Um, this isn't a dive bar at all…read more AT ALL. This place is a fair trade restaurant located in a cultural exchange centre, and it happens to have a full bar. Oh, and they have a beer garden during the warmer months. The food, with commendable vegetarian options, is good and moderately priced, but won't blow you away. The wine selection here is spartan, but is also moderately priced. What's special about this place is the diversity and colourfulness of character of the patrons. If ever you are invited to spend an evening here with friends, make sure to accept, as you're sure to meet some interesting humans. This doesn't really strike me as the place to go alone to meet new people, but that could just be me. Added bonus: browse the informational pamphlets in the foyer. You just might find an activity or way to get involved in Munich that really speaks to you!

An oasis of love and support in the Glockenbachviertel. A friendly gay bar attached to the gay…read morecommunity centre. Your Weißbier supports valuable community projects! Note that the Gay Communications and Culture Centre (its English title) has moved recently to the other end of Müllerstraße. The correct address is number 14.

Rude staff, 1.5 hour wait and still went in with an open mind but it very disappointing. So many…read morebetter clubs around

A multi-functional and somewhat makeshift venue in an industrial (i.e. lesser-known) part of the…read morecity, Bahnwärter Thiel can make one think that they are in Berlin. The venue is hidden among the stack of cargo containers. Once found, one is in for a treat of eclectic and eccentric art installations (e.g. a cable car attached to the ceiling or chair fixed to the ceiling). A bit of a hodgepodge but amusing to see. We went there for a DJ set, and there was ample space to move around (and there were people). Music wasn't too loud and overall it was a good time. Would definitely check this place out again for other events (concerts or theater performances).

Visiting the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site was an incredibly sobering experience and…read moresomething I am very glad we took the time to do while in the Munich area. There is a tremendous amount to see and read throughout the memorial. The museum does a very thorough job walking you through the history of Dachau, from its opening in 1933 through the years of the concentration camp and its liberation. There are photographs, documents, personal stories and exhibits that really put into perspective what happened here. Being able to walk through the grounds makes the history feel much more real than simply reading about it. Seeing the reconstructed barracks, the rows of bunks, the prisoner toilets, the foundations where the other barracks once stood, the fencing and guard towers was extremely difficult but important to see in person. The grounds are much larger than I expected, and I would recommend giving yourself plenty of time. There is a lot of walking and a lot of information to take in. We spent several hours here and still could have spent longer reading everything. It feels strange to say you "enjoyed" visiting somewhere with such a horrific history, but I am very grateful we visited. It is educational, emotional and incredibly thought-provoking. Seeing a place like this in person is something that stays with you and reinforces how important it is that this history continues to be preserved and remembered.

Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site [Bavaria, Germany]…read more The Memorial is open to visitors daily from 9 am to 5 pm and entrance to the Memorial is free. You can rent a headset for a few euros. We spent about 3 hours doing a self-guided tour exploring the grounds and looking at the various exhibitions. Guided tours are available. We were able to see remnants of the foundations of the main SS guardhouse where the arriving prisoners first entered the concentration camp, the vast open space of the roll call area located between the maintenance building and the barracks complex and all the way to the former crematorium area, the main place of remembrance in the Memorial Site. "Between 1933 and 1945, around 41,500 persons died of hunger, exhaustion, and disease, the direct result of being tortured, or were brutally murdered in the Dachau concentration camp and its subcamps." Visiting Dachau was the most poignant experience in my entire trip to Germany. I didn't leave the place with dry eyes. The grounds is huge so wear comfortable shoes and dress in layers. Review #4082

A bit far away from Munich in Gauting, Bosco is a hidden gem. We saw the Danish String Quartet, and…read morespace is spacious (with floor-to-ceiling windows) yet cozy. Acoustics was decent. Nice bar area to hang out during preshow/intermission/aftershow but drinks were on the higher end when we were there. Regardless, it was worth the trek.

Built in 1755 and then rebuilt after a fire this is a gem of a theatre with beautiful ornamental…read morewalls, balconies and amazing huge crystal chandeliers throughout the building. Regal is the best way to describe it and when you get all dressed up you fit right in :-) Acoustics are great, the seats also well set so you can see the stage well and we loved our first experience here. Hard to believe we had not visited here before. A venue for opera, ballet, concerts and symphony they have a series of things on throughout the year. It is a historic opera house, home of the Bavarian State Opera, Bavarian State Orchestra and the Bavarian State Ballet. We went to see the performance of Ana Karenina by Tolstoy as a ballet performed by the Bavarian State Ballet and it was an amazing experience. Would come back here for more anytime. It's a beautiful theatre with such luxurious surroundings :-)

A jaw-droppingly elegant theater that houses one of the finest opera companies in the world. For a…read morecity whose architecture was clearly inspired by the Italian Renaissance, it seems fitting that the focal point of its center be that of an ancient Greco-Roman temple. The crowd is both high-brow and deeply passionate (watch out when Edita Gruberova sings... these well-heeled Müncheners will scream like its a rock concert). While the productions follow the current European trends ("Regietheater" aka "Eurotrash"), the performers themselves span from veteran legends to the hot and up-and-coming. At the interval, don't miss the lovely buffet downstairs, and be sure to try the hedonistic "Rote Grütze" (red summer berries drenched in vanilla sauce). You certainly won't find that at the Met!