Auracher Löchl

Top choice in Tyrol


Creaking with the weight of its 600-year history, this enticingly cosy, low-beamed restaurant is the one-time haunt of Tyrolean hero Andreas Hofer. The kitchen rolls out brilliant incarnations of Austrian classics such as Kaspressknödel (cheesy dumplings), pork roast and goulash, plus hot-stone steaks. For a taste of everything, opt for a Tyrolean tapas sharing plate.

If you've someone to impress, book a private table on the bridge that straddles Römerhofgasse.


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1. Römerhofgasse

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Slightly above the town is this Gothic-meets-baroque parish church, identified by its steep, wood-shingled roof.

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