Morizz - Klenzestrasse 43, 80469 Munich, Germany
Morizz is the most up-market gay bar/restaurant in the Gärtnerplatz area. It has a reputation for being softly gay rather than leather and studs and rubber and stuff like that and that is probably why it is usually extremely popular throughout the week and also why film (Rupert Everett) and pop (George Michael) stars like to hang out here now and again.
It is a very comfortable layout, with well-spaced, elegantly-lit tables that are always marked as being reserved. This may not always be true, so if you roll up one night (not a weekend, dont be silly, ha-ha!) and need to eat, dont be afraid to ask if they have room.
The food is a mix of Thai and Asian and they serve complex dishes very, very late into the night. Its a friendly, open atmosphere, although I wouldnt say its an easy place in which to make new friends - it seems more cliquey and you probably need to be part of an in crowd to make the most of this place.
Review © 2001 Christopher Larmour & Damien Fournier, Groovy Munich
If you are rich, pretty and / or pretentious then this is the bar for you! Don't get me wrong, the food is, I hear, out of this world and the cocktails exquisite. Just, when a friend and I, well dressed, sober and polite sat at at an unreserved table in an almost empty Morizz, on a TUESDAY evening and ordered 2 beers we got: "We DON'T serve beer at the tables!" from a dollied up snobby queen of a waiter who'd seen too much of the wrong side of a sunbed. That was a while back and although I now do splash out on fab food and cocktails in nice locations, I choose to do it somewhere else. If my money wasn't good enough for them then, it isn't now either.
Posted by: grtho at 10:09 pm on 5.Jul.2004Ditto on that! I have only been to Morizz a few times and haven't been back since for the very reasons mentioned above. Though the food is good and there is some nice eye candy in there, I find Morizz to be very pretentious and unwelcoming. Not the place to go if you're out and about on your own and looking to meet new people and make new friends.
Posted by: chucktduck at 8:57 am on 19.Aug.2004Better to find someone who goes there regularly and get them to take you or go with a group of friends. Otherwise I recommend spending your time and money elsewhere.
Posted by: chucktduck at 9:12 am on 19.Aug.2004I just have to throw my two cents in here. I have been to Morizz many a time with gay and straight friends. I have even taken other buds there to show them it and even they agree that this place is fantastic. The food IS good, the cocktails are well-prepared and the wait staff is friendly, as long as you are respectful to them. There is serious eye cand here ladies, so take note! And gents, you will not feel uncomfortable. I suggest making a reservation because it is small and it is much nicer to sit. Don't let the above posters deter you!
Posted by: "Seattleite" at 10:56 pm on 25.Aug.2004Admittedly my last visit to Morizz was a few years ago.How enjoyable a place it is depends on who you ask and what their tastes are. Personally I prefer places with slightly less "attitude". Nil on Hans-Sachs Strasse or Sub on Muellerstrasse are my personal favorites. Both establishments cater to broad cross-section of the gay community. You will find all ages and types and considerably less of the snobby attitude prevalent in Morizz. EVERYONE who goes is welcome which makes for a much more enjoyable experience in my book. So if you are out and about and looking to have a good time minus the schicki-micki snobbery, give Sub and or Nil a try.
Posted by: chucktduck at 6:46 pm on 7.Sep.2004I've always been to Morizz whenever I was in Munich. I am surprised to read the above ungrateful comments about the club. I've always enjoyed my visit there. The food was fantastic, the coctails were exquisitely prepared and the staffs were fabulous in many ways. It's a very up market spot in town, so if you carry your selves with good respect you would enjoy your patronage there. But doesn't it apply everywhere in the world? Tommy
Posted by: "BLK Tommy" at 6:23 pm on 2.Jun.2005@Tommy There is nothing ungrateful about the above comments - they are merely letting people know their experiences... When people have bad experiences in bars, should they shout from the rooftops how wonderful it is? No, and I do not think you would either. Maybe you caught the place on a good day... As far as my experiences go, the bar staff can be a bit rude, never tried the food but it looks pretty good. Atmosphere is a bit too snobby for me - I would much rather spend my time in bars with more relaxed surroundings. (Last time I was there, there was a really hot barman to keep my eyes occupied ;) Everyone has their own expectations and should go and decide for themselves...
Posted by: "hartlepoollad" at 4:49 pm on 3.Jun.2005I went to Morizz twice on my last visit to Munich early this year. The first time was w/ my lover and we walked right in with no trouble. We were greated by, I think, the owner and got a table immediately. The place was not too crowded and the waiter was friendly and spoke great English. I speak a little German so everything was good. The food was fantastic as were the drinks. The second time we went, we brought a friend and it was Saturday night and jam-packed. Even after all the hassle of the coat rack being too full, the patrons being a bit haughty, and the service being slow, we still had a good time and the food was great again. I think this place is patronized by a certain type of person. That's OK. We were treated well on both occasions. I give it a grade A- for a Munich Gay establishment. I couldn't take it everytime I go out but every now and then this place is a good place to hang for dinner and a couple drinks!
Posted by: "stephenP" at 11:44 pm on 8.Jul.2005@StephenP Congratulations! It looks like you have had a much better experience there than I and others have. From what you and a few others have said, it sounds like they have gotten their act a little more together than the last time I was there. But I still choose to spend my time and money elsewhere. As Grtho said, "If my money wasn't good enough for them then, it isn't now either."
Posted by: chucktduck at 10:20 pm on 13.Jul.2005(Big Smirk for all the aforementioned comments) Eye Candy, excellent Cocktales and lecker Thai food aplenty. Straight friendly... as far as that goes. I give it an A- for Munich: gay, straight or otherwise. Well worth a visit.
Posted by: "Tim" at 1:20 am on 19.Nov.2006