Restaurants, cafés and bakeries in Pula

5 place Albert Cavet, 83110 Sanary-sur-Mer

+33494322114

L'Endroit occupies Place Albert Cavet in central Sanary-sur-Mer, combining a Mediterranean kitchen with a wood-fired pizzeria. Chef Nicolas Corti leads the cooking, while Arthur Lemoine prepares the pizzas. The two sides of the menu share an emphasis on fresh ingredients, seasonal produce and preparation in the restaurant. Pizza dough is mixed on the premises, slowly fermented and stretched by hand before its brief encounter with the heat of the wood oven. Toppings range from familiar combinations to creations involving burrata and anchovies or grilled vegetables with homemade pesto. Freshly sliced ham and vegetables roasted over wood also feature in the pizzeria's approach. Beyond pizza, the cooking brings together Provence and Italy. Examples include linguine with prawns flambéed in pastis, truffle cream gnocchi, sea bream fillets with market vegetables and French veal prepared Milanese style. Other dishes include sea bass and small plates intended for sharing. The restaurant works with local fishmongers, vegetable growers and cheesemakers, connecting the menu with the surrounding area. A terrace provides an outdoor setting for the meal, alongside the restaurant's convivial atmosphere. This gives a group the option of choosing between pizza and other dishes without changing addresses. Tables can be requested through the restaurant's reservation service, and the team also takes telephone enquiries for particular requirements. The combination of a dedicated pizzaiolo and a separate kitchen gives the address its character: an artisan pizza restaurant with a broader Provençal and Italian repertoire.

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6 rue Barthélémy de Don, 83110 Sanary-sur-Mer

+33469001273

L.A Restaurant brings Anthony Lazzaro's cooking to Rue Barthélémy de Don, in the streets near Sanary's harbor. Anthony and Nadège welcome guests into a small restaurant with an indoor dining room and an enclosed courtyard terrace. The setting offers a sheltered place to eat while remaining in the town center. The kitchen draws on Provence and Calabria, combining the chef's family background with his training in cooking and pastry. His approach is to preserve the character of an ingredient while exploring unexpected combinations of flavors. A deliberately compact menu gives seasonal produce the central role. Preparations are made on the premises, extending from the small bites that begin a meal to the bread and the sweets that finish it. Guests can also choose a carte blanche experience, letting the chef determine the succession of dishes. That format suits diners who enjoy discovering a meal as it unfolds rather than choosing every course beforehand. The restaurant presents its cooking as a personal expression of a culinary inheritance, with attention given to both savory dishes and pastry. The courtyard and the interior provide different settings for the same intimate style of meal. Reservations can be made directly with the restaurant, including requests for a table for two or a larger party. Small, calm dogs are accepted when kept on a leash and on the floor throughout the meal. Appropriate dress is requested.

24 quai Général de Gaulle, 83110 Sanary-sur-Mer

+33494741010

Restaurant de la Tour stands on Sanary's harbor within the Hôtel de la Tour, a house whose story reaches back to the nineteenth century. The Mercier family's connection began in 1936, when Lyon chef Lucien Mercier acquired the hotel. Géraldine later took over as the family's third generation, and two great-grandsons joined the dining room team in 2024. That continuity provides the background to a restaurant centered on fish, shellfish and traditional service. Christian and Bruno prepare specialties including fish baked in a salt crust, bouillabaisse and bourride. Seafood platters offer another way to explore the kitchen's maritime focus. Ingredients come from local fishing and agriculture, supported by relationships with suppliers built over many years. The connection can be very direct: fishermen sometimes arrive in the hotel lobby with a notable catch. At the table, fish is carved in front of guests, preserving a style of service that is part of the restaurant's identity. A renovated dining room and a sunny terrace provide two settings for looking out toward the harbor. Seasonal changes shape the menu, while the daily dish often features fish and is followed by a dessert made by the pastry chef. The restaurant belongs to a hotel associated with visiting writers and artists, adding a sense of local history to the meal. Its appeal lies in that combination of a working port setting, established seafood specialties and a family hospitality tradition.

210 bis esplanade Frédéric Dumas, 83110 Sanary-sur-Mer

+33494884256

Le Bard'Ô overlooks Portissol beach from the edge of the bay in Sanary-sur-Mer. Its terrace faces the Mediterranean, while an indoor dining room provides another setting for a meal by the water. Andrew and his team combine restaurant dining with a bar and a program of live performances and visiting DJs. The atmosphere can therefore move from a relaxed seaside meal toward a more festive gathering. The menu travels between Mediterranean ingredients and flavors from farther afield. Sea bream carpaccio is paired with green apple, ginger and citrus, while tuna tataki comes with aromatic rice and an Asian salad. There are also clam linguine, mushroom risotto and truffle ravioli. Meat dishes include beef with herb butter, lamb shank with mashed potato and a veal chop with mushroom sauce. For sharing, guests can choose small dishes or boards of cured meats and cheeses. Desserts range from chocolate mousse to an exotic tiramisu involving lemon, coconut and passion fruit, with ice cream sundaes providing another finish. A separate children's menu is available. The terrace is also used for private gatherings, and the restaurant can prepare customized menus for birthdays, weddings, baptisms or business events. With space both inside and outdoors, it accommodates occasions larger than an ordinary table booking. The defining combination is the broad menu, sea-facing position and music program, bringing several kinds of outing together at the same beachside address.

