(The Restaurants of the Guide Michelin) CENTRE

GASTHOF AUERHAHN wuith rm
8ahnhofstr. 15
Tel (0662) 45 1052
- Closed 1 week January, 2 weeks June, 1 week September
31 rm 55/60 € 85/95 €
Rest - (closed Sunday dinner-Monday, except festival period)
Menu 28 € (Vegetarian)/51 € - Carte 26/48 €
♦ Regional/country ♦ Friendly ♦ Cosy ♦
Home to what are surely the best Topfenkniidel, or curd cheese dumplings in Salzburg, Gasthof Auerhahn also serves classic dishes including boiled beef with apple and horseradish sauce and medallions of venison with port sauce. If you like the warm and friendly dining rooms, you will love the guestrooms, which although not huge, are pretty and well kept.

ESSZIMMER (Andreas Kaiblinger)
Müllner Hauptstr. 33
tel (0662) 870899
Closed 1 week early January, 2 weeks July-August
and Sunday-Monday, except August and December: Sunday
Rest - (booking advisable) Menu 64 € (Vegetarian)/108 € - Carte 57/94 €
♦ Creative ♦ Fashionable ♦ Elegant ♦
Transforming high quality produce into four menus (including one vegetarian and one fish menu), Andreas Kaiblinger produces fine, creative cuisine without losing his connection to the local area. The friendly and attentive front-of-house team are on hand with suggestions from the good Austrian wine list. If you prefer to eat alfresco, you can forsake the elegant dining room for a table on the pretty terrace behind the restaurant.

BRUNNAUER IM MAGAZIN
Augustinergasse 13
tel (0662) 84 158420
- Closed Sunday-Monday and Bank Holidays,
except festival period
Rest - (booking advisable) Menu 59/86 € (dinner) - Carte 49/75 €
♦ Traditional ♦ Fashionable ♦ Minimalist ♦
Classic food served in a cellar room hewn out of the bare rock combines stylishly and successfully with a delicatessen, wine shop and events venue at Brunnauer im Magazin. Owner and chef Richard Brunnauer, already well known in Salzburg, prepares fresh contemporary cuisine alongside classics such as Wiener schnitzel and steak Chateaubriand.

CECONI'S
Fürstenallee 5 Nonntal
tel (0662) 820080
- Closed 1-16 September and Sunday-Tuesday;
festival period: Monday Rest - Carte 41/74 €
♦ International ♦ Elegant ♦
Rest - Menu 43/63 € (dinner) - Carte 52/91 €
Once a private residence, the attractive Villa Ceconi, which is painted a pretty light pink, now houses Jarg Warther's new place of work. His light and modern restaurant serves fresh, international cuisine and freshly grilled meats accompanied by a good selection of wines.

RIEDENBURG
Neutorstr. 31
tel (0662) 8308 15
- Closed Sunday, except festival period
Rest - (booking advisable) Menu 43/65 € - Carte 34/64 €
♦ Classic ♦ Cosy ♦
At Riedenburg, the new team of Nicole and Helmut Schinwald offer classic Austrian cuisine. This includes Wiener schnitzel, Tauern lamb and sea bass served in their comfortable yet elegant dining rooms. Light wood, warm colours and modern pictures make for a homely atmosphere, though in summer you should try the tables in the wonderful garden under the sweet chestnut trees.

STRASSERWIRT
Leopoldskronstr. 39
tel (0662) 8263 91
- Closed 13-23 January, 8-18 September and Monday; October-April: Monday-Tuesday
Rest - Menu 33/55 € - Carte 21/55 €
♦ Traditional ♦ Rurally ♦
This guesthouse from 1856 houses a classically decorated restaurant with high quality cherry wood-panelling and a conservatory on the terrace. It serves a regional city menu.

POMODORO
Eichstr. 54
tel (0662) 64 04 38
- Closed August and Monday-Wednesday
Rest - (bookings advisable at dinner) Carte 27/42 €
♦ Italian ♦ Family ♦ Rustic ♦
A little unprepossessing at first glance, this restaurant delights its many regulars with its authentic Italian cuisine. It is run by a charming couple: Giovanni Tomassetti in the kitchen and Brigitte Lercher front of house.

