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centre's best places to explore the region with a fork. The menu is a checklist of southern
German favourites, but also features at least a dozen vegetarian dishes as well as Starn-
berg fish.
The tiny theatre at the back stages great shows and was among the venues that pion-
eered a modern style of
Volksmusik
(folk music) back in the 70s and 80s.
Sushi & Soul €€
(Klenzestrasse 21; mains €10-20; 6pm-1am; Reichenbachplatz)
The sushi is tasty,
other dishes can be hit or miss but the scene is fun anyway with a mixed crowd sluicing
down piscine morsels with creative cocktails (Tokyopolitan anyone?) while getting
showered with Japanese pop. A flirty
Sex & the City
vibe rules, especially during happy
hour (6pm to 8pm and after 11pm) when drinks are half-price.
SUSHI
Joe Peña's €€
(Buttermelcherstrasse 17; mains €11-16; 5pm-1am; Reichenbachplatz)
If you
came to southern Germany to eat food from Central America, do it here. Munich's best
Tex-Mex joint gets busy during happy hour (5pm to 8pm) and the nosh is tasty and as au-
thentic as you'd expect this side of the pond.
LATIN AMERICAN
La Bouche €€€
( 265 626; Jahnstrasse 30, enter on Westermühlstrasse; mains €13.50-19.50;
noon-3pm Mon-Fri, 6pm-midnight Mon-Sat; Fraunhoferstrasse)
Expect good Gallic
goings-on at this French-inspired port of call where tables are squished as tight as lovers
and the accent is on imaginative but gimmick-free fare such as truffle ravioli, veal liver
with caramelised apple, and plenty of fish. It's much bigger than first meets the eye -
there's a second room at the back.
FRENCH
Bamyan €€
(Hans-Sachs-Strasse 3; mains €8.50-17; 11am-2am; Müllerstrasse)
The terms
'happy hour', 'cocktail' and a 'chilled vibe' don't normally go together with the word
'Afghan', but that's exactly the combination you get at this new and exotic hangout,
AFGHAN
