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Since ages, Café Vetter is the cult café of Marburg. It is very much popular with local residents and students and while I was studying here, I often brought my family and friends here. It is a perfect place for coffee, cakes of course and also a relaxed afternoon or morning. They have this kind of traditional coffeehouse furniture, these sofas and chairs where you can sink in and forget the day. They also have daily newspapers, so you will find many students here which have their morning coffee while they read the newspapers (still now in the times of internet availability of all newspapers).
The cakes are freshly made and very much delicious!! Usually they are made according to the season, so in summer time you can get all kinds of fruit cakes. In winter it is more of the thick cream cakes which have enough calories to make you round just from looking at them, not to mention what happens if you eat them. But isn’t this what cakes are for? Cafè Vetter has an old tradition, by now it is run by the fourth generation of the family, and they are all still devoted to do the very best when it comes to patisserie. Vetter has a lot of unique specialities, the most famous and best is certainly their Baumkuchen, a kind of layered cake. But they don’t sell these in summer or during hot weather! During my student days I ate this a lot, but of course never thought of taking a photo. But they are shown on their website.
They also have these delicious little gifts such as the Castle Bat (see my shopping tip) or Elisabeth Kugeln (Elisabeth balls/scoops/globes) and filled chocolates. Already in October they were prepared to make little Christmas gifts with decorated tin boxes for the chocolates.
Oh I should add that they have a wonderful terrace which is open in summer (see photo). When I was here in May 2008, I spent almost two hours sitting here, reading and having Latte Macchiato and cake.
Their prices are moderate: approx. 2,50 € per piece of cake, 2,80 € for Latte Macchiato and 3,90 for a can of tea (big selection of flavours).
Opening hours: Monday and Wednesday to Sunday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Tuesday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Directions:
Cafè Vetter is located in Reitgasse (street). This street is leading to Rudolphsplatz (piazza), which is where the old university is located. From this piazza, walk uphill with the old university building to your left. It is on the right side, after 100 m. No parking outside the café!!
I wrote this tip in September 2006, but have exchanged photos and revamped the text (April 2009). Leave a Comment
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A regional speciality is Auflauf. What is Auflauf? It's a casserole of sorts usually with a rice or noodle base mixed with cheese or cream and a variety of veggies and meats. There are numerous varieties and combinations to try. It's definitely a filling meal but not hard on your wallet. Leave a Comment
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 Restaurant Gartenlaube in
Marburg by KrumelLeave a Comment Theme: German/AustrianPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Steinweg 38, 35037 MarburgPhone: +49-6421-61170Directions: You will find it just at the bottom of the ascent up to the castle and to the Altstadt.
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A popular place for food among Marburg’s students. This place is known for its auflauf, a casserole type dish that comes in many different forms. It is very cheap and you get a lot (which is probably why it’s popular with the students), but it is also good. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageDirections: Just east of the Rathaus square.
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Walking up and down in Marburg’s old town makes hungry and thirsty. So it is good to have an excellent café and/or ice cream shop located at the “strategic” points. Café Vetter is one of these at the entrance of the old town and for the north of the old town it is Café Klingelhöfer. Another plus: it is located in a very beautiful half-timbered house, so while you are queueing to order your ice cream you can admire every detail of the house. Some seats outside are available too, in case you want to stop for coffee or soft drinks, but it might be difficult to find empty seats in summer.
Ice cream… oh my theirs is delicious! I like it if more than the typical flavours are available and Café Klingelhöfer didn’t disappoint me. Their selection included Mozart (like the filled chocolate and I could taste the Mozart flavour), chocolate-chili, rhubarb and cider, each scoop 0,70 € (which is a reasonable price for Germany where scoop prices have gone up to 1 € in 2008). I chose Mozart, lemon and raspberry and loved every lick J . In addition to ice cream and cake, they offer some very sweet special gifts like Marburger Hexentürmchen (whitch tower), Altstadt Pflaster (old town cobbles, see shopping tip), Rosen der Elisabeth (roses of Elisabeth) and Schloßkugeln (castle scoops).
