Riva Bar in München

Friendly service, appropriate music & fantastic food 🙌🏻

13 Euro for a regular glass of Lugano ... wow. Food was okay for the price. Music way too loud and the bartenders screaming the songs along made any normal conversation impossible. If you are looking for fake "party atmosphere" with some typical Munich style snobs, this is the place to go.

Very nice place to have a drink. The food was very delicious although the portions are small. Very well located in the city center.

One of my fav Restaurant in Munich ever, service, drinks and food are excelent 10/10

Delicious food, good service (not asked as often as one could have) very party atmosphere at the front and very nice to sit at the back. Great food, but not mega large portions.☺️

Nice wine and drink selection, friendly service, and very tasty Stuzzichini. In the background, there's also some contemporary Italian music :-) (and not just the same old songs that were popular maybe 30 years ago...). Price level: Munich, that's for you...

Great lively place for after-work or after-shopping drinks, lunch and small bites. It's usually busy, especially in the bar area. Fun atmosphere, great drinks and reasonable prices. Will for sure be back.

Very attentive & nice service Come over for dinner soon! A really great location in Italian style

I like the Italian flair of the bar. Ideal for an aperitif - can get busy, especially on weekends. Also delicious for lunch. In the rear restaurant area there is lounge furniture and low tables. I prefer the bar area. Service has always been super accommodating and friendly! Thanks for the great service!

When I was in the restaurant it was very busy. A young restaurant. I can recommend it at any time. The front area has the character of a bar, but the back area is quieter. Food very tasty, small dishes like Pinsa or something similar. Service very good and friendly. I'll go there again next time I'm in Munich.👍👍

Riva Bar is not the simple Italian place. Here the staff, the music, the food, everything tastes of Italy. The staff are friendly, helpful, super nice and liven up the atmosphere. The cocktails are very good and the selection of cicchetti is varied, satisfying all tastes. Ideal for an evening with friends and feeling like you are in Venice

A special shop in the middle of Munich - people quickly walk past it because it's a bit inconspicuous from the outside. Good ambience, very own flair, small tables/seats, all guests close to each other. The starter was okay, but the pinsa was really tasty. The service still needs some improvement in terms of motivation. I can recommend a visit.

Small but nice. Very nice service, good atmosphere and delicious food!

Great lunch, pizza, pasta or large salad

A cozy place in Tal. Good vibes, a great menu for valentines day. We were more than full.

Happy Valentine's day for all the people who take love seriously!

Nice restaurant, with a bar and small tables at the front and a bit fancier at the back with larger tables and comfortable upholstered benches. We had reserved for 8 people, our table was far too small and it was very tight. The service was good and friendly. The drinks, especially cocktails, were really very good. The food was good, but not outstanding and just a bit too expensive - but normal in this city center location.

Nice and pleasant atmosphere. Very nice bartenders. Even made me a drink that wasn't on the menu - great service. We'll be back

Great little bar close to the centre of Munich with a great atmosphere and a divine pizza offering that would make Italy proud, fresh baked to order, lashings of mozzarella and fresh basil leaves. Don't make the mistake of ordering a Margherita without specifying you want a pizza -- this is a bar, and they also serve cocktails!

I went to drink in this place one evening and was served by Kevin, everything was perfect

Superguter Service, Preis Leistung stimmt, Geräuschpegel etwas laut

I highly recommend. Tiramisu done well.

Buchung, Ambiente, Essen und Kellner die ihr Handwerk verstehen. Alles top! Kommen gerne wieder.

Wie immer exzellent! Perfektes Ambiente. Perfekter Service! Erstklassiges Essen.

Absolut mein liebster Hotspot in München. Sehr authentisch. Super Service, Atmosphäre, Gerichte, Getränke etc. Dazu eine super Einrichtung

Sehr gutes Essen, perfekter Service, super Ambiente. Gerne wieder!

Wie immer super Service essen und Getränke top gerne immer wieder

Great Italian bar and restaurant in downtown Munich. Best and genuine Italian appetizer and aperitivo.

Very crowded place but very kind and competent staff. Come on guys, you're great

We booked a reservation for New Year’s Eve on Open Table in October. It is 12/30, and they just canceled the reservation. This is completely unacceptable and ridiculous. It is now too late to make any other plans. AVOID!

Terrible. :( The lady at the bar is so rude and pretentious. Complete double standards—when I asked for water, she brought me a whole bottle for almost 8 euros, while everyone else was getting a glass of water free of charge. Avoid this scam.

