Maison Kammerzell ★ 4.2
Maison Kammerzell occupies a carved 1427 house on the cathedral square, a grand Alsatian brasserie known for choucroute aux trois poissons under vaults.
Signature: Choucroute aux trois poissons, Choucroute strasbourgeoise
Restaurants in Grande Ile
Chez Yvonne ★ 4.4
Chez Yvonne, the S'Burjerstuewel near the cathedral, is the city's best-known winstub, a wood-panelled room famous for its tete de veau and Alsatian classics.
Signature: Tete de veau, Baeckeoffe
Le Tire-Bouchon ★ 4.2
Le Tire-Bouchon, a winstub a step from the cathedral, plates choucroute, bouchee a la reine and baeckeoffe daily in a warm, panelled Alsatian room.
Signature: Choucroute, Bouchee a la reine
Bistrot Coco ★ 4.4
Bistrot Coco on Rue de l'Ecurie runs a no-menu Carte Blanche format under chef Constant Meyer, four to six courses of market-led French cooking.
Signature: Carte Blanche tasting menu
Le Banquet des Sophistes ★ 4.4
Le Banquet des Sophistes on Rue d'Austerlitz is a bistronomic room in the Michelin guide, plating refined seasonal French dishes laced with spice.
Signature: Seasonal tasting plates
Au Vieux Strasbourg ★ 3.9
Au Vieux Strasbourg, a winstub steps from the cathedral on Rue du Maroquin, serves traditional Alsatian plates daily from late morning to evening.
Signature: Choucroute, Tarte flambee
Iberica ★ 4.1
Iberica on the Grande Ile brings refined Spanish cooking to Strasbourg, with tapas, Iberian charcuterie boards and a Spanish wine list near the cathedral.
Signature: Tapas, Charcuterie iberique
Fine Dining in Grande Ile
Au Crocodile 1 ★ ★ 4.8
Au Crocodile is Strasbourg's grande-dame gastronomic room on Rue de l'Outre, holding one Michelin star under chef Romain Brillat near Place Kleber.
1741 1 ★ ★ 4.7
1741 sits on the Quai des Bateliers facing the Palais Rohan, a one-Michelin-star room where chef Jeremy Page plates seasonal modern French menus.
La Casserole ★ 4.4
La Casserole on Rue des Juifs is a gastronomic room near the cathedral, where chef Kevin Stroh plates memory-led contemporary French cooking.
Casual Dining in Grande Ile
Winstub Le Clou ★ 4.1
Winstub Le Clou on Rue du Chaudron near the cathedral is a classic Alsatian tavern for choucroute, baeckeoffe and waedele, poured with Riesling.
Signature: Baeckeoffe, Waedele
Le Gruber ★ 3.9
Le Gruber sits at the foot of the cathedral on Rue du Maroquin, a warm Alsatian room where flammekueche is fired to order and choucroute comes piled high.
Signature: Flammekueche, Choucroute
Le Pfifferbriader ★ 4.0
Le Pfifferbriader, a winstub since 1933 near the cathedral, serves choucroute garnie, baeckeoffe and tarte flambee under stained glass and dark wood.
Signature: Choucroute garnie, Sandre, Tarte flambee
La Cloche a Fromage ★ 3.9
La Cloche a Fromage on Rue des Tonneliers is a cheese lover's address, built around fondue, raclette and a vast cheese trolley of regional and French cheeses.
Signature: Fondue, Cheese platters
The Drunky Stork Social Club ★ 4.0
The Drunky Stork Social Club fills a former neo-baroque bank on Rue du Vieux-Marche-aux-Vins with sharing plates, cocktails and a busy Sunday brunch.
Signature: Small plates, Sunday brunch
Binchstub Broglie ★ 4.2
Binchstub Broglie off Place Broglie is a tarte flambee counter using farm produce, firing classic and inventive flammekueche to eat in or take away.
