I spent my first weekend in Munich and came across this market by accident. I hadn't heard about it previously, and it ended up being one of the highlights to my weekend. We really enjoyed wandering throw the stalls. It is a delight for the senses. There is always something great to see, taste, or smell around each corner. I would have to echo everyone's reviews. It is true. This is a farmers market done right. If I lived in Munich I would go regularly to buy my produce and food here. There was a lovely coffee stand that I bought some espresso out, and the coffee was phenomenal! Would definitely recommend a stop here. read more

All kinds of produce, flowers, ice cream, gifts, and more. Most importantly, they have a great beer garden with offerings from Hofbrau, Paulaner, etc. A great place to stop by for after dinner drinks when it's less crowded. read more

The Viktualienmarkt was a must see on our list. This is the kind of place frequented by locals. There are a myriad of booths selling beautiful produce, flowers, sausages and other meats, cheeses, olives, baked goods, etc. We had curry wurst at one booth, as it was still on our list and it was great with lovely pommes or bread. But we wish we had saved our appetites for the fish at Nordsee. The center is full of tables and you can get beer, pretzels, etc nearby. Definitely a fun atmosphere and only a few steps from Marienplatz. read more

Its a lovely market with impressive variety of cheese, meat and other produce. It also has cafes and restaurants - serving fresh and delicious meals. The highlight is the beer gardens - Grab a glass of the day bear, some food and let the time pass by . Very lively and must visit ! read more

Stock up on fresh, flavorful, and reasonably-priced ingredients for dinner if you're staying in a flat (as I was). Produce, meats, fish, cheeses, bread, it's all here. You can also get a sandwich or lunch on the go in many of the little stands. read more

Loved it! The food, flowers, atmosphere..outdoor sitting sipping of a dunkles weiss bier, chatting with all kinds of people. LOVED IT!

Munich 101. What I would consider the center of the city, it all just expands like layers of an onion from here. There are tents for all kinds of fruits, honey, coffee, juices, etc. There is also the beer garden where you can sit and have a Stein (or two). read more

Fun place to eat and drink as well as sit down to relax. Nice little shops you can visit and delicious food. One of the many reasons why I love Munich so much is because of the nice ambience in these sort of places. Their lieberknudelsuppe is quite good, and they've got pretzels that are huge! The prices are not expensive at all really, given the area. It can get a bit crowded though. read more

This is what an outdoor market should be. Great product, great location. If I lived in Munich I'd shop here every day.

One of my favorite outdoor markets in Europe or anywhere else. What is better than collecting all sorts of fresh meats, cheeses, olives, breads, produce etc? I can tell you....it is getting hammered off of giant maß beers next to a 75 year old lady doing the same. Whats better than that? Also sharing a table with men in full lederhosen happy to cheers you. And whats better than that? Wurst and sauerkraut and potatoes to help you stay nourished while you put those beers down the hatch. read more

I didn't feel nearly as positive as most of the other reviewers seem to about this market. I enjoyed wandering through it for a little bit but I don't think I would actually ever come here if I lived in the area. There's a lot of variety in terms of what is being sold but I found a lot of the produce and food products shockingly expensive, even compared to organic farmer's markets in the United States. Some of the shopkeepers were also rather rude and there's definitely a big "look but don't touch" mentality at a lot of the booths. It was offputting. It's worth a look if you're in the area but I wouldn't spend too much time (or money) here. read more

As an American, this was like a farmer's market on steroids, and open every day. In the center is a beer garden full of benches to sit down and enjoy your treats. In my opinion a must-see if you visit Munich. read more

I don't want to spoil it. Just go. Get a beer or coffee and enjoy life. If you feel like it, get some lovely produce, cheeses and meats. It's a very happy place. read more

Very love area offering great food and eateries and culture. I love this market. Stop in and check out all the great items they have to offer. read more

I have been to many markets in many countries and this one is one of the prettiest and established markets in all of Europe. So many specialty items that you can think of are all in this one market. The specialty meats and cheeses are amazing. Their are also places to get beer, wild honey, and some of the best falafels you'll ever eat. Highly recommended. No stop to Munich is complete without visiting Viktualienmarkt. read more

Great place! Go there either to just browse around or to buy really good quality food. It's really crowded on Saturdays, though.

