Restaurants, cafes and bakeries in Zadar

313 Court Avenue, Sevierville, 37862

+18658090316

Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00; Sat 10:00–14:00; Sun Closed

Healthy Balance Meals is a deli style restaurant on Court Avenue in Sevierville, combining meals to eat on the premises with food to take away. Its two complementary menus make the distinction clear: one covers a prepared lunch, while the other supplies dishes made on site and frozen for later. That combination suits both a stop in town and stocking a kitchen for another meal. Salads form a substantial part of the selection. The strawberry spinach chicken salad combines fruit, feta, sunflower seeds and vegetables, while the Superfood Salad brings together kale, broccoli slaw, quinoa, edamame, blueberries and cashews. A burrito bowl adds seasoned turkey and brown rice to romaine, beans, corn and pico de gallo. Sandwiches, paninis and wraps provide alternatives to a salad bowl. The Mediterranean vegetable sandwich uses focaccia with hummus, guacamole, vegetables and feta. Chicken and turkey pesto preparations sit alongside familiar club sandwiches and grilled cheese. There are also handmade grass fed beef burgers and soups such as turkey chili and taco soup. The frozen meal selection extends into casseroles, lasagna, chicken dishes and Mexican inspired preparations, including a vegetarian spinach lasagna. Larger bags of prepared entrees offer another way to feed several people together. Catering includes boxed lunches and trays of sandwiches or wraps. With dine-in service and a separate take-home selection, the restaurant connects a conventional lunch visit with practical meal planning beyond the dining room.

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4139 Shoal Line Boulevard, Hernando Beach, 34607

+13525562039

Hernando Beach Tropical Grille sits behind the marina on Shoal Line Boulevard, overlooking a canal connected to the Gulf of Mexico. Look for the tiki hut behind the marina building: the waterfront position is part of the reason to come here. Outdoor tables and a casual style make this a place to consider for lunch or an unhurried early dinner by the boats. Owner Mark describes the restaurant as his version of a New England clam shack, inspired by family meals on the North Shore of Boston. That influence runs through the menu, which includes whole-belly Ipswich clams, North Atlantic haddock and a Maine lobster roll. The lobster roll is offered with mayonnaise or butter, allowing you to choose the preparation you prefer. Florida-style seafood choices sit alongside those northern favorites. The published menu includes blackened fish tacos, a grouper sandwich and shrimp and scallop skewers. Burgers, wings and other meat options provide alternatives for a mixed table. Beer and wine are available, and the restaurant describes its dress code simply as casual. You can arrive by road or by boat, although boaters should contact the marina or restaurant about access and a suitable place to tie up. For a road visit, follow the address through to the waterfront side of the marina rather than stopping at the main building. Check the kitchen's current closing time before an evening journey, particularly if you are planning to eat late.

20 rue Royale, 62100 Calais

+33321341120

Histoire Ancienne is a French bistro on rue Royale in Calais, with an interior that gives the meal a setting of its own. A Toulouse-Lautrec inspired mural, old-fashioned sweet jars, a zinc bar and collected objects fill a carefully maintained Art Deco room. Rather than building its identity around a sea view, the restaurant looks inward to the details of a traditional French dining room and the cooking that belongs there. Patrick Comte is the chef behind the house. A graduate of the Ferrandi school in Paris, he worked in French restaurant kitchens before opening his first gastronomic establishment in Calais in 1990. He took over Histoire Ancienne in 1996, choosing the more personal language of bistro cooking for this address. His approach combines familiar French recipes with small reinterpretations, keeping the character of the original dishes recognizable. Fresh, seasonal ingredients shape the cooking, and the house presents its food as homemade. The emphasis is on a menu that follows the produce available rather than on an elaborate concept imposed on every plate. One example highlighted by the restaurant is its Brandade du Nord, featured in a television cooking report. The combination of seasonal food, a chef with a long connection to Calais and a room full of decorative detail makes this a distinctive choice for visitors who want to spend part of their stay around a French bistro table. It is particularly suited to someone interested in the atmosphere of the dining room as much as the food.

