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austrian cooking forms one of the classic dishes are common in the south and west.
european schools of cuisine, incorporating larger cities are also home to Italian, Greek,
many elements such as Wiener Schnitzel that Turkish and Chinese restaurants.
have become standard across the continent. The restaurants listed on pages 310–25
Traditional austrian fare such as breaded have been selected from the best on offer,
chicken, boiled beef and Gulasch soup are across all price ranges. They are organized
served in almost all establishments. Freshwater by region and price. The phrasebook on
fish is a feature of austria’s many lakes and page 380 will help you order a meal although
rivers, while hearty dumplings and noodle most restaurants will have english menus.

number of luxurious restaurants,
often located within the luxury
hotels, which offer first-class
international menus prepared
by top chefs.
A Wirtshaus is a country inn
and a Gasthaus is a slightly more
sophisticated restaurant – both
typically concentrate on local
cuisine. A Beisl is something
like a local pub serving drinks
alongside hot meals. Many
classic cafés in Vienna and
Salzburg also serve good food,
but you should watch the
prices, as they can be higher
Display of pastries and rolls at the charming Café Mozart (see p310) than in a restaurant or Gasthaus.
One typically Austrian culinary
What to Eat and When Opening Hours
establishment is the Heuriger, a
For breakfast Austrians tend A few small grocery stores, simple, often seasonal wine bar
to eat a roll or two with butter bakeries and coffee houses in the wine-growing villages,
and jam, accompanied by open as early as 7am in the with light meals at low prices.
coffee. Most hotels offer a self- morning, but most open Here, wine is served at your
service buffet breakfast and between 8am and 10am. table in a glass mug, and food is
it is generally served throughout Restaurants are usually open to be taken from a buffet. If fir
the day. Even small bakeries from around 11am to 10pm, branches are displayed outside
usually have a few tables although many establishments it means the the Heuriger is
for sitting and enjoying a take a break after lunch (around open and serving the fresh
breakfast pastry. 3pm) and then reopen at home-pressed vintage.
Most restaurants serve lunch around 6pm for dinner. Rural
from noon to 2 or 3pm. Many restaurants often serve as
offer a Tagesmenü (fixed-price meeting points for the locals
menu of the day), or a Tagesteller and may remain open until the
(dish of the day), as one of the early hours, although the
best-priced options. This is kitchen may close much earlier.
usually displayed on a blackboard Many places close for the
outside the restaurant. Ruhetag (off day set aside for
In Austrian homes, dinner rest), and may also be closed
is eaten early, at about 6pm. on public holidays. At a country
In restaurants, however, food is inn it may be difficult to order a
generally served throughout meal after 9pm.
the evening. Beer, wine, fruit
juice or water are normally Types of Restaurants
drunk with the meal, and
stronger drinks, such as one and Snack Bars
of the locally produced fruit A wide range of restaurants,
brandies, may be served as a bars and snack bars offer
digestif. Some establishments modest or grand meals at any Tables set in front of a typical Wirtshaus
serve food throughout the day. time of day. There are a large inn in Lech

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