# Best Cafes in Munich

Munich's specialty-coffee roasters alongside its historic Kaffeehaus and Konditorei tradition, verified against first-party sites and independent coverage. · community starter list

A community-ranked list of the 10 best cafes in Munich, currently topped by Man Versus Machine (Glockenbachviertel) (Glockenbachviertel, Munich). Rankings shift as locals vote.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Germany](/germany.md) / Munich
**Updated:** 2026-09-05 14:21:33

1. **[Man Versus Machine (Glockenbachviertel)](/e/man-versus-machine-glockenbachviertel---1763.md)** (cafe) — Specialty coffee roastery and cafe founded 2014 by Marco and Cornelia Mehrwald, roasting light on a Probat drum; this Müllerstrasse shop is the original location. — score 1 — endorsements 1 — sources: https://www.filternotes.com/munich/man-versus-machine-coffee-roasters, https://mvsm.coffee/pages/mvsm-glockenbachviertel
2. **[Vits der Kaffee](/e/vits-der-kaffee---1764.md)** (cafe) — Roastery-cafe near Viktualienmarkt on Rumfordstrasse mixing traditional Viennese-style coffeehouse seating with in-house roasting on a Coffee Tech Ghibli drum. — score 1 — endorsements 1 — sources: https://sprudge.com/the-coffee-guide-to-munich-113532.html, https://vits.coffee/the-cafe/
3. **[Standl 20](/e/standl-20---1765.md)** (cafe) — Coffee stand inside the Elisabethmarkt run by roaster Johannes Bayer and Paul von Tettenborn, serving flat white, filter coffee, espresso tonic and homemade pastries. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://jaegerundsammlerblog.de/standl-20/, https://www.standl20.de/about-us/
4. **[Sweet Spot Kaffee (Viktualienmarkt)](/e/sweet-spot-kaffee-viktualienmarkt---1766.md)** (cafe) — Specialty coffee shop opened 2019 near Viktualienmarkt, rotating light-roasted beans from producers such as La Cabra, Coffee Collective and Tim Wendelboe. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://muenchen.mitvergnuegen.com/2019/sweet-spot-viktualienmarkt/, https://sweetspotkaffee.de/locations/
5. **[Cafe Frischhut (Schmalznudel)](/e/cafe-frischhut-schmalznudel---1767.md)** (cafe) — Family-run bakery-cafe near Viktualienmarkt operating since 1973, known locally as the Schmalznudel for its fried yeast pastry made fresh in the window. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.freizeitblog24.de/cafe-frischhut-schmalznudel/, https://www.cremeguides.com/muenchen/schmalznudeln-im-cafe-frischhut/
6. **[Cafe Luitpold](/e/cafe-luitpold---1768.md)** (cafe) — Grand Kaffeehaus on Brienner Strasse tracing to 1888, badly damaged in WWII bombing and rebuilt, reopened 1962 with its original facade later restored. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.exklusiv-muenchen.de/news/muenchner-kaffeehaus-tradition-das-luitpold-15746, https://www.cafe-luitpold.de/historie/
7. **[Rischart am Marienplatz](/e/rischart-am-marienplatz---1769.md)** (cafe) — Bakery-cafe on Marienplatz run by the Rischart family since 1883, with upstairs seating overlooking the square and the Glockenspiel. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.innenstadtwirte.de/index.php/mitglieder/cafe-rischart, https://www.rischart.de/
8. **[Dallmayr Cafe-Bistro](/e/dallmayr-cafe-bistro---1770.md)** (cafe) — Elegant cafe above the Dallmayr delicatessen on Dienerstrasse, serving breakfast, cakes and single-origin coffees in a stucco-ceilinged room facing the Frauenkirche. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://dinnerunddrinks.com/dallmayr-cafe-bistro-muenchen/, https://www.dallmayr.com/de/delikatessenhaus/cafe-bistro/
9. **[Cafe Jasmin](/e/cafe-jasmin---1771.md)** (cafe) — Vegetarian cafe at Steinheilstrasse and Augustenstrasse, in a 1955 room by designer Eugen Heiden whose original green-velvet interior is under monument protection. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.instagram.com/cafejasmin_munich/?hl=de, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_Jasmin
10. **[Cafe Bla](/e/cafe-bla---1772.md)** (cafe) — Icelandic-run specialty coffee shop opened 2016 near Mariahilfplatz by Stephanie Bjarnason, serving light filter roasts, cinnamon rolls and skyr cake. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.cremeguides.com/muenchen/islaendisches-cafe-bla-au/, https://cafebla.de/pages/location-munich

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