The Westend beckons with new restaurants and long-established addresses. We took a closer look at one of the many exciting streets in this Munich district: Kazmairstrasse.
Jörg Kazmair had blue blood and was even mayor of the city of Munich several times. However, the mutinous craft guilds put an end to the patricians from 1397 onwards, and Jörg Kazmair escaped with his head. And so in 1878 the street in the Westend got its name. We stroll through Kazmairstrasse and present beautiful places, good restaurants and great tips.
After the snack bar of the same name on Goetheplatz had been doing well for years, the owner has opened his second shop on Kazmairstraße. This time a cosy restaurant with fine Asian food and great drinks. From vegan to meat, from lunch to dinner - Munich residents from all quarters make the pilgrimage to Ca Go.
Ca Go Restaurant, Kazmairstrasse 31
Westenders have been buying their books at the Büchergalerie for over 30 years - even the move a few years ago hasn't changed that. In the meantime, the bookshop is the only independent one in the neighbourhood. You can find an exciting selection of new publications and, on request, also antiquarian books.
Büchergalerie Westend, Kazmairstrasse 77
Ludwigs Vorstadt is written in capital letters outside, anecdotes from 26 years of local history are inside. Ca Va is a rough mixture of American diner and Viennese coffee house, hearty food and unagitated existence. More or less famous actors and actresses are or were regulars or waitresses here. The hungry Uwe Ochsenknecht once swapped his backgammon game for a Tyrolean Gröstl.
The series, the eternal prankster Monaco Franze. "Born in the summer of 1933 ... between Westend and Schwanthalerhöh', where Kazmairstrasse meets Ligsalzstrasse" – this is how director Helmut Dietl describes the creation of his Munich original. Monaco Franze got many autobiographical details from Helmut Fisch. This is exactly why the series is so authentic – just like the neighbourhood in Munich's west.
Squares are always something nice. Georg-Freundorfer-Platz, which borders Kazmairstraße, is a play paradise for three generations. Children romp around on Germany's most beautiful playground – a labyrinth of high poles with suspension bridges, platforms, ropes and nets. Next to it, teenagers play football and basketball – and a few steps away, older gentlemen, but also sometimes younger people, meet for a game or two of chess.
Georg Freundorfer Platz, Geroltstrasse 24
The chef is a wine lover, and the restaurant's wine list is correspondingly long and varied: from Bordeaux to Alsace, from Italy, Germany, Austria, California to Australia, you can drink your way around the globe. The prices are generally steep, the food is beautifully spicy, extremely photogenic and awarded by Gault Millau and many guests.
Rüen Thai - Khao San 58, Kazmaierstrasse 58
Stack bricks, set up old army chairs and wooden tables, create a living room atmosphere and serve fried chicken and eclairs – voilà: La Kaz. The popular restaurant in the Westend has been around for over ten years, and the terrace is always full in summer. So make a reservation!
If you're looking for something a little more substantial, King Loui is the place to go. Here you'll not only find a sumptuous selection of burgers – for veggies as well as meat fans – but also tempting side dishes. How about sate fries or mac n' truffles? And for dessert, a brownie or an apple pie. No one goes home hungry here!
