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Not to be missed is this former supplier to the royal court. Gourmet delicacies and coffee are on the ground floor and an excellent restaurant is on the second floor.

Upscale and exotic knitwear can be found here – at a price. Ane Kenssen knows how to flatter the female figure.

For antique furniture, head to Antikpalast (Rosenheimer Straße 143). The flea and antique market in Daglfing (Traberstraße 1) has a large selection of glass, silver, porcelain, paintings, rustic furniture, and more. Many treasures can also be found at the flea and antique market in Munich-Freimann (Lilienthalallee 29).

A treasure chest located right next to the university’s Institute of German Studies. Filled to the brim with books, the old-fashioned antiquarian shop is perfect for browsing.

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.

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.

Church festivals, held here from the 14th century onward, evolved into popular annual fairs (Dulten ), and eventually into three nine-day fairs: Maidult, in late April; Jakobidult, starting 25 July; and Herbstdult, in late October. As aromas of roasted almonds and grilled fish waft through the air, vendors loudly proclaim the virtues of their wares – dishes, candles, patent medicine, and, of course, knick-knacks.

As the name indicates, this bookshop was founded by authors who wanted to break free from the dictates of the book industry. Many author readings are held here.

Decked out in colourful costumes, she recited rhymes to delighted audiences (1922–82).

Pseudonym of Sigi (Siegfried) Sommer (1915–96), author of a popular column in the Münchner Abendzeitung .