Zur Hundskugel: Entrance
In a place like Munich, which celebrated its 850th anniversary in 2008, it's not too difficult to find houses and even restaurants dating back several centuries. In fact, on the corner of Hackenstrasse and Hotterstrasse, stands one of Munich's oldest gaststätte (restaurants). The Zur Hundskugel dates back to 1440, and the Alpine mountain house is still equipped with old hoisting mechanisms to the attic's storage rooms.

There are several different stories about the restaurant's name. One version is that dogs (hund) rolled a ball (kugel) through the Neuhauser Tor, which then became the subject of fresco for the then-owner. Or maybe it refers to the hood or kugel worn by friars at funerals. A darker, medieval tale tells of criminals that were bathed in the housed after being tortured and before execution; these no-gooders were said to be called hundsfut, which according to restaurant documents, roughly translates to future food of the dogs.

Whatever the story, the restaurant, with its staff dressed in traditional Bavarian attire, serves down-home local comfort food at moderate prices. Most plates are 9€ to 20€

U-Bahn: U4, U5 Karlsplatz
U3, U6 Marienplatz
Location

Hotterstr. 18

Altstadt

80331

Germany (Deutschland)