Achter de Houttuinen 50, 4331 NJ Middelburg

+31118637475

Mon Closed; Tue 09:00–17:00; Wed 09:00–17:00; Thu 09:00–17:00; Fri 09:00–17:00; Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 09:00–17:00

HoneyPie is a lunchroom on Achter de Houttuinen in Middelburg, and it wears its subject openly: the house motto is that a balanced diet is a piece of cake in each hand. Cake is the point here, and lunch is served around it rather than the other way round. Beyond the daytime menu the kitchen does three things worth knowing about in advance. There is a high tea, which is booked rather than walked into. There is a picnic, packed to be taken away — a sensible idea in a province where the coast and the dunes are twenty minutes from the front door. And there is cake to go, sold whole or by the slice, which is the reason to stop here on the way to somewhere else. It opens from nine in the morning until five in the afternoon, Tuesday to Sunday. Monday it is closed. Those are daytime hours in the strict sense: this is not a dinner restaurant, and arriving at seven in the evening will find it shut. Achter de Houttuinen runs along one of the old canals in the centre of Middelburg, a few minutes on foot from the abbey and the market square. Oost-Souburg is five kilometres away, an easy ride by bicycle along the canal. You will find HoneyPie at Achter de Houttuinen 50, 4331 NJ Middelburg.

Széchenyi utca 11., 9737 Bük

+36704488099

Mon–Thu 11:30–20:00; Fri–Sat 11:30–21:00; Sun 11:30–20:00

Hordó Étterem stands at Széchenyi utca 11 in the centre of Bük, on a site that has served food and drink for more than a hundred years. The house traces its first written mention to October 1919, when a bishop's visit ended with a festive lunch at what was then the Galavits inn. It later passed to Antal Lökkös, who had started there as a young waiter, and became the meeting place of the local craftsmen's club, the village choir and the first table tennis players of Bük. From 1980 it was known as the Aranyhordó, and in 1995 it hosted the opening of the first Bük wine festival. After a full rebuild the restaurant reopened in the summer of 2021 under its present name, next to the Park Hotel. The interior aims to be smart without being stiff, and a lounge with a relaxed café and beer bar feel is open to restaurant guests too, including for watching a football match. The chef works with local and seasonal produce, and each month brings its own seasonal dishes, while every weekday at midday there is a set lunch menu on a weekly rotation. Fresh pizza has its own menu, from Margherita, Tonno and Quattro Formaggi to the house Hordó pizza and a spicy Ungherese with sausage, served at the table, on the terrace or to take away. From time to time the restaurant holds buffet lunches and dinners for locals and hotel guests alike. The Hordó has been a fixed address for wedding parties for decades and still takes weddings for up to 80 guests, along with company gatherings, and tables can be reserved by phone.

Auf der Burg 1, 57271 Hilchenbach

+49 176 31697388

Craft beer restaurant in the Grund district of Hilchenbach.

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Ulica Petra Zrinskog 9, 42230 Ludbreg

+38542810727

Hotel Crnković is a three star hotel on Ulica Petra Zrinskog in the centre of Ludbreg, the small Podravina town that calls itself the centre of the world. It belongs to the same local group as Hotel Amalia and the Pivnica Mejaši beer hall on the main square, a couple of minutes away on foot. Inside the hotel there is an à la carte restaurant with room for about forty guests and a café bar, and the house describes its offer as a rich à la carte menu served with top local wines. The hotel courtyard holds a terrace and a garden where guests can sit outside and relax in the warmer months. The second side of the house is its banquet hall, which takes up to three hundred people and is booked for weddings, graduation parties, church celebrations such as baptisms and confirmations, birthdays and other family occasions; set wedding menus are published on the hotel website. The hotel itself has fifteen rooms, and staying guests can add half or full board in the restaurant. The staff speak Croatian, German, English and Italian, which makes ordering easy for visitors from abroad. Wireless internet is free throughout, there is a free private car park on site, and the building is adapted for guests with disabilities. Pets are not allowed under the house rules. From the door it is a short walk to the town square, the Holy Trinity parish church, the Batthyány castle and the Shrine of the Precious Blood of Christ, so the restaurant works well as a lunch or dinner stop during a day exploring Ludbreg, or as the venue for a larger family celebration with a meal for many guests.

