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Bachmaier on Leopoldstrasse is a very well-known Bavarian restaurant in Munich. I went there several times a few years ago for their famous Sunday brunch and was never disappointed. (Brunch on Sundays and public holidays is €28.50 per person, including a hot drink and a glass of Prosecco) with live cooking from 10 am to 3 pm. There's a generous buffet with numerous breakfast classics, salads, delicacies, weekly changing main courses, egg dishes, etc.
Yesterday, we spontaneously decided to try Bachmaier again, without a reservation, to treat ourselves to some Kaiserschmarrn. We walked in and chose a cozy table in the corner of the back. It wasn't very busy for a Saturday evening; it only started to fill up around 8 pm when we left about an hour and a half later. Bachmaier has two large screens and several TVs showing various football and sports broadcasts. The restaurant is very Bavarian and comfortably furnished – dark furniture, dark wood paneling, Bavarian decorations, lots of newspaper clippings, pictures, and hay bales on the windowsills. Overall, it creates a very cozy and welcoming atmosphere – you can quickly feel right at home. A very friendly waiter handed us the menus as soon as we sat down.
We ordered a traditional Bavarian potato soup, a tomato and arugula salad, and – as planned – Kaiserschmarrn, which comes with your choice of applesauce or plum sauce in a separate bowl. (€8.90!) The Kaiserschmarrn was very good, just as you'd expect from a Bavarian Kaiserschmarrn in a well-known restaurant – only a bit small for the price. The waiter, however, countered this point with the well-intentioned comment: "Well, it's just dessert!" ;-). The salad was very well dressed and, at €3.90, a decent portion size. The soup, at €4.90, was also tasty and plentiful.
Otherwise, the Bachmaier menu offers everything you'd expect: Obatzda (Bavarian cheese spread), sausage salad, Rostbratwurst (grilled sausages), Weißwurst (white sausages), Bavarian pretzels, Leberkäse (Bavarian meatloaf), Fleischpflanzerl (meat stew), Krustenbraten (roast pork with crackling), Schweinebraten (roast pork), duck, schnitzel, Schweinshaxe (pork knuckle), Knödel (dumplings), etc. From 6 pm onwards, they also always have "legendary spare ribs" with homemade special sauce for €15.90 – which I obviously didn't try myself ;-).
The atmosphere is quaint and friendly, distinctly Bavarian and cozy. I would definitely recommend going here with friends who are visiting Munich for the first time and want to enjoy Bavarian cuisine. Of course, being very popular, it's not exactly cheap, and reservations are advisable after 8 pm – but it's definitely worth it. Card payments are accepted. We only had to wait a little while when we went to pay, even though, as I said, it wasn't particularly busy – but it was still manageable. If I ever fancy Käsespätzle (cheese spaetzle), I'll be back. 🙂
Place visited: Bachmaier
Address: Leopoldstraße 50, 80802 Munich
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