WEIHER WIRT
König Ludwig Str. 2
tel (0662) 829324
Rest - Menu 29/35 € (dinner) - Carte 31/53 €
♦ Austrian. Inn ♦
This restaurant boasts a wonderful location on the banks of Leopoldskroner Lake. It serves regional dishes such as Szegediner pork goulash with boiled potatoes and cream, which in summer are best enjoyed outside at a table in the lovely garden. Inside the warm colours and modern note provide an equally pleasant setting for your meal.

HISTORICAL CENTRE

PAN E VIN
Gstättengasse 7 (1st floor)
tel (0662) 844666
- Closed 1 - 10 September
Rest - (closed Sunday, except festival
period) Menu 48/78 € - Carte 26/72 €
Rest Trattoria - (closed Sunday, except festival
period) Carte 23/50 €
♦ Mediterranean ♦ Cosy ♦
Mediterranean flavoured cuisine awaits guests in this 600 year-old building comfortably decorated in warm tones. The wine menu offers a good internatio¬nal selection. On the ground floor, the Trattoria serves pure Italian cuisine with a starter buffet.

ALT SALZBURG
Burgerspitalgasse 2
tel (0662) 84 1476
- Closed 23 February-3 Morch and Sunday-Monday lunch, except festival period
Rest - (bookings advisable at dinner) Menu 45/62 € Carte 31/55 €
♦ Austrian ♦ Traditional ♦
The Kogi family has been running this charming, tasteful and elegant restaurant for many years. It is located in the former servants' quarters of the BUrgerSPit~1 Father and daughter work together in the kitchen to produce the largely regional fare.

CARPE DIEM
Getreidegasse 50 (1 st floor)
tel (0662) 848800
- Closed 9-24 February and Sunday, except festival period
Rest - Menu 20 € (lunch)/98 € - Carte 67/80 €
♦ International ♦ Fashionable ♦ Design ♦
A fashionable restaurant in the famous Getreidegasse, Carpe Diem has much to offer. The fine dining restaurant serves a regional and international menu on the first floor. There is also a terrace at the entrance, a basement bar serving finger food in cones, and homemade patisseries.

K+K RESTAURANT AM WAAGPLATZ
Waagplatz 2 (1 st floor)
tel (0662) 8421 56
Rest - Carte 21/52 €
♦ Regional/country ♦ Rustic ♦
The comfortable dining rooms at this restaurant have become a real Salzburq institution. Their old wooden interiors beloved by the regulars. The regional fare on offer is the same wherever you sit. Although the slightly faster service on the ground floor will suit busy shoppers and tourists.

MAIER'S
Steitiqasse 61
tel (0662) 879379
- Closed Sunday-Monday and Bank Holidays
Rest - (dinner only) (booking advisable) Carte 36/59 €
♦ International ♦ Friendly ♦ Cosy ♦
This little restaurant hidden in an old alleyway has many regulars. They come here to enjoy classic fare including steaks, Szegediner goulash and carpaccio. The atmosphere is welcoming, the service friendly and you can park in the multi-storey car park right opposite the restaurant.

BLAUE GANS - arthotel Blaue Gans
Getreidegasse 41
tel (0662) 842497 54
- Closed Sunday, except festival period
Rest - Menu 49/56 € (dinner) - Carte 33/60 €
♦ Regional/country ♦ Friendly ♦
The re:taurant is light and friendly with a pretty vaulted ceiling and a lovely terrace With tables outside. The menu boasts a range of regional dishes with evocative names such as 'Mountain and valley', 'Field and meadow and 'Stream and sea'.

HERTZ'I - Hotel Goldener Hirsch
Getreidegasse 37 (access via Herbert von Karajan Platz 7)
tel (0662) 80840
Rest - Carte 22/45 €
♦ Austrian ♦ Rustic ♦ Cosy ♦
If you prefer to eat in simpler surroundings, then you will no doubt appreciate the country charm of the wood-panelled Herz'l. Good, regional food is served.

