Munich/Neuhausen

See

Schloss Nymphenburg Was a smaller residential palace, now is the biggest baroque palace in Germany. It is possible to enter the the palace for a price, however, considering that few rooms open to the public and that there a few furnishings it is not worth the entrance price. Despite the unimpressive palace the gardens are free and are an amazing place to relax. Benches and paths can be found through out the garden. Several buildings and are scattered through out the palace gardens. Some of these buildings can also be entered for a small fee, but may not be worth it, because these buildings are also not furnished. Also on the grounds is a restaurant. The gardens are recommended.

Buy

Christmas market - during November and December, Neuhausen has a very small (but very friendly and cozy) Christmas market located adjacent to the Kaufhof department store.

Kaufhof department store is located at the Rotkreuzplatz subway station.

Eat

Rick's Cafe is an American-Mexican restaurant ran by Turks. The staff is friendly, however, some do not speak English. Having a little knowledge of German will help, but since the summer of 2004 the management has hired some English speaking staff to communicate with a single American customer. This is a highly recommended place for people staying at the youth hostel on Wendl-Dietrich-Strasse (U-Bahn station Rotkreuzplatz), because it's a minute's walk on the same street.
da Enzo is an Italian restaurant located across the street from Rick's Cafe. The owner and some of the employees speak a fair amount of English, but service is sometimes frowned upon.
The Big Easy - The Big Easy at Frundsbergstraße 46 (On the corner of Ruffinistraße and Frundstraße) is an excellent Cajun restaurant. It's a great place to eat or to relax with friend while drinking cocktails. The staff speaks excellent English and is very friendly. It's well worth the visit. Tel: (089) 15 89 02 53. Opens at 5 pm.
Sassi at Volkartstr. 70 (Tel. 089-18954594) is a place you should only visit if you are willing to spend around 50€ per person. But if you do, you will get really excellent italian cuisine far beyong the usual pizza and pasta. The owner is a very friendly italian guy with a lot of experience with restaurants. He is usually personally taking orders and very helpful with food and wine. I do not know if he speaks english, but if you speak german or italian and can afford to spend the money, go check it out. This restaurant is a gem!
Vinh at Leonrodstr./Landshuter Allee is only a short walk from Rotkreuzplatz and serves very good Vietnamese and asian dishes. It is a very small restaurant, but well worth the visit if you like authentic asian food.

Drink

Königlicher Hirschgarten - Hirschgarten the world's largest beer garden can seat upwards of 15,000. It's located in Neuhausen on the Freidenheimer Bridge. After a few beers you may see deer - don't worry they're supposed to be there.
Backstage is located on the Friedenheimer Brücke (Freidenheimer Bridge) in the Neuhausen neighborhood and is a five minute walk from the Munich-Neuhausen youth hostel. Backstage has two warehouses dedicate to different styles of music and a beer garden, where one can have a beer and listen to the tunes playing that night. This is located next to the Hirschgarten beer garden.

Sleep

Hostel

Munich's most popular hostel is located on Wendl-Dietrich-Str. It costs about 20 Euro a night for a room. Membership is required, however, sometimes the receptionist are sometimes willing to overlook this. A one night membership can be purchased for a couple Euro. :Tel: 49-89-131156 :Fax: 49-89-1678745 :Neuhausen IYHF hostel