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Northern Germany
BREMEN: Ratskeller €€
German
Am Markt, 28195
Tel 0421-32 16 76
Housed in Germany’s oldest wine
cellar, Ratskeller has an extensive
wine selection and serves tasty
food in a magnificent setting.
HAMBURG: Café Paris €€
French
Rathausstraße 4, 20095
Tel 040-325 277 77
Enjoy delicious French food,
Elegant Art Nouveau decor at Hamburg’s Café Paris coffee, and cakes in this
gorgeous former butchery with
ROTHENBURG: Hotel- COLOGNE: Alcazar € Art Nouveau-tiled walls and
Restaurant Kloster-Stüble €€ French/German ceiling. The bistro menu also
Regional German Bismarckstraße 39a, 50672 has oysters and steak tartare.
Herrngaße 21, 91541 Tel 0221-515 733
Tel 09861-93 88 90 An institution in Cologne’s DK Choice
Popular inn in a 1534 farmhouse. nightlife quarter, this appealing
Relish delicacies such as pork little bar-restaurant fuses French HAMBURG: Die Bank €€€
roast with crackling, mushrooms, and German cuisines. Lunch is International
and bread dumplings. Fine town the best bet for a table, since Hohe Bleichen 17, 20354
views from the terrace. evenings are often packed. Tel 040-238 00 30 Closed Sun
Inside a magnificent historic
STUTTGART: Calwer-Eck-Bräu €€ COLOGNE: Il Carpaccio €€ bank building, this elegant
Regional German Italian dining hall is always buzzing.
Calwerstraße 31, 70173 Lindenstraße 5, 50674 Chef Thomas Fischer creates
Tel 0711-22 24 94 40 Tel 0221-236 487 Closed Sun unexpected variations of well-
Stuttgart’s oldest microbrewery Relish fantastic pasta and other known local dishes, with an
features organically produced, classic Italian dishes prepared emphasis on fresh fish and
seasonal beers. It also serves with fresh, top-quality vegetables. The wine list is
typical local food, including ingredients in a stylish setting. equally impressive. Expect a
maultaschen (a type of ravioli). Remarkable wine selection. business clientele for lunch
Live music at weekends. and an arty crowd for dinner.
STUTTGART: Délice €€€
International COLOGNE: Maitre €€€
Hauptstätterstraße 61, 70178 French HANNOVER: Pier 51 €€
Tel 0711-640 32 22 Olympiaweg 2, 50933 International
This intimate, seven-table Tel 0221-485 360 Closed Mon & Tue Rudolf-von-Bennigsen-Ufer 51, 30173
restaurant offers inventive The gourmet restaurant of the Tel 0511-807 18 00
high-quality gourmet food and Landhaus Kuckuck Hotel has a Built on a pier jutting over Lake
an award-winning wine list. reputation for its fine cuisine, Masch, this is a stylish, award-
as well as its well-stocked wine winning restaurant offering
WÜRZBURG: Ratskeller €€ cellar. The frequently changing delicious light fish, meat, and
Regional German menu features plenty of pasta dishes. Enjoy a cocktail on
Langgasse 1, 97070 seasonal produce. the elegant terrace afterward.
Tel 0931-130 21
Reliable regional food in the DK Choice HANNOVER: Clichy €€€
cellars of the city’s former town French
hall. The cinnamon and Silvaner FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Weissekreuzstraße 31, 30161
white-wine soup is a must-try. Restaurant Villa Tel 0511-312 447 Closed Sun
Rothschild €€€ A beautiful restaurant serving
Gourmet French modern interpretations of classic
Im Rothschildpark 1, 61462 French cuisine with some
Western Germany Tel 06174-290 80 Closed Sun German and Italian influences.
& Mon Try one of their fish specialties.
BONN: Zur Lindenwirtin Situated in a castle-like mansion,
Aennchen €€ this Michelin-starred restaurant MÜNSTER: Villa Medici €€
International is one of the best in Germany Italian
Aennchenplatz 2, 53173 and a must-visit for gourmands. Prozessionsweg 402, 48155
Tel 0228-312 051 Closed Sun Chef Christian Eckhardt’s team Tel 0251-342 18 Closed Sun & Mon
A romantic restaurant with specializes in imaginative Dine on well-balanced,
impeccable service. The kitchen versions of French haute imaginative, and wonderfully
produces international dishes cuisine, complemented by the presented food in one of
with a strong bias toward French extensive selection of wines Germany’s best Italian
fare. There is a carefully chosen and champagnes. Book ahead. restaurants. The multi-course
wine list as well. set menu changes monthly.
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