This is a solid itinerary, you've covered the main highlights well. A small tip for Day 2: if you're at the Alte Pinakothek and want to see modern art, the Pinakothek der Moderne is literally right across the street and has a fantastic design collection. It's also €7 and the two museums make for a good full morning.

One thing the guide doesn't mention is that the Viktualienmarkt beer stand is cash only, so bring some euros if you want that pretzel and beer on Day 1. The market butchers also sell excellent Leberkäse rolls for about €3 if you want something more filling than a pretzel.

For your evening in Schwabing on Day 3, I'd suggest avoiding the touristy spots on Leopoldstraße and instead walk a block over to Occamstraße. There's a lovely little Italian place called Osteria Enoteca that has great pasta and a quieter atmosphere. Make a reservation though, it fills up fast even on weekdays.

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the day 2 suggestion to hit türkisch street food at münchner freiheit is good but honestly i'd swap that for the viktualienmarkt again for lunch. there's a stall called standl nr. 12 that does amazing käsespätzle for like €6 and it's way more filling than a döner. also if you're at the alte pinakothek and it's a tuesday, the pinakothek der moderne is free all day which is a nice little bonus

for day 3 at nymphenburg, the palace itself is impressive but the real hidden gem is the amalienburg hunting lodge in the park. it's included in the €12 ticket and the rococo interior is bonkers. takes about 20 minutes to walk there from the main palace but it's worth it. also the park closes at dusk not at 6pm, so you can stay later if you just want to wander the gardens

one thing nobody mentioned: the u-bahn machines are a bit finicky with foreign cards sometimes. if yours gets rejected just go to the db reisezentrum at hauptbahnhof or marienplatz, they sell the same tickets and take any card. saves you the frustration of watching the machine eat your €20 bill

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Really well put together. One thing I'd add for Day 1: instead of the Hofbräuhaus for dinner, walk five minutes to Augustiner am Dom on Frauenstraße. It's the same classic beer hall vibe but with fewer crowds and actual locals instead of tourists taking photos of their steins. The Schweinshaxe there is about €14 and comes with a potato dumpling that's way better than what you get at Hofbräuhaus.

For Day 2, if you're at the Alte Pinakothek on a Tuesday, the Pinakothek der Moderne across the street is free all day, not just discounted. That saves you €7 and you can see the design collection and the cool rotary phone exhibition on the top floor. The Turkish street food at Münchner Freiheit is solid but the real move is the Dürüm at Berlin Kebab on Hohenzollernstraße, about a ten minute walk from there.

On the transit front, the €8.80 day ticket covers everything you've listed except Nymphenburg, which is in the M zone. You can buy a Streifenkarte for €15.60 and use two strips for that trip, which is cheaper than a separate single ticket. The machines are easy to use but they do prefer chip cards over magnetic stripe ones.

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The guide is right about the English Garden but most visitors stick to the southern end near the Eisbach wave. If you walk 15 minutes north past the Chinesischer Turm, there's a stretch called the Schwabinger Bach where people float downstream in inner tubes on hot summer days. You can rent them at the kiosk near the Monopteros temple for 5 euros.

For a proper Munich dinner, skip the touristy spots around Marienplatz and walk five minutes to the Alte Wirt on Sendlinger Straße. They've been serving since 1460 but it's still mostly locals eating Schweinshaxe and drinking Augustiner, not groups taking photos of their food. The portions are huge and a meal with a beer runs about 15 euros.

One thing nobody ever mentions is the Munich Kammerspiele theater on Maximilianstraße. Even if you don't speak German, they do English surtitles for some shows and the building itself is worth seeing. The standing room tickets are 10 euros and you can show up 15 minutes before curtain.

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yeah this is a really good breakdown, i'd just add one thing. if you're here on a saturday morning, the flea market at the Olympiapark is way more fun than any museum imo. it's right under the olympic tower, starts around 7am and goes till like 4pm. you'll find everything from old bierkrüge to weird soviet memorabilia, and the vendors are mostly just locals clearing out their attics not resellers. grab a coffee from the little van near the entrance and just wander for an hour

also for the day trip thing, if neuschwanstein feels too touristy (and it really is), take the regional train to Garmisch instead. same 2 hour ride from hauptbahnhof but you get the zugspitze cable car and the partnachklamm gorge which is this insane 700 meter long waterfall canyon you walk through. 6 euro entry and way less crowded than any castle tour

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solid list, couple things id add. if youre at the pinakotheken, the brandhorst museum right next door has a killer collection of warhol and basquiat, usually way fewer people than the big ones

for a real munich evening, skip the hofbrauhaus and head to the giesinger brau near the ostbahnhof. its a microbrewery that does seasonal beers and has a proper bavarian atmosphere without the lederhosen-for-hire crowd. their dunkel is prob the best in the city

one thing nobody mentions - the city has free walking tours in english every day starting at the marienplatz tourist info at 10am. they run on tips so you pay what you want, and the guides actually live here not just read from a script. great way to get oriented on day one

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