Themost
famous
barman in
Germany
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Where
this
guy
goes
CharlesSchumann is
surely thebest-known
bartender inGermany.
The73yearold is the
ownerandheadbarman
of Schumann’s,which
hasbeenaMunich
institutionsince 1982,
andalong thewayhe’s
creatednewcocktails
like theSwimmingPool,
writtenbestselling
books (his
American
Bar
booksold300,000
copies) andmodelled for
everyone fromBoss to
Campari.Healso trained
asapolitical scientist
and journalist, speaks
four languagesandhas
beenaboxer, gymnast
andsurfer. Somepeople
havecomplained that
theservicecanbe
haughtyat Schumann’s
–but yougetclassic
cocktailsmadebyastar.
schumanns.de
FlushingMeadows
This 16-roomboutiquebeauty is
surroundedby the Isar river and
fields (hence thename). Rooms
weredesigned incollaborationwith
local creatives, from surfers to
actors and industrial designers.
flushingmeadowshotel.com
MandarinOriental
TheelegantMandarinOriental
isMunich’s top-ratedhotel on
TripAdvisor,with 73 large rooms and
a rooftop infinitypool with great
viewsover thecity centre. There are
also four restaurants andbars.
mandarinoriental.com
Where
tostay
10
CortiinaandLouis
TheCortiina isagorgeousmod-chic
designhotelwithapartmentsona
quiet street right in thecentreof
town.Nearby, its sister, theLouis
Hotel has theEmikoJapanese
restaurant and roof terrace.
cortiina.com, louis-hotel.com
Munichphotographer
ChristophSchaller
is
just23,buthasalready
shot for the likesof
Vogue
,
Nylon
,
GQ
and
NewYork
Magazine
,anddone
commercialwork forAudi,
SonyandUniversalMusic.
Heshareshis favourite
Munichhang-outs...
i. “I love
Charlie
, a
Vietnamese restaurant
withsuper-friendlystaff
andaclubdownstairs.”
charl.ie
ii. “For shopping,
Schwittenberg
isasmall
placewithagreatmixof
bigbrands likeAcne,APC
andDriesVanNoten, as
well as local labels likeA
KindofGuise.”
schwittenberg.com
iii. “Oneofmy favourite
places is the
Pinakothek
derModerne
contemporaryart gallery
– thebuilding isbeyond
incredible. I also love the
BrandhorstMuseum
,
with itsWarhol display
andgreat bookshop.”
pinakothek.de,museum-brandhorst.de
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