Alter Markt 1, 69412 Eberbach

+49 6271 806600

The Karpfen sits on the Alter Markt, the old market square of Eberbach, and is hard to miss: its front is covered in sgraffito pictures telling the history of the town, made in 1934 by the artist Richard Hemberger at the suggestion of the innkeeper of the day, Karl Sittig. The house was built in 1804 and has stayed in the same family ever since. Its forebears ran a large timber business, and the inn grew out of hosting the forest owners who came to trade. Over the decades a guest house was joined to the main building, and in the 1990s the family bought the half timbered house next door, one of the oldest in town and once a guild house. Large parts of both are listed. Today it is a hotel with around fifty rooms and a restaurant, where the kitchen is led by master chef and junior owner Patrick Jung. The cooking is regional and changes with the seasons, and the house names its sources: beef from Hesselbach, asparagus from Schwetzingen, wild garlic picked by the team and fresh trout from Friedrichsdorf. The autumn menu shows the style, with pumpkin soup, clear beef broth with bacon semolina dumplings, homemade Maultaschen, ragout of game and venison medallions from the Eberbach hunt with poppy seed Schupfnudeln, braised veal cheeks, turbot from the grill, and vegetarian dishes such as spinach and ricotta ravioli. Desserts include apple fritters and a vanilla crème brûlée. In summer the terrace spreads out across the market square. Cyclists on the Neckar route are welcome to stay a single night, with a lockable room for bikes. The restaurant opens in the evening early in the week and from midday at weekends.

Braće Dežmalj 26, 23242 Posedarje

+38523266844

The restaurant at Hotel Lucija occupies the ground floor of a small family hotel beside the Novigrad Sea in Posedarje. Its setting combines an indoor dining room with a large terrace overlooking the bay. Around seventy people can sit inside, while the terrace accommodates approximately eighty. A small television lounge forms another part of the ground floor. The cooking draws on traditional Dalmatian recipes and ingredients associated with the surrounding coast. Posedarje smoked ham, cheese from the island of Pag, mussels and scampi sit alongside fresh fish and meat dishes. International dishes broaden the selection beyond the regional specialties. This connection to local food fits the village itself: Posedarje has longstanding traditions of fishing, gathering shellfish and producing smoked ham. The hotel also owns a vineyard outside the village and serves its homemade wine and grapes. For visitors interested in the relationship between the landscape and the table, that gives the restaurant another link to its immediate surroundings. The indoor room accommodates organized lunches, business gatherings, smaller weddings and other celebrations. A separate conference hall in the hotel can also be supplied with food and drinks for arranged events. For an individual meal, the terrace places the bay directly in view, with the shoreline forming the backdrop to the dining space. The combination of seafood, regional cured meat and island cheese offers several ways to explore local ingredients within a single meal. The hotel can be contacted directly to discuss restaurant arrangements or a celebration.

Ronalpstrasse 26, 3935 Bürchen

+41279341680

Ronalp brings together a restaurant, a smaller Stübli and a terrace on Ronalpstrasse in Bürchen. The kitchen combines dishes from the Josper charcoal grill with Valais specialties and familiar Swiss cooking, accompanied by wines from the canton. Fresh, minimally processed ingredients are central to the approach, which extends from individual dishes to celebration menus and buffets. The main restaurant accommodates up to seventy guests. For a more intimate setting, the Stübli offers an alternative room devoted to specialties from Valais and elsewhere in Switzerland. Outside, the terrace overlooks the children's ski area in winter and the minigolf activity in summer. Its seventy seats give the outdoor space a substantial role in the house. Breakfast is another part of the offer. The buffet includes breads, rolls and croissants, assorted cheeses, meats and smoked salmon, homemade bircher muesli, yogurt and dried fruit. Seasonal fruit salad and eggs prepared to order complete the selection, alongside coffee, tea and milk drinks. Ronalp also arranges weddings, family gatherings, baptisms, first communions and company occasions, with menus tailored to the event. The building combines its dining spaces with ten guest rooms and a wellness area. A bus stop is about twenty meters away, while the children's ski facilities, playground, minigolf and walking routes are close by. This concentration of village activities makes the restaurant a practical meeting point for visitors spending time around Ronalp.

