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Best Restaurants Open Late in Munich 2026
Open Late · Munich · 7 tables ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published March 8, 2024 · Updated June 15, 2026
Munich closes its beer-hall kitchens by ten, which is the first thing to know about eating late here. The famous halls keep pouring until midnight, but the food stops early, so the real late-night map runs through a different set of rooms: a legendary bar off the Hofgarten, a clutch of Maximilianstrasse grills, and the Thai and Bavarian kitchens that cook on while the rest of the city sleeps. These seven all keep a kitchen, not just a bar, running past eleven, several of them to one or two in the morning. They are ranked by how late they cook, how good it is, and what you pay for the privilege.
1.Schumann's Bar
Charles Schumann's legendary bar plates vitello tonnato and steak to 2:00am, the most civilised late kitchen in Munich; settle in.
Schumann's has been Munich's most famous bar since Charles Schumann opened it in 1982, and from its pavilion on the edge of the Hofgarten it serves food until two in the morning. This is not bar snacking: the kitchen turns out vitello tonnato, steak, pasta and proper salads, the cooking taken as seriously as the drinks, at roughly 16 to 38 euros a dish. For a late, adult dinner with a martini rather than a club soundtrack, nothing in the city matches it. It fills with a well-dressed after-theatre crowd, so a table can be tight late on; aim for the bar counter, where you can eat and watch Schumann's team work.
Walk in or book through Schumann's Bar.
2.Makassar
A Glockenbach bistro cooking beef tartare and roast duck to 1:00am, the best late French plate in Munich; book a late table.
Makassar is a small French bistro-bar in the Glockenbachviertel, open from six in the evening to one in the morning, Monday to Saturday. The kitchen sticks to French classics done well, beef tartare cut by hand, lamb chops, a properly roasted duck breast, at around 26 to 42 euros a main. For a late dinner that is neither a beer hall nor a bar snack, it is the most satisfying option south of the Isartor, and the value is fair for cooking this careful at this hour. It is small and well known, so it fills; book if you want a table after eleven, and take a seat at the counter if you cannot.
Reserve direct; it is small and books out late.
3.Theresa Grill
A Maxvorstadt grill working dry-aged steaks and fish to 1:00am every night; for a late, serious dinner near the museums, reserve.
Theresa Grill sits in Maxvorstadt's museum quarter on Theresienstrasse, a grill restaurant and bar that serves until one in the morning seven nights a week. The kitchen is built around dry-aged beef and grilled fish, with mains and steaks running from about 32 to 60 euros depending on the cut. It is one of the few rooms in Munich where you can sit down to a real, cooked-to-order dinner well after midnight rather than a reheated plate, and the adjoining bar keeps the evening going. The late tables are popular at the weekend, so reserve; ask for the kitchen rather than the bar if you want the full grill menu after eleven.
Book through Theresa Grill or direct.
4.Brenner Grill
The cavernous Maximilianstrasse grill cooks to midnight Thursday through Saturday and 11:00pm midweek; for a late table with theatre, choose it.
Brenner has occupied a vast former royal stables and ballroom on Maximilianstrasse since 2003, with a wood-fired open grill running down the centre of the room. The kitchen serves until eleven on weeknights and midnight from Thursday to Saturday, so it is a genuine late option on the nights you most want one. Grilled meat and fish are the point, with pasta and breakfast at other hours, and mains run roughly 28 to 58 euros. The scale and the open fire make it a piece of theatre, which is much of what you pay for; the cooking is good rather than remarkable. Go Thursday to Saturday for the latest kitchen, and sit near the grill.
Reserve through Brenner Grill or the Brenner site.
5.Trader Vic's
The tiki room under the Bayerischer Hof serves Polynesian plates and mai tais to midnight nightly; for a late escapist dinner, descend.
Trader Vic's has occupied the basement of the Hotel Bayerischer Hof on Promenadeplatz since 1971, a windowless Polynesian fantasy that has outlasted every trend above ground. The kitchen serves until midnight every night, turning out wood-oven dishes and the original mai tai, with mains around 28 to 48 euros. It is not the best food on this list, but it is the most fun late at night, a proper escapist dinner in a room that takes itself just seriously enough. The bar stays lively past the kitchen's close. Book a table before 23:00 to be sure of the full menu, and order the wood-roasted dishes, which are what the place does best.
Book through Trader Vic's or the Bayerischer Hof.
6.Tattenbach Wirtshaus
A Lehel Wirtshaus serving giant schnitzel and crispy pork to 1:00am, the late table for honest Bavarian value; arrive hungry.
Tattenbach Wirtshaus sits on a quiet corner of Lehel, a traditional Bavarian tavern that, unusually for the genre, keeps cooking until one in the morning. The draws are the famous giant schnitzel and the crispy roast pork, hearty plates at roughly 16 to 28 euros that make this the best honest value on the page once the beer halls have shut their kitchens. The room is wood-panelled and unpretentious, full of locals rather than tourists, and the late hours are genuine rather than a doors-open-kitchen-closed trick. It opens at eleven on weekdays and five at the weekend. Come hungry, since the portions are built for a Bavarian appetite, and confirm the kitchen is still on when you arrive late.
