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SHOPPING IN MUNICH end, and Floh markt Riem, the delicatessens, while butchers’

largest flea market in Bavaria, at shops sell the famous Bavarian
Munich often claims to be Germany’s coffee break. Not to be missed is the visual the trade show grounds. white sausages.
richest and most sophisticated city, and and gourmet treat of the Viktualienmarkt
so when it comes to shopping you are sure food market, the classic department store Food Shopping Christmas Market
not to be disappointed. The key shopping Ludwig Beck and some of the smaller Viktualienmarkt (see p218) is a Munich holds a traditional
areas are dotted around the centre of the speciality stores tucked away in side streets. huge produce market, selling Christmas market
city. You can walk around the conveniently In the less commercial shopping streets, fruit, vegetables, spices, meat, (Christkindlmarkt) from the
pedestrianized central area, with numerous stores tend to open late morning or in the poultry, fish, preserves and first week of Advent until
tempting options for taking a lunch or a afternoon only. flowers. It is a feast for all the Christmas Eve. The market is
senses and a permanent fixture a great tourist attraction and
– open daily. Bio is the German special trips are organized
Main Shopping Areas Department Stores and One of the city’s regularly held word for organic and Germans from all over Europe. Wooden
Shopping Centres
Munich’s key luxury shopping flea markets have always been enthusiastic stalls sell a huge variety of
street is Maximilianstraße The most famous department about organic produce. handcrafted decorations, in
along with those streets store in Munich is Ludwig Phelinchen also sells Basic Bio is a good organic particular wooden mangers
connected to it, namely Beck, which has a particularly fashionable clothing for children supermarket in the city centre. and tree decorations, all
Theatinerstraße, Briennerstraße impressive Christmas decor- up to 8 years old. Obletter For a selection of gourmet delicately carved, in addition
and Residenzstraße. Here you ations department in December. Spielwaren is the largest and treats head to Dallmayr to candles, ornaments, food
will find all the top international Galeria Kaufhof is another best toy shop in town. Die or Käfer, the city’s top and mulled wine.
brands and jewellery stores. large national department Puppenstube is also good for
For more affordable and high store chain offering several old-fashioned toys and gifts.
street shops head to the floors of goods. Shopping
central pedestrianized area Centres (Einkaufspassagen) are
between Kaufingerstraße, also aplenty. Fünf Höfe (“the Flea Markets
Neuhauserstraße and five courtyards”) is central and Flea markets are popular,
Marienplatz. Here you will upmarket. It sits between especially at the weekends.
find family stores, large chains, Theatiner, Maffei, Kardinal- Most are on Saturday, some
mid-market fashion, souvenirs Faulhaber and Salvator streets Pedestrianized shopping area in every two weeks and most
and department stores. For and mixes shopping, art and central Munich only from spring to late
less conventional areas with culture with cafés including a Fashion autumn. The key ones around
small specialist boutiques and great restaurant/café attached Munich are Flohmarkt im
local designers seek out the to the Kunsthalle art museum. Munich has a wide variety of Olympiapark and Antikmarkt
Glockenbach viertel around Munich has three other large shops for clothes and in the Schlafwagenfabrik in
Hans-Sachs Straße, or shopping malls. Olympia- accessories. Try the following Bruhnamstraße, every week- Christkindlmarkt, Munich’s Christmas market
streets radiating out from Einkaufszentrum (OEZ) is vast boutiques to find Munich-style
Gärtnerplatz, home to the Art with over 140 shops on two chic. Theresa has the best DIRECTORY
Nouveau State Theatre and levels. Perlacher Einkaufs- choice of designer fashion and
relaxed cafés. Schwabing is passage (PEP) shopping mall accessories, while Trachten Department Perlacher Einkaufs- Children’s Shops Flohmarkt Riem
the young Bohemian area with (PEP) has over 110 shops. The Angermaier sells Bavarian folk Stores and passage (PEP) Am Messeturm.
a variety of casualwear and Riem Arcaden is home to the costumes, including dirndls, Shopping Centres Ollenhauerstr. 6. Die Puppenstube Tel (089) 960 51632.
Luisenstr. 68.
jeanswear stores, plus fashion largest branch of H&M, a huge and Off & Co in Schwabing ∑ einkaufscenter- Tel (089) 2723267. ∑ flohmarkt-riem.com
boutiques and plenty of Lego store, C&A and Ludwig has fashion items for men and Fünf Höfe neuperlach.de Food Shopping
laid-back bistros and coffee bars. Beck Fashion. women. Hohenzollernstraße in Theatinerstr. Riem Arcaden Kunst und Spiel
Schwabing is a good place to Map 2 B4. Willy-Brandt-Pl. 5. Leopold Str. 48. Basic Bio
shop for youthful street fashion ∑ fuenfhoefe.de ∑ riemarcaden.de ∑ kunstundspiel.de Westenriederstr. 35. Map
and trainers. For traditional Fashion Obletter Spielwaren 2 C5.
Bavarian Loden costumes Galeria Kaufhof Karlspl. 11. Tel (089) 242 0890.
take a look in Lodenfrey. Marienpl. Lodenfrey ∑ obletter.de ∑ basic-ag.de
Map 2 B4. Dallmayr
Tel (089) 231851. Maffeistr. 7. Map 2 B4. ∑ Phelinchen Dienerstr. 14–15.
lodenfrey.com
Children’s Shops ∑ galeria-kaufhof.de Planegger Str. 64. Map 2 B4.
Off & Co ∑ phelinchen.de
Munich is a stylish and Ludwig Beck Promenadepl. 1. ∑ dallmayr.de
expensive city and parents Marienpl. 11. ∑ offandco.com Flea Markets Käfer
love to dress their children Map 2 B4. Theresa Prinzregentenstr. 73. ∑
accordingly. This means Tel (089) 236910. Maffeistr. 3. Map 2 B4. ∑ Antikmarkt feinkost-kaefer.de
there are some good shopping ∑ ludwigbeck.de theresa.de Schlafwagenfabrik Viktualienmarkt
opportunities for kids’ Olympia- Brunhamstr. 7. Petersplatz-Frauenstr.
clothing and toys, mainly in Einkaufszentrum Trachten Angermaier ∑ antikmarkt-muc.de Map 2 B5.
Rosental 10 and
the department stores and Hanauer Str. 68. Landsberger Str. 101–103. Flohmarkt
C&A. A great store for wooden ∑ olympia- ∑ trachten- Olympiapark
toys and organic children’s einkaufszentrum.de angermaier.de Toni-Merkens-Weg 8.
The exclusive shopping centre, Fünf Höfe clothing is Kunst und Spiel.

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