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( 51 01;
www.villasolitude.com
; Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Strasse 16; d €180-260; )
Once home to an
Austrian countess, this belle-époque villa shelters six suites crammed with oil paintings
and antiques. The intimate piano room downstairs is the place to slip into your role as
lord or lady of the manor. Lutter & Wegner restaurant is next door.
Eating
Most of Bad Gastein's eating options line up along Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Strasse. Many
places close or have shorter opening hours in the shoulder seasons.
Silver Bullet Bar
INTERNATIONAL
€
( 22 53 60;
www.silverbulletbar.com
; Grillparzerstrasse 1; mains €7.50-10; 3.30pm-2am daily winter, 3-11pm
Thu-Tue summer)
Wagon wheels, a stuffed buffalo head and cow-print benches give this
barn-style restaurant and bar a mock Wild West look. Finger-lickin' snacks like 100%
Austrian beefburgers are accompanied by a party vibe and regular live music. In summer
families gravitate here for the sunny terrace and activities such as a climbing wall,
minigolf and boules.
Revolution
SNACK BAR
€
(Grillparzerstrasse 14; snacks €3-5.50; 4pm- midnight Tue-Sat; )
Crimson walls and cushion-filled
nooks create a warm, relaxed setting for drinks or a bite to eat at Revolution. The day's
snacks, such as tortilla wraps, are scrawled on a blackboard.
Lutter & Wegner
( 51 01; Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Strasse 16; mains €14-25, 4-course menu €38; 6-9.30pm)
Big on atmo-
sphere, this smart restaurant at Villa Solitude has a fairy-tale tower setting, award-win-
ning fusion cuisine and a terrace with knockout views over the Gasteinertal and the falls.
Fine wines (choose from 150 bottles) are expertly matched with flavours such as pike
perch in wild garlic and rabbit served two ways with kohlrabi.
AUSTRIAN
€€
Jägerhäusl
AUSTRIAN
€€
