatz.
Rathaus and Marienplatz
Until 1807 it was actually the Mareinplatz which was the biggest farmer’s market in Munich. It grew however too small and by royal decree of 1807, the market stalls were relocated to the area which is today known as the Viktualienmarkt. The name comes from the Latin word for food.
Severely damaged during WWII, there were plans to demolish the entire site and erect office buildings instead. Imagine that!! Luckily, reason prevailed and that’s why we can today visit and enjoy the absolute best and most colorful market which has come a long way from fresh fruit and vegetables. More than 140 stalls make for a gourmet haven. Fish, meat, sausage, bread, flowers, exotic and not so exotic fruit and vegetables are on offer six days a week.
Weisswurst
Smoked fish
Dampfnudel
You can enjoy samples of the delicacies at the stalls or do as the locals do, sit down on the wooden benches in one of the many restaurants and have Weisswurst and a beer before noon. That’s very important, because the real Weisswurst fans do not deem the sausage fit for consumption after 12 o’clock.
Zum Wohl
What I like best, apart from the food and the lively company are the fountains and statues which dot the area. Among them a memorial to the local comic Karl Valentin and this adorable statue of a typical bayerische Marktfrau who has always a bunch of fresh flowers in her arms.
Weisswurst and a beer before noon? I could do that.
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It’s essential. Because Weisswurst after noon is not considered fresh anymore. And.. what is Weisswurst without a beer, so, there you go.
I love Munich! This brought back such lovely memories of my time at the Marienplatz. Thank you!
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Sounds like good to visit this kind of market…It looks like a lot of delicious food they sell..Thank you for sharing with us..
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The Dampfnudel looks new to me and interests me a lot.. I just want to give this a try if I go to this place.. Thanks for the photos and the ideas here..
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Munich, well the Bavarian region, is one of my favourite parts of Europe! I can remember braving some terrible rain in this market to get from food stall to food stall… so much to try!
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This is quite a good scenery, I hope that I can visit Europe soon. by looking at those photos it interest me a lot.
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It’s not all Wiesn and Oktoberfest when it comes to food and drink in Munich. What better place than a market, and not just any old farmers market, to sample the best and freshest products al fresco and take your week’s supply home in your basket.
One of the nicest and most colorful is the famous Viktualienmarkt, not far from the Town Hall and the Marienplatz.
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Munich is amazing, isn’t it? Great architecture, food and beer! I can’t wait for Oktoberfest, either!
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