140 chemin de la Plage, 83110 Sanary-sur-Mer

+33494903020

La Gorguette is the beach-level restaurant at Hostellerie La Farandole, on Chemin de la Plage in Sanary-sur-Mer. The hotel stands beside the sandy Gorguette beach, facing the Bay of Bandol. Here, the restaurant's setting brings the meal close to the sea, with the coast forming the backdrop to a kitchen focused on fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. Regional flavors guide the cooking, and the wine selection offers a way to explore both Provençal vineyards and the wider French wine tradition. The dining room has a sophisticated atmosphere within a contemporary seaside hotel. La Gorguette forms part of the property's seasonal restaurant arrangement, taking over in winter from the rooftop Panoramic. Guests choosing this address therefore encounter the beach-level setting rather than the roof terrace associated with the summer restaurant. The hotel also houses a bar serving hot drinks and refreshments, providing another place to gather around a restaurant visit. Contemporary artworks, exhibitions and sculpture contribute to the character of the wider property. Tables can be reserved directly, and the team also arranges catering for professional gatherings, including menus and cocktail receptions. Outdoor and underground parking are available on the premises, together with electric vehicle charging points. The combination of a coastal location and a regional approach to ingredients gives La Gorguette its identity. It offers a restaurant visit within a hotel designed around the beach, the bay and the surrounding Provençal landscape.

Altwachwitz 14, 01326 Dresden

+49 351 269610

Elbterrasse Wachwitz sits directly beside the Elbe between the Blaues Wunder and Pillnitz. The Kosiol family has welcomed guests here since 2015, combining a small hotel with a restaurant focused on country-style cooking. The riverside beer garden is a central part of the setting, with indoor rooms offering an alternative when an outdoor meal is less appealing. The kitchen mixes Saxon and Bavarian influences and adjusts its cooking to the seasons. The current menu ranges from a Wachwitz fish soup with vegetables and prawns to sauerbraten, beef roulade and trout. There is also a substantial meat-free selection: sweet-potato gnocchi, mushroom polenta and bread dumplings appear alongside a separately labelled vegan dish of marinated tofu with chickpea and potato curry. Those choices make the restaurant useful for a group with different appetites. Beer includes Büble varieties from the Allgäuer Brauhaus, and the wine list provides another route through the meal. Breakfast is advertised from 08:00 by reservation, separate from the main restaurant service. For celebrations, the house offers several rooms and can discuss a menu or buffet; those arrangements should be made directly rather than treated as ordinary walk-in dining. The address is 14 Altwachwitz. The published 2026 restaurant hours are Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00–22:00, with Monday and Tuesday closed. Reserve through the restaurant or contact its team by telephone or email, and confirm breakfast or any seasonal opening changes before travelling.

Lauensteiner Straße 11, 01277 Dresden

+49 351 4850818

Mon–Sat 17:00–23:00; Sun 12:00–22:00

Brunetti brings an Italian menu to Dresden-Striesen, with stone-oven pizza at the centre of its offering. The restaurant takes inspiration from Donna Leon's Venetian detective, Commissario Guido Brunetti; the menu introduces that literary connection before turning to food. It is a place where a straightforward pizza or pasta supper and a longer Italian meal sit comfortably on the same menu. The pizzas are baked on a stone base, with toppings ranging from a Margherita with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil to combinations featuring vegetables, seafood or cured meats. Antipasti include burrata, vitello tonnato and a house selection intended for sharing. The menu also lists pasta with basil pesto, salmon or prawns, alongside beef lasagne from the oven. These examples give a useful sense of the range without fixing your choice before you see the current menu. For something beyond pizza and pasta, look at the fish of the day or saltimbocca with Parma ham and sage. Homemade tiramisu and panna cotta are among the dessert choices. Vegetarian dishes are identified on parts of the menu; discuss any ingredient restrictions directly with the restaurant when ordering. The address is 11 Lauensteiner Straße. Brunetti normally opens in the evening, with an earlier start on Sundays. It also advertises pizza and pasta for collection. For a table, the online booking system handles smaller parties in advance; telephone or email the team for larger groups, last-minute requests or confirmation of collection arrangements.

Schillerplatz 9, 01309 Dresden

+49 351 8119922

SchillerGarten combines a substantial restaurant with an Elbe-side beer garden at the Blaues Wunder bridge. Its setting beside Schillerplatz puts the river and the slopes of Loschwitz directly into the experience. The house traces its history to 1730, but today's choice is practical: an indoor à la carte meal, a table on the served terrace, or time in the beer garden during the summer season. The kitchen focuses on traditional German and Saxon dishes. Its menu includes Saxon sauerbraten with red cabbage and potato dumplings, roast pork, veal schnitzel and trout from Forellenhof Ermisch in Saxon Switzerland. Smaller appetites can look towards soups, salads or a warm roast-meat sandwich. Those examples describe the published menu rather than a promise that every dish will be available on every visit. There are also meat-free choices, including cheese dumplings with creamy spinach, pasta with garlic and olive oil, and grilled cheese with salad. This makes it possible to plan a shared meal without assuming that everybody wants the same traditional meat dish. Ask the team directly about allergens or changes to the current selection. The restaurant opens daily from 11:00 at 9 Schillerplatz. Telephone or email ahead if you want a particular seating area or are bringing a group; the upstairs function rooms are handled separately for celebrations. When reserving, distinguish the served restaurant terrace from the larger beer garden so the team understands the sort of visit you have in mind.

Fährgäßchen 1, 01309 Dresden

+49 351 315440

Villa Marie is now a German-style gasthaus beside the Elbe, with views towards the Blaues Wunder. The change matters if you remember its earlier Italian restaurant identity: the current house presents traditional inn cooking and Augustiner beer from Munich. A substantial wooden beer counter anchors the ground floor, while the upper restaurant has large windows facing the river and bridge. The building predates the bridge. It was constructed in 1860 as Mon Bijou, acquired the name Villa Marie around 1930, and later became a meeting place for Dresden's artists. Following restoration, the house and garden opened as a restaurant in 1994. Today the Kosiol family brings that older villa setting together with a more informal food-and-beer approach. The menu includes Saxon potato soup, beef broth with a choice of additions, salads and familiar inn dishes. A salad can be supplemented with ingredients such as grilled goat's cheese or a small schnitzel. There is a summer terrace, and a separate salon can be arranged for smaller celebrations. Ask which room or outdoor area is available if the setting is particularly important to your meal. Villa Marie is at 1 Fährgäßchen in Blasewitz. Published opening is 11:30–22:30 daily, with the kitchen closing at 21:00. Online table bookings are limited to eight people and require advance notice; for a larger party or a request that the booking system cannot accommodate, use the direct telephone or email contact.

