• Bring your own picnic to the self-service area, a Bavarian beer garden custom, and buy drinks at the counter
• Opens only in good weather, so check the daily update on the Aumeister homepage, posted each morning at 10:30am
• No reservations under 20 people, so just turn up and pick a shady table

Aumeister is a traditional beer garden at the north end of the Englischer Garten, with close to 3,000 seats under old chestnut trees. Kids get a large playground with swings and climbing frames, a vintage carousel and a kids' menu, and free face painting runs from May. The inn has stood here since 1810, and the indoor restaurant serves Bavarian dishes year-round.