ENVIRONS OF SALZBURG AND AIRPORT

IKARUS
Wilhelm-Spazier-Str. 7a (Hanqar-Z, 1st Iloor)
tel (0662) 2 1970
- closed 23 December- 3 January
Rest - - (booking essential) Menu 48 € (lunch)/165 € - Carte 66/109 €
♦ Creative ♦ Fashionable ♦ Elegant ♦
Take a stroll through the Red Bull exhibition, enjoy an aperitif in the Sky Bar, and then treat yourself to a fine meal at Ikarus. Every month a different guest chef prepares international delights in the impressive glass and steel structure of Hangar 7, but the creative Ikarus menu more than holds its own. In summer grilled meats are served in the outdoor lounge.

ZUM SUSERL GUT
Gneiser Str. 31
tel (0662) 826866
- Closed Tuesday-Wednesday lunch, festival periad: Tuesday lunch
Rest - (booking advisable) Menu 26 € (lunch) - Carte 45/69 €
♦ Traditional ♦ Cosy ♦ Rustic ♦
The Mediterranean cuisine and lovely setting combine to make Zum Buber! Gut an enjoyable dining experience. The elegant dining rooms of this fine 17C manor house have a pleasant, homely feel. In summer, the tables outside in the attractive garden are a delight.

BRANDSTÄTTERE
Münchner Bundesstr. 69
tel (0662) 434535
- Closed during Christmas and Sunday, except festival period and Advent
Rest - - (booking advisable) Carte 28/73 €
♦ Regional/country ♦ Cosy ♦
The Mohr im Hemd, or chocolate hazelnut pudding (with an exquisite chocolate sauce), on offer here is worth putting on a few extra calories for. The creamy veal goulash with dumplings, as well as the local venison are just as tasty. All this and other regional treats besides are served in a series of cosy dining rooms - the Swiss pine room with its tiled oven has its own particular charm.

GASTHOF SCHLOSS AIGEN
Schwarzenbergpromenade 37
tel (0662) 62 1284
- Closed Monday-Wednesday lunch
Rest - Menu 33/52 € - Carte 22/64 €
♦ Austrian ♦ Inn ♦ Friendly ♦
A change of management and chef has done nothing to alter the highly prized, traditional experience on offer here. The pretty rooms continue to exude country charm and the house speciality - boiled beef - is still on the menu. The interior courtyard with its sweet chestnut trees is every bit as attractive as the dining room.

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GMACHL - Hotel Gmachl
Darfstr.
tel (0662) 480212
Rest - Menu 49/71 € (dinner) - Carte 26/61 €
♦ Regional/country ♦ Inn ♦ Elegant
Gmachl serves fresh cuisine with a strong regional flavour. It is made using high quality ingredients, including sausage and meat products sourced from the restaurant's own butchery. The setting is warm and friendly whether you eat in the elegant yet homely Kaiserzimmer and Ahnenstube dining rooms or the more rustic Gaststube. There is also a pleasant terrace.

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PFEFFERSCHIFF (Jüegen Vigne)
Söllheim 3
tel (0662) 66 1242
- Closed 2 weeks end February-early March, 2 weeks end
June-early July and Sunday-Monday, except festival period
Rest - (Tuesday - Friday dinner only) (booking essential)
Menu 68/88 € ♦ Classic ♦ Elegant ♦ Cosy ♦
Iris and Jurqen Vigne make the perfect hosts in this wonderful 17C former vica¬rage next door to a pretty little church. Inside, the charming dining rooms are elegant yet homely, and outside the lovely terrace is shaded by trees. The tradi¬tionally clad, all-female waiting staff are attentive and friendly. They serve modern cuisine with classic roots and some great wines.

(The hotels restaurants in the Michelin Guide) CENTRE

SHERATON
Auerspergstr. 4 B
tel (0662) 889990
158 rm 165/380 € 180/430 € - 8 suites
Rest Mirabell - (dinner only) Menu 56/66 € - Carte 36/68 €
♦ Chain Hotel ♦ Functional ♦
Sky Suite on seventh-floor. Mirabell offers classic cuisine and a garden-facing terrace. Small regional dishes are offered in the bistro.