Friedrich-Wieck-Straße 26, 01326 Dresden

+49 351 2683620

Körnergarten is a traditional riverside inn on the Loschwitz side of the Blaues Wunder. It has operated since 1877, when the ferry landing outside gave it an earlier name, Gasthaus zur Fähre. The Buchbach family took over in 1997 and now runs it in a second generation. That history makes the location more than a convenient place to stop: the restaurant has remained here through the change from river ferry to road bridge. The food follows a modern Saxon direction, bringing established regional dishes together with changing ideas. Seasonal selections revolve around ingredients such as asparagus, young herring and chanterelles. The restaurant's menu is used indoors, on the terrace and in the beer garden, and includes separate sections for fish, vegetarian choices and children's dishes. Check the current selection rather than assuming a seasonal special is available all year. The large beer garden faces the Elbe, while the restaurant offers an indoor alternative. A riverside meal can fit naturally into a walk or cycle outing along the water. The house also organises special dining events and has an upstairs Elbzimmer for gatherings, so a regular table reservation and an event booking are different arrangements. Find Körnergarten at 26 Friedrich-Wieck-Straße. It opens daily from 11:00, with later closing on Friday and Saturday, but kitchen hours end before the venue closes. Contact the team to reserve and verify the last food orders for your chosen day, especially if you plan to arrive in the evening.

Kossuth tér 14, 3910 Tokaj

+36303043060

Mon–Thu 12:00–22:00; Fri–Sat 12:00–23:00; Sun 12:00–20:00

1737 Terroir occupies a restored former chapel within the Generális Borhotel complex on Tokaj's Kossuth Square. High arches and warm lighting give the dining room a distinctive setting for contemporary bistro cooking. The hotel occupies a historic mansion, and the restaurant welcomes a meal centred on the region's ingredients and wines, whether you are staying in Tokaj or visiting for the day. The kitchen pairs recognisable ingredients in carefully composed dishes. Its menu includes duck liver with rhubarb and blackberry, trout with cucumber and apple, and guinea-fowl soup with udon noodles and chervil. Among the mains are cod with peas and lemon, chicken breast with truffle potato cream and broccoli, and rabbit with sweet potato and Zemplén mushrooms. These combinations give a good sense of the kitchen's approach while the seasonal selection continues to change. Pork and game also have a place: Mangalica loin is paired with celeriac and kapia pepper, while venison appears with plum and polenta. Desserts take an equally individual direction, from white chocolate with raspberry and sour cherry to semolina pudding with caramel and kohlrabi. Vegetarian meals can be prepared around the ingredients available, so discuss your preferences when booking. Tokaj is central to the wine selection, from dry Furmint through Hárslevelű and aromatic Muscat to Aszú. Suggested pairings on the menu offer a starting point for choosing a glass with each course. Reserve by telephone or through the restaurant's website, and check the current dishes when planning a special lunch or dinner.

Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre út 21, 3910 Tokaj

+36302342387

Mon–Sun 11:00–22:00

Bonchidai Csárda brings the Hungarian riverside inn tradition to the Tisza waterfront in Tokaj. Its terrace looks towards the river, beside the boat landing and the beginning of the promenade. The setting makes lunch or dinner a natural part of exploring the waterfront, with the town's central parking area close by. The restaurant's story began in 1968; the rebuilt establishment reopened under the Bonchidai name in 2004. Fish gives the menu much of its character. There are cauldrons of fisherman's soup with carp, catfish or a mixture of fish, alongside crisp fish pieces and smoked sterlet starters. For a substantial main, choices include grilled pikeperch, trout with fries and catfish paprikash served with curd-cheese noodles. Sharing platters combine several fish preparations, which can be useful when two people want to explore the kitchen's specialities together. The selection also makes room for guests who prefer meat or a vegetarian meal. Pork schnitzel, roast knuckle, beef stew with Hungarian dumplings, breaded cheese and Camembert with blueberry accompany the fish dishes. Smaller diners have dedicated chicken, cheese and catfish choices. Desserts continue the Hungarian theme with Somlói sponge, chestnut purée and pancakes filled with curd cheese or plum jam. Tokaj wines, including Furmint, Hárslevelű and Aszú, provide a local accompaniment. Tables can be requested online for a later day; for a same-day visit, telephone the restaurant directly. An online request becomes a reservation only after the restaurant confirms it, so keep that confirmation before planning a meal around a boat outing.

Kossuth tér 6, 3910 Tokaj

+36204481710

Thu–Sun 12:00–20:00; Mon–Wed Closed

Bacchus Étterem is a family restaurant on Kossuth Square in the centre of Tokaj. Renewed in 2026, it combines an updated dining room with the familiar atmosphere of a family business, while its terrace gives guests a place to eat outdoors on the square. It is a convenient setting for a proper seated meal during a visit to the town, with Hungarian dishes at the heart of the kitchen. The menu ranges from generous soups to richly sauced main courses. Pork goulash, catfish fisherman's soup and mushroom cream soup with tarragon offer different ways to begin. Catfish paprikash comes with dill-flavoured curd-cheese potato dumplings, while crispy trout is paired with almonds and fries. The Bacchus roast brings pork shoulder, ribs and knuckle together in a Hungarian-style preparation with rösti, making it a particularly substantial choice. Other options include confit duck with red cabbage, breaded or stuffed chicken, and pork tenderloin with smoked-cheese sauce. Vegetarian guests have breaded Trappist cheese or seeded Camembert with forest fruits. Half portions of selected soups, schnitzel and cheese dishes help when a full main would be too much. For dessert, look for curd-cheese dumplings with plum, vanilla and sweet sour cream, or the seasonal fruit pie. A meal here suits a relaxed lunch as well as an early dinner. Opening is currently concentrated from Thursday to Sunday, so plan around that schedule and telephone to arrange a table. The restaurant's own menu is the place to check seasonal additions before choosing what to order.

