In partnership with

Servus an Alle!

Welcome back to the Munich Post! The purpose of this newsletter is to share: 3 bits of news, 2 upcoming events, and 1 amazing restaurant/café for expats living in and around Munich. This way, you have a pulse on what’s going on without scrolling through thousands of pages.

Hey there! Did a friend pass along this awesome newsletter to you? Well, guess what? You can easily subscribe below and get all the latest news and events from us every Thursday. Join our amazing community of over 14,000 Munich lovers with just one click!

Here’s what we’ve got for you this week:

Halloween is Saturday, October 31. If you want trick-or-treaters at your door, register your address at halloweeninmunich.de. The visiting window is 5:30pm to 7:30pm. If your postal code isn’t in the dropdown yet, email [email protected].

Good news for the shopping enthusiasts: Now you can decompress after your Kaufingerstraße shopping. Rituals opened in the Altstadt with Munich’s first Mind Oasis inside. You can book a hydro massage (€19.90) or brain massage pod (€29.50). Book here.

3 bits of news

The city will soon scan every rental listing in Munich 

Munich launched its Mietenmonitor last week. The tool automatically scans online listings and checks asking prices against the current rent index. Landlords whose listings look too high get a message asking them to review.

Most landlords don’t realize their asking price is above the legal limit and simply accept whatever the rental portal suggests. Munich has been pushing the federal government for stronger rent law for years, without success.

Munich has no legal power to step into private leases, and fining a landlord for overcharging requires clearing a very high legal bar. The tool nudges rather than enforces. Pilot runs until December 31, 2028, and here’s hoping it takes some air out of the bubble.

Find more information here (in German).

Help decide where Munich puts €1,000,000 

Munich is opening the MünchenBudget vote to all residents. Over 1,000 ideas were submitted this year, and the city narrowed them to a top 20. You can pick all your favorites, so long as your combined picks don’t exceed €1 million.

Voting runs online here until November 1. Anyone with a Munich address aged 14 or older can take part. Under-14s can vote with a legal guardian.

This is Munich’s second round of participatory budgeting. Winning projects are announced in November, and the city starts building from there. Once voting closes, the city funds the winning projects and posts updates on the same website.

Find more information here (in German).

Munich has new monthly events for all newcomers 

The Munich Welcome Center is launching monthly meetups for new residents. The first one is November 10, 6pm to 7:30pm, at the KVR in Ludwigsvorstadt.

Two sessions are on the agenda: the Verbraucherzentrale Bayern covers insurance basics, and the city’s Mobilitätsreferat walks through getting around Munich. The Welcome Center also introduces its services and partner organizations.

After the presentations, there’s time to network with other newcomers. Events are FREE to attend, just register at muenchen.de/welcomecenter.

Find more information here and the first event here (in German).

Bonus: 

• EU Packaging Regulation: Less waste, more bureaucracy

• Alcohol ban at train stations: What has been in effect since Oct 15

• Augustenstraße: Closed Oct 26–30

• Public art competition: Open Spaces

• Nationwide ticket for occasional travelers in Germany

• This is how much the Olympic dream could cost Munich 

Check out our partner MITA podcast for Expats.

Episode 4: Why Moving Abroad Feels So Hard – What It Does to Your Brain

You get the visa. You find a place to live. You’re excited. So why are you suddenly exhausted?

In this episode of The MITA Podcast, host Tatjana Krajsic speaks with Mindy Ling; a Life & Mindset Coach for Global Citizens about what actually happens to our brains when we move abroad. Routines, languages, social rules — things that once ran on autopilot suddenly have to be relearned from scratch.

They get into why even small familiar things start to matter more, and practical ways to feel more grounded.

Watch The MITA Podcast: Roots, Identity & Belonging on YouTube

Have a story about identity or life between worlds? Reach out at [email protected] or @mita.podcast on Instagram.

2 upcoming events

Eight surreal rooms open in Maxvorstadt 

Dream Rooms Munich opens October 30 in Maxvorstadt. Walk through eight themed rooms: glowing installations, a neon world, a DNA room, a ball pit, and the world’s first VR ball pit.

