The restaurant of the 4-star Hotel Richard Löwenherz in a former convent on the Danube bank in Dürnstein. Third-generation Thiery family hospitality pairs carefully sourced regional produce with a Wachau-forward wine list.
Address: 3601 Dürnstein 8, Dürnstein, Austria, Wachau
The gourmet restaurant of the family-run Gartenhotel & Weingut Pfeffel, open daily March to December. Own-garden and own-vineyard produce drives the kitchen; wine list drawn exclusively from the estate's Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd range.
The garden restaurant of Hotel Sänger Blondel in Dürnstein, named for the troubadour who found Richard the Lionheart imprisoned in the hilltop fortress.
A renovated country inn serving refined tavern cuisine with a wine list built around Tegernseerhof and other Unterloiben producers. The kitchen runs Friday to Tuesday from 11:30 and the quiet garden terrace seats wine-tour cyclists.
One of the most beautiful garden-restaurants in the Wachau, in the hamlet of Klein-Wien near Mautern. Traditional specialties including duck liver terrine, fish soup and veal butter schnitzel, paired with Wachau estate wines.
The gourmet restaurant of the family-run Gartenhotel & Weingut Pfeffel, open daily March to December. Own-garden and own-vineyard produce drives the kitchen; wine list drawn exclusively from the estate's Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd range.
The garden restaurant of Hotel Sänger Blondel in Dürnstein, named for the troubadour who found Richard the Lionheart imprisoned in the hilltop fortress.
The in-house restaurant of Boutiquehotel WeinSpitz, the estate hotel of Weingut Donabaum in Spitz. Exclusive estate wines from the Strawanzer and Setzberg vineyards are poured alongside tasting menus using local Wachau produce.
A well-regarded family restaurant in Mautern near the Danube crossing, serving Austrian classics with an emphasis on local sourcing. The wine list draws on Wachau and Kremstal estates and the kitchen focuses on seasonal availability.