Bethlen Gábor út 13, 3910 Tokaj

+36204452749

Wed–Sun 12:00–22:00; Mon–Tue Closed

Galuschka Bistro & Garden gives Hungarian cooking a relaxed home in central Tokaj, with checked tablecloths, an indoor dining room and a green garden for an outdoor meal. The kitchen works with seasonal ingredients and brings local produce into familiar dishes. It is an appealing stop when you want time at the table to be part of the day's visit, rather than simply a pause between sights. Regional ingredients appear from the first course. Starters include Mád sheep's cheese with tomato and aubergine, duck-liver terrine with Aszú apricot, and aged Hungarian Angus beef tartare served with sourdough. A sharing board brings together ham, sausage, Zemplén cheese, house-made spreads and pickles. Soups follow the same generous direction, with beef-neck goulash and handmade pinched noodles or guinea-fowl consommé with semolina dumplings. The mains range from chicken paprikash with galuska dumplings and cucumber salad to Mangalica schnitzel stuffed with cheese and Zemplén ham. Pan-seared pikeperch is paired with squash and dill, while aged Angus sirloin comes with green beans and roasted kapia pepper. There are also homemade egg noodles, and a separate children's selection includes soup, chicken, cheese and pasta. For dessert, aranygaluska combines sweet dough with Aszú raisins, sabayon and candied walnuts; pancakes arrive with curd cheese or spiced apricot. Selected Tokaj wines, including Furmint and Hárslevelű, sit alongside non-alcoholic choices. The restaurant currently opens Wednesday through Sunday. Mention dietary requests when reserving so the kitchen can explain which seasonal dishes or adaptations will suit you.

Horgász utca 3, 4465 Rakamaz

+36304817861

Halra Bor Étterem is the restaurant of Hotel Csillag Tokaj, on the Rakamaz side of the river opposite Tokaj. Its identity centres on the pairing of fish dishes with Tokaj wines, making it a useful address for anyone who wants a meal rooted in the rivers and vineyards of the area. Use the Horgász utca address in Rakamaz when planning your route across the bridge. Fisherman's soup is one of the main attractions. The kitchen offers versions with carp, catfish or mixed fish, with the tangier korhely variation adding sour cream, lemon and mustard. For a main course, there are grilled carp steaks, breaded catfish and catfish paprikash with curd-cheese noodles and cracklings. Whole trout can be grilled or cooked in foil with lemon, butter and garlic; whole zander and sterlet are also listed among the fish specialities. Groups with different tastes have plenty beyond fish. The menu includes pork neck with onions, chicken paprikash, stuffed pork and chicken, and breaded Trappist cheese. Creamy spinach pasta and curd-cheese noodles offer further alternatives. Tokaj-style curd pancakes with raisins and vanilla, Gundel pancakes and chocolate cake make it possible to finish with something recognisably Hungarian or something simpler. The wine list brings together producers from Tokaj, Tarcal, Rátka and Hercegkút, with dry Furmint and Hárslevelű alongside sweeter regional styles. Lunch specials change through the week. For an evening meal or a particular whole-fish dish, contact the restaurant before setting out to check the current service and availability.

Bahnhofstraße 4, 66500 Hornbach

+49 6338 99432820

DAS LOKAL occupies the former Capito address on Bahnhofstraße in Hornbach, beside the Pirminiushalle. Its indoor restaurant and Paradiesgarten give it two distinct settings: a room for a meal with friends and a garden beneath old trees for relaxed gatherings. The neighboring Paradiesgartenweg begins next to the beer garden, with a playground and other leisure facilities close by. The food combines substantial classics with salads, pasta and smaller plates. Starters include tomato cream soup, beef carpaccio, gratinated sheep’s cheese and falafel with hummus. Salads come with homemade dressing and toppings ranging from roast beef to prawns or falafel. Broad ribbon noodles are prepared with olive oil, garlic, olives and peppers, or with basil pesto and market vegetables. The steak selection includes roast beef, Iberico pork, beef fillet and turkey. For groups of four steak diners or more, side dishes arrive as a shared table buffet. Other choices include an Iberico schnitzel and the Hornburger, served on brioche with Emmental, braised onions, cabbage and barbecue sauce. Children have a separate selection of schnitzel, pasta, nuggets and fries. Chocolate cake, sorbet and puff pastry provide dessert options. Food also anchors the events program, which includes steak specials, a changing three course dinner, grilling evenings and live music. Private celebrations can use the restaurant, additional rooms upstairs or the neighboring hall, while catering brings the kitchen to events elsewhere. Reservations and celebration enquiries are handled directly by Christian and the team.

Hauptstraße 132, 66497 Contwig

+49 6332 5752

Gasthaus Bärmann is a fourth generation hotel and restaurant on Hauptstraße in Contwig, where a history of innkeeping and butchery still informs the food. The house favors personal hospitality, regional ingredients and seasonal cooking, with Palatinate wine and beer alongside substantial meals. Its current autumn selection includes chanterelle soup, lamb’s lettuce, braised fallow deer with porcini gravy and bread dumplings, and venison fillet with tagliatelle and kale. Chocolate mousse and apple strudel with cream provide a sweet finish. The broader menu includes homemade potato soup and clear beef broth with marrow dumplings and Maultaschen. Schnitzel comes in several preparations, including a breaded pork version with lemon and fries, a mushroom cream variation, and turkey cordon bleu filled with ham and cheese. Rump steak can be served with herb butter and fried onions or pepper cream sauce. Fish and seafood choices include poached salmon with Riesling cream and prawn skewers on buttered noodles. Meat free alternatives include spinach dumplings with sage butter and a vegetable noodle pan with mushrooms, peppers and herbs. Themed food events are part of the house’s routine, from steak and herring meals to its traditional Schlachtfest. The autumn program also includes local game and roast suckling pig. Family celebrations are another specialty: weddings, birthdays, communions and confirmations can be arranged for up to fifty people, with an individual menu or buffet. The team also helps plan catered celebrations away from the restaurant.