VR is only included in certain tickets, so check before you book. Strobe lights are used throughout the venue. No food is available on site, but there’s a supermarket right outside.

All ages welcome and the venue is wheelchair accessible. You can take photos and videos but tripods are not allowed. Expect to spend 90 minutes to two hours and book your slot online. Tip: when booking online, tickets are cheapest for Wednesday. 

Find more information here (in English). 

General information:

📍 Hopfenstraße 6, 80335 München (Maxvorstadt)
⏰ October 30, 2026–January 31, 2027
🎟 Adults: from €17, Children (4–12): from €12.90

Walk through the Arctic 

Polar Welten is a walk-through exhibition about the Arctic and Antarctic. It opens October 30 at Pineapple Park in Neuhausen.

You move through rooms covering polar wildlife, a replica research camp, and interactive stations on climate and nature. The centerpiece is a 25-minute 360° experience room — floor-to-ceiling projections, light, and sound that put you inside the polar landscape. Plan about 90 minutes.

You book a time slot, arrive in your window, and stay as long as you like. No re-entry once you leave, and the last entry is one hour before closing. Texts in German and English. Kids under 3 get in FREE. Card payment only.

Find more information here (in German).

General information:

📍Pineapple Park, Arnulfstraße 195, Neuhausen-Nymphenburg
⏰​​ October 30, 2026–February 28, 2027
🎟️ Adults from €22, Children (3–15) €18

Bonus: 

• Making sense of 2026 AI incidents - Oct 23

• Celebrating 65 years of Turkish-German migration - Oct 24

• Alpine club flea market  - Oct 25

• Amerikahaus book swap - Oct 26

• The hidden infrastructure behind online banking - Nov 28

We’d like to thank our second sponsor of the week.

1,000+ Claude Prompts Top Professionals Actually Use at Work

Claude can be your analyst, editor, and strategist.

But most professionals are using it to fix grammar.

These 1,000+ Claude prompts take it from grammar tool to your most powerful AI work assistant.

Sign up for Superhuman AI and get:

• 1,000+ ready-to-use Claude prompts to get real work done in minutes — researched, tested, and used by professionals at Google, Microsoft, and NASA

• Superhuman AI newsletter (4 min daily) so you keep learning new AI tools and skills to stay ahead in your career — the prompts are just the beginning

Claim your free prompts

1 new restaurant/café to try

Pastalozzi

Pastalozzi is just off the Holzplatz in Glockenbachviertel, five minutes from Sendlinger Tor. Part café, part day bar, part restaurant – the kitchen makes fresh pasta every morning and bakes pinsa the Roman way: longer fermentation, lighter dough, nothing like a regular pizza.

The carbonara is proper (guanciale, pecorino, no cream) and the Pinsa Porto e Bello is the one to order. Tiramisu is the only house-made dessert on the menu. Pasta runs €12–17, Pinsa €11–17.

Downstairs there’s a vaulted stone cellar for private events or a candlelight dinner. The same owner, Fabian, also runs Curtain Call bar nearby.

General information:

📍 Pestalozzistraße 28, 80469 München
🥘 Italian
⏰ Tuesday–Sunday, Noon–10pm
    Monday, closed  

Visit Pastalozzi

We’d like to thank our third sponsor of the week.

Read less, know more.

That's it. That’s the pitch.

Morning Brew is a free daily email that explains the news shaping your life in a way you won't hate. From how geopolitics hits your wallet to AI eating entire industries, it's all explained in about 5 minutes, with just enough puns to keep things interesting.

Heck, you might even enjoy the news for once. No jargon. No pretending you understood that stock market headline.

See why over 4 million people start their day with Morning Brew.

Check it out

Meme of the week 😂

Thanks for reading and sharing the Munich Post 3-2-1 newsletter.

Aazar, Christina, Heidi and Sana

Hey there! Just wanted to let you know that this newsletter is absolutely free for you to enjoy. We genuinely value your feedback as it inspires us to continuously improve and bring you even more amazing news and content. It would mean the world to us if you could spare a moment to share your thoughts and leave us some comments. Your input is truly appreciated!