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Hofbräuhaus: Hofbräuhaus: the most touristy of all beer halls!
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  • claudia1975
  • Updated By claudia1975 on January 9, 2005
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  • Beer garden at the Chinese Tower, English Garden - Munich
    Beer garden at the
    Chinese Tower, English
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    by claudia1975
    The Munich Hofbraeuhaus has more non-Bavarian visitors than Bavarians. Of course also some local people come here, but students and younger Munich inhabitants as well as many older folks avoid the Hofbraeuhaus. There are many nice beer halls and beer gardens, such as the Augustiner beer halls and beer gardens, the beer garden at the Chinese tower in the English Garden etc etc

    Try to go out off season, when not so many tourists frequent town (when? - I don't know ;-))

    Go around 10 o'clock in the morning or later in the evening

    Best: don't go at all - chose another place: see below...

    Summer:

    I like the beer garden at the Chinese tower in the English Garden. Lots of Munich-ians, good food, good atmosphere, sometimes some Bavarian music and after the drinking you can sleep on a meadow in the sun ....

    Another good place is the beer garden at the "Wiener Platz" on the other (outside the city) side of the Isar, about 10 minutes walk from the German museum. Cross the museum's isle, walk up der Rosenheimer str. and then at the "Y" intersection keep left into the "Innere Wiener Street". At the Wiener Platz (also a small market during week days) you can already see the beer garden

    Winter:

    all throughout Munich there are several "Augustiner" beer halls. Food there is good and not too expensive and the beer tastes good as well. For locations see: http://www.augustiner-braeu.de

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    Hofbräuhaus: Hofbrauhaus gift shop
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  • TinKan
  • Updated By TinKan on May 17, 2003
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  • Hofbrauhaus - Munich
    Hofbrauhaus
    by TinKan
    The Hofbrauhaus has it's own gift shop just outside the door. We found it to be a bit pricey and found many of the same gifts just down the road for much less money. Still it is a good place to sometimes fins a bargin on a HBH tee-shirt.

    Look but do not buy.

    TeeShirts, Beer steins, Shot glasses and the beer dechel (beer mat) can be purchased someplace else much cheaper.

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    Hofbräuhaus: I would say don't go to the...
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  • Ansgar
  • By Ansgar on September 2, 2002
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  • Hofbräuhaus - Munich
    by Ansgar
    I would say don't go to the 'Hofbräuhaus', it is a real tourist trap. The staff is unfriendly and there are only foreigners. Also there are many typically Bavarian bars all over the city. Well but.... I was there once with a huge group of people at a conference. The conference dinner was held in the Hofbraeuhaus and it was not too bad. The americans liked it ;-)

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    Hofbräuhaus: Hofbräuhaus
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  • bhorton
  • By bhorton on August 29, 2002
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  • time for another! - Munich
    time for another!
    by bhorton
    The famous Hofbräuhaus! Always a blast, and a great place to meet people from back home, and from all over the globe too! Oktoberfest is another tourist trap, but I have yet to go. But I´ll be there in about a month for Oktoberfest 2002!

    Meet everyone there! Try to find friends backpacking. Drink one or more of those Maßes!

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    Hofbräuhaus: Hofbraehaus!! RUN RUN RUN away...
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  • farfromnorma
  • By farfromnorma on August 25, 2002
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  • Hofbraehaus!! RUN RUN RUN away from this place. The service is terrible and the staff ignorant. The beer and food is expensive. Its completely full of tourists, locals wouldn't go there if you paid them! It's not a real Munich beirgarten or beirkellar experience. All the staff are foreign. There are so many other nice beirgartens in Munich its a shame that everyone resorts to this place.

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    Hofbräuhaus: Some would call the Hofbrahaus...
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  • Erdinger99
  • By Erdinger99 on August 25, 2002
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  • Hofbräuhaus - Munich
    by Erdinger99
    Some would call the Hofbrahaus a tourist trap. But you have to go at least once. Drink a few liters!
    PROST!

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    Hofbräuhaus: How to bring a beer glass home from Hofbräuhaus
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  • sabsi
  • Updated By sabsi on August 16, 2004
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    Deposit coin
    by sabsi
    When trying to take the huge beer glasses from the Hofbräuhaus make sure you don't get caught, the bouncers like to check bags on the way out ...

    .... hmmm I wonder how we came home with ten of them, anyway ;-) Them rowers...

    Hope that they won't check your bag ;-)

    You can get glasses much more easily in most beergardens. Some of them give you a "Pfand" coin like the one on the picture. You pay a Euro when purchasing a drink and get your money back when you return your glass. If you don't give it back you have a glass ;-) Most beergardens don't even use this system, so just be quick and bring a bag ;-)

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    Hofbräuhaus: The Hofbrauhaus is a tourist...
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  • jhawk1000
  • By jhawk1000 on August 24, 2002
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  • Hofbräuhaus - Munich
    by jhawk1000
    The Hofbrauhaus is a tourist trap but I must admit to having a guilty good time when I go. Good food, good oomp-pah music, good company, and good beer---lots of beer---mega beer.

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    Hofbräuhaus: Hofbräuhaus - no further...
    rabbit
  • By rabbit on August 24, 2002
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  • Hofbräuhaus - no further comment!

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    Hofbräuhaus: Pass on the tourist trap....
    Chicago_Dave
  • By Chicago_Dave on December 24, 2003
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  • No offense to my Japanese freinds but my bavarian freins call the house the "Japanese fly trap" becuase it is such a rediculous tourist trap... I can recomend at least five much better beer gardens whre you can drink liters of beer in a much more natural setting.. Beer and spare ribs.. Man is that good stuff.. I could be german I think...

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