CROWNE PLAZA - THE PITTER
Rainerstr. 6
tel (0662) 889780
- Closed February-April
192 rm 84/200 € 104/250 € - 7 suites
Rest Pitter-Keller - Keller - Auerspergstr. 23 (0662) 88978780 - Carte 17/46 €
♦ Chain hotel ♦ Functional ♦
The Pitter Keller offers regional fare.

CASTELLANI PARKHOTEL
Alpenstr. 6
tel (0662) 20600
149 rm 100/200 € 140/240 € - 2 suites
Rest - Carte 25/42 €
♦ Business ♦ Classic ♦ Modern ♦

HISTORICAL CENTRE

SACHER
Schwarzstr. 5
tel (0662) 889770
108 rm 228/340 € 243/659 € - 5 suites
Rest Zirbelzimmer - (0662) 88977254 - Menu 52/75 € - Carte 38/75 €
Rest Salzachgrill - (0662) 88977556 - Carte 32/54 €
♦ Traditional ♦ Historic ♦ Classic ♦
This Salzach-grill restauranhas a glorious terrace on the Salzach.

BRISTOL
Makartplatz 4
tel (0662) 873557
50 rm 220/370 € 245/510 € - 10 suites
Rest - (closed Sunday, except festival period) Carte 31/82 €
♦ Traditional ♦ Classic ♦
The restaurant serves classic cuisine with traditional influences.

GOLDENER HIRSCH
Getreidegasse 37
tel (0662) 80840
65 rm 200/570 € 220/580 € - 5 suites
Rest Herz'l - see restaurant listing
Rest - Carte 41/82 €
♦ Townhouse ♦ Historic ♦ Personalised ♦
The restaurant offers international cuisine with classic and Austrian influences.

ELEFANT
Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse 4
tel (0662) 8433 97
31 rm 92/145 € 115/196 €
Rest - (closed Sunday, except December and
festival period) Carte 22/45 €
♦ Townhouse ♦ Classic ♦ Contemporary ♦
. It features a tasteful contemporary interior and
a traditional-style restaurant.

ARTHOTEL BLAUE GANS
Getreidegasse 47
tel (0662) 84249 70
32 rm 129/190 € 159/329 €
Rest Blaue Gans - see restaurant listing
♦ Townhouse ♦ Modern ♦ Personalised ♦

ENVIRONS OF SALZBURG AND AIRPORT

DIE GERSBERG AIM
Gersberg 37
tel (0662) 64 1257
40 rm 95/125 € 139/295 € - 4 suites
Rest -(booking advisable) Carte 29/53 €
♦ Inn ♦ Rustic ♦
The garden offers an idyllic country setting for break fast, afternoon coffee or a snack.

DOKTORWIRT
Glaser Str. 9
tel (0662) 622973
- Closed 2 weeks February, mid October-end November
41 rm 75/125 € 115/165 €
Rest - (closed Sunday dinner-Monday, festival
period: Monday) Menu 15 € (lunch)/28 € - Carte 15/48 €
♦ Inn ♦ Rustic ♦ Cosy ♦
Regional cuisine is served in very comfortable rooms or on the terraces in front and behind of the building. There is a wine cellar.

BRANDSTÄTTER
Munchner Bundesstr. 69
tel (0662) 434535
35 rm 89/145 € 135/210 €
Rest - Brandstättere - see restaurant listin
♦ Family ♦ Cosy ♦

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GMACHL
Darfstr. 14
tel (0662) 480212
Rest Gmschl - see restaurant listing
♦ Regional/country ♦ Inn ♦ Elegant

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SCHLOSS FUSCHL
Schloss Str. 19 Hof bei Salzburg
tel (06229) 225 30
- Closed 2-13 November
91 rm 170/650 € 220/700 € - 19 suites
Schloss Restaurant - Carte 55/80 €
♦ Luxury ♦ Classic ♦