Am Stimbergpark 78, 45739 Oer-Erkenschwick

+49 2368 9840

Restaurant within a hotel in the Klein-Erkenschwick district of Oer-Erkenschwick, temporarily closed for renovation at the time of research.

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Bahnhofstraße 8, 54649 Waxweiler

+49 6554 389

The Hotel am Schwimmbad is a traditional guesthouse with a restaurant, a Pilsstube and a sun terrace, on the road that drops from the centre of Waxweiler down to the outdoor pool by the river Prüm. Run by Jeroen van der Zalm, it is open all year and takes its role as the village inn seriously: the restaurant serves Eifel regional specialities in a plain, welcoming setting and is set up for family celebrations, while the beer lounge opens late in the morning. The terrace is the reason to come on a fine day, with a wide view across the Prüm valley and down onto the swimming pool. Upstairs are seven guest rooms with television, shower and toilet, enough for a group of up to eighteen, and the rooms face the valley rather than the street. The list of guests the house names says a lot about who feels at home here: families, motorcyclists, who get a covered shelter for their bikes, walkers and cyclists on the Prümtal cycle path, who can lock their bicycles away, pilgrims on the Way of St James, who can have their pilgrim passport stamped, anglers, who can buy a permit for the Prüm, technicians and business travellers, and winter sports visitors. Dogs are accepted by request. There is generous parking, including space for large vehicles. The setting is the Deutsch-Luxemburgischer Naturpark, close to the point where Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg meet, and the pool next door makes it an easy afternoon for families with children before an early dinner.

Heedfelder Str. 1, 58509 Lüdenscheid

+49 2351 25657

A steakhouse in the Grünewald district of Lüdenscheid.

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Aschberg 3, 24358 Ascheffel

+49 4353 99800010

Huk's Restaurant occupies the Panorama Hotel Aschberg in Ascheffel, with views across the Hüttener Berge landscape. The dining room uses natural woods, warm colors and generous light to bring the surrounding countryside into the building. Its interior is intended to suggest sitting beneath a canopy of trees, while the panorama remains part of the meal. Chef and managing director Michal Huk leads a kitchen centered on fresh, seasonal cooking and familiar dishes given new combinations and accompaniments. Fish and meat come from producers known to the house in the surrounding region. Vegetarian and vegan dishes are also part of the restaurant's offer, so the cooking extends beyond its meat and fish specialties. The published menu illustrates the range with a beef cheeseburger, a combination of calf's liver and braised veal cheeks, steak pans with several cuts of meat, and a veal schnitzel. These are examples from a seasonal menu rather than a promise that every dish remains available throughout the year. Drinks include selected house wines and seasonal cocktail creations, and the kitchen also offers sweet and savory snacks. The restaurant serves breakfast as well as its main meals. The adjoining hotel makes the Aschberg a place for family celebrations, weddings and business gatherings too. Its event team discusses the choice of room, menus or buffets, drinks and table decorations with organizers. Visitors arriving by car can park directly at the house. Table reservations and arrangements for a celebration can be made through the hotel's contact details.

