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The fifth Munich Bread Market will take place from May 23rd to 27th, 2023 at the Viktualienmarkt.

The 5th Munich Bread Market – from May 23, 2023 at the Viktualienmarkt || From Tuesday, May 23 to Saturday, May 27, 2023, various Munich artisan bakeries will present their baked goods, their most creative bread ideas, and the art of baking at the popular Munich Bread Market. For the fifth time, the Bread Market offers you the opportunity Discover fantastic bread highlights, exchange ideas with artisan bakers, and explore, taste, and purchase a variety of market specialties. This article will tell you exactly what to expect, when you can meet bread inspector Manfred Stiefel from the German Bread Institute at the bread market, and which bakers will be presenting their bread this year.

The Munich Bread Market 2023 at the Viktualienmarkt

What could be better than the smell of fresh bread? – If you just took a deep breath and your lips curled into a smile, then you can rejoice with me, because the Munich Bread Market is entering its fifth year. This means that from May 23rd to 27th, 2023, you can once again learn everything there is to know about bread and get to know Munich's artisan bakers and their breads.

All the bakeries present at the market are based in Munich and are members of the Munich, Landsberg, and Erding Bakers' Guild. Collectively, they represent the traditional art of baking and impress us, their customers, daily with the finest baked goods. This popular bread market offers you the unique opportunity to meet many bakers and their wide selection of fresh bread all in one place, and to easily sample a variety of baked goods.

Besides the opportunity to sample breads at all the bread market stalls, you can also buy the different types of bread directly and take them home. And of course, you're welcome to ask any questions you may have about the individual breads and the specific bakeries that interest you most.

Learn all about the tasks of the German Bread Institute on a separate tour. The institute is dedicated to preserving German bread culture and collecting bread-related knowledge from across the country. Furthermore, the institute provides "bread testers" who evaluate breads based on quality, aroma, taste, and much more. The best breads receive awards and prizes from the institute. You can meet one of these bread testers. Get to know us on Friday, May 26, 2023, as part of the Munich Bread Market. Manfred Stiefel offers a tour of the bread market and examines one loaf of bread at each stall – interested visitors are welcome to watch. (Fun fact: The German Bread Institute maintains a bread register, which currently lists over 3,200 bread specialties. Crazy, right?)

The „Bäckman“ bakery bus – also part of the Munich bread market in May 2023

Also returning in 2023: the "Bäckman" baking bus for little bakers!

The popular „Bäckman Backbus“This year’s bread market wouldn’t be complete without the ‘Bread Market’ program, offering a variety of courses for groups of up to 22 children and two supervisors. During the approximately one-hour baking courses for the little ones, which take place on the bus, a journeyman baker prepares delicious baked goods – and of course, the children are welcome to join in. Besides the homemade treats, all participating children receive a snack and plenty of information about a balanced diet and the baker’s craft. The young aspiring bakers also learn why breakfast is so important.”.

The kids from can participate. From Monday, May 22, 2023 to Friday, May 26, 2023, the "Bäckman Backbus" will be located at the Viktualienmarkt, corner of Heilig-Geist-Kirche, daily between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. (see map) and provides unforgettable experiences for the youngest bakers.

(Further information and "Bäckman bookings" at 0895441610 or info@baeckerinnung-muenchen.de.)

Click here for an overview of the stalls at the 2023 bread market.

The stalls at the Munich Bread Market 2023

A total of eleven artisan bakers will present their unique bread specialties at this year's bread market. To get to know them all, simply visit the Viktualienmarkt in Munich between May 23rd and 27th, 2023, and sample the numerous varieties to your heart's content. Each baker will also be bringing their own market specialty.

This year, they are participating in the Stalls of the Munich Bread Market 2023 are:

1. Neulinger Bread and Pastry Bakery – founded in 2001
Gotzinger-Str. 48 • 81371 Munich
MARKET SPECIALTY: The Netted

2. Max Rischart's Bakery KG – founded in 1883
Marienplatz 18 • 80331 Munich
MARKET SPECIALTY: Porridge Bread

3. Riedmair Bakery – founded in 1953
Dieselstr. 17 • 85748 Garching
MARKET SPECIALTY: Wood-fired bread

4. Wimmer Private Bakery – founded in 1932
Helene-Wessel-Bogen 6 • 80939 Munich
MARKET SPECIALTY: Schwabinger Naturlaib

5. Reis Bakery – founded in 1903
Festingstr. 4 • 81479 Munich
MARKET SPECIAL: Organic Sollner wood-fired bread

The bakers of a past Munich bread market

6. Schmidt Bread Factory – founded in 1903
Neumarkter Straße 47 • 81673 Munich
MARKET SPECIALTY: The Farmer's Crust

7. Sickinger Bakery – founded in 1963
Aubinger-Str. 4b • 82166 Locham
MARKET SPECIAL: stay hungry and spelt 48

8. Hofpfisterei – founded in 1331
Kreittmayrstr. 5 • 80335 Munich
MARKET SPECIALTY: Pfister Organic Farmer's Bread

9. Traublinger Bakery – founded in 1912
Weißenfelder Str. 8 • 85551 Heimstetten
MARKET SPECIALTY: Double-crusted farmhouse bread

10. Ziegler Bakery – founded in 1896
Gneisenaustr. 20 • 80992 Munich
MARKET SPECIALTY: Pano Vegano

11. Brücklmaier Bakery – founded in 1883
Neubiberger-Str. 11 • 81737 Munich
MARKET SPECIALTY: The Fire Crust

During the tasting at the 2022 bread market

(Tip: Once you've discovered your new favorite breads at the Munich bread market and have them in your bag, you can buy the perfect toppings for them directly at the numerous stalls of the Viktualienmarkt. A wide selection of regional and international cheeses, spreads, hams, antipasti, and much more awaits you.)

Be there! My fifth Munich bread market – impressions and tips

Every year I look forward to the Munich bread market and enjoy strolling from stall to stall, getting to know the bakers and staff, asking all about the breads and baked goods, and sampling them here and there. Then I head home with bags full of bread and savor every single bite.

You know that good bread is indispensable to me, both in my own kitchen and on my dining table. Honestly, what could be better than fragrant, freshly baked bread made from the finest regional ingredients? Bread, a staple food, is one of the most important product categories in Germany and boasts a versatility and variety that is unmatched in almost any other country.

My tip for you: Be sure to stop by the fifth Munich bread market and let yourself be pampered! Opening speech by and with Municipal Affairs Officer Kristina Frank on May 23, 2023 at 11 a.m. at the Viktualienmarkt not to be missed.

You'll learn fascinating facts about the baker's craft and be right there from the start of the Munich Bread Market 2023. During your visit, take the opportunity to delve deeper and learn about proper bread tasting and storage at the various stalls. And don't forget this unique chance to ask anything you've ever wanted to know about bread.

I hope to see you at the Viktualienmarkt between May 23rd and 27th, 2023. Just so you know: if I don't return your greeting verbally when I'm there, it's definitely only because I've got bread in my mouth. 🙂

Enjoy your bread!

(This article was created in cooperation with the bakers' guild of Munich, Landsberg and Erding. Thank you.)

Fifth Munich bread market at the Viktualienmarkt
From May 23rd to 27th, 2023 – daily from 10 am to 6 pm
– Free access / Access via the S-Bahn station „Marienplatz“ –

Details: Eleven artisan bakeries present their breads and baked goods;
Bread tasting and bread shopping; "Bäckman" - a mobile bakery with baking courses for children

Website – Munich Bread Market 2023

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