Munich Soup Kitchen — Restaurant in Munich

A great little lunch find during our recent trip to Munich was the Muenchner Suppenkueche at Viktualienmarkt in the Old Town. This is a popular place for locals and tourists interested in reasonably priced, very good bowls of homemade soup. Opening hours are 10am to 6pm daily (closed on Sundays)

There was a queue when we arrived, which is usually a good sign. Wall menu is in German but we found a small English menu near the two order windows. During our visit we tried the Signature beef goulash and a daily special of carrot-coconut-ginger soup.

In short, both bowls were delicious. The goulash was rich and a tad bit spicy. Have to admit we both liked it a bit better with a bit of tabasco added to the bowl. The carrot-coconut-ginger soup was outstanding, very creamy texture, slightly sweet with a bit of kick from the ginger. It was a great bowl. Had we not had meal plans line up for the next couple of days, we would have eagerly returned for another round.

As for seating, there are a handful of outside tables and a few high tables in front and just behind the kitchen area as well. Tables were rather full when we arrived. Turnover is rather quick though so if you're patient you should be able to grab a table or seat somewhere...

Edit: please stop asking people to contact you via email. It’s Germany, and everybody know what this is done for. For those who don’t, well they’ll learn the hard way when they receive a threatening lawyer’s letter.

If you really want to improve, google search authentic recipes and don’t take shortcuts.

By the way, there was at least 10 more chunks of carrots on top of the ones in the photo.

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I’m not sure what this was, but it certainly wasn’t African chicken curry. And, I’ve only found 3 tiny pieces of chicken 🤷🏼‍♀️

The staff were...

October 2025: We came here again one year later (2 days in a row) and had the same great experience. This time, we tried other things on the menu. Not everything is in English though so very basic A1 German may be needed.

November 2024: Friendly staff and well priced soups. They have even have butter chicken and chilli con carne. There is an English menu on the wall on the inside. It is very popular with locals and tourists. There is an option to tip if paying by card which is weird since it is a self service restaurant (i did anyway as the...