Ratskeller Munich

On most of our Munich visits we have dined in the Ratskeller. Up until now we had dined inside. The restaurant is underground in the basement of the Rathaus, that gigantic town hall we all gaze up at to watch the mechanical jousting knights and twirling dancers.  At street level there are entrances on three sides to the Ratskeller restaurant-stone stairs that lead you down into an underground warren of dining rooms. Stone archways hold up the ceiling so it's like being in an ancient castle. Although I can't find details, even via Google, I would guess that it could seat 1,000 diners. I have photos and video from previous trips but those live on another computer 80 miles away so that will have to wait until a future blog. Google images will give you some idea of it's vastness and interior charm.

Anyway, this evening we stumbled upon the Ratskeller's outside dining area for the first time by walking through an archway at the base of the town hall. We liked the location and once we realized that it was served by the Rat's kitchen we decided to go no further and took our seats for our last dinner in Munich.