Hauptstraße 98, 66497 Contwig

+49 6332 569700

Wed–Fri, Sun 11:30–14:30; Wed–Sun 18:00–22:30; Mon–Tue Closed

Ristorante Classico brings Italian cooking to a former German inn on Hauptstraße in Contwig. The building has been restored with an Italian character, and the restaurant has been serving guests since 2000. Its approach combines traditional dishes with newer ideas, using fresh ingredients and an uncomplicated style of presentation. The setting is intended for a proper sit down meal, with equal attention given to guests arriving as a couple or with children. Families are explicitly welcomed, and a high chair is available for smaller diners. Children can have a small helping of pasta or share a pizza with their parents or siblings. Pizza is also available to take away, so a meal from the kitchen can become part of an evening at home. The food selection includes pasta, meat, fish and seafood, alongside vegetarian choices. Among the dishes presented are buffalo mozzarella with tomatoes, tagliatelle, steak with polenta, and octopus. Desserts include panna cotta and sorbet. Wine is another substantial part of the restaurant’s identity. The selection travels through Italy from the north to the south and across to Sardinia and Sicily. Barolo and Barbaresco represent the reds, while Pinot Grigio is among the white wines; Champagne and Prosecco provide sparkling alternatives. The restaurant offers a separate weekday lunch menu as well as its main selection. Guests arriving by car can park in front without charge. Table reservations are accepted exclusively by telephone.

Hospitalstraße 9, 02826 Görlitz

+49 151 58897886

BIKINI is a specialty coffee and breakfast café on Hospitalstraße, in the Gründerzeit streets between the railway station and the old town, which makes it the nearest of these addresses to the house and an easy walk for a first coffee of the day. It is a single, independently run café, open every day of the week from nine in the morning until eight in the evening. The room is designed around neon signs and plenty of plants, and the owners describe it as a place to have breakfast, drink coffee, relax and work, with free Wi-Fi for anyone who needs to open a laptop. Their line on coffee is that they take it seriously without becoming stiff about it: espresso drinks, cappuccino, flat white and latte macchiato, filter coffee, matcha lattes including a strawberry version, hot chocolate and a choice of teas. Breakfast is served all day, and the menu names eggs Benedict, avocado toast, French toast, Turkish eggs, scrambled eggs, pancakes with Nutella or with bacon and maple syrup, an açaí bowl and poke bowls, with vegan options marked. There are smoothies, fresh juices and homemade lemonades. In the evening the café turns into a small bar with table service, pouring Riesling, Merlot and rosé, spritzers such as Aperol Spritz, Hugo and Lillet Wild Berry, and beers including the local Landskron Pilsner. During the day ordering is at the counter. The café says it welcomes tourists, locals, families and young people alike, and backs that up: it is wheelchair accessible, keeps six high chairs and a changing area, and dogs are welcome. Tables can be reserved online.

Steinstraße 10, 02826 Görlitz

+49 3581 412702

The Görlitzer Kartoffelhaus has been cooking in the old town for around twenty years, and as the name says, nearly everything here turns on the potato. It sits on Steinstraße, the short street that climbs from Marienplatz towards the Obermarkt, and in summer its beer garden looks across to the Gerhart Hauptmann Theatre and the little Annenkapelle. Inside there is a main dining room with about ninety seats in a rustic, cosy style, a small separate nook for seven and a long table that takes groups of up to twenty, plus a function room called the 'Alter Fritz'. The beer garden opens from May to October. The menu is long and unapologetically regional. Silesian dishes take a prominent place: 'Schlesisches Himmelreich', a slice of smoked pork loin with dried fruit in a sweet and sour sauce and potato dumplings, Silesian beer stew with sauerkraut, and a Silesian potato bratwurst on sauerkraut with Appernmauke, the local mashed potato. There are potato pancakes topped in several ways, potato soups, baked jacket potatoes with fillings, potato bakes such as the vegetarian 'Schöne Gärtnerin', fried potatoes with fried eggs, homemade beef roulade with red cabbage, steaks from the lava stone grill, a crisp half duck, and fish such as matjes herring, pickled fried herring and trout meunière. The drinks list includes Fritzens Kartoffelbier, a potato beer, and a potato schnapps. A separate children's menu exists, and the kitchen states it aims to work without additives where it can. Open every day from late morning to evening, it suits families, groups and anyone wanting hearty Silesian and regional food a short walk from the station quarter.

Weberstraße 2, 02826 Görlitz

+49 3581 8787487

Café Herzstück calls itself a vegan and vegetarian sewing café, and it opened its doors in the old town of Görlitz on 21 February 2015; the sewing room next door is currently not in use. It is on Weberstraße in the historic centre, and the owners set out to make it feel like a living room: a small, cosy space for up to 25 people, plus a quiet terrace for warmer days. The cooking is homemade and uses fresh ingredients from the region, and the house labels its food as organic, vegan, vegetarian and gluten free where it applies. Cakes are a large part of the offer and are baked vegan and gluten free, and there is a range of coffee drinks to go with them. Dishes that have appeared on the daily card include a carrot, ginger and orange soup and a veggie burger. At weekends the café runs a brunch from ten until two, an all you can eat spread that the site describes with pastries and spreads, guacamole and hummus, salads, scrambled egg, pancakes, porridge, brownies and chocolate mousse, with prosecco available; booking ahead is recommended. Beyond the café itself, the team bakes birthday and wedding cakes to order, does catering, and hosts small celebrations such as birthdays, weddings and company parties. Artists and makers can show their work in the café, and there are rented shelves and lit display cases for handmade pieces. It opens on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and from late morning on Friday, and it suits anyone after a slow weekend breakfast or a piece of cake in the middle of an old town walk, vegans and those avoiding gluten above all.

