Beer hasn't been brewed here since the 1920s, when the place was transformed into a showcase/beer hall for Löwenbräu beer. It still serves steins of beer and platters of filling German grub. On Wednesday and Friday, the cavernous floor above street level reverberates with salsa music (beginning at 9pm) or 1950s-style rock 'n' roll (Sun beginning at 8pm). During salsa nights, most of Munich's Latino population, from the Dominican Republic to southern Chile, makes it a point of honor to show up to show off their merengue steps. On Sunday nights, the site can also be fun in a convertible-Chevy and saddle-shoes kind of way. There is a cover of 7€ to 9€ ($8.40-$11) if you want to be in one of the rooms offering special live music such as salsa, swing, or rock 'n' roll. Hours in summer when they have a beer garden are daily from 11am to 1am. In winter, hours are daily from 5pm to 1am.

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

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