Ich hatte beide Male eine top 👍 Bedienung sehr aufmerksam und mit sehr guten Empfehlungen…. Vielen herzlichen Dank Ich wünsche jetzt schon schöne Festtage und bis zum nächsten Mal…. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Frank

RIVA Bar ist einfach top, guter und freundlicher Service und ist seit langer Zeit … einfach nur super 👍🏻

The good morning is heard as soon as you enter with a good playlist of Italian music playing in the background. The stools are not exactly the most comfortable but in Munich there are much more uncomfortable ones. The staff is kind, helpful and present. The menu is short, but the substance is tasty and of high quality. The price it's ok. Good availability of wines and aperitifs. Thank you very much well deserved tip....

Terribly bad, eating is beneath everything. Meat dish approaches a goulash. Similar to a rest stop restaurant, or a canteen. In terms of price, however, it is positioned premium. Only one person on staff is competent. Shop is crammed full, tables too small, benches too low, table too small, no chair, just stool, also too low. There will never be enough alternatives nearby again…

Schöne Bar, sowohl zum Essen als auch nur für einen Aperitivo. Freundliches und aufmerksames Personal, das Essen war sehr gut (italienische Küche, lecker), Getränke etwas teuer (aber wir sind natürlich auch mitten in München 😉). Lebendiges Ambiente, etwas beengt an den Tischen, Sitzhöhe ist niedrig (ist vielleicht nicht für jeden geeignet), unbedingt reservieren, sonst könnte es schwierig sein. Im Laufe des Abends hat sich der Raum aufgeheizt, da das Lokal voll besetzt war. Ich habe mich sehr wohl gefühlt und werde sicherlich wieder kommen, diesmal allerdings mit einem konkreten Tischwunsch bei der Reservierung, dann sitzt es sich entspannter mit Lehne. 👍🏻

Waited 20 minutes and no one came

Außergewöhnlicher Service Super nett !!! Hab tatsächlich meinen Wunschtisch bekommen 🤩🫶 Durften kurz an einem anderen Tisch warten was wirklich nett war … und dann war unser Tisch schon fertig Es war viel los die Kellner hatten wirklich Stress aber es war alles !!! Schnell und lecker bei uns am Tisch vielen lieben Dank

Food Pinsa etc. Really top. Unfortunately they kicked us out after 2 hours (without warning). The ambience is really cool, but you just don't sit very comfortably. Still coolness factor 100%

Wie immer exzellent! Tolles Ambiente. Hervorragender Service. Perfekte Speisen b

Ich hatte einen schönen Abend mit einer exzellenten Bedienung und ich komme gerne wieder. Mit freundlichen Grüssen Neumayr Frank

Die Bar ist vom Speisebereich abgetrennt, ist vorteilhaft. Die Sitzplätze zum essen sind nicht komfortabel, optisch aber schön gemacht. Es ist sehr eng und sehr voll gewesen. Das Servicepersonal war hervorragend, sie haben in Windeseile gearbeitet und trotz richtig Stress, immer ein nettes Wort und ein sehr freundliches Lächeln zu den Gästen. Preisleistung ist in Ordnung. Das Essen war sehr gut. Wir hatten Pinsel gegessen.

Beste Wahl für italienische Küche in der Altstadt.

Very good coffee and very attentive staff.

Simply always super beautiful and delicious

If you want to be a part of Italian, visit that small Coffee/Wine Bar. atmospher is perfect.

There margarita pizza was the best i have tried in Munich!! Amazing selections of drinks and they are open to customise orders. Our servers where friendly too they spoke english. Overall, had a great time! 🙂

Some years ago I liked the place because of their good food and pizza. Now they offer a very lousy service with very average food but high prices. The place is not welcoming on the backside with very uncomfortable low seats and very small tables close to each others. The place is very small and badly organized. The waiter did not pay any attention to us. Don’t recommend it.

Only left from previous Riva are the 5 stars reviews. What it was one of the best pizza places in town, changed to a bar style. The selection of pizzas has been replaced by a small amount of pinsas. What it means for us, the price increased a 50%, the amount of food decreased and the flavour of one of the best pizzas in town has been replaced by something that you can get in any other place around. Nothing good or bad, just average and loud. It would have been fairer for all of us to replace the whole name, delete the previous reviews and start from zero. Wishing good luck with the new business but not for me anymore.

The Riva Bar reminds me of my vacation in Italy. Easily drink an aperitif and enjoy a snack before moving on. The staff is incredibly friendly and the atmosphere is really nice.

