Salzburg

5 real restaurants, cafés, bars, markets and food experiences, from inexpensive to special occasion.

5 places to eat and drink in Salzburg

Fresh pastries and croissants (illustrative photo)
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Café Tomaselli

Café · Alter Markt

££ Mid-range

Salzburg’s oldest coffeehouse, open since 1700, where waiters bring a tray of cakes to your table.

Known for: Coffee and cake, Apfelstrudel

About £17–35 per person

Local favourite Good for Couples · Families

Fresh pastries and croissants (illustrative photo)
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Café Bazar

Café · Salzach riverside

££ Mid-range

A traditional coffee house on the river, popular with locals and festival visitors.

Known for: Coffee, cakes, breakfast

About £17–35 per person

Local favourite Good for Couples · Families

German sausages (illustrative photo)
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Augustiner Bräustübl

Bar · Mülln

££ Mid-range

A vast monastery-run beer hall and garden, where beer is poured from wooden barrels.

Known for: Beer, roast pork, pretzels

About £17–35 per person

Local favourite Good for Groups · Couples

Belgian waffles (illustrative photo)
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Café-Konditorei Fürst

Bakery · Old Town

£ Inexpensive

The original maker of Mozartkugeln, chocolate-covered marzipan-and-nougat balls, since 1890.

Known for: Original Mozartkugel

Under about £17 per person

Local favourite Good for Couples · Families

A Wiener Schnitzel (illustrative photo)
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St. Peter Stiftskulinarium

Restaurant · Old Town

£££ Higher-end

A restaurant in the shadow of St Peter’s Abbey, said to be one of the oldest in Europe.

Known for: Austrian cuisine in a historic setting

About £35–60 per person

Special occasion Good for Couples · Groups

£ to ££££ is an approximate guide to price level and the per-person range is an estimate, not live pricing. “Good for” is a rule of thumb. Opening times and menus change: check with the venue before you go.

Local dishes to try in Salzburg 3
  • Salzburger Nockerl

    A giant sweet soufflé, the city’s signature

  • Mozartkugeln

    Chocolate, marzipan and nougat balls

  • Käsespätzle

    Cheesy noodles with crispy onions