Klagenfurt Restaurants

  1. Dolce Vita

    In a region strongly influenced by northern Italian cuisine, this restaurant is something of a local flagship. Inexpensive it is not, but it builds a seasonal menu mostly around fresh local produce and game, while also offering a lunchtime Venetian Sarde in saor (sardines in a marinade). Expect to pay lots for a pasta entree.

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  2. Restaurant Arkadenhof

    This is the more formal of the two restaurants in the upmarket Palais Hotel Landhaushof with a menu of grills and steak flambéed in cognac, wok noodles, pasta dishes and classics like Tafelspitz .

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  3. Restaurant Maria Loretto

    Situated on a headland above Wörthersee, this wonderful restaurant is easily reach by foot from the Strandbad. You might also hire a bicycle and make a day of it, perhaps taking a dip from reedy banks or the lakeside beach before or after the culinary deed. It does a very good trout and some flavoursome meat dishes, but it's the sheer character of the place that makes it a wonderful choice for food and casual drinks. Call ahead Mondays, when it's sometimes closed except from May to August.

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  4. Restaurant Salzamt

    Next door to Arkadenhof is this smart bar and restaurant, which serves from the same menu.

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  5. Villa Lido

    A short walk along the lakeshore from Europapark, this classy and attractive lakeside restaurant has a café terrace on land and tables on a wooden jetty over the water (reserve for one of these). Its menu takes your taste buds through Italian saltimbocca, classic fish or red-meat dishes and pasta, and culminates in delicious sorbets. The upstairs lounge is open from till late

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  7. Wirtshaus zum Heiligen Josef

    This restaurant with outside tables serves excellent Austrian food, plus a few Italian vegetarian options such as risotto and gnocchi. There are daily soups and lunchtime specials and it has a very friendly English-speaking owner.

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  8. Wörthersee Ätsch Petsch

    At the Schlosshotel Wörthersee, this hip pub-like place serves grills, calamari, jacket potatoes and other tasty dishes. It's open until midnight (at least) on most nights

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  9. Zauberhutt'n

    The fried squid in a light garlic oil is a delight, but pasta, pizza and classic meat dishes all feature on the menu of this inexpensive, family-run restaurant. It's also the headquarters of the Magic Club of Klagenfurt (with a very unexpected visiting card).

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