Signature: Tarte flambee fermiere
Cafés in Grande Ile
Au Fond du Jardin ★ 4.4
Au Fond du Jardin behind the cathedral is a British-styled tea salon open since 1999, known for more than eighty kinds of madeleine du voyage.
Signature drink: Tea with madeleines du voyage
Le Cafe Potager ★ 4.2
Le Cafe Potager on Rue des Francs-Bourgeois is a cosy vegetarian coffee shop near Place Kleber, pouring Mokxa coffee with brunch and seasonal plates.
Signature drink: Specialty coffee
Patisserie Christian Salon de The ★ 4.3
Patisserie Christian on Rue de l'Outre keeps a wood-panelled tea salon beside the cathedral, pairing rich hot chocolate with kouglof, madeleines and bredele.
Signature drink: Hot chocolate
Bakeries in Grande Ile
Maison Naegel ★ 4.4
Maison Naegel on Rue des Orfevres has baked near the cathedral since 1927, known for its savoury Tourte Naegel, kougelhopf, pates and a panelled tea salon.
Worth the queue: Tourte Naegel and kougelhopf
Patisserie Christian ★ 4.4
Patisserie Christian on Rue de l'Outre is a Strasbourg institution for kougelhopf, pain d'epices, bredele and fine chocolate close to Place Kleber.
Worth the queue: Kougelhopf and pain d'epices
Thierry Mulhaupt ★ 4.5
Thierry Mulhaupt opposite the Temple Neuf is one of Strasbourg's named pastry chefs, turning out fine tarts, viennoiserie, Alsatian sweets and chocolates.
Worth the queue: Seasonal tarts and chocolates
Coffee Roasters in Grande Ile
Mokxa ★ 4.4
Mokxa has roasted in Strasbourg since 2016, a Lyon-born specialty house pouring espresso and filter at its Rue du Parchemin cafe and selling beans.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Anticafe ★ 3.9
Anticafe on Rue de la Division Leclerc charges by the hour rather than the cup, pouring Coutume specialty coffee in a work-friendly room with free refills.
Sources from: Coutume roastery
How they serve: Espresso, Filter
Wine Bars in Grande Ile
Vino Strada ★ 4.4
Vino Strada near the cathedral pairs two wine caves of 4,000 organic and natural bottles with a bistronomic kitchen, open since 2012 with masterclasses.
Signature pour: Alsace Riesling by the glass
Wine focus: Organic, biodynamic and natural growers, 4,000 references
Food: Bistronomic plates
Hannong Wine Bar ★ 4.0
The Hannong Wine Bar on Rue du 22 Novembre pours Alsace and French wines by the glass in a glass-roofed lounge and on a terrace near Petite France.
Signature pour: Alsace Gewurztraminer by the glass
Wine focus: Alsace and French wines by the glass
Food: Light bites
Bars in Grande Ile
Jeannette et les Cycleux ★ 4.2
Jeannette et les Cycleux on Rue des Tonneliers is a loud, fun cocktail bar with a long list of drinks and milkshakes, busy from afternoon late.
Signature drink: Cocktails and marshmallow milkshakes
Food: Snacks
Les Aviateurs ★ 4.1
Les Aviateurs on Rue des Soeurs has poured classic cocktails since 1984, a late-opening institution behind the cathedral with an aviation theme.
Signature drink: Classic cocktails
Food: None
L'Alchimiste ★ 4.1
L'Alchimiste on Rue des Soeurs serves creative, whimsically named cocktails presented like potions, a small bar that fills fast in the evening.
Signature drink: Potion-styled cocktails
Food: Snacks
Le Douanier ★ 4.0
Le Douanier on Rue de la Douane mixes original cocktails like the Zulu and Grand Pygmee, served in offbeat vessels, in a snug room near the covered bridges.
