

It is, perhaps, the equivalent of getting a burger at Planet Hollywood in Times Square. Locals must surely cringe at the thought of it. But the beer halls around Marienplatz certainly know how to make you feel at home (assuming your home includes a band of roving Bavarian musicians in Lederhosen). Surely even the most cynical traveler can’t help but feeling just a little caught up in the moment after the 2nd or 3rd litre of Dopplebock.