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Riedenburg
( 83 08 15;
www.riedenburg.at
; Neutorstrasse 31; mains €18.50-30; noon-2pm & 6-10pm Tue-Sat)
Martin
Pichler works the stove at this Michelin-starred restaurant with a romantic garden pavil-
ion. His imaginative, seasonally inflected flavours, such as quail breast on asparagus with
Bloody Mary and strawberry
Knödel
, are expertly matched with top wines. The €14 two-
course lunch is a bargain. Riedenburg is a 10-minute walk southwest of the Altstadt
along Neutorstrasse; take bus 1, 4 or 5 to Moosstrasse.
MODERN EUROPEAN
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Ikarus
( 21 97 77;
www.hangar-7.com
; tasting menus €150-180; noon-2pm & 7-10pm)
At the space-age
Hangar-7 complex at the airport, this glamorous restaurant is the epitome of culinary
globetrotting. Each month, Roland Trettl invites a world-famous chef to cook for a seri-
ous foodie crowd.
MODERN EUROPEAN
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AUSTRIAN
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Blaue Gans Restaurant
( 84 24 91-50;
www.blauegans.at
; Getreidegasse 43; mains €17-25, tasting menus €41-54; noon-midnight
Mon-Sat)
In the 650-year-old vaults of Arthotel Blaue Gans, this restaurant is a refined set-
ting for regional cuisine, such as roast saddle of Hohe Tauern venison and poussin with
nettle ravioli and chanterelles, which are married with full-bodied wines. The olive-tree-
dotted terrace is popular in summer.
Alt Salzburg
AUSTRIAN
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( 84 14 76; Bürgerspitalgasse 2; mains €19.50-30, tasting menus €43-58; 11.30am-2pm & 6-10pm Mon-Sat)
Tucked into a courtyard at the base of Mönchsberg, this supremely cosy restaurant has at-
tentive service, hearty regional specialities such as venison and veal knuckle, and fine
Austrian wines.
