Salzburg Travel Guide

Salzburg, Austria — Food and Dining

Restaurants in Salzburg, Austria

Restaurants
Expensive

Restaurant Goldener Hirsch
Salzburg's most coveted tables during the Salzburg Festival are the ones in the main restaurant in the Goldener Hirsch Hotel. Many a star on the classical music scene has dined here. Like the hotel itself, the restaurant is a treasure, and the food (mainly traditional Austrian) is absolutely superb.

Goldener Hirsch Hotel, Getreidegasse 37
Tel: (0662) 808 4861.
Website: www.starwoodhotels.com

Moderate

Sternbräu
This lovely microbrewery features plenty of traditional Austrian dishes on the menu, plus an attached Italian Trattoria, large garden, and self-service bar for those in a hurry. Turn up for dinner and you'll be treated to a Sound of Music show (extra charge). It's located in a Salzburg courtyard between Griesgasse and Getreidegasse.

Griesgasse 23
Tel: (0662) 842 140.
Website: www.sternbraeu.com

Stiftkeller St Peter
Austria's oldest restaurant by far - going back some 1,200 years to Carolingian times - it is said that Charlemagne himself dined here. Despite its age, the restaurant is alive and well and offers one of the finest dining experiences in Salzburg. The candlelit Mozart dinner concerts in the baroque hall are magical.

St Peter Bezirk 1/4
Tel: (0662) 841 2680.
Website: www.haslauer.at

Weisses Kreuz
Housed in the hotel of the same name, the Weisses Kreuz (White Cross) is easy to find at the foot of Salzburg's imposing fortress. The menu is a mix of hearty Austrian fare and Balkan specialties, which are best washed down in typical Central European style with one of the 10 schnapps on offer.

Weisses Kreuz Hotel, Bierjodlgasse 6
Tel: (0662) 845 641.
Website: www.weisseskreuz.co.at

Cheap

Republic Cafe
Near Salzburg's Old Town is this small bar/restaurant that has a surprisingly diverse menu considering the price. A fine assortment of food accompanies plenty of beer. It converts into a club from the late evening hours onwards.

Anton Neumayr-Platz 2
Tel: (0662) 841 613.
Website: www.republic-cafe.at

Nightlife

Being a university town and a city of music and culture par excellence, Salzburg has a bustling nightlife with a decent number of bars, clubs and live music venues. This may not be immediately apparent to first-time visitors, since the city's heritage preservation laws prohibit conspicuous advertising.

Bars

Augustiner Bräustübl Mülln
With its huge shady garden and beer brewed by clerics, Augustiner Bräustübl Mülln is popular with locals and tourists alike.

Augustinergasse 4-6
Tel: (0662) 431 246.
Website: www.augustinerbier.at

Barfly
Rudolfskai is home to a concentration of drinking establishments, including loud and lively Barfly.

Rudolfskai 22

Vis-á-Vis
Rudolfskai is home to a concentration of drinking establishments, including the cellar bar Vis-á-Vis.

Rudolfskai 24
Tel: (0662) 841 290.

Clubs

Republic Cafe
Clubbing isn't Salzburg's strong point, but you could do worse than a night out at Republic, a popular spot with live music and dancing.

Anton Neumayr Platz 2
Tel: (0662) 841 613.
Website: www.republic-cafe.at

TheCave Club
The Cave Club plays techno-trance and is another popular Salzburg club venue.

Leopoldskronstrasse 5
Tel: (0662) 840 026.
Website: www.cave-club.at