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( 4111 8046; Sonnenstrasse 24-26; mains €5-10; Sendlinger Tor)
Housed in a
grand, mid-18th-century former postal office, this foyer cafe offers an Italian menu, or just
unwind with a macchiato under the stylishly high, light-flooded vaulting.
SCHWABING & MAXVORSTADT
Alter Simpl
(Türkenstrasse 57; 11am-3am Mon-Fri, 11am-4am Sat & Sun; Schellingstrasse)
Thomas Mann and Hermann Hesse used to knock 'em back at this well-scuffed and wood-
panelled thirst parlour. A bookishly intellectual ambience still pervades and this is an apt
spot to curl up with a weighty tomb over a few Irish ales. The curious name is an abbrevi-
ation of the satirical magazine
Simplicissimus
.
PUB
Chinesischer Turm
(Chinese Tower; 383 8730; Englischer Garten 3; 10am-11pm daily; Chinesis-
cher Turm, Tivolistrasse)
This one's hard to ignore because of its English Garden loca-
tion and pedigree as Munich's oldest beer garden (since 1791). Camera-toting tourists and
laid-back locals, picnicking families and businessmen sneaking a sly brew clomp around
the wooden pagoda, showered by the strained sounds of possibly the world's drunkest
oompah band.
BEER GARDEN
Salon Иркутск
(Isabellastrasse 4; 5pm-late; Josephsplatz)
Escape the sugary cocktails and belly-
inflating suds to one of Munich's more cultured watering holes, which touts itself as a
Franco-Slavic evening bistro. You'll soon see this is no place to get slammed on Russian
ethanol or cheap Gallic plonk - Monday is piano night, Wednesday French evening and
the green-painted, wood-panelled interior hosts exhibitions of local art.
BAR
BEER GARDEN
Hirschau
( 322 1080; Gysslingstrasse 15; Dietlindenstrasse)
This monster beer garden ac-
commodates 1700 drinkers and puts on live jazz almost daily in summer. Dispatch the
kids to the playground and adjacent minigolf course while you indulge in some tankard
caressing.
