Munich markets offer a cultural scene that will quell your shopping bug and let you experience all the local color you can handle, and you may even find hidden treasures. Bavaria’s capital city is filled with beautiful parks and historic buildings hosting traditional bazaars and farmers' markets with not only fresh produce but also local brews, collectables, handmade arts and crafts, and a wildly fun way to pass the afternoon. If you ask a local, they might tell you that the best place to find authentic and iconic Bavarian pretzels is at one of these markets.

Here you’ll find 1st-edition books, vintage clothing, farm-fresh fruits and veggies, and other treasures. Check out some of the best markets in Munich.

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    Victuals Market (Viktualienmarkt)

    Visit a favorite local food market

    Victuals Market (Viktualienmarkt)
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    Victuals Market (Viktualienmarkt) is a local favorite among food markets offering an open-air bazaar with meats, sausages, cheeses, bakery items and a vibrant atmosphere. Among the favorites here is the Leberkäse, which is made with a base of pork or beef combined with bacon, potato starch, onions, water and spices. The best times to visit are from Thursday through Sunday right around midday to get the full experience. If you just want to wander the stalls and grab some groceries, morning has the fewest crowds.

    You’ll find all the traditional Bavarian foods here including pretzels, beer and all sorts of meats. While vegan dishes can be hard to find, vegetarian options can be found. It’s in the city centre.

    Location: Viktualienmarkt 3, 80331 München, Germany

    Phone: +49 89 89068205

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    Flohmarkt München-Riem

    Shop one of Bavaria’s largest open-air flea markets

    Flohmarkt München-Riem
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    Flohmarkt München-Riem is a vibrant local flea market offering more than 75,000 square meters of outdoor secondhand retail space, with many goods sold out of automobile boots. This is one of Bavaria’s largest open-space flea markets and has been operating for over 25 years. Cashless pay is available for most vendors, and parking can be found directly on the premises. It’s also serviced by the local metro system. The marketplace also has several takeout street food vendors, so you can grab a meal on the go while you shop.

    Admission is free, though there is a nominal parking fee. It’s located about 20 minutes east of the Munich city centre.

    Location: De-Gasperi-Bogen Tor 9, 81829 München, Germany

    Open: Saturday from 6 am to 3 pm (closed Sunday–Friday)

    Phone: +49 179 1152149

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    Munich Christmas Market (Münchner Christkindlmarkt)

    Watch the city centre turn into a medieval square

    Munich Christmas Market (Münchner Christkindlmarkt)
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    Munich Christmas Market (Münchner Christkindlmarkt) is held over the vacations and turns the Munich city centre into a traditional market with wooden huts offering a celebratory medieval vibe. The vendors in their wooden huts all dress in historic costumes, and the craftsmen exhibit traditional-styled artworks. The only things that aren't styled after the Middle Ages are the live music and entertainment performances and events, many of which are inspired by modern pop culture such as characters from popular television.

    In addition to the wide array of arts, crafts, gifts, ornaments and souvenirs you will find here, you can also grab refreshments from takeout booths. The mulled wine, bratwurst and flammbrot are all must-try dishes.

    Location: Wittelsbacherpl., 80333 München, Germany

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    Flea market Munich Daglfing

    Shop an open-air flea market just outside of town

    Flea market Munich Daglfing
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    Flea market Munich Daglfing (Flohmarkt München Daglfing) is a flea and antique market situated along Rennbahnstrasse adjacent to the horse racing track with all manner of secondhand and handmade goods. Here you’ll find antique furniture, housewares, home decor, vintage clothing, rare books, vintage records, old toys and all sorts of other collectables. You’ll also find many vendors selling their artworks among the booths here.

    Just steps away is a big restaurant with panoramic racetrack views, so after you finish shopping you can grab a full meal before heading on to your next adventure. This fun, open-air bazaar is located just a 15-minute drive east of the Munich city centre.

    Location: Burgauerstraße 1, 81929 München, Germany

    Open: Friday from 7 am to 3 pm, Saturday from 6 am to 4 pm (closed Sunday–Thursday)

    Phone: +49 171 6406282

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    Bauernmarkt Lehel am St. Anna Platz

    Visit a small food market with a great vibe

    Bauernmarkt Lehel am St. Anna Platz
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    Bauernmarkt Lehel am St. Anna Platz is a small food market held in the scenic streets of the Lehel district that blends in with the idyllic surroundings. Most people come here to enjoy the vibe and the fresh products. Some of the most recommended products here include those made from goat’s milk by an award-winning local farm, the phenomenal cakes that come from a farm just outside Dachau and the wine from a Franconian vintner. In the winter, vendors sell glühwein, a special type of mulled wine.

