From the owner: "Was ist das Konzept vom Karusa? Wir nennen es 'Dein Kaufraum für Handgemachtes, Regionales &…read moreBesonderes'. Gut 70% unseres Sortiments besteht aus handgemachten Sachen von Menschen aus der näheren Umgebung. Diese schönen Dinge, die meist auch Unikate sind, verkaufen wir im Auftrag bzw. für die vielen kreativen & begabten Personen die diese herstellen. Außerdem gibt es bei uns noch diverse Produkte von kleinen oder in der Zwischenzeit auch schon etwas größeren Labels aus München und der Region. Der dritte Bereich 'Besonderes' ist der kleinste Bereich. Hier bieten wir unseren Kunden Dinge, die wir einfach nur toll finden und die wir ihnen nicht vorenthalten wollen, nur weil sie vielleicht nicht handgemacht sind und nicht direkt aus der Region!"

From the owner: Dein Laden für Merchandise, Gadgets & Cute Stuff!read more

I was fortunate to come by this cute little cafe and bakery as it was only a block away from where…read moreI am staying on an impromptu first-time trip to Germany. The space and atmosphere are intimate and cute. The woman who helped me (possibly the owner?) seemed a bit flustered, and admittedly it added to my embarrassment in not being able to speak German as I felt like a bit of an inconvenience. I asked for a traditional German breakfast and was given the Weisswurst and pretzel. FYI - apparently you don't eat the sausage skin-on; you can, but it's considered very touristy. The wurst didn't seem to have a ton of flavor, but whatever, it was my first breakfast in Germany, and when in Rome. The pretzel on the other hand was amazing. So much more flavor and care obviously goes into them than the street pretzels in New York I'm used to. Another FYI - it's standard to tip 10%, and often you have to ask for this to be out in the card before they charge you. However, the woman said they can't do this here, and you must tip in cash, which I didn't have. The woman was not too pleased about this, so do be sure to have cash when you go in. All in all it seems like a very charming place - by the time I left it was filled with locals. I'd like to go back again sometime knowing the things I now do.

After walking past this place numerous times, I finally decided to turn in on one of my days off…read more.. I was not disappointed. Nice coffee with in the normal price range of coffee in Munich. I have yet to eat here, however what I have seen with the few times that I have been here is good quality and nice selection. It does remind me of something that you would find in NYC, which makes me really want to try the bagel selection that they do have here. Great staff, good seating for groups, and nice out door seating when the weather is at its best.