November 2007
Address Book Secrets
Recommendations for the best around town
Martha Olckers
South African Consul General
African Food Stuffs
The biggest selection, especially of South African wines and meats, is at the Galeria Kaufhof at Stachus. The Wein Bauer (Wasserburger Landstr. 169) is an African specialties shop that carries beverages, as well as biltong, boerewors and droi wors. (If you’re curious about what these are, we’ll let their web site explain:
www.biltong.de)
Poseidon
The “best lamb chop” award! “We South Africans will go to great lengths for a lamb cutlet and in Munich they are hard to find
because the butchers tend to cut them lean.” Her pick is this Greek restaurant where “you can see the meat, bone and fat.”
Grillparzerstr. 38A, Tel. 47 61 98
The Waldwirtschaft in Pullach
Located above the banks of the Isar close to the Grosshesseloher Brücke, the Waldwirtschaft is Olckers’ favorite beer garden. There is an informal garden under the trees and a lovely formal restaurant.
Georg-Kalb-Str. 3, Munich-Pullach,
Tel. 749 940 30
Elephant World and Style Africa
For bringing pieces of the continent into your home, try these two shops: Elephant World for wall hangings, zebra-skin items, lampshades and pocketbooks and Style Africa, a design shop, with objects and textiles.
Hackenstr. 5. Tel. 23 00 08 40,
Residenzstr. 13, Tel. 23 23 78 90
Best “Pulse of the Town”
“When I want real life, I just walk around Schwabing. The antique stores, the second-hand stores, the restaurants … the vibe there is wonderful.” Go for a walk, spend the day and take your purse.
Staatliches Museum für
Völkerkunde München
The Munich State Museum of Ethnology has a collection of art and artifacts from Africa, the Americas, South- and East Asia, the Middle East and Oceania. Hours: Tues.–Sun, 9:30 am–5:15 pm. Admission: Mon–Sat., € 3.50; Sun., €1.
