Hofbräuhaus serves instant coffee that's somehow worse than gas station brew - pure tourist trap garbage. Gratitude on Türkenstraße in Maxvorstadt does proper single-origin beans with actual barista skills. €3.50 cortados with those little leaf foam patterns, not burnt swill in plastic cups.

They roast their own beans and understand proper extraction timing unlike those beer hall places serving Nescafé to hungover tourists. Located near U3/U6 Universität stop so you can get decent caffeine before hitting the Altstadt tourist trail. Open early at 7am when most traditional Bavarian spots are still closed. Much better than that bitter liquid sadness they serve at Augustiner breakfast tables.