    Besides the wonderful dishes, this market is worth a visit just for the magical setting. It’s just a short walk east of the city centre.

    Location: St.-Anna-Platz 1, 80538 München, Germany

    Open: Thursday from 10.30 am to 6 pm (closed Friday–Wednesday)

    Phone: +49 1525 1475160

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    Bauernmarkt am Josephsplatz

    Visit a fruit market around an urban park

    Bauernmarkt am Josephsplatz
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    Bauernmarkt am Josephsplatz feels like a street festival with a small selection of stalls, locals toasting with local brews and children running up and down the aisles. It’s a local food market with benches to sit on up and down the middle. This market is highly regarded by locals for its fruit offerings, especially apples, cherries and damsons, with the selection varying by season, all sourced from a local Lower Bavaria farm that also offers fresh juices and delicious homemade liqueurs all year long.

    The market is situated around a park with plenty of green space and a playground for the kids. It’s just a 15-minute drive north of the Munich city centre.

    Location: Josephspl., 80798 München, Germany

    Open: Tuesday from 11 am to 6 pm (closed Wednesday–Monday)

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    Wiener Markt

    See one of Munich’s smallest but most beloved markets

    Wiener Markt
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    Wiener Markt is a small market located in the upscale Haidhausen district and is a produce market that’s often used by locals to do their weekly grocery shopping. Despite its status as a local market, visitors often flock here as well because it’s a truly authentic-feeling market with plenty of local color, including a gigantic maypole right at the market’s center. Though it’s among the smallest markets in the city, it’s also one of the most beloved.

    Wiener Markt is renowned for the fresh pumpernickel loaves sold here that go great with meats and cheeses from one of the local delis just steps away. It’s just a 5-minute drive east of the city centre.

    Location: Innere Wiener Straße 19, 81667 München, Germany

    Open: 24/7

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    Schwabinger Hofflohmärkte

    Attend a local market with a block-party vibe

    Schwabinger Hofflohmärkte
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    Schwabinger Hofflohmärkte is a flea market offering outdoor courtyard shopping with a twist: Each vendor hosts their wares on their own front lawn. In this way, it’s like a series of garage or yard sales all organized into one giant neighbourhood bazaar. Each individual is responsible for their own sales, and they report participation to the Schwabing neighbourhood.

    You won’t find any outside dealers here; this is all people selling goods out of their own homes, and you’ll find everything from bakery items to secondhand items to arts and crafts, depending on who is participating. This vibrant bazaar offers a block-party vibe about 10 minutes north of the Munich city centre.

    Location: Nikolaipl. 1B, 80802 München, Germany

    Open: Monday–Tuesday, Thursday–Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm (closed Sunday, Wednesday)

    Phone: +49 89 398299

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    Bauernmarkt am Mariahilfplatz

    Shop for meats and produce on the banks of the Isar

    Bauernmarkt am Mariahilfplatz
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    Bauernmarkt am Mariahilfplatz is one of 2 farmers’ markets in the same space, depending on which day of the week you visit, so come multiple days for different offerings. On Wednesdays, you’ll find 18 stalls and a farmers' market with seasonal farm-to-table produce. On Saturdays, a larger market is held in the square that offers a wide selection of fresh and specialty foods. Some of the most popular offerings include specialty meats like pigeon and quail, fresh beef and lamb, elderflower pancakes in summer and apple pancakes the rest of the year.

    The market is 5 minutes south of the city centre. It’s just steps away from the Isar, where you can sit with your purchases and have a picnic.

    Location: Mariahilfpl., 81541 München, Germany

    Open: Hours may vary

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    Elisabethmarkt

    Visit a market named for a former empress of Austria

    Elisabethmarkt
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    Elisabethmarkt is a traditional Bavarian market deeply rooted in local culture and history and named for a former empress of Austria, offering a variety of exceptionally high-quality goods. It’s famous for its locally sourced meat and cheese, and its home-brewed beer. This market has operated in the same square for over 100 years, and its namesake was a beloved daughter of the Duke of Bavaria. Originally housed in buildings that were demolished in World War II, it now occupies the remaining pavilions for an outdoor open-air vibe. On any given day you’ll find about 20 stalls here.

    It stretches across 3 streets in the Schwabing neighbourhood of Munich. It's located 12 minutes north of the city centre.

    Location: Elisabethpl. 25, 80796 München, Germany

    Open: Hours may vary

    Phone: +49 89 23338513

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