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( 77 76 61;
www.promenadenhof.at
; Promenade 39; mains €8-16; 10am-1am Mon-Sat; )
Promenad-
enhof enjoys a loyal following for spot-on Austrian grub such as
Tafelspitz
(prime boiled
beef) and Styrian-style chicken salad, served in vaulted
Stuben
(parlours) and a beer
garden with a kids playground.
k.u.k. Hofbäckerei
CAFE
€
(Pfarrgasse 17; coffee & cake €3-6; 6.30am-6.30pm Mon-Fri, 7am-12.30pm Sat)
The Empire lives on at
this gloriously stuck-in-time cafe. Here Fritz Rath bakes the best
Linzer Torte
in town -
rich, spicy and with lattice pastry that crumbles just so.
Cafe Jindrak
CAFE
€
(
www.linzertorte.at
;
Herrenstrasse 22; lunch menus €5.30-7.10; 8am-6pm Mon-Sat, 8.30am-6pm Sun; )
Join
the cake-loving locals at this celebrated cafe. You'd need a huge fork (and appetite) to
tackle the
Linzer Torte
that set a Guinness World Record in 1999, measuring 4m high and
weighing 650kg. Bake your own (perhaps not quite as big) at one of the regular cookery
workshops.
MARKET
€
Bauernmarkt
9am-2pm Tue & Fri)
Twice-weekly market for picnic fixings and
(Farmers Market; Hauptplatz;
fresh local produce.
Verdi Restaurant & Einkehr
( 73 30 05;
www.verdi.at
; Pachmayrstrasse 137; mains €10-28; 5pm-midnight Tue-Sat)
Linz spreads out
picturesquely before you from this gastro duo, a short taxi ride from town. At ultra-chic
Verdi, Erich Lukas prepares seasonal dishes with panache and precision, such as quail
breast with herby risotto and plump free-range chicken with truffle gnocchi. Wood-
beamed Einkehr, in the same building, is an altogether cosier affair and serves Austrian
comfort food. They're 5km north of the city centre.
AUSTRIAN
€€
p'aa
INTERNATIONAL
€€
