Lienz Restaurants

  1. Adlerstüberl Restaurant

    Adlerstüberl is the grandaddy of Lienz, where grizzled locals put the world to rights over beer, humungous schnitzels and plates of piping goulash. Find a cosy nook in one of the vaulted rooms and join them.

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  2. Gasthaus Marinelli

    Locals rave about the home-cooked local food at this tiny restaurant in the schnapps-making village of Dölsach, just outside Lienz. It's best to reserve in advance.

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  3. Hendl Ortner

    The tasty rotisserie Hendl (half-chickens) sprinkled with spices make this one of the best fast-food joints in town, but you're pretty stuffed if you don't like chicken.

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  4. La Taverna

    A staircase twists down to this wood-panelled taverna in the bowels of Hotel Traube. Chefs whip up Italian and Tyrolean flavours in the show kitchen (try the rocket tagliatelle). The resident Bacchus gives an indication of the mind-boggling wine list - there are 800 bottles to choose from.

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  5. Pizzeria Da Franco

    This hole-in-the-wall pizzeria isn't plush, but the thin, crisp pizzas baked in a brick oven do Italy proud. Top that with cheery staff and pocket-pleasing prices and you're onto a winner.

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  6. Spice Tapas Bar

    A slither of Seville in the Dolomites, this funky tapas bar has a menu full of the usual suspects (Serrano ham and chewy chorizo), plus a few wild cards such as kangaroo filets and wild salmon in champagne froth. Grab a table outside to soak up the atmosphere.

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