Leider trotz der Tisch-Reservierung haben wir eine mini Hochtisch bekommen dass zum Abendessen echt klein war. Nächstes Mal lieber nur trinken…

One of the best bars I've ever been to. It's one of my favourite places to go. The staff is a blast, the food delicious and the drinks awesome. Love it.

Wunderbares Restaurant in der Münchner Innenstadt in der Nähe des Marienplatzes. HotSpot und das typische "Sehen und Gesehen werden" zu zelebrieren. Service sehr aufmerksam und unaufdringlich. Täglich wechselnde Mittagsgerichte. Ein Besuch ist auf jedenfalls zu empfehlen.

Favorite bar in Munich! Could also be in Rome or Milan! Perfect bar and Italy feeling, very nice and charming service! Great Italian snacks! Everything was really perfect including pictures on the wall and music! Definitely and very happy to come back!!

Super good lunchtime food at a good price! The service is also really friendly, we'll be happy to come back :)

Mostly Italian staff, very courteous, polite and who pays all the necessary attention to the customer. Coffee truly made to perfection, creamy, full-bodied and tasty, you can see that there is a technique behind it. I can't judge the food because I've never had it. One evening we stopped for a quick drink, order taken but then, due to a bit of chaos, they forgot the order, to apologize but together with the drinks they also brought us some crostini made by them for free. Overall 5 well deserved stars

Das Riva war meine Lieblingsbar im Tal. Wunderbare Musik, wunderbares Essen und wunderbare Stimmung. Der geniale Ort nach der Arbeit. Dann kam Corona und das Riva hat sich davon nicht wieder erholt. Es gibt andere Orte, die das geschafft haben. Leider das Riva nicht. Zumindest sind sie zu den Hochtischen und den Plätzen am Tresen zurückgekehrt.

Schönes Restaurant mit tollem italienischen Flair und Essen. Kann ich nur Empfehlen.

We went there for a drink on a Monday evening. Not a place for a date because very loud music. We then moved to the terrace. Service unfortunately inattentive. After the menu was brought, we were forgotten on the terrace - the woman preferred to talk to the regular guests. Moskow Mule so-so, wasn't enough for a second drink.

Tolles Ambiente, sehr gutes italienisches Essen, bestes italienisches Restaurant in der Innenstadt.

Bar/Restaurant in the centre. Very good food, friendly and nice staff. One of the best Spritz in Munich.

Bekannte Pizzeria und Bar, mitten drin und doch nicht überlaufen - freundliches Personal und unkomplizierte Karte. Kleiner Tip: Die Stuzzichini sind prinzipiell zu empfehlen, nur das verwendete „Weißbrot“ war einer „Pizzeria“ nicht würdig! Leider qualitativ schlecht da gibt’s besseres im Haus!

Abbiamo bevuto degli ottimi drink, l'aperitivo è stato molto buono, personale super accogliente, è stato molto divertente.

Ein schönes Abendessen mit italienischem Flair und leckerer Pinsa

Sicher eine der tollsten Bars in München. Man hat jedes Mal das Gefühl, sehr willkommen zu sein. Das Team ist jung, bemüht und hat Spaß am Job 🤩 Ich freue mich jedesmal wenn ich dort einen Stop einlege ❤️‍🔥

You feel comfortable here, staff & guests have fun and the price-performance ratio of drinks & food is great!

If you are looking for a little piece of Italy in Munich this is your place. Great service, great food and great wine. Highly recommended.

I come from Munich myself and have been to the Riva Bar in the valley for the first time since the renovation. The price is high but still ok, normal if you go to a bar that is IN. Should you then also accept that the service is very arrogant and arrogant? No, you shouldn't. I realize that not everyone in service can be a friendly and courteous host. But then you shouldn't do this job either. If you want to be treated in a condescending and almost discriminatory way, you should definitely go there. Bar Riva saw me last.

First time there today. Are totally thrilled with the staff, the atmosphere, relaxedness and quality. We were treated very personably by Maksym - TOP

I only had a tiramisu.... very good!

Far too expensive for food and drinks - the visit was definitely not worth it 😏😒

Today and never again. Kellener was incredibly loud the whole time, so when I say loud I mean he was shouting something in Italian the entire time. You could only hear him in the whole store. Very unfriendly too. When I asked the waiter for a spoon, he ignored me and told the waitress in Italian, "she would like something there," unfortunately he didn't know that I understand Italian. Very bad experience.

A piece of Italy in the middle of Munich. All service staff clearly enjoy their work and are quick. We recommend.

