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However, this new trend had a negative effect on many small breweries and restaurants which led them to collectively petition King Ludwig to forbid beer cellars to serve food. A royal decree was consequently passed, preventing all beer cellars in and around Munich from serving food. Instead, the guests of the beer gardens were permitted to bring their own food. While the law is no longer in effect, and as all beer gardens now serve food as well as beer, the ''Bayerische Biergartenverordnung'' states that "real" beer gardens should allow guests to bring their own food.
The general understanding nowadays is that as long as you order a beer, you are welcome to bring and consume your own food in the beer garden. This has become a Munich tradition. Those beer gardens that adhere to this rule can also be considered traditional Munich beer gardens.
There is usually no waitress service in areas of beer gardens where own foood can be brought. This applies to both beer. Instead, there is usually a self-service canteen where both food and drink is sold and where the beer is tapped from wooden barrels in [[Maß]] glasses. Many beer gardens have two areas, one for waitress service and another usually larger area for the beer benches, as historically intended for those who bring their own food, while nowadays also to those buying food and/or beer in the self-serviced canteen.
This site contains information including map directions of most if not all traditional beer gardens in and around the Munich area. In case there is is any beer gardens missing, as this is a wiki, do not hesitate to add any beer gardens on this site.
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