Munich Shopping Tips by acemj Top 5 Page for this destination

Kaufhof: Huge department store

With a great location right on Marienplatz and just about everything your could imagine inside (clothing, housewares, groceries, etc.), this is another great place to shop. Prices are average to slightly above average and there's a great food court downstairs if you're looking for cheap eats.

Phone: 49 89 231851

Theme: Department Store

Website: http://www.galeria-kaufhof.de

H & M: Affordable fashion

H & M has relatively cheap clothes that also happen to be relatively fashionable. It's a good place to grab something in style if you forgot to bring the right clothes for a night out on the town (or if you just haven't done laundry on your trip!). This place is a world-wide chain, so you won't necessarily be the most unique dresser in the room, but at least you will have saved enough money to be able to afford dinner!

Directions: It's on Neuhauser Strasse, which is the shopping street between Karlsplatz and Marienplatz.

Theme: Other

Website: http://www.hm.com

Hugendubel: Huge bookstore, great view

Okay, I must admit that the main reason I went into this enormous bookstore facing Marienplatz was because it had some cool looking elevators! In fact, the view from the glass elevators down onto Marienplatz is great (and free, I might add, unlike what you'll pay for climbing a nearby church tower). The inside is really cool with some interesting architectural touches like this view from the escalators looking down onto a sitting area in the picture below.

What to buy: They have book on practically everything, including a decent selection of English-language titles.

Address: Marienplatz

Other Contact: 9a-8p, M-F, 9:30a-4p, Sa

Phone: 49 1803484585

Theme: Books

Website: http://www.hugendubel.de/

Viktualienmarkt: Love that market

Like I noted in my must see activities, the Viktualienmarkt has been open since 1807 when it opened as a small herb market and is now one of the best markets in the city selling everything from great sausages to fresh flowers and fruits.

Address: Am Viktualienmarkt

Directions: Near Marienplatz

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