Gourmet Germany, Austria & Switzerland
When you take your tongue out sightseeing in Germany, Austria or Switzerland, what are its favorite taste treats?
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food in germany
the little frankonian gasthaeuser serve the best inexpansive foods mostly with wine from their own vinjard.it is easy to find,plus the very good Vacation apartments,with or without breafast believe me.'cause J.m from there Renate from ANSBACH
Renate howell <email>
garland, texas USA 06/10/2009
Ofenloch Restaurant Vienna
My favorite restaurant in Vienna is the Ofenloch. A little hard to find, on a small street behind a church but well worth it. Wonderful food and great atmosphere.
Robert Marcus <email>
New York, NY USA 05/20/2009
Vienna VienerSchnitzel
In Vienna, my cabdriver suggested trying AM SCHNITZELWIRT on the Neubaugasse. You can get here on a bus, or trudge uphill from the Neubaugasse UBahn exit. All I can say is you receive a mixed salad and two gigantic (but not gross or greasy) schnitzels, and a fresh local beer, for about ten euros. Plus, you are seated at any open table. In my case I sat with families, and a number of lovely ladies on tour. Yes, I went back, after the first visit. No, I did not have the double schnitzel portion!
Stephen Dahl <email>
Palmetto, FL USA 05/11/2009
Baden-Baden
Be sure to visit Baden-Baden while in Germany. The spas provide the perfect opportunity to decompress for the travel weary. Follow this up with a sumptuous dinner at Weinstube im Baldreit. Philippe Fouille provides 5-star cuisine at a very reasonable price.
Carol Crayton
Neptune City, NJ USA 05/04/2009
Cheap and Delicious Eats in Rothenburg
When in Rothenburg ob der Tauber the best meal deal in town is found at the Alter Keller, an atmospheric pub tucked away in a little square in the heart of town. (Ask a local) The homemade sausages and sauerkraut along with bread and a beer can be had for under 10 Euro. If you have room, the apple strudel is the best in town. (And homemade while most of the stuff served in other places is frozen!)
James Derheim <email>
Sarasota, FL USA 04/29/2009
Sodas in Germany, Austria, Switzerland
You don't have to depend on Coke products while in Central Europe (Fanta, although not common in the US, is an orange lemonade made by Coke). In Austria try Almdudler, a herbal lemonade. In Switzerland try Rivella and in Germany have a Bionade or two...
Andreas <email>
Frankfurt am Main, Germany 04/16/2009
good place in Munich
When in Munich, stop in Dallmayr. There is a restaurant upstairs, but downstairs there is a sort of upscale deli/ grocery. Everything we bought was wonderful. There are wonderful cheeses, bread, deli meats, produce, sushi, candy, liquors and wines, even cigars. Most of what we bought there ended up as presents for friends back home.
lynnTexas <email>
Plano, TX USA 03/10/2009
To: Robert/German Mustard Tubes
I had a similar lapse of common sense last Thanksgiving, when my husband and I mad a mad-dash to Germany. We bought bottles of his favorite salad dressing, which is not available in the states (or at least not around here). We got several tubes of mustard as well. I packed it all in the small hard-shell case, intending to check the bag. Long story short, I forgot that bag HAD to be checked and took it as carry-on. I avoided your fate by bopping myself on the head and saying "Ach! Bin doof!!" They laughed and sent me on my merry way back to the beginning to check the bag, and then expressed me back through, each attendant laughing heartily at my Fehler. But, I got to keep my delicious mustard. All's well that ends well!
Grace <email>
Batesville, MS USA 02/26/2009
Best Black Forest Cake!
For the best Black Forest Cake, of course you have to go to the Black Forest. In the small town of Triberg, is Cafe Shafer, which is easy to find along the one main street in town. They advertise in the window that they still use the original Black Forest Cake recipe! It really was unlike any other version of the Black Forest Cake that I have tried before, and it was certainly worth it! The only warning is that it tasted as if more than just, as Rick Steves says, "a little bit of Schnapps" was used.
Steven
Ottawa, ON Canada 02/20/2009
Klein Markt Halle in Frankfurt
When you are in Frankfurt, make sure you go to the Klein Markt Halle. Beautiful, wonderful produce, breads, cheeses, fresh pasta, international food products, meats, wild meats, seafood & including live fish in the basement! You can buy lunch from the various butchers or delis while there, as all the locals do. Upstairs is a little restaurant with very reasonable prices and local food items on the menu. Towards the back and upstairs, is a wine bar.
Jo
Frankfurt, Frankfurt 01/13/2009
FYI German food costs ??
we found dinner with glass of wine about 15-18 dollars in Rural central Germany. Portions large and if there longer would have done some splitting with an extra salad .
USA 01/11/2009
Great Food
We just returned from Bavaria,Germany and Salzburg-Make sure you find those little tucked away places and enjoy the local entrees of the region. The food was absolutely fantastic! Enjoy and please don't choose American food while in Europe..
Cindi
Dayton, oh USA 01/10/2009
Alp Kaese in the USA?
I LOVED the Alp Kaese in Suzi's B & B in Interlaken and the Kaese at Fruhstuck at Gusthof zum Schluxen in Austria. The problem is, I can't find anything similar once I got back to the states. Does the Alp Cheese not get exported to the US? I've seen a few in our supermarket, but they just weren't the same.
Rachel <email>
Westerville, OH USA 01/04/2009