Walk in or reserve direct; the kitchen runs to 1:00am.
7.Ratchada
Munich's latest kitchen, a Ludwigsvorstadt Thai cooking to 4:00am with karaoke from eleven; for a post-everything feast, end here.
Ratchada, on Schwanthalerstrasse near the Hauptbahnhof, keeps the latest kitchen in this guide, serving authentic Thai food until four in the morning every day. Tom yum, green curry and papaya salad come at roughly 14 to 24 euros, which makes it both the cheapest and the latest option here, with karaoke kicking in around eleven for those who want it. It is a no-frills room and the late crowd is lively rather than refined, but the cooking is the real thing and it is open when nothing else is. This is where a Munich night ends rather than where it starts. Go for the heat and the hours, not the decor, and order the tom yum.
Walk in; the kitchen runs to 4:00am daily.
Not for a late dinner
Right city, wrong hour
Hofbrauhaus. The world's most famous beer hall pours until midnight, but its kitchen closes at ten, so a late arrival gets a stein and not much else. It is a lunchtime and early-evening institution, worth seeing once; for a plate of food after eleven, walk to Schumann's or Tattenbach instead.
Tantris. Munich's celebrated Michelin-starred room is one of Germany's great meals, but it runs early, set seatings and closes its kitchen long before midnight. It is the opposite of a spontaneous late table. Book it weeks ahead for a planned dinner, and keep this page for the nights you decide to eat after the city has shut down.
Booking a late table in Munich
The rule in Munich is to ignore the closing time on the door and ask only one question: when does the kitchen take its last order? The beer halls are the trap, open to midnight but cooking only until ten, so for genuine late food head instead to Schumann's, the Maximilianstrasse grills, Tattenbach or Ratchada. For a weekend table after eleven at Theresa Grill, Brenner or Trader Vic's, book a few days ahead and ask explicitly for a late seating, since the kitchens stop accepting new tables before they stop cooking for those already in.
If you arrive late without a plan, the safe bets are Schumann's for a civilised plate, Tattenbach for Bavarian comfort and Ratchada for the small hours, all of which take walk-ins. Confirm the kitchen's last order with the floor when you sit, not the bar's closing time, and remember that Sunday hours shrink across the board. Most of these rooms take cards, but carry some cash for the later, smaller kitchens.
Frequently asked
Which Munich restaurant has the latest kitchen?
Ratchada, a Thai restaurant on Schwanthalerstrasse near the Hauptbahnhof, keeps the latest kitchen in the city, serving food until four in the morning every day. After that, Schumann's bar by the Hofgarten cooks until two, and Makassar, Theresa Grill and Tattenbach all run to one. For a sit-down dinner in the small hours, Ratchada is the only reliable four-o'clock option.
Do Munich beer halls serve food late?
Mostly no. The famous halls, including the Hofbrauhaus, stay open pouring beer until around midnight, but their kitchens typically close at ten, so a late arrival gets a drink rather than a meal. For genuine late food, skip the halls and head to Schumann's, the Maximilianstrasse grills, Tattenbach Wirtshaus in Lehel or Ratchada near the station.
Where can I eat late in Munich on a budget?
Ratchada and Tattenbach Wirtshaus are the best-value late tables in Munich. Ratchada's Thai dishes run roughly 14 to 24 euros until four in the morning, and Tattenbach's giant schnitzel and roast pork land at about 16 to 28 euros until one. Both are unpretentious local rooms rather than tourist traps, and both keep real kitchens running long after the beer halls have stopped cooking.
Is Schumann's Bar good for a late dinner?
Yes. Schumann's, Charles Schumann's celebrated bar on the edge of the Hofgarten, serves a proper kitchen, vitello tonnato, steak and salads, until two in the morning, at roughly 16 to 38 euros a dish. It is the most civilised late dinner in Munich, an adult room with serious drinks rather than a club. It fills with an after-theatre crowd, so aim for the bar counter if the tables are full.
How much does a late dinner cost in Munich?
Plan on 20 to 50 euros for a main at most of these rooms before drinks. Ratchada and Tattenbach are the cheapest, at roughly 14 to 28 euros a plate; Schumann's, Makassar and Trader Vic's sit in the middle; and the Maximilianstrasse grills, Brenner and Theresa, are the priciest, with steaks reaching 60 euros. Drinks, especially cocktails at Schumann's and Trader Vic's, move the bill most.
Can I walk in for a late table in Munich?
Often, yes. Schumann's, Tattenbach and Ratchada take late walk-ins most nights, and the bar counters at the grills usually have room after the early rush. For a guaranteed table after eleven at Theresa Grill, Brenner or Trader Vic's, especially at the weekend, book ahead and ask for a late seating. Always confirm the kitchen's last order when you arrive, since it lands before the room closes.
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