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Beauty & Nature
All natural, all the time, is the motto at this drugstore that stocks only top-performing products by Dr Hauschka, Logona, Lavera and other Euro brands, usually at much lower prices than found overseas. Ask about their manicures and beauty treatments.
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Brauseschwein
This wacky toy store sells everything from penny candy to joke articles and wooden trains.
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Christkindlmarkt
The Christkindlmarkt in December is a well-stocked fulfiller of traditional Christmas wishes. Crèche scenes, 'smoking figures' carved in the Erzgebirge and spicy-sweet Lebkuchen (gingerbread) are some of the favourites. Flea markets are held on the square at other times of year.
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Flohmarkt Riem
Like urban archaeologists, you have to sift through trash and detritus to unearth treasure at Bavaria's largest flea market, far out of town by the trade fair grounds in Riem. Take the U2 to Messestadt-Ost.
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Foto-Video-Media Sauter
The largest camera and video store in town.
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Fünf Höfe
Munich usually feels more cosy than cosmopolitan, but one exception is the Fünf Höfe, a ritzy shopping arcade whose modernist design is as interesting as the fancy flagship and concept stores lining its passageways. There's plenty of steel and glass, fountains and public art as well as a great 'hanging garden' with real vines dangling from the ceiling.
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Hiking & Climbing, Sport Scheck
Hiking & Climbing, Sport Scheck For buying gear and equipment, Sport Scheck's hard to beat. It has multiple floors of everything from camping equipment to expedition wear, plus lots of books.
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Hiking & Climbing, Sport Schuster
Great for buying gear and equipment.
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Holareidulijö
Holareidulijö. The name is a phonetic yodel, appropriate for a store that carries preloved lederhosen and other folkwear in good condition.
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Hugendubel English Bookshop
Huge selection of novels, guidebooks and nonfiction in the original Hugendubel branch.
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Hugendubel, Karlsplatz
Excellent all-purpose chain with reading corners, a café and plenty of travel guides and English books. Another branch is at Marienplatz.
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Hugendubel, Marienplatz
Excellent all-purpose chain with reading corners, a café and plenty of travel guides and English books. Another branch is at Karlplatz.
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Kaufhof Department Store
There is a supermarket in the basement of this department store.
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Kiosk Reichenbachbrücke
Need a bottle of wine, dog food or toilet paper at in the morning? You'll find all of this and then some at Kiosk Reichenbachbrücke, a kiosk with cult status among clued-in Münchners.
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Loden-Frey
This specialist department store stocks a wide range of traditional Bavarian wear for adults and children. Expect to pay a fair bit for a good leather jacket, lederhosen or a dirndl dress, but it'll last forever.
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Ludwig Beck
For classical music and jazz recordings there's no better selection - and more knowledgeable staff - than at Ludwig Beck on the fourth floor of the eponymous department store.
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Manufactum
In the exclusive Fünf Höfe mall, Manufactum specialises in hits of ageless German design and manufacturing. Look for chunky Kaweco pens designed in 1883, Bauhaus lamps, Porsche pepper mills and that bathroom classic, 4711 Kölnisch Wasser.
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München Ticket
For tickets to cultural and sporting events. Shares premises with the tourist office.
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Optimal
Click, click, click... is the sound of customers flipping through the well-edited selection of new and used CDs and vinyl at Optimal
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Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg, Altstadt
Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg, Altstadt Traditional and contemporary porcelain masterpieces by the royal manufacturer.
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Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg, Schloss Nymphenburg
Traditional and contemporary porcelain masterpieces by the royal manufacturer.
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Resonanz
Resonanz is Munich's best purveyors of indie sounds with handy listening stations.
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Schuh Seibel
Birkenstocks, a type of hausschuhe (slippers), are rarely worn outside the home in Germany. A major stockist of the brand, this place will offer to ship your purchases home for you and yes, they are cheaper here.
