5 Best Places to Shop in Schwabing and Maxvorstadt, Munich

Set on Türkenstrasse, a street lined with antique shops, this store specializes in 19th- and 20th-century watches, jewelry, and fountain pens, as well as vintage posters, photographs, and cameras.

For Munich's largest selection of dolls and marionettes, head to Die Puppenstube.

Lehmkuhl is Munich's oldest and one of its finest bookshops; it also sells beautiful cards.

This pewter shop sells a variety of handcrafted wares, from dinner plates to serving trays to beer mugs. Mugs come in all shapes and sizes, and are also available in ceramic.

For a unique twist on the Dirndl, this shop, owned by two sisters from Cameroon, combines bright African fabrics and embroidery with traditional Bavarian Dirndl styles.