Viktualienmarkt is located right next to Marienplatz so you'd assume it's expensive and touristy. I definitely wouldn't say it's expensive, and the produce is of great quality. The biergarten has the big breweries on rotation so you can go a few times and try different beers. There's a cheese/sandwich shop near Frauenstr. that is amazing, with a coffee stall right next door that does a good Latte Macchiato. Love this market. read more

Beautiful place to stroll around in on a Saturday afternoon, getting a fresh pressed juice or sit by the biergarten enjoying a nice German beer and a matjes semmel under the trees is really special! You can also purchase high quality food such as cheese, vegetables, olives, ham etc. read more

Excellent Market! Quite large as well. In fact, this trip we went o markets in Prague, Vienna and Munich, and this one was my favorite. There was a lot to look at, a beer garden, shops for gifts, and we ate a lovely cheap lunch here. It was my first time trying curry-wurst. It's a stone's throw from Marienplatz, so be sure to wonder behind the church and check it out. read more

The place to go shopping for fine foods. Everytime I go here, I get a coffee sit down in the middle of the place and just watch people. One of my favorites in Munich!!! read more

If you're in Munich you have to go to the Viktualienmarkt. Here you can eat, drink, buy souvenirs, clothing, fresh produce, or simply walk around and enjoy this beautiful outdoor market. I liked coming here for breakfast, where I'd hit up the very efficient (of course) beer kiosk and the wurst stand for an epic breakfast of a beer and a bratwurst sandwich. While sitting and enjoying the market you can also enjoy some amazing people watching. My favorite was the guy who, every morning at 9, would sit down at one of the tables and eat lobster tail and drink a beer. Ah, Munich. read more

Great tourist place to visit and hang out and enjoy great cooked pork or sausages and have a glass of beer. People share tables and on a warm day it is a perfect place to hang out and eat. Lots of stalls and food types but know they do charge more for the same products because it is mostly for tourists or locals just having lunch. Enjoy. read more

A lovely market in the heart of the city. When the food market of the city had grown too large for the central square Marienplatz, King Maximilian I issued a decree in 1807 to have it moved a few metres to the south-east, to the square between Heiliggeist-Kirche and Frauenstraße. Charity buildings that had once belonged to the church were demolished to make way for the market square or Markplatz, which only much later came to be known as Viktualienmarkt or victuals market. in 1823 the market was enlarged by the addition of various halls like the Great Market Hall which burnt down in 1932. In the old days, seven brooks, which were connected to the river Isar, flowed across the square. The Maypole in the centre carries figurettes displaying the trades and crafts of this part of Munich. Today it has 140 stalls and shops offering flowers and plants, fruits and vegetables, venison and fowl, eggs, butter, honey, fish, meat, sausages, herbs, spices, delicatessens, wine and tea are assembled on an area covering 22,000 square metres. Around the market are to be found numerous little restaurants, so it is a hive of activity around lunch time with some bargain eateries offering excellent value. read more

Beautiful farmer's market right in the heart of Munich. Fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, cheese ...and even juices (green or beet - my favorite). Grab some food and sit at a communal table with the locals. Met some wonderful people that way! My other favorite was a Mediterranean stand with freshly prepared small dishes (sundried tomatoes w/artichokes in evoo, olives, etc). Delicious! This Viktualienmarkt is a must see! read more

I like to visit markets in every city I travel to as you get to learn a lot about the people of that city from their local markets. This one is lots of fun. Has a good variety of foods, cooked and uncooked, wines, beers, fruits, vegetables, cheese shops, delicatessens in addition to many other specialty shops. The market is centrally located and is surrounded with all types of attractions, department stores, and hotels and very easy to get to by public transportation. We shopped and had a great lunch here. Make this one of your first stops in the city. read more

