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.
Address: Unterloiben 24, 3601 Dürnstein, Austria, Wachau
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.
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. Seasonal specialties include rostbraten, apricot dumplings and strudel, with a Wachau-dominant wine list.
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.
Founded by chef Lisl Wagner-Bacher in 1979 and continued by Thomas Dorfer from 2010. Awarded 2 Michelin stars in 2025. Klaus Wagner and daughter Susanne curate an exceptional wine list strong in Wachau, Bordeaux and Burgundy.
Awards: Michelin Guide Austria 2025, Gault Millau Austria 2024