Rue de Vresse 93, 5550 Membre-sur-Semois

+32472545292

The restaurant at Hôtel des Roches is in Membre-sur-Semois, making it a particularly local option for a stay in the village. The hotel retains an older Ardennes setting overlooking the Semois, and its restaurant combines a general seasonal menu with a distinctive midweek offer: Wednesday service includes Vietnamese and Thai dishes. This gives the address a different emphasis from the many purely regional dining rooms elsewhere in the valley. The kitchen says it uses fresh, seasonal products. Lunch and dinner are both offered, with published service from 11:30 to 15:00 and from 18:00 to 22:00, seven days a week. Those separate kitchen windows are worth noting if you are planning to eat between activities; the bar remains open more broadly through the day, but that does not mean the full menu is served continuously. There is room for around fifty diners indoors and forty on the terrace, and private restaurant bookings can be discussed with the team. An outside table puts the meal in the riverside setting when the weather is suitable. For a larger gathering or the Wednesday cuisine, reserve and ask what will be available on your particular date. The hotel also describes its position beside the river as a starting point for exploring the surrounding natural area. The restaurant's address is 93 Rue de Vresse in Membre. Its direct telephone and email are the simplest way to arrange a table and check current service details before setting out.

Landweg 48, 59439 Holzwickede

+49 2301 12465

Neighborhood bakery on Landweg.

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Lange Str. 65, 44579 Castrop-Rauxel

+49 2305 77474

An Italian-run pizzeria in the Habinghorst district.

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Via Vittorio Veneto 151, 17021 Alassio

+390182648736

Il Barrante combines a Neapolitan pizzeria with a seafood restaurant on Via Vittorio Veneto, close to Alassio's beach. Its family-oriented approach makes it useful for a table whose guests want different things from the same meal: a familiar pizza, a plate of Ligurian pasta or a more substantial fish course. Lunch, dinner and a separate late-afternoon aperitivo service provide several ways to fit a visit into a day by the sea. The pizza list begins with Margherita, Marinara and anchovy-topped Napoletana, then moves into richer combinations. Parmigiana brings fried aubergine and Parmesan to the tomato-and-mozzarella base; Mortazza combines burrata, smoked provola, mortadella and pistachio. There are also spicy salami, four-cheese and buffalo-mozzarella choices, so both a simple order and a more elaborate topping are possible. The kitchen gives equal attention to coastal dishes. Start with Ligurian octopus salad, mussels or anchovies with panissa, then consider seafood scialatielli, spaghetti with clams or trofie with homemade pesto, potatoes and green beans. Grilled fish, mixed seafood fry and pistachio-crusted tuna sit alongside beef, burgers and Ligurian-style rabbit, while a children's selection keeps simpler appetites in mind. Desserts continue the meeting of local and southern Italian influences, with an Alassio hazelnut-and-coffee speciality, classic tiramisù and Neapolitan babà among the choices. The range makes Il Barrante particularly practical for families and mixed groups. Telephone for a table and mention any dietary needs so the staff can guide you through the menu.

Via Conversano 102, 70013 Castellana Grotte

+393206025031

Mon–Fri, Sun 12:00–14:30, 19:30–01:00; Sat 12:00–14:30, 19:30–02:00

Il Covo is an Italian restaurant on Via Conversano in Castellana Grotte, with a broad food offer that includes pizza, burgers and local recipes. It also presents a buffet, giving diners another way to explore the kitchen alongside individually chosen dishes. The combination makes it a practical possibility for a party whose members want different kinds of food at the same table. For visitors planning a meal together, deciding between a pizza, a burger and regional cooking can be part of the pleasure; there is no need for everyone to begin with the same preference. The restaurant describes gluten-free and lactose-free preparations, so guests with dietary requirements have a reason to discuss their choices directly with the staff. Air-conditioned rooms provide an indoor setting, and a children’s corner gives younger guests a dedicated area. Step-free access, parking with attendant service and complimentary Wi-Fi are among the facilities offered. Payment options include cash, contactless payment, Mastercard, Visa and PayPal. Beyond meals at the restaurant, Il Covo provides home delivery and can supply catering. Private events can also be arranged with the team, making the venue relevant to family occasions and other gatherings as well as an ordinary meal out. Calling ahead is a useful way to bring a group’s needs together, especially when a celebration, a particular dietary requirement or catering is involved. The restaurant can be contacted by telephone or through its message form.

