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( 0471 97 39 38; Via Goethe 3; meals €19-24; 9am-1am)
Dating back to 1277 and owned by
the same family since 1840, this multi-level antique-stuffed restaurant is well loved for its
schnitzels, steaks and suckling pig. The attached bar is pleasantly rowdy too.
Löwengrube
( 0471 98 00 32;
www.loewengrube.it
;
Piazza Dogana 3; meals €45; 10am-midnight Mon-Sat)
A
glorious 16th-century
stube
is the suprise design element in an otherwise supermodern fit
out at Bolzano's hottest 'new' restaurant. The menu ranges across local and Mediter-
ranean dishes, and its combinations and presentation push boundaries, as well as borders;
staff are knowledgeable and obliging. Don't miss a peek at the cellar (dating back to
1280), it holds a vast collection that honours international name vineyards as well as local
micro-producers (drink in with a modest corkage of €10).
MODERN SÜDTIROLEAN
€€
Zur Kaiserkron
MODERN SÜDTIROLEAN
€€
( 0471 98 02 14;
www.kaiserkron.bz
;
Piazza della Mostra 2; meals €40; noon-2.30pm & 7-9.30pm
Mon-Sat)
Sweetly efficient staff greet you at the door of a calm and elegant dining room.
Refined but unfussy takes on regional favourites fill the menu, and the excellent produce
is allowed to shine. It's tempting to just choose from their interesting starters and pastas
but meaty mains are particuarly well executed. Hyperlocal labels star on the winelist.
Walthers'
MODERN ITALIAN
€€
( 0471 98 25 48;
www.walthers.it
; Piazza Walther 6; meals €27; 8am-1am Mon-Sat, to 7pm Sun)
Take your spritz out onto the piazza terrace, then head inside to the low-lit back room to
dine on bold-flavoured, appetite-appeasing dishes that roam from Sicily to Bolzano's
backyard. A lively crowd and the management's penchant for Prince and Blondie can see
a quick meal turn into a big night out.
BOLZANO BOZEN CARD
This
card
( adult/child €28/16 ) grants you entry to most city and regional museums. Transport on loc-
al buses, regional trains and Bolzano's three cable cars are included, as well as bike hire, city tours
and national park excursions. It's available from the tourist office. It also covers the summer BoBus,
an hourly shuttle service to the city's outlying sites and cable cars.
