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Cafés in Maxvorstadt

The university quarter: Türkenstraße and Schellingstraße, Lost Weekend's book café, Café Jasmin's listed interior and the museum cafés of the Kunstareal.

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The Maxvorstadt was Munich's first planned extension. After Bavaria became a kingdom in 1806, Max I Joseph decided in 1808 to enlarge the capital, and Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell drew a grid of straight streets, a clear break from the crooked old town; under Ludwig I, Klenze and Gärtner then built the 1,250-meter Ludwigstraße.1

Ludwig I moved the university from Landshut in 1825, and on his birthday in 1840 it took over Gärtner's main building on Ludwigstraße.2 Today more than 120,000 students of the two universities shape the quarter, and Türkenstraße, Amalienstraße and Schellingstraße are lined with cafés, bookshops, galleries and copy shops.1

Local tip: For a seat to work, take one of the long wooden tables at Lost Weekend on Schellingstraße 3; the U3 and U6 stop at Universität a few meters away.4

At a glance

126Cafés listed
61With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
03:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Cafe Arnold, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–14:00).
  • Closes latest: naum, until 03:00 (Mon–Fri 11:00–03:00).
  • Most common features: indoor seating (44%), vegetarian options (39%), outdoor seating (39%).

Cafe Arnold

  • Barer Straße 36
  • Mon–Fri 06:00–14:00
  • +49 89 283200
  • Indoor seating
  • Vegetarian options
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Open by 6am
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California Bean

  • Dachauer Straße 12
  • Daily 06:30–16:00
  • Takeaway
  • Indoor seating
  • Cash only
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wheelchair access
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Coffee chains in Maxvorstadt

Türkenstraße and the Amalienpassage

Café Puck at Türkenstraße 33 is café, restaurant and bar in one, open daily from 09:00 to 01:00. A few doors up, the Alter Simpl at number 57 was the meeting place of the satirical magazine Simplicissimus around 1900.1

Mary's Coffee Club sits in the quieter Amalienpassage, with a large terrace under a sun sail, its own house blend and breakfast served all day; owner Maren Weiss also runs Daddy Longlegs on Barer Straße.3 For espresso, Paulo at Türkenstraße 69 and humpback whale specialty coffee at 84a are a short walk north.

Schellingstraße

Lost Weekend fills the former university bookshop Heinrich Frank at Schellingstraße 3. In 2014 the room became a pared-back day café with books for sale and coworking: large raw wooden tables for laptops, every hot drink with soy, almond or hemp milk, and regular readings, discussions and open stages.4

Man versus Machine has a bar at Schellingstraße 18, open from 08:00 on weekdays. At number 54, the Schelling-Salon has had billiard tables since 1911 and still draws old and young for cards, dice and table football.1

The Kunstareal's museum cafés

The café of the Glyptothek on Königsplatz spreads over the inner courtyard and Room VIII, serving Italian coffee, Franconian wine, panini, salads and cake from Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–17:00.5 It takes cash only.

Ella, the restaurant and café of the Lenbachhaus, is named after Gabriele Münter, whom Kandinsky called Ella; the museum holds the world's largest collection of their Blauer Reiter group, and there is a terrace in good weather.6 The Museum Brandhorst café on Theresienstraße opens at 10:00, and the lawn in front of the Alte Pinakothek is where students, neighbors and museum visitors gather.7

Early, late and near the station

Stehcafe an der TU on Luisenstraße and Cafe Arnold on Barer Straße open at 06:00 on weekdays, Böcklin Coffee on Brienner Straße at 06:30. At the other end of the day, Cafe an der Uni on Ludwigstraße serves until 01:00 every night and naum on Barer Straße until 03:00 on weekdays.

Café Jasmin on Steinheilstraße has a listed interior of velvet-green armchairs, gilded chandeliers and Formica tables; it is said to be Mick Jagger's favorite café when the Rolling Stones play Munich, and in the evening it turns into a bar.8

Sources

  1. Stadtteile: Maxvorstadt, München Tourismus (muenchen.travel), accessed October 2026
  2. Historie: König Ludwig I. holt die LMU nach München, Kunstareal München, accessed October 2026
  3. Ein Liebesbrief an die Münchner Cafészene, München Tourismus (muenchen.travel), accessed October 2026
  4. Lost Weekend, mux.de, accessed October 2026
  5. Café im Innenhof der Glyptothek, Kunstareal München, accessed October 2026
  6. Besondere Frühstückslokale in München, München Tourismus (muenchen.travel), accessed October 2026
  7. Besondere Straßen: Theresienstraße, München Tourismus (muenchen.travel), accessed October 2026
  8. Traditionsreiche Cafés in München, München Tourismus (muenchen.travel), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Maxvorstadt cafés: questions

Where can you work on a laptop in a café in Munich's Maxvorstadt?

Lost Weekend at Schellingstraße 3, a book café in the former university bookshop Heinrich Frank, was set up in 2014 with large wooden tables for laptops and coworking. Every hot drink is available with soy, almond or hemp milk, and the U3 and U6 stop at Universität nearby.

Which museum cafés are there in Munich's Kunstareal?

The Glyptothek on Königsplatz has a café in its inner courtyard and Room VIII with Italian coffee, Franconian wine and panini, open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00; it is cash only. Ella at the Lenbachhaus is named after Gabriele Münter, and the Museum Brandhorst on Theresienstraße has a café from 10:00.

What is Café Jasmin in Munich's Maxvorstadt known for?

Café Jasmin on Steinheilstraße has a listed interior of velvet-green armchairs, gilded chandeliers and Formica tables. It is said to be Mick Jagger's favorite café when the Rolling Stones are in Munich, is known for its cakes, and becomes a bar in the evening.

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