Daniel's Guidebook for Heidelberg
German Restaurants
Traditional German food and especially great beer from their own production.
Laid back atmosphere with a nice beer garden outside.
20 Einheimische empfehlen
Kulturbrauerei Heidelberg
6 LeyergasseTraditional German food and especially great beer from their own production.
Laid back atmosphere with a nice beer garden outside.
Great place for very typical regional food - great value for money. They have beer, but it's wine place.
They have a great mixture of very different guests.
19 Einheimische empfehlen
Schnitzelbank
7 BauamtsgasseGreat place for very typical regional food - great value for money. They have beer, but it's wine place.
They have a great mixture of very different guests.
Historic 19th century fraternaty setting. Classic German cuisine with good value for money.
Zum Seppl
213 HauptstraßeHistoric 19th century fraternaty setting. Classic German cuisine with good value for money.
Brewery where you can also get traditional German food
24 Einheimische empfehlen
Vetter's Alt Heidelberger Brauhaus
9 SteingasseBrewery where you can also get traditional German food
Typical German food in the center of Handschuhsheim on the other side of the river. Can bewell combined with visiting the Thingstätte, the monestary on the hill top and the Tiefburg
10 Einheimische empfehlen
Alt Hendesse
4 MühltalstraßeTypical German food in the center of Handschuhsheim on the other side of the river. Can bewell combined with visiting the Thingstätte, the monestary on the hill top and the Tiefburg
More upscale restaurants
Classical dishes in very well kept traditional environment. Fantastic guest room but also very nice to sit outside in the summer.
10 Einheimische empfehlen
Weißer Bock
24 Große MantelgasseClassical dishes in very well kept traditional environment. Fantastic guest room but also very nice to sit outside in the summer.
Good selection of Meditarenean dishes in a minimalistic environment. Good for the fish dishes in particular.
Oskar Restaurant u. Vinothek
5 HaspelgasseGood selection of Meditarenean dishes in a minimalistic environment. Good for the fish dishes in particular.
Chambao
1-3 DreikönigstraßeMediterrenean cusine in a nice environment. The offer plates to share which is really great.
Very particular setting on the other side of the river. There is also a Michelin Star restaurant in the same building, but I prefer this one
Restaurant Mensurstube im Hotel Hirschgasse
3 HirschgasseVery particular setting on the other side of the river. There is also a Michelin Star restaurant in the same building, but I prefer this one
Restaurant zur Herrenmühle
239 HauptstraßeOld school fancy place with great food and usually more settled guests.
Steaks and Sushi. Not cheap, but one of the more urban places in Heidelberg, also a bit outside the Center in Bahnstadt.
12 Einheimische empfehlen
NEO - Bar und Restaurant
2 ZollhofgartenSteaks and Sushi. Not cheap, but one of the more urban places in Heidelberg, also a bit outside the Center in Bahnstadt.
jil Rooftop Drink&Dine
Fantastic views, mixed crowd, good drinks and food - not on the cheap side.
Cheap eats
Unter Freunden
2 MärzgasseGreat pizza for <10 EUR. They do not deliver.
Shawarma for 5 EUR and a good selection of arabic mezze. They have a sister place called Sahara.
Safari
147 HauptstraßeShawarma for 5 EUR and a good selection of arabic mezze. They have a sister place called Sahara.
mahmoud's
47 Bergheimer Str.Very good falafel and arabic mezze.
Salerno's
38 BrückenstraßeSolid Italian restaurant. They also deliver pizza
Min Ramen Bar
Ramen bar just around the corner. Very tasty ramen and bowls.
In between restaurants
Goldener Anker GmbH
52 Untere NeckarstraßeTapas and Wine. Small space with a relaxed atmosphere
On the other side of the Neckar. NIce to sit outside, having sun the entire day. Good Italian/Frenche cuisine, but also good for just a drink.
13 Einheimische empfehlen
River Café
2 BergstraßeOn the other side of the Neckar. NIce to sit outside, having sun the entire day. Good Italian/Frenche cuisine, but also good for just a drink.
Le Coq Restaurant & Bistro
17 BrückenstraßeSmall French place on the other side of the river
Best Italian restaurant in the area in my opinion (they do not have pizza). Located in Neckargemünd which is a small historic town 15 min upstream. You can go there even by bus directly
Limoncello Cucina e Vino
16 HauptstraßeBest Italian restaurant in the area in my opinion (they do not have pizza). Located in Neckargemünd which is a small historic town 15 min upstream. You can go there even by bus directly
Gaststätte Sushi Bar SameSame
3 SteingasseSaigon Sonne
170-172 HauptstraßeGood Vietnamese restaurant - one of the little good places on Hauptstraße.
Very nice Peruvian restaurant - 1 min walk from the apartment
Los Primos - Südamerikanische Küche Heidelberg
21 NeugasseVery nice Peruvian restaurant - 1 min walk from the apartment
Restaurant ON
Nice Korean place
Bars & Cafés
Bent Bar
2 LeyergasseVery small bar with great cocktails
Friedrich Bar Lounge
1 Friedrich-Ebert-AnlageBar just around the corner
coffee nerd
9 Rohrbacher Str.Nice coffee shop just around the corner
Destille
16 Untere Str.A classic
Amoroso
1 MärzgasseBoth café and bar
Macaronnerie Heidelberg
23 SofienstraßeSmall café just around the corner
Café Nomad Weststadt
City/town information
Nice little town, well known for the romantic castle with huge gardens and a hot spot for white asparagus (April-June)
38 Einheimische empfehlen
Schwetzingen
Nice little town, well known for the romantic castle with huge gardens and a hot spot for white asparagus (April-June)
Next larger town with a more urban scene and the shopping center for the entire Rhein-Neckar-Region.
85 Einheimische empfehlen
Mannheim
Next larger town with a more urban scene and the shopping center for the entire Rhein-Neckar-Region.
Sightseeing
Well-preserved fortification and a small village with shops and real inhabitants
7 Einheimische empfehlen
Burg Dilsberg
3a BurghofwegWell-preserved fortification and a small village with shops and real inhabitants
Thingstätte Heidelberg
Arena built in the times of Nazi Germany.
It is a ~1.5h boat cruise from Heidelberg --> https://weisseflottehd.de/burgenfahrt-neckartal/
16 Einheimische empfehlen
Neckarsteinach
It is a ~1.5h boat cruise from Heidelberg --> https://weisseflottehd.de/burgenfahrt-neckartal/