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Konditoreien · Munich

Bakery cafés & Konditoreien in Munich

Konditoreien and bakery counters: Prinzregententorte at Erbshäuser on Glückstraße, Auszogne at Frischhut, Lea Zapf's market patisserie and Tanpopo in Neuhausen.

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Munich takes its bread seriously. Many of the city's bakeries were founded in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Hofpfisterei as early as 1331, and in 2014 UNESCO listed German bread culture as intangible cultural heritage.1 Bavarians have more than thirty pet names for the heel of a loaf, among them Scherzl.1

The Konditorei, a pastry shop with a café, is where that baking tradition meets coffee. Its signature cake in Munich is the Prinzregententorte, layers of sponge and chocolate buttercream under a chocolate glaze, which carries a meaning for the city similar to that of the Sachertorte for Vienna.2

Local tip: Erbshäuser takes weekday reservations for up to eight people and none at weekends or on public holidays, so come early on a Sunday.3

Where these cafés are: Maxvorstadt (8), Glockenbach & Isarvorstadt (7), Au (5), Altstadt (5), Schwabing (5), Giesing & Ramersdorf (4), Sendling (4), Neuhausen & Nymphenburg (2), Berg am Laim (2), Westend (2), Laim (2), Bogenhausen (1), Haidhausen (1), Olympiapark (1).

At a glance

49Cafés listed
31With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
21:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Café Bar Pasticceria Paninoteca, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–15:00).
  • Closes latest: Café Soley, until 21:00 (Mon 09:00–17:00 · Wed–Thu 09:00–17:00 · Fri–Sat 09:00–21:00 · Sun 09:00–17:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (65%), indoor seating (65%), vegetarian options (51%).
Giesing & Ramersdorf

Café Konditorei Tortenparadies

  • Unterhachinger Straße 24
  • Mon–Fri 07:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00
  • +49 89 62789555
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Glockenbach & Isarvorstadt

Auen-Backshop

  • Auenstraße 52
  • Mon–Fri 06:30–17:00 · Sat 07:00–13:00 · Sun 08:00–11:00
  • +49 89 20209383
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The Prinzregententorte

Heinrich Georg Erbshäuser founded his Konditorei in May 1875 and created the torte in 1886 for the 65th birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold; in 1890 he was appointed a royal Bavarian court purveyor.32 His eight thin sponge layers stood for the eight Bavarian Kreise of the time, the Palatinate included.2

Who invented it is still disputed. Johann Rottenhöfer, often named, had died in 1872, and the baker Anton Seidl created his version two years after Erbshäuser. Today seven layers are common, one for each of the Regierungsbezirke since 1945, and there should be at least six.2

Since June 2017 the Konditorei on Glückstraße has again been run by the family, now by Erbshäuser's great-granddaughter. It opens daily from 12:00 to 18:00.3

Auszogne, Krapfen and Striezel

The Auszogne is pulled so thin in the middle that, the saying goes, you could read a love letter through it, while the rim stays thick; it is fried in hot fat and dusted with sugar, and because it floats while frying, a thin pale ring forms on the rim.4

Café Frischhut, a family business by the Viktualienmarkt, fries them alongside Krapfen at carnival time and Striezel, a braided yeast loaf similar to brioche. Some of the landscape paintings on its walls are by Ursula Frischhut.5

Patisseries and new bakeries

Lea Zapf, a master confectioner, runs her market patisserie as a one-woman show at the Viktualienmarkt: a classic cheesecake, a Chantilly salted-caramel creation and a cinnamon brioche.6 In Neuhausen, Kanako Okada's Tanpopo, Japanese for dandelion, mixes classic patisserie with Japanese and Bavarian ideas and holds baking classes.6

Café Münchner Freiheit in Schwabing bakes its cakes and Krapfen in its own bakery.7 French Touch Pâtisserie on Brunnstraße opens at 08:30 from Tuesday to Saturday, and Patisserie Cafe Dukatz on Klenzestraße at 07:30 on weekdays.

Early counters across the city

The Maxvorstadt and the Glockenbachviertel have the most bakery cafés. Treemans Store on Dachauer Straße opens at 07:00 on weekdays, and Ciao Amore on Schleißheimer Straße at 08:00 from Tuesday to Sunday; the Auen-Backshop on Auenstraße starts at 06:30 on weekdays.

Further out, Pazifik Brot & Seele, a Balkan bakery on Ottobrunner Straße, opens at 06:00 from Monday to Saturday, and the Bäckerei Konditorei Café Paul Isaak on Südliche Auffahrtsallee in Nymphenburg at 06:30.

Sources

  1. Traditionelle Bäckereien in München, München Tourismus (muenchen.travel), accessed October 2026
  2. Prinzregententorte, Wikipedia (German), accessed October 2026
  3. Konditorei Erbshäuser, Konditorei Erbshäuser, accessed October 2026
  4. Knieküchle (Auszogne), Wikipedia (German), accessed October 2026
  5. Café Frischhut (Schmalznudel), München Tourismus (muenchen.travel), accessed October 2026
  6. Bäckereien in München, München Tourismus (muenchen.travel), accessed October 2026
  7. Cafés in München: Specialty Coffee und Frühstück, IN München, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Bakery cafés & Konditoreien in Munich: questions

Where can you eat Prinzregententorte in Munich?

The Konditorei Erbshäuser on Glückstraße, founded in 1875, created the Prinzregententorte in 1886 for Prince Regent Luitpold's 65th birthday, with eight sponge layers for the eight Bavarian Kreise. It is run by the founder's great-granddaughter and opens daily from 12:00 to 18:00.

What is an Auszogne in Munich?

An Auszogne is a ring of yeast dough pulled very thin in the middle and thick at the rim, fried in hot fat and dusted with sugar. In Munich it is also called a Schmalznudel, and Café Frischhut by the Viktualienmarkt fries them alongside Krapfen and Striezel.

Which bakery cafés in Munich open early?

Pazifik Brot & Seele on Ottobrunner Straße opens at 06:00 from Monday to Saturday, and the Auen-Backshop on Auenstraße and the Café Paul Isaak on Südliche Auffahrtsallee at 06:30. Treemans Store on Dachauer Straße and Patisserie Cafe Dukatz on Klenzestraße open at 07:00 and 07:30 on weekdays.

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