Restaurants in The South
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Landhauskeller
What started as a spit-and-sawdust pub in the 16th century evolved into an atmospheric, high-quality restaurant serving specialities like its four different sorts of Tafelspitz (prime broiled beef). Flowers, coats of arms and medieval-style murals pack a historical punch, and in the summer outside tables look onto the stunning Landhaus courtyard.
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Aiola Upstairs
Ask any local where to find the best outdoor dining experience in Graz, and they’ll probably say Aiola. Whether it’s king prawns with pasta or corn-fed chicken, this wonderful restaurant on Schlossberg has great views, delicious international flavours, a superb wine list, spot-on cocktails and very chilled music.
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Restaurant Maria Loretto
Restaurant Maria Loretto Situated on a headland above Wörthersee, this wonderful restaurant is easily reached 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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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 5pm till late.
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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 about €14 for a pasta entree.
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Stern
During the day and early evening Stern is a fine restaurant with a focus on salads, wok and pasta dishes served at outdoor tables on Kameliterplatz; when the sun sets, its cellar-like interior morphs into a bar, featuring DJs every Friday and Saturday, and live acts on Sunday.
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Yamamoto
Yamamoto is refreshingly authentic in an age when Chinese restaurants are reinventing themselves as lucrative sushi bars; it’s Japanese owned and run, and gets its sushi delivered throughout the week, so it’s always fresh and, like the noodle dishes, delicious.
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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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iku
Inside the surrealistic Kunsthaus, this sleek bar and restaurant does one vegetarian and one meat dish for lunch, and has a small evening menu offering the likes of beef medallions in red wine and basil sauce. A DJ takes the floor from 10pm Saturday.
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Krebsenkeller
Krebsenkeller does inexpensive regional cuisine – which means lots of pumpkin oil – and appeals to locals and tourists alike, not only for its home-style cooking, but also for a lovely inner courtyard and traditional atmosphere.
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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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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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Gamlitzer Weinstube
With a menu in 18 different languages, the Gamlitzer aims squarely at the tourist trade. Ingredients for its home-style classic Styrian dishes come from the local farmers; there’s outside seating.
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Billa
Supermarkets are plentiful throughout the city; there’s a Billa, a Eurospar and a Spar is located in the Hauptbahnhof.
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Eurospar
Supermarkets are plentiful throughout the city; there’s a Billa, a Eurospar and a Spar is located in the Hauptbahnhof.
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Spar
Supermarkets are plentiful throughout the city; there’s a Billa, a Eurospar and a Spar is located in the Hauptbahnhof.
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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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Zu Den 3 Goldenen Kugeln
The Goldenen Kugeln serves up possibly the cheapest schnitzel around, but still manages to make it tasty. The Heinrichstrasse branch, with its rustic air, is the nicest.
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Feinspitz
Buffet-style restaurant with healthy salads and ready meals; also offers a kids’ menu from €4 (which includes a drink and a surprise).
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Magnolia
Alongside Augarten Hotel, with outdoor seating, this stylish restaurant with a seasonal menu and Austro-international cuisine is highly rated.
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Tramina
It specialises in lamb, but you’ll also find thin slices of beef served in vinegar and oil and half a dozen vegetarian dishes.
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Mangolds
Tasty vegetarian patties, rice dishes and over 40 different salads are served at this pay-by-weight vegetarian cafeteria.
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Aiola City
In the centre, this Aiola has low vaulting, a cool lounge feel and outdoor seating on Mehlplatz.
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Restaurant Salzamt
Next door to Arkadenhof is this smart bar and restaurant, which serves from the same menu.
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Altsteirische Schmankerlstubn
Rustic restaurant serving traditional Styrian cuisine at the foot of the Schlossberg.
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