Directions:
Cafè Klingelhöfer is located in Wettergasse (street). This street is the one with connection to the market place (to the south) and to Elisabethkirche (to the north). Walk from there or take the elevator of the parking lot – No. 1 in my transport tip.No parking outside the café!! Leave a Comment
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Marburg’s market place is the town’s heart and luckily it has an excellent café to enjoy coffee and cake and also brunch. Their cakes are divine (sorry, I forgot to take photos.., but look at their website, “Torten” on the left navigation menu) and their Latte Macchiato is excellent as well. They have enough seating outside, at least I always found a table. They won’t rush you to finsih your coffee. It is a lovely place to have an evening drink when the town hall is illuminated.
Latte Macchiato was 2,50 € (May 2008) and the cakes are between 2 and 3 €.
The café opens at 8:30 a.m. (10 a.m. on Sundays) and closes at 6:30 p.m., however it is open until midnight from June to August, but they will make sure that it is not too loud outside and might ask their guests to go inside in case they feel that they are disturbing the neighbours. Leave a Comment
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I cannot praise Mrs. Lucker’s cookery high enough, she is a real chef, even if she does not have a Michelin star (yet). Hessestübche, my one and only hotel choice whenever I stayed or will stay in Marburg, does have a restaurant as well. It is very popular with locals who sit at the bar and chat with Mr. Lucker or have dinner or lunch here. When I stayed here during my first “tourist” visit (May 2008) I was stone dead in the evening after all the up and down and up and down sightseeing that I wasn’t in the mood to sit down in the restaurant for dinner. Mr. Lucker suggested that they could prepare me a salad and bring it to my room. Oh joy! I was very moved by their sweet offer and oh, the salad tasted so delicious. Fresh ingredients, a big variety of salads and a light sauce. And I could put my poor feet into cold water and enjoy the marvellous view over Marburg’s rooftops while I enjoyed the salad.
The second time I stayed in Hessestübche (October 2008, my father was scheduled for OP in the clinic) my mother and I ate here every evening except one. Mrs. Lucker told us that she will get fresh porcini and mussels, which made me overly excited! And she transformed both into magic dishes :-) - boleti with tagliatelle and a light creamy sauce and mussels in white wine and garlic the next day. The sauce was so good that I would have licked the bowl if I wouldn’t have got bread (haha, yes, how bad is this, but I don’t want to become board member anywhere although I know how to use fork and knife…. Sorry, this was an internal joke and has nothing to do with VT or any VTer).
Another delicious treat is the breakfast, Lucker family serves in the morning (photos 4 and 5). The variety is similar like in big star hotels, however in Hessestübche everything is served with love. Oh and their rolls are excellent.
How should I describe their dishes? Good delicious German, with fresh ingredients and light. Their menu on the website is in German only, but in the restaurant they also have English translations. Make sure to look at the blackboard outside, that’s where they announce specialities like the mussels and boleti.
My salad was 8 €, tagliatelle with boleti 12 € and mussels 10 €.
Directions:
Hessestübche is in Untergasse (street). This street is leading to Rudolphsplatz (piazza), which is where the old university is located. From this piazza, walk slightly uphill with the old university building to your right. It is on the left side, after 100 m. No parking outside the restaurant/pension!! Leave a Comment
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This restaurant is located on the main city square with the rathaus. It is popular among the students and serves a variety of German dishes. They also have specials (make sure you ask for the German menu, because the English menus don’t have the specials). The staff is nice and all speak English. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: In the main city square
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 Marburg, Local Central in
a beautiful setting by Trekki,
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Lokal Central is open from 10 in the morning until 10 in the evening. Indoor seating as well. Leave a Comment Theme: Eclectic/InternationalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: Local Central Markt 11 35037 Marburg,Directions: At the market place, to the right with the city hall in front of you.
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 Delicious pasta soufflé,
Brasserie, Marburg by Trekki, 3 more photos
My late summer meal was of course chanterelle with fried potatos (of course because I love mushrooms) for 9 € (2006) and in October 2008 I had pasta soufflé (for 7,50 €) while my mother had Toast Hawaii (no photo, sorry; 6,50 €).
(They don’t accept credit card, so please bring cash).
Directions:
Brasserie is located in Reitgasse (street). This street is leading to Rudolphsplatz (piazza), which is where the old university is located. From this piazza, walk uphill with the old university building to your left. It is on the left side, after 100 m. No parking outside the restaurant!! Leave a Comment Theme: Eclectic/InternationalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: Reitgasse 8, 35037 MarburgPhone: +49 - (0)6421 - 21992
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