Untermarkt 22, 02826 Görlitz

+49 3581 410260

Lucie Schulte calls itself 'die neue Essklasse', and it sits right in the middle of the historic old town of Görlitz at Untermarkt 22. The way in is part of the experience: guests pass through the town's famous Flüsterbogen, the whispering arch, into a set of romantic inner courtyards where the restaurant has its home. The house is run by restaurant manager Bernd Schade with Sascha Pröhl as head chef, and their stated aim is that kitchen, service and setting work together so that an evening comes out right. The kitchen describes its cooking as ambitious, seasonal and creative, using fresh produce, and the menu changes with the time of year. The autumn card, introduced with a line about golden light falling through the Görlitz courtyards and the smell of roasted pumpkin and warm spices, lists warm goat cheese in a pumpkin seed crust with nutmeg pear chutney, a Japanese style broth of crayfish with beetroot, chives, rice shoyu and wasabi, grilled sea bass with roasted guanciale and a wild mushroom tarte flambée with Fourme d'Ambert, and grilled fillet of wild hare on a porcini and pear compote with juniper jus and lardo potato dumplings. Besides the main dining room there is a courtyard terrace, a wine cellar, a small bar called the Kostbar and a wine room used for small gatherings, and the house says these spaces suit receptions and celebrations. The same team runs the Genussreich cooking school, catering and wine evenings. It opens in the evenings only and closes on Wednesdays; tables are booked by phone or email with the date, time and number of guests. It suits couples and small groups looking for a considered dinner in the old town.

Peterstraße 8, 02826 Görlitz

+49 3581 47310

The Schneider Stube is the restaurant of the Romantik Hotel Tuchmacher on Peterstraße, the old street that runs from the Untermarkt up to the Church of St. Peter and Paul in the historic centre of Görlitz. The hotel is made up of four connected Renaissance town houses. The main building was put up in 1528 by the town architect Wendel Roskopf and is entered through a richly carved sandstone portal; inside, Gothic vaults and painted wooden beam ceilings from the Baroque period have survived. The Vits family restored the ensemble and opened it as a hotel in 1998, and they still act as hosts. The restaurant itself is a wood panelled room, and the kitchen under chef Robert Kalich cooks specialities from Saxony and Silesia alongside a more refined, creative line, built on products from the region and served with carefully chosen wines. The current menu shows what that means: a tomato essence with ricotta and basil cappelletti, a cream of chanterelle soup with ham crisps, baked goat cheese, pan fried halibut fillet, braised ox cheeks, Wiener Schnitzel, pink roasted rack of lamb and rump steak. For vegetarians there are homemade ribbon noodles with wild garlic pesto and pan fried vegetables, a baked potato with sour cream quark, walnuts and dried tomatoes, and chanterelles in white wine cream. Desserts include rhubarb crumble with chocolate sorbet. Coffee is the house's own 'Tuchmacher Röstung', a blend of Brazilian, Indonesian and Ethiopian beans roasted for the hotel in Munich, which can also be bought to take home. The restaurant opens every evening, and private events outside those hours can be arranged with the hotel.

Poststraße 33, 66482 Zweibrücken

+49 6332 73641

Gleis 3 stands close to Zweibrücken railway station on Poststraße, in a listed building dating from 1932. Its Italian inspired exterior, historic facade and arcade give the restaurant a character quite different from an ordinary station stop. Inside, a central bar divides the space into restaurant and bistro areas, allowing the two sides of the business to share one room. Jeannette and Christian Landoll are the owners. The cooking brings together salads, pasta, schnitzel and beef steaks, with changing creations alongside the main selection. A Niçoise salad combines tuna, olives, onion rings and boiled egg; other salads add turkey, sliced rump steak or prawn skewers cooked in herb butter. Dressings include the house recipe, oil and vinegar, and a balsamic option. Pasta ranges from spaghetti with homemade Bolognese to a spicy house preparation with cream, sambal, pesto and garlic. Tube pasta comes with homemade basil and nut pesto, roasted garlic and cheese. Pork schnitzels use the kitchen’s own toasted bread coating. They can be ordered simply with fries and salad, with mushroom cream, or topped with mushrooms, Camembert and Edam. Rump steak is paired with cognac and pepper cream sauce, while several flavored butters offer an alternative accompaniment. The wine selection reaches from the Palatinate through Italy, France and Spain to South Africa. Tables are reserved exclusively by telephone, and the same number handles orders for the restaurant’s collection service.

Großraschützer Straße 1, 01558 Großenhain

+49 3522 5297744

Der Bergkeller is a restaurant in Großenhain's Zschieschen area, run by Stephan Seurig. Its kitchen describes its approach as modern and creative while remaining grounded in familiar cooking. Fresh seasonal ingredients take priority, with regional products used where possible. A large kitchen window lets diners see some of the preparation, adding a working-kitchen element to the dining room rather than keeping the whole process out of sight. The restaurant has about fifty seats. A dividing gate allows part of the room to be separated for a smaller gathering of up to thirty people, so it can serve both an ordinary meal and a more private occasion. For a group, ask which arrangement is available and whether the team recommends a set format for your date. Access is another useful detail: the operator states that the building is wheelchair accessible, with the entrance at the rear. Mention any access requirements when reserving so the team can explain the approach and prepare the appropriate table. The venue also runs scheduled events and occasional Sunday brunches, which require their own advance booking. Normal opening is Monday to Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 11:30 to 22:00, with Thursday and Sunday closed. Kitchen closing can depend on guest numbers. The address is 1 Großraschützer Straße; telephone or email the restaurant to reserve and ask about the current seasonal dishes before arriving late in the evening.

Zum Großteich 14, 01561 Thiendorf

+49 3524 823954

Lindi's Schlemmerstube is a family restaurant on Zum Großteich in Thiendorf, centred on freshly prepared German home cooking. The kitchen describes hands-on preparation, from peeling potatoes to cutting vegetables, with predominantly regional products. Traditional, substantial recipes are the starting point, while a changing seasonal card adds variation during the year. The main dining room accommodates up to fifty people and is used for both ordinary meals and private celebrations. There is also a planted beer garden for eating and drinking outdoors in suitable weather. These offer two different settings for the same country-restaurant visit: a table inside with family or friends, or an outdoor meal when the season allows. Alongside the seasonal food menu, the restaurant publishes an ice-cream selection for anyone wanting a sweet finish. It also runs a separate catering service during the cooler part of the year. If you are organising a larger gathering, speak to the team about whether you need a restaurant table, a private celebration or off-site food service, since those are different arrangements. Opening varies by day: Wednesday and Thursday are evening service, with earlier starts from Friday to Sunday. Monday and Tuesday are closed, and the restaurant also closes on the second Sunday of the month and during published holiday periods. Telephone ahead to confirm your date and reserve. The direct address is 14 Zum Großteich, rather than the main Kamenzer Straße through the village.

