74,406 places across Berlin and Munich, from Kreuzberg bars and Mitte cafés to Maxvorstadt museums and the bakery that opens before your train.
Num's Germany is two cities that could hardly be more different. Berlin is the deep end with 49,587 places spread across Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg, Charlottenburg and Schöneberg, heavy on cafés (3,566), bars (2,549) and street food (1,973). Munich holds 24,819, tidier and richer, with 2,167 restaurants, 750 bakeries and the museum quarter around Maxvorstadt.
Ask for a Kreuzberg bar without a queue at midnight, a bakery near Hauptbahnhof already open at six, a beer garden in Munich that still has a table in the shade, a Sunday café because everything else is shut, or a museum that is free this evening. Write in whatever language you like; it answers in yours with one real place, open now, and how to get there.
Every destination Num covers here, with how many places it holds in each. Open one for the full picture.
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
|---|---|
| Languages | German; English widely spoken in Berlin and Munich |
| Plugs | Types C, F · 230 V |
| Emergency | 112 fire and ambulance · 110 police |
| Tipping | round up or add 5 to 10%, telling the server the total as you pay |
Cards are accepted far more than they were, but plenty of bakeries, kiosks, small restaurants and Berlin bars are cash only or have a minimum. Carry some euros.
Shops and supermarkets close on Sundays and public holidays almost everywhere; station shops, petrol stations and Spätis in Berlin are the exceptions. Restaurants and museums stay open.
Paper transport tickets must be stamped in the small validator on the platform or bus before travel; an unstamped ticket counts as no ticket during checks, and fines are issued on the spot.
Most bottles and cans carry a deposit of a few cents that you get back by feeding them into a supermarket machine; that is why people leave empties beside bins rather than in them.
Noise rules apply after 22:00 and all day Sunday in residential buildings, which is why neighbours may complain about a loud holiday flat.
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May to September for long evenings and beer gardens; December for Christmas markets, which run from late November to just before Christmas. Munich's Oktoberfest fills the city from mid-September to early October.
Yes, in English or any other language. Ask in yours and it replies the same way, with a place in Berlin or Munich that is open at that moment.
Widely, especially anywhere younger or central; in smaller shops and with older staff a few words of German go a long way and are appreciated.