Restaurants in Heidelberg

The baroque Palais Morass not only houses museum exhibits but is also the setting for a pleasant meal, served in a baronial dining hall, some smaller rooms, and a garden next to a splashing fountain in good weather. The cuisine is a bit more pedestrian than the surroundings, with…

An atmospheric and very grown-up dining room occupies the ground floor of the city’s most decorative Renaissance-era landmark, where high-ceilings, paneling, frescoes, and Persian carpets provide lovely old world surroundings for a menu to match. Rumpsteak with cream sauce, roasted…

The well-worn tables here are workbenches from the days when the premises were a barrel factory. These days the business is wine, with an emphasis on local varieties and sold by the glass, but you can also dine well on the namesake schnitzels, of course, along with lots of other…

The well-worn tables in a tiny, dark room are workbenches from a time when the premises were a barrel factory. These days the business is wine, with an emphasis on local varieties and sold by the glass, plus the namesake schnitzels. The blackboard is also usually filled with a few…

For six generations, the Spengel family has welcomed everybody from Bismarck to Mark Twain in Heidelberg’s most revered student tavern. It seems that every student who has attended the university has left his or her mark (or initials) on the walls, and every visitor in town…

A 17th-century grain mill with thick walls, antique paneling, and heavy beams doesn’t skimp on atmosphere, and the cuisine does justice to the surroundings. Fresh fish, grass-fed lamb, and homemade pastas appear in classic preparations served with more flair than is the norm in…