Munich – In the summer, the beer gardens are a second home for the Bavarians – when it’s not raining.
For a new study by the information platform Fraudstest.com, the prices for beer (1/2 liter), fries and pork schnitzel in beer gardens were compared in 20 German cities.
With surprising results: half a beer is the cheapest on average in Munich (4.67 euros) and Nuremberg (4.37 euros) and most expensive in Bremen (6.14 euros).
For comparison: in Bonn beer garden visitors have to pay approx. 6.08 euros for a half mug, in Hamburg 6.01 euros, in Cologne 5.42 euros, in Frankfurt/Main 5.23 euros, in Berlin 5.10 euros and in Stuttgart 5.07 euros.
A passionate restaurateur: Wiggerl Hagn
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When it comes to fries and “Viennese style” schnitzel (made from pork), on the other hand, the people of Munich really do well.
A portion of fries in Munich’s beer gardens costs an average of 5.33 euros (only topped by Berlin: 5.47 euros), in Nuremberg much less (3.93 euros). By the way, fries are cheapest in Bochum: 3.47 euros per portion.
A schnitzel “Viennese style” (with side dish) costs around 17.27 euros in Munich beer gardens (5th place in the ranking), in Nuremberg it is the cheapest at an average of 12.50 euros. The most expensive pork schnitzel (18.40 euros) call the beer gardens in Berlin.
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How are the prices determined?
Ex-Wiesn host and restaurateur Wiggerl Hagn, who owns the “Hirschau” inn with beer garden in the English Garden, provides an explanation.
Hagn on BILD: “The fact that the beer in Munich is comparatively cheap is because there are seven breweries here and there is a lot of competition. As a result, beer is cheaper to buy in Munich.”
In addition, beer in Bavaria is still considered a staple food – on which no beverage tax has to be paid. Incidentally, it was abolished in 1979 by ex-Bavarian MP Franz Josef Strauss.
“The high prices for fries in Bavaria can be explained by the increased purchase prices of a good 30 percent,” Hagn continued to BILD. “French fries have become a fashionable food that used to not exist in beer gardens. With the increasing demand, the purchase prices for restaurateurs have also increased.”
It’s similar with spare ribs. “It used to be a waste product. Ever since spare ribs came into fashion and demand has increased so enormously, purchasing prices have risen accordingly.”
And why are pork schnitzels so expensive in Munich at an average of 17.27 euros?
Hagn: “With the ‘Viennese style’ schnitzel, it depends on whether it is made from the cheaper, because fatter neck ridge, or from lean and therefore more expensive leg. The different prices can be derived from this.”
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