Shopping In Munich

Munich often claims to be Germany’s richest and most sophisticated city, and so when it comes to shopping you are sure not to be disappointed.

The key shopping areas are dotted around the centre of the city. You can conveniently walk around the pedestrianized central area, with numerous options for taking a break for lunch or a coffee. Not to be missed is the visual and gourmet treat of the Viktualienmarkt food market, the classic department store Ludwig Beck and some of the smaller specialty stores tucked away in side streets. In the less commercial shopping streets, stores tend to open late morning or in the afternoon only.

Main Shopping Areas

Munich’s key luxury shopping street is Maximilianstraode and those streets connected to it, Theatinerstraude, Briennerstraude and Residenzstraude.
Here you will find all the top international brands and jewellery stores. For more affordable shops head to the central pedestrianized area between Kaufingerstraude, Neuhauserstraude and Marienplatz. Here you will find family stores, large chains, mid-market fashion, souvenirs and department stores. For less conventional areas with small specialist boutiques and local designers seek out the Glockenbachviertel around Hans-Sachs Straode, or streets radiating out from Gortnerplatz, home to the Art Nouveau State Theatre and relaxed cafe.
Schwabing is the young Bohemian area with a variety of casualwear and jeanswear stores, plus fashion boutiques and plenty of laid-back bistros and coffee bars.

Department Stores And Shopping Centres

The most famous department store in Munich is Ludwig Beck, which has a particularly impressive Christmas decorations department in December. Galeria Kaufhof is another large national department store chain offering several floors of goods. Shopping Centres (Einkaufspassagen) are also aplenty. Fünf Höfe (“the five courtyards”) is central and upmarket. It sits between Theatiner, Maffei, Kardinal-Faulhaber and Salvator streets and mixes shopping, art and culture with cafe including a great restaurant/café attached to the Kunsthalle art museum.
Munich has three other large shopping malls. Olympia-Einkaufszentrum (OEZ) is vast with over 140 stores on two levels. Perlacher shopping mall (PEP) has over 110 stores. The Riem Arcaden is home to the largest branch of H&M, a huge Lego store, C&A and Ludwig Beck Fashion.

Fashion

Munich has a wide variety of shops for clothes and accessories. Try the following boutiques to find Munich style chic. Theresa has the best choice of designer fashion and accessories, while Slips in Gurtnerplatz boasts the pick of top brands and Off & Co in Schwabing has fashion items for both men and women. Hohenzollernstraude in Schwabing is a good place to shop for youth-styled street fashion and trainers. For traditional Bavarian Loden costumes take a look in Loden-Frey.