Signature drink: Original creations served in unusual vessels
Food: Snacks
Code-Bar ★ 4.0
Code-Bar on Rue du Vieil-Hopital builds a list of around thirty original cocktails from fresh ingredients, a sharp little room near the cathedral.
Signature drink: Thirty original cocktail creations
Food: Snacks
Aedaen Place ★ 4.1
Aedaen Place on Rue des Aveugles is a tucked-back art space and cocktail bar pouring inventive drinks, a quieter alternative to the busy rue des Soeurs.
Signature drink: Inventive cocktails
Food: Small plates
Madame C ★ 4.3
Madame C on Rue des Soeurs is a Belle Epoque cocktail bar and intimate restaurant, with a signature menu by 2023 world cocktail champion Lucas Gacitua-Petit, hidden inside a private mansion that also runs a 12-room hotel.
Signature drink: Signature cocktails by Lucas Gacitua-Petit
Food: Refined small plates
La Cabane ★ 3.9
La Cabane on Rue du Tonnelet Rouge mixes adventurous cocktails, from a bitter barbecue to bacon and salmon drinks, in a cabin-styled room near Place Broglie.
Signature drink: Bitter barbecue and bacon cocktails
Food: Snacks
Academie de la Biere ★ 3.9
Academie de la Biere on Rue des Juifs has drawn Belgian beer lovers since the 1960s, with a deep draft list and over a hundred bottles from across Europe.
Signature drink: Belgian and Alsatian draft beers
Food: Snacks
Street Food in Grande Ile
Binchstub Gayot ★ 4.1
Binchstub Gayot off Place Broglie is a counter for farm-produce tarte flambee, firing thin flammekueche to eat in or wrap and take into the old town.
Try: Tarte flambee to go
Flam's ★ 3.7
Flam's on Rue des Freres serves wood-fired tarte flambee in cheap all-you-can-eat rounds until midnight, a reliable budget feed near the cathedral.
Try: All-you-can-eat tarte flambee
Breweries in Grande Ile
Au Brasseur ★ 4.0
Au Brasseur on Rue des Veaux brews its own beer on the site of the old Esperance brewery, reopened in 1991, and fires cheap tarte flambee daily.
Microbrasserie La Lanterne ★ 3.9
Microbrasserie La Lanterne on Rue de la Lanterne has poured house draft beers since 1998 in a small room with a stage, a city craft-beer veteran.
Markets in Grande Ile
Marche de la Place Broglie ★ 4.4
Marche de la Place Broglie is Strasbourg's central food market, where growers sell produce, Munster, charcuterie and Alsatian bakes on Wednesday and Friday.
Marche du Marche aux Poissons ★ 4.2
The Saturday producers' market on Place du Marche aux Poissons fills the riverside square below the cathedral with mountain cheeses and charcuterie.
Food Tours in Grande Ile
★ 4.5
Food & City Tours walks the Grande Ile and Petite France over six hours and 8 stops, with tastings from pain d'epices and kouglof to Alsace wine.
★ 4.4
Ophorus runs a full-day Alsace Wine Route trip from Strasbourg, pairing vineyard villages with cellar tastings of Riesling and Gewurztraminer.
★ 4.3
Ophorus runs a half-day Alsace Wine Route escape from Strasbourg into the vineyards for a small-group winery visit and tastings of Riesling.
★ 4.4
Ophorus runs a private full-day Grands Crus tour from Strasbourg along the Alsace Wine Route, with cellar visits and tastings of Grand Cru Riesling.
★ 4.3
Ophorus runs a Strasbourg gourmet food and wine walking tour through the old town, pairing charcuterie, cheese and pastry stops with Alsace wine tastings.
★ 4.1
Batorama runs its BatoGourmand tasting cruise on the Ill from Place du Marche aux Poissons, pairing Alsace wine or Cremant with gourmet plates aboard.
Food Festivals in Grande Ile
Christkindelsmarik ★ 4.7
Strasbourg's Christkindelsmarik, held since 1570, fills the old town from late November with mulled wine, bredele, pain d'epices and grilled sausage.
