Johannis Café Munich

Oldest café in Munich

Stefan from Munich

""Johannis Cafe" is one of the oldest cafés in Munich. I absolutely love the atmosphere & the diversity of people you can meet there. Don't forget to Prost!"

Johannis Cafe is one of the oldest Cafés in town. A friend of mine recommended it to me ten years ago and since then I've visited it quite frequently when I'm around in Haidhausen.

I love the old atmosphere that reminds me of a pre-second world war Café and I like to talk to people I don't know. This is a very communicative place, similar to a Biergarten (beer garden). You sit next to a businessman eating sausages (Wiener) with his fingers for dinner, and are joined by a nice mature couple, who've lived in Haidhausen for 40 years. The table at the corner is occupied by punks or hipsters - sometimes I cannot see what the difference is - you know, people who wear clothes to show their attitude. Anyway, in Johannis Cafe different cultures, attitudes and society levels do not exist, everyone is the same. Sounds like a perfect microcosm of beer loving inhabitants.

But as soon as you enter the door, you will recognize that this perfect world has a regent. The painting right in front shows the owner, he poses like King Ludwig of Bavaria, and ensures that the people behave in his small monarchy.

My conclusion: Toast as much as you can. People from Bavaria love to toast, because they love to drink beer.

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Munich Spotter Stefan

About me I was born in a small village, about 40 kilometers away from Munich. At the age of 16 I began to visit Munich on weekends, just for shopping or having a coffee. When I was 20 I started to work in a picture agency as a trainee, then I changed to an advertising agency as a picture researcher. After two years I went back to a picture agency specialised on the topics food and interior. There, I started as an editor and wrote lots of small articles about interior image series. After several years spent in the food industry, I started having my own restaurant. We are spec...

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Johannisplatz 15

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Oct 20, 2025

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