Enjoyed a nice day at the Viktualienmarkt! My husband and I had two delicious paninis and a half liter of beer each! The atmosphere was unlike other places I have been in Munich, such a local feeling with all the local foods to try and crafts to look at as well as enjoying the nice weather in the biergarten :) Hope to go back before leaving Munich! read more

Let me have a short look at Munich Viktualienmarkt, a place where flower ladies dance, fruit-and-vegetable dealers trade, cheese merchants hawk their unique tasty products in a traditional folksy Munich setting that never fails to enchant. Love that place, go there whenever I come to Munich. read more

Viktualienmarkt is a food market with about 140 little stalls, just behind Marienplatz. Mainly fruit and vegetables, you can also find organic juices, Turkish flatbreads and olives, an organic shop from a religious collective outside Munich, meat, honey, flowers, Gluhwein and a large number of little restaurant around the edges. The maypole in the middle is a perfect meeting point, and lunchtime is the perfect time to visit. When buying veg and fruit, don't pick up your own - these ladies are fierce and they'll give you what they think you deserve. An experience! read more

The Viktualienmarkt is a pleasant daily Market in the center of Munich. Food, drinks, flowers, crafts and souvenirs can be found at its many stands. A gigantic Maypole stands in the center and can't be missed. But look instead for the more subtle statues of great Munich humorists scattered throughout the square. Weiss Ferdl stands in the middle of the Biergarten, Karl Valentin at the far side, and in between is the great Liesl Karstadt....always clutching a bouquet of fresh flowers that are mysteriously replenished each day. read more

While visiting Munich in September, I wandered into this bustling market and fell in love. Enough to return a second time for gifts and goodies for my family back home. We had spent a large chunk of our morning walking from our apartment in Maxvorstadt south through the Hofgarten and the Munich Residences then through the town center. I wanted to find a restaurant just south of the Viktualienmarkt but that was quickly forgotten once we found this place. The market overtakes a plaza complete with stalls, tents and eateries. The stalls are incredibly varied and I am sure you could easily buy your weekly groceries from just this market alone. You can find flowers and garden supplies, cheese, fish or meat stands, knicknacks and Oktoberfest themed tents. There were watermelons three times the size of my head and spice stands that would fill jars of particular spices for your eating pleasure. We found the best pretzel rolls that we had in Munich there (they sell out QUICKLY, I'm shocked we even were able to get something). It was about a week before Oktoberfest so the market was buzzing with the approaching festivities. Definitely arrive hungry and excited for street foods! read more

Anyone visiting Munich must visit. Those of us living here know that the prices for the produce and other foods is higher than most other places but you go here for the atmosphere, even if you pay a little more! The quality of special products such as cheese and olives are really good and of course the beer garden is a lot of fun! read more

This is the most expensive fruit and veg market in Europe, the produce tastes good, but sadly never lasts. after living here for over a year i now rarely use this market as it is reserved for tourists paying top dollar. read more

Absolutely my favorite place in Munich. from the small stands to the raucous beer garden it is uniquely German and uniquely Munich. There are so many food stalls to choose fro it is boggling. The streets around it are a hive of activity (just be careful of the murderous daredevil cyclists who predominate Munich - LOL). Anything you want to eat can be found here from currywurst to ice cream to pickles and olives. It isn't just the food and eating; the market is almost like a living breathing entity. People stroll, people buy, people sit, people drink, people laugh, people watch and so on and so on. There are so many quality merchants here it is amazing how they all thrive and don't seem to mind the competition (if there is any). It is almost like there is enough for all to go around so why worry or compete with your neighbor. We seemed to at some point during our visit to end up here every day. Our only disappointment was the market and vendors tended to close (as did most in the area) around 6 PM and someone like me who is used to non-stop cities like New York, London and others this seemed like ending the party before everyone was ready to leave. The spirit of Gemutlichkeit is alive and well here, I just wish it hung around a little longer. read more