Augsburg
Most Augsburgers have little inkling their city possesses two Michelin stars, both of which belong to chef Christian Grünwald. Treat yourself to some of…
Must-see restaurants in Central Europe
Lübeck
This narrow, elongated bar leads through to a garden out the back. Enjoy bistro fare amid chic, retro-minimalist style. The long drinks menu goes well…
Bernese Oberland
The chef takes pride in using locally sourced, organic and foraged ingredients at this refined restaurant in Alfa Soleil hotel. Whether you go for a…
Staré Město
Opened in 2017, SmetanaQ features a spacious interior with large windows overlooking the Vltava River and, in winter, offers a view of Prague Castle…
Mondsee
This farm table a short drive from Mondsee proper serves Jause (snack platters) in a fabulously bucolic setting. As hearty and homemade as the spread is,…
The Salzkammergut
Easily the most atmospheric of all the budget restaurants in the region, this Italo-Austrian place with friendly Turkish owners has cosy indoor seating…
City West & Charlottenburg
Even size-0 locals can't resist the siren call of this classic cafe whose homemade cakes are like works of art wrought from flour, sugar and cream. From…
Saxony
Despite the historic guns and armour, the romance factor is high at this 16th-century inn thanks to attentive service, classy interpretations of classic…
Poprad
Truffled eggs, delicate ravioli, flower-strewn desserts… Vino & Tapas offers an exceptional dining experience in an atmospheric, brick-walled restaurant…
Restaurant Kleinen Brunnenstrasse 1
Hamburg
The heart of northern Germany's slow food movement beats in this exquisite bistro. Menus change daily and always reflect what's in season and fresh…
The Julian Alps
The word among locals is that this hotel restaurant is the best place in town to try žlikrofi, cooked in the traditional way with mutton sauce. Otherwise,…
Hallstatt
One of the best gourmet acts in town, the Salzbaron is perched alongside the lake inside the Seehotel Grüner Baum and serves a seasonal pan-European menu …
Piran
This stylishly rustic and welcoming restaurant run by an Italian-Slovenian couple serves the most inventive Mediterranean and Slovenian dishes in town –…
Hamburg
The lofty red-brick halls of a 19th-century animal market have been upcycled into a hip culinary destination that includes a coffee roastery, a celebrity…
Munich
Is it a junk shop, a cafe or a sewing shop? Well, Westend's oddest coffeehouse is in fact all three, and everything you see in this converted haberdashery…
Valais
This old winegrower’s hut on the Bisse de Clavau footpath (7.5km, 2½ hours) pairs each dish on the tempting menu with an appropriate wine. The vineyard…
Hamburg
Even if you miss the morning at this cheery spot which mixes affability with pastel style, you can still sit outside and catch the afternoon sun. Baked…
Bamberg
This beautiful half-timbered brewery is Bamberg's oldest. It draws Stammgäste (regulars) and tourists alike who wash down filling slabs of meat and…
Lucerne
The Hotel’s below-street-level restaurant has undergone a transformation and is now run by award-winning chefs Corinna and Ralf Thomas, specialising in…
Zermatt
Join the line for a street-grilled sausage (pork, veal or beef) and chunk of bread to down with a beer on the hop – or at a bar stool with the sparrows in…
Graubünden
It's not often you can sit in a former Diavolezza gondola car and dine out on top-notch fondue or raclette. Head up to the back of Pontresina to find this…
Northern Germany
With outdoor tables that face the castle, the location here is the best in town. The food, too, is excellent, ranging from soups and risotto to steaks and…
Kraków
Tiny bar-and-table joint serving some of Kazimerz's best sushi in a casual, hipster-friendly setting. Lots of vegan items on the menu, and on Sundays it's…
Budapest
Originally set up by former journalists, retro-style restaurant ‘Hack’ has been one of our favourite Hungarian 'nostalgia' eateries for years, thanks to…
Budapest
Cosy, classy and welcoming corner restaurant set over two levels, with dark-wood furniture and romantic candlelight come evening. There's clear attention…
Budapest
With reworked Hungarian classics that make it a winner, the ‘Owl’s Castle’ attracts the Budapest cognoscenti, who leave its sister restaurant, Gundel,…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
This stylish restaurant is one of the best spots in Budapest for a wide spectrum of authentic Japanese cuisine. Apart from beautifully presented nigiri,…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
Malbork's blockbuster castle also contains one of the area's best restaurants, where the medieval theme continues in commendable authenticity. Taking…
Geneva
Take an afternoon boat with CGN from Jardin-Anglais or Genève-Pâquis to Corsier for an early dinner at this superb lakefront seafood restaurant, which…
Vienna
Dating from 1447, and frequented by Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert and Strauss among other luminaries, Vienna's oldest restaurant has vaulted rooms, wood…
Neuchâtel
This one-time brewery-cum-country-manor is now a boutique hotel-restaurant enclosed by woods and in earshot of the impetuous babbling of a nearby brook…
Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura
This lakefront smart-casual restaurant, serving modern Swiss locavore cuisine, flouts a green lawn tumbling down to the Murtensee where you can dine…
Slovakia
The popularity of this restaurant, tucked into a resort above the eastern edge of Terchová, is best explained by its excellent microbrewery. Hops find…
Warmia & Masuria
Gathered around a green ceramic stove (the zielony piec in question), this is one of Warmia's best restaurants and worth making a detour for in itself…
Vevey
The little town of Châtel-St-Denis, 13km northeast of Vevey via the A12, warrants a visit solely for its legendary fondue moitié-moitié (made with Gruyére…
Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia
The gourmet stylings of chef Lajos Takács stand out against the town's largely mediocre offerings. The kitchen delivers beautifully crafted dishes…
Poznań
This sleek eatery with exposed girders above concrete floors is a top spot for breakfast (served to noon weekdays, 1pm weekends). Choices include a full…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
With its white tiles, bar made of palettes and painted brick walls, this trendy-looking place has a simple menu of well-cooked Polish favourites plus…
The Jura Mountains
This authentic Japanese restaurant – one of relatively few in Switzerland – is not what you'd expect to find in this far-flung corner of the Jura, but it…
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
If you've travelled to the Alps to experience yodelling, knee slapping and beetroot-faced locals squeezed into Lederhosen, you just arrived at the right…
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