Kamenzer Straße 10, 01561 Thiendorf

+49 3524 881316

Mon Closed; Tue 17:00–22:00; Wed–Fri 11:00–14:00, 17:00–22:00; Sat 11:00–14:00; Sun 11:00–22:00

Gasthof Thiendorf, also called Zum treuen Freund, is a country inn on Kamenzer Straße with a menu built around familiar German meals. It is a close option for visitors staying around Schönfeld who want a seated meal in a neighbouring village. The business also operates a pension, but the restaurant has its own published menu and opening schedule. The selection covers both substantial dinners and simpler dishes. Schnitzel appears with several accompaniments, alongside roast pork, beef roulade with red cabbage, game and filled chicken breast. For a smaller or less formal meal, the menu includes Strammer Max, fried eggs with potatoes and Bauernfrühstück. Baked Camembert and Würzfleisch are listed among the starters. Fish choices include pollock and pike-perch with dill sauce and parsley potatoes. Children have a separate chicken-and-fries option, and the menu says that several alternative side dishes can be requested. Ask about the current availability of individual dishes, particularly game or asparagus, rather than assuming every seasonal ingredient is served throughout the year. The weekly timetable varies noticeably: Tuesday is evening only, Wednesday to Friday has separate lunch and dinner periods, and Saturday is listed for lunch. Monday is closed. The address is 10 Kamenzer Straße; telephone or email the inn to confirm your intended meal time before travelling, especially for a weekend evening.

Kamenzer Straße 11, 01561 Thiendorf

+49 3524 88420

The Lindenhof in Thiendorf explicitly welcomes restaurant guests who are not staying at its hotel. Its cooking focuses on regional dishes and German home cooking, with a stated range of vegetarian options as well. That makes it a practical address to consider for a mixed group rather than a restaurant reserved for overnight residents. The main dining room seats around ninety people, while the garden terrace has space for about thirty in suitable weather. A smaller breakfast room can also be used for functions. Children are catered for with appropriate food, high chairs and a play corner, so families can ask the restaurant about the seating arrangement that will work best for their visit. Celebrations form another part of the business. The team can discuss menus or buffets and help organise tables and decorations for a birthday, wedding or other gathering. Larger bookings outside normal opening hours are possible by arrangement. A regular dinner and a private function should therefore be planned directly with the restaurant rather than treated as interchangeable reservations. Lindenhof is at 11 Kamenzer Straße, close to Schönfeld Castle. Its dining hours are more limited than the hotel's reception hours: Monday to Thursday service begins at 16:00, while Friday to Sunday is by arrangement. Call or email before setting out, especially for a weekend visit, to confirm the meal, current menu and availability of a garden table.

Franz-Schubert-Allee 2, 01558 Großenhain

+49 3522 529410

Osteria Vecchie Mura offers an Italian alternative in Großenhain, with pizza, pasta, poultry and fish sharing the menu. Its address on Franz-Schubert-Allee is useful for a meal combined with time in the town. The restaurant accepts bookings for anything from a table for two to a larger family gathering, and asks guests to arrange reservations by telephone. Pizza is a clear part of the offer. The published list includes Margherita, salami and mushroom versions, alongside a calzone filled with ham, mushrooms and egg. Other combinations bring stronger cheeses or spicy salami into the selection. There are also pasta dishes and more substantial main courses, so the table does not need to agree on pizza before choosing this address. The Osteria can accommodate birthday, wedding, company and seasonal celebrations by arrangement. For a larger group, discuss the format directly rather than assuming the normal à la carte service will meet every requirement. The same call is useful for checking ingredients or asking about the current house recommendations. Tuesday and Wednesday service begins in the late afternoon. From Thursday to Sunday there are separate lunch and dinner windows, with a break between them; Monday is normally closed, although the restaurant advertises opening on public-holiday Mondays. Find it at 2 Franz-Schubert-Allee and confirm the date and table size when reserving, especially if your visit falls on a holiday.

Via degli Oleandri 12, 09049 Villasimius

+393928780232

Mon–Fri 11:00–15:00, 19:00–23:30; Sat–Sun 11:00–15:00, 19:00–24:00

La Vela sits inside the Marina di Villasimius, the tourist port on Via degli Oleandri, with a terrace that looks straight over the moored sailboats and, in the evening, the sunset behind the harbor. Inside there is a climate-controlled dining room for hot afternoons or windy nights. The menu has two halves. One is fish: the kitchen buys daily from local markets and fishermen along the south Sardinian coast, so the board changes with what came in, typically tuna, sea bream, squid, mussels, shellfish and crustaceans, served raw, grilled or fried, with homemade pasta such as fregola with seafood and spaghetti allo scoglio. The other half is pizza from a wood-fired oven, made with Italian flours and a long-fermented dough. Olive oil, cheeses and wines come from Sardinian producers; for dessert there are seadas and tiramisu, and a slow-cooked suckling pig in cannonau reduction covers the meat side. The restaurant opens every day for lunch from 11:00 to 15:00 and for dinner from 19:00, closing at 23:30 on weekdays and midnight on Saturday and Sunday. Tables can be booked online through the link on its website or by phone at +39 392 8780232, and in July and August the terrace seats are the first to go. Getting there from a rental in the town center is about 3 km on foot; most families drive, and in summer a shuttle runs between the port, the town and the main beaches every twenty minutes or so. There is free parking at the marina, and the beach at Porto Giunco, with its shallow water for small children, is close to the port. Because it is a pizzeria as well as a fish restaurant, a mixed group with picky eaters is easy to seat.

