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The
Bosporus Café
at Hafengasse 2, just off Market Square, serves cheap and tasty
Turkishfoodtogooreatin.Their
DönerKebabs
mustbethebest€3.50hotmealinRothen-
burg (daily 9:00-19:00, until 21:00 in April-Sept).
Picnic Goodies:
Asmall
grocerystore
isinthecenteroftownatRödergasse6(Mon-Fri
7:30-19:00, Sat 7:30-18:00, April-Dec also Sun 10:00-18:00, closed Sun Jan-March).
Su-
permarkets
are outside the wall: Exit the town through the Rödertor, turn left through the
cobbledgate,andcrosstheparkinglottoreachtheEdekasupermarket(Mon-Fri8:00-20:00,
Sat 8:00-18:00, closed Sun); or head to the even bigger Kaufland in the shopping center
across from the train station (Mon-Sat 7:00-20:00, closed Sun).
Rothenburg's
Biergarten
scanbegreatfun,butthey'reopenonlywhentheweatherisbalmy.
UnterdenLinden,
afamily-friendly(withsandboxandswing),slightlybohemian
Bier-
garten
in the valley along the river, is worth the 20-minute hike on a pleasant evening (daily
10:00-21:00inseasonwithdecentweather,sometimeslater,self-servicefoodandgoodbeer,
Sunday breakfast buffet until noon-€12, call first to confirm it's open, Kurze Steige 7, tel.
09861/5909, Helmut Dürrer). As it's in the valley on the river, it's cooler than Rothenburg;
bringasweater.TakearightoutsidetheBurgtor,thenaleftonthefootpathtowardDetwang;
it's at the bottom of the hill on the left.
Gasthof Rödertor,
just outside the wall through the Rödertor, runs a backyard
Bier-
garten
that's great for a rowdy crowd looking for cheap food and good beer. Their passion
is potatoes—the menu is dedicated to spud cuisine. Try a plate of
Schupfnudeln
—potato
noodles with sauerkraut and bacon (May-Sept daily 17:00-24:00 in good weather, table ser-
vice only—no ordering at counter, Ansbacher Strasse 7, look for wooden gate, tel. 09861/
2022). If the
Biergarten
is closed, their indoor restaurant, with more extensive menu, is a
good value (€7-13 main courses, daily 11:30-14:00 & 17:30-22:00 except Sun until 21:00).
Eisenhut Restaurant
(described earlier), behind the fancy hotel of the same name on
Herrngasse, has a gentle, casual, small
Biergarten
out back, with lower prices than the res-
taurant.
EisCaféD'Isep,
withapleasant“Venetianminimalist”interior,isthetown'sice-creampar-
lor, serving up cakes, drinks, fresh-fruit ice cream, and fancy sundaes. Their sidewalk tables
are great for lazy people-watching (daily 9:30-22:30, closed early Oct-mid-Feb, one block
off Market Square at Hafengasse 17, run by Paolo and Paola D'Isep).