Via Al Confine 16/A, 23823 Colico

+390341930257

Il Mercante al Laghetto pairs the cooking of the upper lake and Valtellina with an unusual setting beside a small natural pond in Colico's industrial area. The restaurant has indoor and outdoor spaces, so it can work for a straightforward lunch as well as a longer dinner. Use the Via Al Confine address when planning a visit; the pond setting is separate from Colico's main Lake Como waterfront. Regional starters include sciatt, taroz, bresaola with rocket and Parmesan, and boards of cured meats or cheeses. The tasting menu is designed for the whole table and begins with a mixed house starter before a selection of first courses and dessert. It is an option for at least two people who want to explore several parts of the kitchen's repertoire together. Handmade pizzoccheri share the menu with Valchiavenna gnocchetti and a wide range of filled pasta. Ravioli can feature perch with butter and sage, whitefish with almonds and lime, or polenta with Casera cheese. Main courses include a breaded veal cutlet, roast veal, ribs with polenta taragna and whitefish in butter and sage. Grilled tomino cheese and seasonal vegetable sides provide additional choices. Children have simpler pasta and chicken dishes, while dessert options include tiramisù, panna cotta and fruit sorbets. The restaurant recommends booking at weekends. It currently serves lunch every day and dinner from Tuesday to Sunday, with Monday evening closed. Telephone ahead to reserve and confirm any particular dish or outdoor seating preference.

Bräuckerstr. 46, 58675 Hemer

+49 2372 10246

Tue Closed; Mon, Wed–Sat 17:00–24:00; Sun 11:30–14:30, 17:00–22:30

Inn with home-style German cooking.

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Am Markt 1, 57413 Finnentrop

+49 2721 7190236

Ice-cream café on the market square.

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Am Hilgenacker 21, 57319 Bad Berleburg

+49 2751 445670

Takeaway snack stall in Bad Berleburg.

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Hauptstr. 52, 57482 Wenden

+49 2762 407130

A snack bar in the centre of Wenden.

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Overhagener Weg 34, 59597 Erwitte

+49 2943 9785932

Snack bar in Erwitte.

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Hauptstr. 48, 59609 Anröchte

+49 2947 977092

Greek restaurant on Anröchte's main street.

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Bitburger Straße 1, 54673 Krautscheid

+49 6554 431

The Islekhöhe stands on the high ground at Krautscheid, on the Bitburg road south of Arzfeld, in the stretch of the Eifel called the Islek where Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium run together. The family that runs it says it has been welcoming guests from near and far for two hundred years, and the house is still a family-run Pension with a regional restaurant attached rather than a hotel with a dining room. The kitchen's promise is put simply on the site: good home cooking, fresh Eifel products and generous portions, with a menu of local specialities and a sample card to download. Meals are served in a modern, comfortable dining room or, in fine weather, on the sunny terrace; in the evening there is a separate Bierstube with Bitburger Pils on tap, the sort of room where a walk is talked over rather than a wine list studied. The house has built its offer around active guests. Motorcyclists have three lockable garages with space for twenty to twenty-five machines and a bikers' weekend package; there is a tennis hall with a tennis weekend, hiking-and-bowling arrangements, and a newly installed charging point for electric vehicles. Guest rooms are kept simple and comfortable, with the clean Eifel air as the main amenity. For someone staying in a holiday home nearby it works as a proper dinner stop on weekday evenings and as a lunch place at the weekend, with the tri-border landscape starting right outside the door.

B114-115, Lake Level, Platinum Tower, Cluster I, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai

+971585755858

Mon–Sun 11:00–23:00

Jasmint is a modern Chinese bistro at lake level in Platinum Tower, within Cluster I of Jumeirah Lakes Towers. Its cooking looks particularly towards Sichuan and Yunnan, while also drawing on the regional traditions of Hunan and Guizhou. Together, these influences give the restaurant a more specific geographical identity than a general introduction to Chinese food might suggest. The kitchen connects those traditions with a contemporary approach to Asian dining. Ingredients and seasonings sourced from their regions of origin are central to that connection, keeping the food tied to the places that inspire it. The restaurant’s Chinese name, displayed alongside Jasmint, accompanies an identity built around the food of mountains and agricultural landscapes. This regional emphasis makes it a place to explore different parts of Chinese cooking within one meal. The atmosphere is intended to be relaxed and social. A visit can be a straightforward meal alone, a meeting with colleagues or a gathering around shared dishes. The same space also welcomes family meals, birthdays and festive occasions, giving it a role beyond an everyday neighbourhood stop. Rather than requiring every visit to follow a formal sequence, the restaurant accommodates different appetites and sizes of gathering. That flexibility suits both a small table and a group wanting to make the meal the main occasion. Reservations can be arranged through the restaurant’s booking facility, where guests select their party size, date and preferred time. Telephone and email contact are also available directly from the restaurant.

