Food & Drink

Cuisine

Traditional Bavarian cuisine consists of simple peasant dishes and frequently include boiled, fried or grilled meats with side dishes of potato, flour and cabbage. Over time, these recipes have been refined and made more flavorful and palatable. Some of the typical dishes include:

• Roast pork
• Roast venison
• Grilled pork
• Pork knuckle - roasted ham hock
• Suckling pig

Typical side dishes include:

• Potato and bread dumplings (dumplings made from dried bread)
• Sauerkraut
• Red cabbage
• Coleslaw
• Mashed potatoes

Snacks:

• Pretzels
• Obazda
• Bavarian blue cheese
• White sausage (cooked sausage) with sweet mustard
• Fried sausage
• Cut sausage from many types of sausages
• Beef and pork loaf

Desserts:

• Auszogne
• Bee sting
• Bavarian cream
• Dampfnudel

Drinks

The national drink is beer and includes:

• Helles, Lager beer (beer that is fermented and stored at low temperatures)
• Dark beer
• Wheat beer (cloudy wheat beer)
• Strong beer (beer with a higher alcohol content and are brewed during Lent/Easter)
• Radler (Lager beer + lemonade)
• Russ (wheat beer + lemonade)
• Spezi (Fanta + coke)

Restaurant

Good restaurants can be found either by searching online or be choosing a restaurant down the street, which is well attended by locals. Prices are usually posted by the entrance.

Additional suggestions for American visitors:

• The waiters/waitresses rarely accompany customers to their tables, so customers should select an empty table and seat themselves.
• It is not customary to ask for a tap water. Customers are advised to order only what is on the menu.
• Credit cards are rarely accepted. Paying by cash is more typical and gratuities are typically 5%-10% of the bill.

Fast food

In the city, the more popular fast food chains such as McDonalds and Pizza Hut are well represented. There are also many food stalls and cafes where visitors can enjoy a typical Bavarian snack. Another inexpensive alternative are Turkish snack shops, which typically offer the famous Doner Kebab and other Turkish dishes.