A place to feel good and stay… grazie mille..🥰

Tolles Lokal mit super nettem Personal. Die Pinsa und Pasta schmecken sehr lecker 😋 die Weinkarte kann sich sehen lassen 🍷 Einfach ein tolles Erlebnis 🤩

Super tasty pinsa - great ambience - we'd love to come back

I've always loved Riva, even as a Riva Bar it's still great. Whenever I'm back in Munich I go to Riva. 🌸 Both the pinsa and the salad with goat cheese were super tasty. But the nice thing is also the warm and happy atmosphere.☀️ Really Italian, simply lively. I always feel welcome. 5 stars 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

Thank you for your mega hospitality We had a really nice evening with you

Super nice bar! Service nice. Pinsa was very tasty 😋

Great bar, good food and cocktails

Very nice bar, great people work there, excellent food.

Be sure to reserve in advance☎️🍽️, the kitchen and service are great

Wie immer sehr, sehr gut! Tolle Stimmung. Perfekter Service. Sehr gutes Essen.

Great coffee, friendly staff, nice Italian food and deserts.

Der letzte Besuch in der Riva Bar war schlechter als früher. Die Kellnerin konnte sich nichts merken und nach 2 Stunden wurden wir mit der Bemerkung eine Reservierung gelte immer nur für 90 Minuten und der Tisch würde jetzt für die nächsten Gäste benötigt, hinauskomplimentiert. Sowas habe ich dort noch nie erlebt und ich weiß nicht ob ich nochmal hingehen werde.

The bar is just great. And the staff is simply the best in the city!

Essen war sehr lecker, Service am Anfang noch gut und freundlich, ließ aber im Laufe des Abends nach, Essen wurde verwechselt also es kam nicht das was bestellt wurde und bei einem von uns kam das Getränk erst lange nach dem Essen überhaupt. Das alles ist nicht dramatisch nur fanden wir das Ende sehr unschön. Der Kellner legte uns ohne nachzufragen eine Gesamtrechnung hin.Wir waren aber 8 Frauen alle unabhängig von einander und jeder mit bar oder EC als Zahlungsmittel. Dann lies der K Kellner sich gar nicht mehr blicken und wir mussten alleine alles ausrechnen wer was hatte dann zahlte netterweise eine von uns alles mit EC und wir mussten uns gegenseitig das Geld wiedergeben oder überweisen. Das war unnötig der Kellner hätte mit uns einzeln abrechnen müssen. Es war auch nicht soviel los das er es nicht geschafft hätte. Das ganze hin und her mit dem Geld hat unseren Abend zum Schluss leider getrübt. Schade das hätten wir uns anders gewünscht. Weiterempfehlen ja aber mit Einschränkungen. Essen ja Service nein aber leider geht das eine ohne dem anderen nicht für einen guten Abend.

Food is great, unfortunately much too loud and cold in the back area. But quite nice for an afterwork spritz in the front area.

Great Italien food and friendly service. A Munich institution

Wir wollten der Riva Bar eine 2. Chance geben. Leider war keine Verbesserung zu bemerken. Das Essen ist immer noch hervorragend, der Service sehr desinteressiert. Daher kein überzeugendes Gesamterlebnis. Wir werden ihm keine weitere Chance geben. Schade. Die Gerichte sind nämlich sehr gut.

Authentic in every sense possible, incredibly good food and generous with drinks

Great place. Very good service. Pinsa served in pieces is Not Restaurant like.

For me, the Riva Bar in the valley has been a constant stop for over 15 years. The food is always delicious, the service is always very attentive and warm. Typically Italian, exactly! There’s an Italian feeling in Munich too!

Friendliness depended on the person

Very nice waiter and good cocktails

Super Essen, sehr gute Weibe und Cocktails und super liebe Bedienung. Kommen gerne wieder.

Very tasty food at reasonable prices (for Munich). The cocktails are also very good.

Unsere OpenTable Reservierung war nicht auffindbar, die Bedienung (teilweise) schlecht gelaunt, an unsere Weinbestellung mussten wir mehrmals erinnern. Das Essen war aber toll und auch ein gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis. Darum werden wir es noch einmal probieren.

Quality of the starters was average at best. I couldn't try more because when we wanted to order we were told that the chefs had gone home due to illness. It can happen, but it would have been professional to tell us before ordering the starters. Service was very dependent on people. Price performance questionable

Very average Pinsa, the seating area in the restaurant is very narrow and not comfortable due to the very low seat cushions. On the other hand, outside in the small outdoor area it is quite nice to watch all the goings-on in the city center while you eat. Service a bit boring but did their job But there are definitely other pizzerias nearby that I remember more positively after my first visit.