Dr.-Julius-Leber-Str. 69, 23552 Lübeck

+49 451 58696890

Johanna Berger's restaurant occupies an old town address on Dr.-Julius-Leber-Straße, with dining rooms inside the historic building and seating in a quiet courtyard. Berger is both the owner and a chef, and her cooking draws on experience gained in southern France, London, the North Sea region and Lübeck. She has been serving food in her namesake restaurant since 2015. Jamel Jerome Poerschke joined the kitchen in May 2024, bringing a particular interest in reinterpreting familiar regional cooking. Their shared approach gives guests a choice between an à la carte meal and a surprise menu shaped by the two cooks' different backgrounds. Seasonal ingredients and preparations made in the kitchen guide the selection. The à la carte offering includes tomatoes with burrata and olive oil, beef carpaccio with truffle mayonnaise and caviar, and ceviche with pickled onion and sesame. Vegetarian main courses include saffron risotto with fennel and roasted pepper, alongside a vegetable dish called Waldspaziergang, served with mushroom jus. Fish appears both as a changing catch and as pikeperch accompanied by saffron risotto and fennel. Meat choices include a changing cut and beef tenderloin with popcorn and jus. Dessert can be followed or replaced by a trio of cheeses with jelly and dark bread. The menu varies with what suppliers can provide, so individual dishes may change. Wine pairings accompany the surprise menus, while the drinks selection also includes a house cocktail. Tables can be reserved online, by phone or by email. The team also welcomes enquiries about private events, rooms and specially arranged menus.

Hansastr. 19, 59174 Kamen

+49 2307 73123

Independent bakery in central Kamen.

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Via San Valentino 5, 39056 Nova Levante

+390471613131

Johannesstube is the gourmet restaurant associated with Hotel Engel in Nova Levante, where chef Philip Lochmann builds his cooking around the ingredients and landscape of South Tyrol. The emphasis falls on clarity, careful preparation and the individual flavor of each element. Alpine produce provides the starting point, while experience beyond the region informs the combinations and techniques. This is a place for a considered meal, with the progression of dishes carrying as much importance as any single ingredient. The restaurant expresses that approach through Moments of Lightness, a sequence whose names evoke earth, rain, woodland and the changing sensations of the natural world. The language reflects a kitchen interested in atmosphere and memory as well as taste. Lochmann's work connects contemporary ideas with regional products, using precise combinations of texture and aroma to keep the cooking focused. The wider Engel kitchen works with producers in the Eggental valley through the Taste Local initiative. Vegetables, herbs, fruit and eggs come from farms in the region, reinforcing the connection between the surrounding countryside and the plate. Within that setting, Johannesstube gives the house's culinary philosophy a particularly concentrated expression. Guests interested in modern Alpine cooking will find an experience organized around ingredients and a coherent sequence rather than a broad menu of unrelated classics. Table reservations are requested, and the restaurant provides a direct telephone contact and booking route for arranging a visit.

Zur Bauernbrücke 62, 59597 Erwitte

+49 2945 2267

A family-run restaurant in the Merklinghausen-Wiggeringhausen district of Erwitte.

