Eating in Alsace
If you are not a vegetarian and like to have “hearty” cuisine, you will get your money’s worth in Alsace. I would like to show you where and what I ate. Of course, there are countless restaurants and also many gourmet shops. We tended to stay in the mid-range price segment and didn’t visit any gourmet temples. For vegetarians, a small side note: since there are practically no vegetarian dishes, almost all fish dishes are classified as “vegetarian”. So beware, the first glance can be deceiving.
Little Alsace
This restaurant is located in the Petite France district. The positive for all vegetarians, there is even a vegetarian menu here. My vegetable-potato stew was baked with Munster cheese and was really amazingly delicious. Munster cheese is an Alsatian soft cheese and has a relatively unique taste. In this stew, however, it came into its own as a flavor enhancer. A menu including starter and main course costs between 17 and 20 euros.
This traditional restaurant is located on Rue St. Louis. Next door is the Théâtre de la Choucrouterie. We were given a nice seat in the illuminated courtyard under grapes. If you like sauerkraut, you will be happy in this restaurant. For everyone else, however, there are countless delicious alternatives, such as steamed dumplings and spaetzle. Prices range from 20 to 25 euros. This restaurant completely convinced me.
If you want to eat something healthy and fresh after all the feasting, you should definitely visit this restaurant on Rue des Charpentiers. Everything is prepared with organic and absolutely fresh ingredients. There is no meat and no “real” coffee in this restaurant, only fish and wheat coffee. But the experiment is worth it, because my fish was fantastic!
In the Petite France district, there are two “Au Pont Saint Martin”. The menu is made up of traditional Alsatian dishes and is reasonably priced. The food is ok but not outstanding. But if you value a beautiful terrace with a view and want to eat cheaply, this is certainly the right place.
In between
There are also countless delicious bakeries, chocolate shops and gelaterias for in between. I recommend trying a typical sweet (or salty) Alsatian Gugelhopf. Delicious and cheap tarte flambée and free Wi-Fi are available at Flam’s, a typical student restaurant.
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