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Pedestrian Zone Munich’s
central pedestrian zone stretches along Kaufingerstraße and Neuhauser
Straße to Karlsplatz/Stachus. Here you will find all the major European
chains and many department stores. Estimates show that Germany’s largest
retail turnover per minute happens right here. Beyond Stachus, there
are more stores in Sonnenstraße, Schützenstraße, and in the Elisenhof at
the main railway station. Theatinerstraße Affluent
shoppers head to Munich’s most elegant shopping street, which starts at
Marienhof behind the Town Hall. The number of fashion boutiques and
high-end stores has swelled since the classy Fünf Höfe shopping arcades
opened. Fünf Höfe Historic
buildings and contemporary architecture, arcades, courtyards, stores
(Manufaktum, Emporio Armani), culture (Kunsthalle of the
Hypo-Kulturstiftung), and fine gastronomy (Schumann’s daytime bar,
Ederer, Barista, Café Kunsthalle) – this award-winning jewel of urban
design by architects Herzog and de Meuron covers the area between
Theatiner-, Kardinal-Faulhaber-, Maffei- and Salvatorstraße. Odeonsplatz & Brienner Straße Luxury
stores and boutiques line this square and the exclusive boulevard that
runs off it. Here, you will also find an exemplary piece of urban
renewal – the 19th-century Luitpoldblock with luxury shops, galleries,
and Café Luitpold with its palm garden. Maximilianstraße Maximilian
II laid out this elegant boulevard in the mid-19th century. Extending
between the Nationaltheater and the Altstadtring, it has evolved into
one of Europe’s most exclusive shopping destinations. Bulgari, Armani,
Chanel, and other shops beckon beneath the pointed arches designed by
Friedrich Bürklein. The boulevard is also home to the Hotel
Vierjahreszeiten, the Kammerspiele, and – since the autumn of 2003 – the
Maximilianhöfe. Maximilianhöfe The
Maximilianhöfe is a complex encompassing a reconstructed Bürklein
building on Maximilianstraße, a complex with offices and luxury
boutiques (Gianfranco Ferré, Dolce & Gabbana, and others), and the
state opera’s new rehearsal stage, featuring a transparent curtain
façade. At the centre of the ensemble, the historic colonnaded hall of
the former stables of the royal riding school has been preserved. The
restaurant Brenner is a hidden treasure. Sendlinger Straße One
of the oldest shopping streets, with several traditional stores.
Growing increasingly chic, the strip still offers a colourful mix and
great diversity of retail, from a fashion department store to leather
goods to a teashop. Around Viktualienmarkt Worth
a stroll in its own right, Munich’s oldest market is surrounded by
speciality shops of all sizes. To the south, you’ll find the shops of
the Gärtnerplatz district, while many small antique shops and the city’s
largest supermarket for organic foods line the narrow streets leading
to Isartor. On the west side, in the direction of Rindermarkt, a new
shopping arcade has been created around the medieval Löwenturm.
Around the University Bounded
by the Amalienstraße, Türkenstraße, and Adalbertstraße, the student
quarter features not only many excellent bookshops but also boutiques of
all kinds, including eccentric clothing stores, and jewellery and
design shops. Leopoldstraße & Side Streets Schwabing’s
Leopoldstraße is lined with boutiques, restaurants, and cafés, starting
at Giselastraße. Stroll along the side streets on the left side of the
boulevard (heading north) for a wide variety of interesting shops.
Hohenzollernstraße, especially, has evolved into a centre for small
boutiques.
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