We offer a quite intensive program from Monday to Friday lunchtime which does not leave you much time to go sightseeing 🙂 But if you can arrive early or stay longer, there are some things to do and see in Munich – Here a few links and recommendations.
Restaurants / Beer Gardens
As part of the conference program we will have lunches / dinners in
If you are looking for other places to go to for dinner on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday after the reception or Friday here are some recommendations close to the conference location (just a small selection of personally known and liked places close to the main conference location … more can be found on Google Maps or other map services):
- Ratchada Original Thai Restaurant, Schwanthalerstr. 8 – the most original Thai restaurant in Munich – even the (Thai) royal family orders here
- La Vecchia Masseria, Mathildenstr. 3 – a (very) orginal Italian restaurant
- NENI München, Bahnhofplatz 1 – The cosmopolitan cuisine of NENI Munich comes from the Molcho family and skillfully combines impressions of Israeli, Romanian and Spanish cuisine with local influences.
- Bohne & Malz am Stachus, Sonnenstraße 11
- Augustiner Stammhaus, Neuhauser Str. 27 – a very good Bavarian restaurant
Some of you might want to visit a “real Bavarian beer garden”. You will get a glimpse of this when going to the social dinner in Augustiner Keller which is in the middle of one of the nicest beer gardens in Munich. Quite close (10min walk) to the conference location (Wednesday to Friday) is the Biergarten am Park Cafe. Other recommendations are Biergarten am Chinesischen Turm and Hirschgarten.
If you find time you might also want to visit the Tollwood Summer Festival! The Tollwood Summer Festival is a large, multicultural cultural festival in Munich that takes place every summer for about a month in Olympiapark Süd. It is known for its colorful mix of concerts, performances, art, theater, an arts and crafts market, and diverse organic cuisine from around the world. There are lots of small beer gardens and outdoor restaurants in the festival space.
And the final recommendation (not close to the conference location): Gaststätte Großmarkthalle, Kochelseestraße 13 – (one of) the most original Bavarian restaurants in Munich – no dinner but original Weisswurst breakfast from 7:00 in the morning (for the early raisers before going to the conference).
Museums
Beer gardens are great for good weather – but there might be some rainy days too – For this Munich provides a large number of museums. Just a few recommendations:
- Deutsches Museum – THE technical museum in Germany – “From Aviation to Astronautics, from Atomic Physics to Chemistry, from Health to Agriculture and Food – and much, much more. We warmly invite visitors to explore 20 permanent exhibitions, spread across 20 000 square metres.”
- Pinakotheken
Munich’s art district is a magnet for culture lovers from all over the world. The Pinakotheken are among the most important of the many museums clustered around Königsplatz in the Maxvorstadt district:- The Alte Pinakothek was built in 1836 and displays European paintings from the 13th to the 18th century.
- The Neue Pinakothek opened in 1853 and focuses on 19th-century paintings and sculptures.
- The Pinakothek der Moderne is dedicated to the era from the 20th century onwards.
- Kunsthalle
With around 350,000 visitors every year, the Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung (in short: Kunsthalle München) is one of Germany’s most prestigious exhibition houses. Located at the heart of Munich (near Marienplatz), the Kunsthalle stages three large exhibitions a year on a variety of themes: from painting, sculpture, graphic art, photography and crafts, through to design and fashion. During ECSCW 2026 there will be the exhibition “HAIR – Stories of Power and Passion”
BMW World and Factory
Munich is the home of BMW – and there is an impressive BMW Museum in town and even the possibility to book a tour in the BMW factory in town – See https://www.bmw-welt.com/en/ausstellungen/fuehrungen.html for more information on this possibility.
Bavaria Filmstadt
Bavaria Filmstadt, the first film studio in southern Germany, is close to the center of Munich (just a short tram ride) and offers an excursion into the world of film and television. Discover how monumental films and beloved television series are created. Experience the place, that well-known film professionals and big stars call their home.
Sightseeing
See a list of the top 20 sights in Munich at the website of the city government.
If you do not want to drive around (by bus or tram) you can get a glimpse on Munich sights by walking from the conference location – Stachus to Marienplatz and Viktualienmarkt. You walk through the main pedestrian area with a lot of shopping possibilities. The final stop (Viktualienmarkt) again hosts a beer garden … If you make a short detour on the way, you might also visit the Asam church (Asamkirche) in Sendlinger Str. 32 or climb the stairs of Alter Peter church with a great view over Munich directly between Marienplatz and Viktualienmarkt.