Food in Munich Guide and Munich Food Tour Review in Germany | Fork & Walk Tours

When you think of German food, the cliche image of sausages and beer being served by Bavarian waiters in lederhosen probably come to mind. Well guess what? Everything you have heard is true. But there is more to the grub in Munich than simply wheat and meat (although these are still extremely important) and the best way to learn about the food of Munich, culture in Bavaria and some historical facts is to join a Munich food tour with a local guide.

So, if you’re hungry for history and curious for cuisine read on for my review of one of Munich’s best walking food tours run by Fork & Walk Munich.

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2-hrs of Food Power by Fork and Walk Tours Munich & What Food to Eat in Munich

This review is not going to name every single restaurant, monument and fact that is on the tour because you need a few surprises and only those who book on the tour can be let in on the top secrets! Instead, I hope this review will inspire you to join the Food Power tour as well as provide the basic information for what you will need, tips to prepare for the tour, directions and of course, the best Munich eating.

Food Tour Munich by Fork & Walk

Directions for Where To Meet – Munich Walking Tour

To join your Fork & Walk Tour, you must meet the Munich tourist guide at a specific location on Marienplatz. Many food tours in Munich use this square as the starting point for Munich tours so make sure you look out for your Munich tour guide who will be holding a sign saying ‘Fork & Walk Tours’ or ‘Fork & Walk’ or if you’re lucky and there’s only your party on the tour, your name! Once the whole group has arrived, you can begin learning the history and food of Munich Bavaria!

Meeting point: Fish’s Fountain (Fischbrunnen), Marienplatz 8, 80331 München

To get to Fish’s Fountain, make your way to Marienplatz which is in central Munich and accessible by foot or public transport. You are bound to come here on your trip to Munich as it is the home of the Glockenspiel. If you’re looking directly at the Glockenspiel, walk to the right to look for the big statue of the fish with its sparkling blue water.

It is important to arrive 10 minutes early in order for you to get the best food in Munich Germany as early as possible.

About Fork & Walk Munich Germany Tours

Fork & Walk Tours started off in Berlin by its CEO, Dov Selby, who founded the company for foodies like himself in 2016. From there, it made sense to set up shop in Germany’s best culinary city and showcase the must eat food in Munich. In their own words: ‘The mission of Fork & Walk Tours Munich is to bring the local approach that has made us famous as we tell the story of this historic Bavarian city through its gastronomical goodies’.

To read more about Fork & Walk Tours Munich and to join one of their many Munich walks beer tour or Munich food guides, visit their website here.

Now let’s get to the Munich traditional food tour review!

Fork & Walk Food Tours Munich Highlights

• My tour guide, Iain, was very knowledgable not only about the food but about Munich city history, delivers the excursion with passion and treats the group with attentiveness. Thanks Iain!
• You can ask your guide burning questions like the cost of food in Munich, recommendations for the best cheap eats Munich has on offer, and if there any special days of the year to visit the city (like if they give out free beer which has happened).
• You learn fun food facts of Germany and the stories behind the foods which gives you more anticipation to taste the foods as well as enthusiasm while eating!
• This tour is just 2 hours which is the perfect tour for anyone who is spending just a weekend in Munich or would prefer a shortened, yet specific, tour!
• We get to walk through the food market Munich is famous for.
• An obvious one – come hungry! But even at the sit-down places, you can take leftovers with you. (Doggy bags are common in Germany).

Food in Munich City Tour Info & Tips

• You will receive an email from the company with all the information about your trip. Cross-check this information about starting times and meeting points to ensure everything is correct. If you are in doubt, ring the guide (their number is on the email).
• Wear comfortable shoes as you walk about 3km in total.
• Don’t be put off by the weather as the expedition can be altered. In April, it was snowing when I experienced the tour and we were able to go to sheltered and warm places to enjoy the tastings as opposed to staying outside the whole 2 hours.
• Tips are not included in the price but if you enjoy the tour, and learn something about typical food Munich, as I’m sure you will, leave your guide a thank-you, it goes a long way. Tips are part of the culture in Germany. I gave my tour guide a €10 tip.
• Make room for the tastings because you’ll be eating the best food Munich can provide.
• Click here for the most up-to-date prices for this Bavarian Food Munich Tour.

Munich Food Guide

Now I’m going to list the best eats in Munich including Bavarian food in Munich to try. Not all of these things to eat in Munich is on the tour because it would be a week long tour! Instead, the tour highlights the very best of this list being a power tour.

What to Eat in Munich

Bavarian Goulash

Goulash is a hearty meal that is the best German food Munich and everywhere else in Germany enjoy. I never had Goulash while in Munich but I had a Bavarian Goulash at a Munich restaurant in Erfurt.

Goulash consists of meat (I had beef) in gravy with Knoedel (see below), and sometimes Sauerkraut.

Bread

German bread fresh from a bakery is how the yeast God intended bread to be eaten. And that’s all I got to say about that.

