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browse the daily papers over a slice of torte. There's live piano music on Sunday even-
ings in winter.
Stiftskeller
(Hofgasse 6; mains €8-15; 10am-midnight)
A vaulted restaurant with a large beer garden for
Augustiner Bräu beers and hearty fare like pork roast with beer sauce, dumplings and
sauerkraut.
AUSTRIAN
€€
Lichtblick
INTERNATIONAL
€€€
( 566 550;
www.restaurant-lichtblick.at
; Maria-Theresien-Strasse 18, Rathaus Galerien; lunch €9.90-13, set menus
€40-50; 10am-1am Mon-Sat)
On the 7th floor of the Rathaus Galerien, this chic glass-walled
restaurant has sweeping views over Innsbruck to the Alps beyond. Backlighting and min-
imalist design create a sleek backdrop for Mediterranean -inspired cuisine such as cray-
fish gazpacho and herby polenta with chanterelles, rocket and parmesan.
THE PERFECT PICNIC
With the Alps and River Inn as its backdrop, Innsbruck has some incredibly scenic spots for a picnic. Here's
where you'll find goodies:
time please… This Lilliputian shop has been doing a brisk trade in quality regional sausages, hams and speck
made from 'happy pigs' for the past 60 years. Mini Teufel sausages with a chilli kick are the must-try.
help you pick an excellent bottle of Austrian wine at his shop-cum-bar. s'Culinarium also stocks other Tyrolean
specialities from honey to schnapps.
Sat) Fresh-baked bread, Tyrolean cheese, organic fruit, smoked ham and salami - it's all under one roof at this
riverside covered market.
Drinking & Nightlife
Innsbruck's student population keeps the bar and clubbing scene upbeat. Besides a glut of
bars in the Altstadt
,
a string of bars huddles under the railway arches on Ingenieur -Etzel-
Strasse, otherwise known as the Viaduktbögen.
