Ratskeller
Solid, tasty food served in a historic setting: That’s the appeal of the Ratskeller, though you have two choices on how to dine here. The actual Ratskeller beneath the Rathaus is more formal and expensive (so good for a special occasion). Today, it boasts an attractive, contemporary look with white masonry walls, columns, a black granite floor, and formal table settlings. But many choose the charming Postwagen, a two-story timbered structure attached to the side of the building, that’s cramped and cozy, with creaking floors and simple wooden booths and tables. You’ll eat well at both. On the Ratskeller menu, Chef Maurice de Boer has upped the ante and focuses on international-style gourmet cooking using fresh local ingredients (foie gras and Canadian lobster, main courses of braised veal cheeks and cutlets, Scottish beef, and fish.) Choices in the Postwagen are more traditionally Rhenish and include sausage salad, Himmel und Äd (blood sausage with mashed potatoes and apples), and sauerbraten.
Solid, tasty food served in a historic setting: That’s the appeal of the Ratskeller, though you have two choices on how to dine here. The actual Ratskeller beneath the Rathaus is more formal and expensive (so good for a special occasion). Today, it boasts an attractive, contemporary look with white masonry walls, columns, a black granite floor, and formal table settlings. But many choose the charming Postwagen, a two-story timbered structure attached to the side of the building, that’s cramped and cozy, with creaking floors and simple wooden booths and tables. You’ll eat well at both. On the Ratskeller menu, Chef Maurice de Boer has upped the ante and focuses on international-style gourmet cooking using fresh local ingredients (foie gras and Canadian lobster, main courses of braised veal cheeks and cutlets, Scottish beef, and fish.) Choices in the Postwagen are more traditionally Rhenish and include sausage salad, Himmel und Äd (blood sausage with mashed potatoes and apples), and sauerbraten.
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