Cooking Classes in Grande Ile
Food & City Tours Tarte Flambee Workshop ★ 4.1
Food & City Tours teaches the Alsatian tarte flambee in a city-centre winstub, a short workshop where you stretch the dough, top it and eat your own.
Budget Eats in Grande Ile
Flam's ★ 3.7
Flam's on Rue des Freres runs all-you-can-eat tarte flambee rounds until midnight, one of the cheapest ways to fill up on Alsatian food in the centre.
Try: All-you-can-eat tarte flambee
Le Gruber ★ 3.9
Le Gruber at the foot of the cathedral fires flammekueche to order and serves a full Alsatian plate for around twenty euros, good value in the old town.
Try: Flammekueche
Vert Ici ★ 3.9
Vert Ici inside the Aubette on Place Kleber builds custom bowls, salads, and cold-pressed juices, with 30 ingredients and bases like quinoa or kasha at around 7 to 10 euros.
Try: Custom bowls and salads
Au Brasseur ★ 3.9
Au Brasseur on Rue des Veaux runs a daily Happy Flam where house-brewed beer meets four-euro tarte flambee, a student-priced staple near the cathedral.
Try: Happy Flam tarte flambee
Brunch in Grande Ile
The Drunky Stork Social Club ★ 4.1
The Drunky Stork Social Club lays on a generous Sunday brunch in its former-bank dining room, an all-in spread served right through to mid-afternoon.
Order: Sunday brunch with the house Pim's dessert
Le Cafe Potager ★ 4.0
Le Cafe Potager near Place Kleber runs a vegetarian weekend brunch of seasonal plates and pastries, poured with Mokxa specialty coffee in a cosy room.
Order: Vegetarian brunch plate with Mokxa coffee
Au Fond du Jardin ★ 4.2
Au Fond du Jardin behind the cathedral serves a tearoom brunch around its famous madeleines du voyage, a small British-styled salon that books out fast.
Order: Madeleines du voyage with a pot of tea
Late-Night Eats in Grande Ile
The Drunky Stork Social Club ★ 4.0
The Drunky Stork Social Club keeps its former-bank dining room open to 01:30, serving sharing plates and cocktails long after the cathedral square goes quiet.
Try: Sharing plates and cocktails
Jeannette et les Cycleux ★ 4.0
Jeannette et les Cycleux on Rue des Tonneliers pours cocktails, snacks and milkshakes into the small hours, open to 02:30 on Friday and Saturday nights.
Try: Cocktails, snacks and milkshakes
Flam's ★ 3.6
Flam's on Rue des Freres fires tarte flambee until midnight every night, a cheap late feed of wood-fired flammekueche a short walk from the cathedral.
Try: All-you-can-eat tarte flambee
Au Brasseur ★ 3.9
Au Brasseur on Rue des Veaux keeps the kitchen and taps going to midnight, later at weekends, pairing house-brewed beer with late tarte flambee.
Try: Tarte flambee and house beer
Nightlife in Grande Ile
Microbrasserie La Lanterne ★ 3.9
Microbrasserie La Lanterne on Rue de la Lanterne pairs house draft beers with a small stage and a musical atmosphere, a veteran of the city's craft-beer nights.
Aedaen Place ★ 4.1
Aedaen Place on Rue des Aveugles is a tucked-back art space and cocktail bar pouring inventive drinks, a quieter hideaway off the busy rue des Soeurs.
Les Aviateurs ★ 4.0
Les Aviateurs on Rue des Soeurs has run late since 1984, an aviation-themed cocktail haunt that anchors Strasbourg's busiest drinking street into the small hours.
Jeannette et les Cycleux ★ 4.0
Jeannette et les Cycleux on Rue des Tonneliers is a loud late bar of cocktails and milkshakes, open to 02:30 at weekends near the cathedral.