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The restaurant comprises most of the Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, which also includes a ballroom and outdoor Wirtsgarten. Its menu features such traditional favorites of Bavarian cuisine as Brezn (soft pretzel), Obatzda (cheese dip), Hax'n, and sausages such as Bratwurst and Weisswurst. Brews include Helles and Dunkles served in a Maß, Weißbier ...
The Hofbräuhaus Saal c. 1902. The Hofbräuhaus am Platzl was founded in 1589 by the Duke of Bavaria, Wilhelm V. [1] It is one of Munich's oldest beer halls. It was founded as the brewery to the old Royal Residence, which at that time was situated just around the corner from where the beer hall stands today.
The Hofbräukeller is a restaurant in Haidhausen, Munich, Germany owned by Hofbräuhaus brewery. This restaurant serves the traditional Bavarian cuisine and is less touristy than Hofbräuhaus am Platzl and more popular with the locals. It is a part of the Wiener Platz, home to the Wiener Markt.
With the later addition of the "Bockbierkeller", the Platzl became the center of Munich beer drinkers. [1] In 1874, a theater-restaurant moved in across the Hofbräuhaus am Platzl which by 1906 became known as the "Platzl Bühne" ("Stage at the Platzl") theater, marking the beginning of the Platzl as one of Munich's entertainment districts. [1]
Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München (Hofbräu München), a brewery in Munich Hofbräu-Festzelt, the largest beer tent of the Oktoberfest in Munich; Hofbräuhaus am Platzl; Stuttgarter Hofbräu, a German brewery located in Stuttgart; Würzburger Hofbräu, a brewery in Würzburg, Germany
In Munich alone, the Festzelte of Oktoberfest can accommodate over 100,000 people. [2] Bavaria's capital Munich is the city most associated with beer halls; almost every brewery in Munich operates a beer hall. The largest beer hall, the 5,000-seat Mathäser, [a] near the Munich central station, has been converted into a movie theater. [4]
Northern facade of the Hofbräuhaus am Platzl. A band performing at the Hofbräuhaus. "In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus" (German for "There's a Hofbräuhaus in Munich") is the title of the Hofbräuhaus-Lied ("Hofbräuhaus song") composed in 1935, which is today one of the best known drinking songs throughout the world.
Munich has had a long history of brewing beer; some have traced the starting point of this brewing tradition to the foundation of the Munich Court Brewery by William V, Duke of Bavaria (who opened his own hofbrauhaus in Munich in 1602 [2]). The reputation of Munich beers was celebrated in publications as early as 1816. [3]