Bretzeln / Pretzels

It may be disputed where pretzels came from this much I know is true: the pretzels in Munich are pretty delicious!

It’s the first thing you try on the 2 hour Food Power tour and it comes warm, salty, and soft on the inside. Pretzels are THE must try food in Munich!

Käsespätzle / Noodles and Cheese

Kasespatzle is the Bavarian version of Mac n Cheese using Spätzle (egg noodles), onion, herbs and cheese. Order this for a creamy, hearty famous food in Munich.

Knoedel / Dumplings

This is German food in Munich at its finest. Knoedel are potato dumplings either boiled or steams that accompany main dishes like Schweinshaxe (see below). The texture of these dumplings are soft, bouncy and chewy. Elsewhere in Germany they are sometimes made with bread. Plus, this is one of the few vegetarian food in Munich Germany. Knoedel are in the picture of Goulash above and Schweinshaxe below.

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Leberkäsesemmel / Meatloaf Sandwich

The best food in Munich for a takeaway/fast food is this meatloaf sandwich and optional is with sweet mustard. I had this at my hotel breakfast in Munich.

Obatzda / Dip

This is a thick, creamy dip made out of cheese, butter and spices and is usually orange. It’s often served as a dip with breads, platters and sausage salads making it another answer for what food is Munich famous for.

Sauerkraut / Fermented Cabbage

Sauerkraut is another traditional food munich and the rest of Central Europe are known for but is prepared as one of the national dishes in Germany. Bavarian version is blaukraut which includes pork fat and apple.

Sauerkraut is pictured below with Schweinshaxe.

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Schnitzel 

Schnitzels are cutlets of meat (Veal, Chicken, Pork) pounded down, breaded and deep fried. And delicious. Munich variety is a pork cutlet brushed with horseradish and sweet mustard served with a potato and cucumber salad.

One of the best food places in munich to try Schnitzel is Andy’s Krablergarten and I heard of this place from Migrationology’s best food in Munich Germany video.

Schweinshaxe / Pork Knuckle

Schweinshaxe can be seen being slowly roasted in various shop windows showing off the best German food in Munich. This pork is typically served on the bone with a salted crackling and tender meat and if that thought alone is making me drool. This meal also uses the side dishes of dumplings and sauerkraut.

Schmalznudel / Doughnut

Worry not what this dessert is generously glazed in (Lard) but of the consequences following devouring one (addiction).

Seriously, this German doughnut is a must eat in Munich. Great ones can be found in one of the best places to eat in Munich, the most popular of food markets in Munich: Viktualienmarkt!

Sweet Mustard

Germans love their mustard. Fact. It’s on every bratwurst stand in the country.

In Bavaria you can find a sweet mustard that is delicious (my favourite kind of mustard) and on the side of many Munich typical food. So it’s only natural that some of the popular food in Munich is accompanied by sweet mustard. Some would class it as a Munich famous food itself!

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Weisswurst / German White Sausage

The bratwurst here is a boiled white sausage made of pork and veal and is served in a white bowl of boiling water. Some people discard of the skin before eating but some eat with the skin (I discarded mine) and it’s accompanied by sweet mustard (of course). I personally loved this and definitely need that sweet mustard smothered on the sausage.

The saying goes that Münchner Weisswurst shouldn’t hear the church bells ring at noon. Your guide would never take you to eat these delights after midday anyway but good to know that you won’t get Bavarian sausage, at least decent white Bratwurst, if you eat breakfast after 12.

This is also sold as Weisswurst Brezel because the combination is a typical Bavarian breakfast and both are the best Bavarian food in Munich.

Note: You may see it written as ‘weißwurst’ as ‘ß’ is a letter in German pronounced as ‘ss’.

Weissbier / White Beer

In Munich, not only can you find the best beer in Germany (admitted to me by German friends from Thuringia) but you can try their uniquely, brewed beer such as white beer for breakfast!

As well as Weissbier, you can find German dark beer on the tour and as I participated during Lent, it was stronger than usual!

Don’t forget that German beer is considered as traditional food in Munich and this is due to history where beer could fill you up.

White Asparagus

While I never tried this myself, it is apparently completely different to usual green asparagus and you can cut through it like silky butter! You can buy this from any supermarket in season.

This is the tour I did:

Why Choose Fork & Walk Tours?

Aside from getting the best food to eat in Munich Germany, join this tour to learn the following:

• The story behind the famous Glockenspiel to understand food and life Munich has
• Bavaria’s beer law that is still in existence today and why it is a typical food in Munich
• Why Munich is considered Italy’s most Northern city
• How to tell which places have the Royal seal of approval
• Pronunciations of those loooong German words for food to try in Munich!

How to Book the 2 Hours of Food Power Tour

If you think this is the best food tour Munich offers then you can book your spot right now by clicking here to take you to Viator. Alternatively, see below for more tours that Fork and Walk have available.

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