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Buchhagen 4, 37619 Bodenwerder

+49 152 34269634

KaffeeMühle is the café within KulturMühle Buchhagen, a restored sandstone mill in the countryside near Bodenwerder. It belongs to the cultural center run by Kaleidoskop e.V., where food, local participation and the life of the old building come together. A volunteer café team has operated the Mühlen-Café since the beginning of 2018, with service and cake baking supported by people who contribute their time and ideas. The offer centers on homemade cakes and drinks, including coffee, making the café a natural stopping point for a quiet break in Buchhagen. It is also a social space: the organizers encourage people to meet, take part and develop activities around the café. A handicraft gathering is among the recurring formats associated with it. The wider KulturMühle program includes concerts, exhibitions and other cultural events, giving the building a purpose beyond a conventional café visit. The mill itself provides plenty of context for anyone interested in the area's history. Built for the von Hake family in 1867, it was used to grind sandstone slabs, some of which traveled as far as America. The building is made from sandstone quarried in the Vogler and forms part of a protected historic ensemble. It reopened as a cultural venue in 2008 after restoration. The rooms, including the café, can also be hired privately. Its position near the Weser cycle route and the Loccum–Volkenroda pilgrimage route makes it worth considering when planning a local outing with a café stop.

Forstenburgstr. 15, 33181 Bad Wünnenberg

+49 2953 250

Bakery, confectionery and grocery shop in the Fürstenberg district of Bad Wünnenberg.

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An der Obertrave 6, 23552 Lübeck

+49 152 16476154

Mon–Fri 12:00–20:30; Sat 12:00–21:30; Sun 12:00–20:30

Kartoffelspeicher builds its menu around baked potatoes at An der Obertrave 6 in Lübeck. The restaurant is run by Jan Stobbe and Muhammad Fahad, and its cooking brings together German, European and international influences. Rather than treating the potato simply as a side dish, the menu gives it the central role and offers several distinct groups of preparations. Vegetarian baked potatoes form an especially broad section. Named choices include Toscana, Popeye, Aphrodite, La Patata, Ali Baba and Geisser Herdöpfel. The meat section takes a different direction with Tandoori Chicken, Obelix, Tropicana and Turkish Delight. Fish appears in another section, with Tonno and Surf'n Turf among the named options. The range allows diners to compare vegetable, meat and fish preparations within the restaurant's focused potato theme. Vegan and gluten free options are also part of the offer, alongside vegetarian dishes. The restaurant presents itself as a place for lunch, dinner or drinks, and describes a selection extending from starters through to dessert. Its international approach is reflected in the variety of dish names and the separate menu sections, giving the same main ingredient several different culinary directions. Tables are reserved by telephone, with the restaurant handling booking requests directly. This straightforward arrangement suits guests who want to contact the people at the venue before their visit. For a meal centred on baked potatoes, Kartoffelspeicher provides a clearly defined alternative to a broad, conventional restaurant menu, with plant based choices as well as meat and fish.

Rruga Naser Hasani, 10000 Prapashticë, Prishtinë

+38348222222

Kasollet e Zanave is a tourist village in Prapashticë, up in the hills east of Prishtina at roughly 1,000 metres above sea level, and the restaurant sits at its centre. The idea for the village came out of a conversation among friends during the pandemic, and it has grown into a resort of wooden and stone huts, an animal garden, a riding centre and a village market spread over a hillside at the foot of a mountain. The restaurant building mixes traditional Albanian architecture with a modern interior. The facade combines stone, wood and clay, the wall around the bar is clad in woven branches like the old village fences, and a round open fireplace stands in the middle of the room. Indoors there is space for 120 guests, while the terrace and a shaded area under more than 400 plum trees, called Hija e Kumbullave, take several hundred more. A fire circle next to the restaurant is set up for an evening drink. Breakfast runs every morning, with a farmer's breakfast, a grandmother's breakfast, farm eggs, homemade sausage and fried dough. Later in the day the menu turns to rustic salads, a soup of the day, lamb head soup, cornbread and pogaçe from the oven, Elbasan style baked lamb, a Gjakova style casserole, and meat from an Argentine style grill, including suxhuk, meatballs, beef ribs, steaks and lamb chops. Children have their own short menu, and desserts include baklava and tespishte. Much of the produce comes from the house greenhouse, and the plum rakia and plum juice are made from fruit picked in the village. The wine list covers local and international bottles, and a few times a year guest chefs from abroad cook dishes from their own countries.