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Your Aachen starter guide

Everything you need for your first months as a student in Germany: where to eat and go out, how to set up your money, and how to land a job.

Aachen Markt and town hall
Aachen Markt and town hall. Photo: MenkinAlRire, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Brandenburg Gate. Photo: CristianNX, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons.The German Mining Museum. Photo: Johannes Reimer, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Alter Markt. Photo: Lucas Kaufmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The Rhine and the Rheinturm. Photo: Pkw98, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The skyline and the Eiserner Steg. Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Speicherstadt warehouse district. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Cologne Cathedral and the Hohenzollern Bridge. Photo: Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Marienplatz and the New Town Hall. Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Prinzipalmarkt. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Restaurants

Recommended

Sababa

Falafel, hummus and shawarma right at the Viktualienmarkt, Westenriederstr. 9.

Lo Studente

Wood-fired pizza in the university quarter, Schellingstr. 30. Open daily until midnight.

Bánh Mì Minh

Vietnamese sandwiches, Theresienstr. 79.

Osteria Il Gambero

Italian restaurant in Moosach, Netzerstr. 29. Pizza, pasta and a garden terrace.

Vegetarian? These are your best bets

Sababa and MOGO are your best veg bets. Pick the falafel or the hummus.

Cheap and quick

MOGO

Lebanese street food, hummus and wraps, Augustenstr. 93.

Taco Company

Tacos and burritos near LMU, Amalienstr. 69.

Asia Bistro Minh

Vietnamese, Thai and Chinese dishes, Amalienstr. 37. Takeaway near LMU.

Indian restaurants

Dhaba Münchner Freiheit

Indian curries and tandoori in Schwabing, Herzogstr. 1b. Sit-down restaurant near Münchner Freiheit.

Sababa Lo Studente Bánh Mì Minh MOGO Asia Bistro Minh Osteria Il Gambero Dhaba Münchner Freiheit