Strasbourg Restaurants

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This is a wonderful restaurant for lunch. Inside or out it is always packed. Both areas are huge but especially the inside which is on a number of levels. There would be seating for several hundred people. Wonderful Alsace atmosphere. There was a Private Function in the uppermost area of the indoor section that day so we were all treated to some wonderful French songs by a young lady who had obviously been hired for the function but whose lovely voice and wonderful music floated through the entire restaurant for the enjoyment of all. In this area of Strasbourg, it is hard to find a good restaurant at lunchtime that does not specialise in Flammekeuche, but although La Gruber did serve Flammekeuche, it had an extensive menu besides. Service was as good as I could have expected given the crowd, but I wasn't complaining. I sat back had a drink and enjoyed the atmosphere and the music.

Favorite Dish: I ordered French Onion Soup which was very good and I thought I would augment it with a small size cheese and sausage salad. The salad was so good that it made me regret having not ordered the large size. I certainly will next time. I highly recommend this restaurant.

An excellent Italian restaurant. We were not the only ones that thought so, because it was packed. Not with tourists, but with locals as far as we could see/hear.

Favorite Dish: My husband had a well topped pizza while I chose ravioli with ricotta and spinach in a cream sauce. Delicious!

A nice scruffy little café at Place Henri Dunant where you can have a quiche to eat and something to drink.

Update: Thanks to VT member kokoryko (Hermann) for pointing out that this café is called S'Kaffeestuebel (not S'Kaffeesteubel, as I originally wrote) and that it is located on Place Henri Dunant (not Durant).

Henri Dunant (1828-1910) was the founder of the Red Cross and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. There have also been various people called Henri Durant, but none of them were famous enough to rate getting a square named after them in Strasbourg.

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After walking around the cathedral square and in some lovely side streets of the town, we decided to have lunch here. It was somewhat fully occupied but luckily we got a space upstairs for 7 persons. It is somewhat a small place but has a cosy and friendly ambiance. We were all satisfied.

Favorite Dish: My recommendation from fine short orders:
Club Poulet
Pave Saumon
Steak Thon
Tagliatelle Crevettes
Quiche Lorraine

L'Ami Schutz is located in the "Petite France District", one of the most beautiful place of Strasbourg. Here you can taste French and local dishes with an original touch. The staff is very friendly and the ambience is very nice: an old house with a nice garden.

Favorite Dish: The restaurant is quite good. It has got some menu of different prices so you can choose what do you like. I taste a disgusting Le gaspacho de tomate et pastèque, île au basilic (Tomato and watermelon Gaspacho soup with a basil flavoured « island »); very good was La poêlée de saumon au lard et aux champignons, misala et ail en chemise,
jus corsé au cumin (Fried salmon with bacon, mushrooms, baby potatoes and baked garlic cloves, cumin sauce) and for dessert you must taste the homemade ice cream or La crème caramel aux zestes d'agrumes (A vanilla caramel flan with citrus zests).

Francesca Orangerie is located in front of Park de Orangerie, next to La Residence Jean-Sebastien Bach. In this restaurant you can taste quite good Italian pasta and othe Italian dishes. The staff is friendly and quite speedy.

Favorite Dish: Francesca Orangerie was a good restaurant where you can taste good Italian dishes, expecially pasta. I can suggest to taste Pasta Arrabbiata (with spicy tomato sauce), very good is Osso Buco (marrowbone) served with pasta with tomato sauce, chips and salad. As dessert I can suggest to try a good Fraise melba (strawberry with ice cream).

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Christian is a wonderful little chocolate shop and tea room for your dining pleasure. As we arrived earlier than most shops, it was tough to find a spot to sit while the city opened up. Christian appeared to have their signs out, so we entered in the shop below looking to just get a coffee or hot chocolate. Much to our surprise, there was actually a full scale tea room upstairs. We sat down and enjoyed a lovely selection of 10 hot chocolates, several teas, and all the standard coffee variations. There was a full egg breakfast on offer, as well as pastries and cakes. We both chose a chocolate croissant, along with a hot chocolate to fit both our tastes. Sarah went with the traditional sweeter chocolate, while I struck a spicy tone with the Mexique. Both were delicious and hit the spot. The serving was ample enough for two to share a single hot chocolate, but on a cold day we opted for one apiece.

Favorite Dish: Hot Chocolate and pastries.

Not especially alsacian, more generally french.
La Casserole is situated in a very touristy area but patrons are 95% locals : families, small groups of friends, couples...
The restaurant is not obvious from outside and the deco is very subdued, the ambience is on the quiet and intimate side but the cooking is refined and excellent.

A very good place for a little splurge

The restaurant is closed on sundays

Favorite Dish: The fish dishes are especially recommended.
The menu changes often depending on the freshest season products available