WirtshausWiesn 2023: What was on offer for food and drink
Even outside the Theresienwiese, no one will have to do without the typical marquee delicacies in 2023: Because the WirtshausWiesn offers its guests all the delicacies that can also be found at the Oktoberfest. From September 16, the golden festival beer will be served in the 40 or so inns, and the menus will also include the real Wiesn delicacies. From chicken to Steckerlfisch and vegetarian dishes to sweet desserts.
Oktoberfest beer from Munich breweries and festival beer from the surrounding area
They don't just supply the Oktoberfest: The six Munich breweries have also brewed their Oktoberfest beer with more original wort in 2023 and served it at the WirtshausWiesn:
- Augustiner beer - at the Klosterwirt or also at the Augustiner am Dom and am Platzl.
- Paulaner beer - e.g. at Spöckmeier
- Löwenbräu beer - at the Löwenbräukeller at Stiglmaierplatz and at the Ratskeller
- Hacker-Pschorr beer - in the Hackerhaus, at the Pschorr on Viktualienmarkt and in the Zum Stiftl pub
- Hofbräu beer - at the Hofbräuhaus, of course
- Spaten beer - in the Spatenhaus and at the Schnitzelwirt, among others
By the way: Breweries from the surrounding area such as Ayinger or Schneider also offered their beer in the pubs. Not a festival beer, but an eye-catcher and something different was the Guinness-Maß from Kilians Irish Pub at the cathedral!
From the beer tent to the pub: Oktoberfest chicken, roast pork & Co.
Because Oktoberfest love also goes through the stomach and fine cuisine is good for the soul: From September 16 to October 3, 2023, you could eat like in a beer tent in many restaurants at the WirtshausWiesn! Almost everywhere you could find the classic: the fresh and crisp grilled chicken.
Many restaurants at the WirtshausWiesn offered (often with an additional menu) popular Oktoberfest delicacies such as Haxn, Schweinsbraten and Co.
Creative cuisine at the WirtshausWiesn
In culinary terms, the Oktoberfest has long been much more than chicken and knuckles. In addition to the classics, the WirtshausWiesn restaurants also offered creative cuisine. A few examples:
- At Christian Winklhofer's Schnitzelwirt, you could try a WirtshausWiesn cordon bleu - filled with Obazda, bacon and onions.
- Karl-Heinz Wildmoser's Pizzarei am Dom actually offers Italian specialties, but for the WirtshausWiesn 2023, you could also get a WirtshausWiesn pizza creation here.
- Rudi Kull at Brenner served a sophisticated WirtshausWiesn cocktail.
A feast for vegetarians: Kasspatzn & more
The days when Okotberfest delicacies consisted only of meat dishes are long gone:
- The vegetarian classic: Kasspatzen or Käsespätzle - for example with delicious mountain cheese at Donisl.
- Also: Superfood salads at Café Luitpold and Baked Potatoes - for example at Kilians.
- All in all, there's plenty to choose from: the veggie offerings in the 40 or so restaurants range from spinach and pretzel dumplings to warm potato salad and Obazda.
Kaiserschmarrn & Co.: Something sweet for dessert
As far as food is concerned, the Oktoberfest is not only known for its hearty and salty dishes, but also for its wonderful desserts - the first thing that comes to mind is Kaiserschmarrn from Café Rischart, which is available in different varieties and which you know from Café Kaiserschmarrn at the Oktoberfest. Café Luitpold serves homemade tiramisu as well as cakes and tarts from the in-house pastry shop. And of course, Dampfnudeln (steamed noodles) and Apfelstrudel (apple strudel) are also on the menu in many establishments.
