Once a literary cafe, Alter Simpl takes its name from a satirical review of 1903. There's no one around anymore who remembers that revue, but Alter Simpl is still on the scene, made famous by its legendary owner, Kathi Kobus. Lale Andersen, who popularized the song \"Lili Marlene,\" frequented this cafe/bar when she was in Munich. (She also maintained, as she pointed out repeatedly in her autobiography, that the correct spelling of the song was \"Lili Marleen.\") Today it attracts locals, including young people, counterculturists, and Gastarbeiter (foreign workers). The real fun occurs after 11pm, when the artistic ferment becomes more reminiscent of iconoclastic Berlin than Bavaria. It's open Sunday to Thursday 11am to 3am, Friday and Saturday 11am to 4am.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Munich & the Bavarian Alps, 6th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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