Località Campus, 09049 Villasimius

+39070798021

Il Miraggio has stood on Campus beach since 1971, when Raffaele Cogoni and his wife Maria built it as a wooden house with a reed roof. Their daughter Ignazia now runs the dining room with her own children, and Antonio heads the kitchen. The building is still all wood inside and out, with 130 seats indoors and around 250 outside; in the warm months tables are set on the terrace and directly on the sand, about 30 meters from the water, looking across Porto sa Ruxi toward Capo Carbonara and the Isola dei Cavoli. The house speciality is cooking over the large open grill, which sits in view of the guests. Seafood comes in as white fish, soup fish, scampi, prawns, lobster, clams, mussels, oysters, squid and octopus; the menu includes fish soup, fregola with sea-anemone sauce, spaghetti with clams or with sea urchin, black ravioli filled with grouper, and a fisherman's risotto. Meat eaters get malloreddus with sausage and saffron, roast suckling pig and lamb, and potatoes peeled and fried to order. Desserts are seadas, fried ravioli with honey and ricotta, and tiramisu. Sardinian cannonau, vermentino, nuragus and malvasia share the list with a few international labels, and gluten-free dishes are available. For a family staying in a rental in Villasimius, the beach and the restaurant are one outing: Campus lies about 3 km west of the town center on the coast road toward Cagliari, roughly 40 minutes from the city. Turn off the SP17 at km 34.7 beside the Hotel Cormoran; a large parking area sits right at the beach. Book by phone in summer, especially for a front-row table at sunset. The house also hosts beach weddings and private parties from May to September, and food can be ordered to take away.

Via del Mare 104, 09049 Villasimius

+39070791326

Mon, Wed–Sun 06:30–20:30

La Perla is the pastry shop and café run under the name of Mercedes Cadoni at Via del Mare 104-106, on the road that leads from the center of Villasimius down toward the marina. It opens at 6:30 in the morning, six days a week, and stays closed on Tuesdays. The counter holds what an Italian pasticceria should: cornetti and cream-filled shells for breakfast, mignon pastries, fruit tartlets, single-portion desserts, semifreddi and Sicilian cannoli, plus savory pizzette and focaccia. The reason to come here rather than to any bar, though, is the Sardinian sweets made in-house: gueffus, pabassinas, pardulas, pane 'e saba and amaretti, the biscuits and small cakes that families on the island bake for feast days. All of it is baked on the premises, and cakes for birthdays, weddings and other celebrations can be ordered, including lactose-free versions. For a family staying in a vacation rental nearby, La Perla works as the morning routine: coffee and pastries at one of the tables outside or at the counter, then a tray of sweets to take back to the house. Around midday it also serves a light lunch of large salads and a tagliere of cured meats and cheese, and the shop does catering for parties held in a rented villa. There is parking next door, cards are accepted, and the marina and the beaches beyond are a short drive down the same road. Table service costs a little more than standing at the bar. Phone orders for cakes go to +39 070 791326.

Via Pallaresus 16, 09049 Villasimius

+39070792032

Le Anfore is the restaurant of the family-owned Hotel Le Anfore, a three-star house with 20 rooms furnished in wood, wrought iron and Sardinian fabrics, on Via Pallaresus at the edge of the town. The restaurant is open to anyone, not just hotel guests, for lunch and dinner. The kitchen works with Sardinian and Mediterranean recipes built on fresh local fish and meat and other regional produce, with antipasti, pasta and mains that change with what the market brings. There are two places to sit: an air-conditioned dining room with about 160 seats, and, in the summer months, a broad veranda opening onto a garden full of flowers. That garden also serves for aperitivo in spring, and the house takes wedding banquets and receptions for up to 220 guests, which tells you the kitchen is used to feeding large tables at once. For families in a vacation rental nearby, this is the practical choice when nobody wants to hunt for a parking space: the hotel has a large lot of its own inside the grounds, and cards are accepted. The town center with its shops and evening passeggiata is within easy reach, while the beaches and the marina lie roughly two kilometers away by car. Tables can be reserved by phone at +39 070 792032, which is worth doing on summer evenings when the veranda fills with hotel guests first. The full menu is published online through a link on the restaurant's site, so you can check the day's dishes before you set off. If you are traveling with a larger family group, the size of the room means a table for ten is not a problem.

Via Matteotti 7-9, 09049 Villasimius

+393311810817

Mon–Thu 19:30–23:00; Fri–Sun 12:30–14:30, 19:30–23:00

Sa Morisca takes its name from the Sardinian word for the prickly pear. It has been run by the same family since 2003 under the arcades at the end of Via del Mare, at Via Matteotti 7-9, right in the center of Villasimius. The room is fitted out in stone and wood with plants and warm lighting, and there is a terrace and a small garden for eating outside. The kitchen does fresh fish from local waters, Sardinian dishes such as culurgiones, spaghetti with clams and bottarga, fregula, tuna tataki and beef fillet in cannonau, plus the day's catch grilled and priced by weight. Pizzas come from a wood-fired oven, with classics alongside house pizzas named after local beaches like Giunco and Is Traias. What sets the place apart for coeliac guests is its certification by the Italian Coeliac Association: gluten-free pizzas are baked in dedicated ovens, most of the menu can be ordered without gluten, and there is a gluten-free beer and Sardinian craft beers on the list, along with gin and tonics built on Sardinian gins. For a family in a rental, this is the easy evening in town: the restaurant serves dinner every day from 19:30 to 23:00, lunch only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12:30 to 14:30, and the same hours apply year round. The menu has its own children's section with plain pasta, a burger and a cutlet. Reservations are taken by phone at +39 331 1810817 or by email, and pizzas can be ordered to take back to the house. Note the cover charge on the menu and the small surcharge for a gluten-free base. The full menu with prices is published on the restaurant's website.

Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 118, Cagliari

+393762381966

Mon–Thu 18:00–02:00; Fri–Sat 18:00–03:00; Sun 19:00–02:00

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