Strasbourg, France
Strasbourg’s 5 best restaurants (and must-try dishes)
The guide to Strasbourg’s best restaurants
Strasbourg, the beating heart of Alsace in northeastern France, offers a dining scene that is rooted in tradition and boldly experimental. At the core of its dining scene are the winstubs – once working‑class wine taverns where neighbours shared steaming choucroute garnie (garnished sauerkraut) and pitchers of crisp Riesling under red‑checked cloths. Today, those dishes are still seen on menus, but you will also find new flavours, shaken up with French flair in sleek spots that are as stunning as the dish on your plate. In this guide, we’ve picked the standout spots that show off the city’s culinary character – some classic, some modern, all unforgettable.
Top photography courtesy of Buerehiesel
01
Léonor
Housed in a Jean‑Philippe Nuel–designed building with 18th‑century façades, Léonor Hotel’s bar‑patisserie‑restaurant is no ordinary hotel restaurant. Léonor has a beautiful open‑plan layout with pops of colour and Persian carpets adding character to the space. You can also opt to sit outside in the expansive tree-lined courtyard on a sunny day. Chefs Nicolas Stamm‑Corby and Serge Schaal – alumni of the two‑Michelin‑starred Fourchette des Ducs – put the spotlight on regional and seasonal produce. Léonor knows how to balance simple, delicate presentations with daring flavours. The squid ink linguine with lobster, basil and lobster sauce is a must. For dessert, try the rhubarb confit with verbena and Madagascar vanilla.
Léonor
Léonor Hotel
11 Rue de la Nuée-Bleue
Strasbourg
France
Photography courtesy of Léonor
02
Buerehiesel
Set in a half‑timbered farmhouse built in 1607 and moved piece by piece for the 1895 International Industrial Exhibition, Buerehiesel is one of the last remnants of that era – and a listed Monument Historique. Inside, you’ll find five dining rooms – including a glass‑roofed veranda suspended among century‑old trees. Now run by Éric Westermann, son of the acclaimed Antoine Westermann, the restaurant honours its roots while exploring a more imaginative, forward-looking approach to French cuisine. Chef Fabrice Thouret leads the kitchen with dishes rooted in tradition. Signature dishes include frog legs that are pan-fried with chervil and spätzle (egg noodle) served with cream and the Burgaud duck roasted with beetroot and red onion served with lettuce condiment and duck gastrique juice.
Buerehiesel
4 Parc de l'Orangerie
Strasbourg
France
Photography courtesy of Buerehiesel
03
Au Crocodile
Au Crocodile has been a fixture of Strasbourg fine dining for decades – known not just for its name (a nod to a stuffed crocodile brought back from Napoleon’s campaign in Egypt) but for its long-standing Michelin pedigree. Over its long run, Au Crocodile has earned and regained three Michelin stars (first in 1958, third in 1989, returned in 2016) and joined Relais & Châteaux in 2017. Under the current guidance of Chef Romain Brillat, the restaurant has quietly evolved, leaning into a more modern, accessible style of gastronomy without losing that old-world polish. The tasting menu is where you see that balance – scallop carpaccio with caviar, venison with beetroot jus and desserts that are delicate without being overly sweet.
Au Crocodile
10 Rue de l'Outre
Strasbourg
France
Photography courtesy of Au Crocodile
04
Le Banquet des Sophistes
Founded in 2016 by Murat Sancar – an ESC Troyes graduate who reimagined the former Grain de Riz – the restaurant takes its name from Athénée’s ancient text Banquet des Sophistes, where rhetoric and dining converge. The bistronomic décor – warm woods, exposed brick and cocoon‑like lighting – creates a dining atmosphere that is warm and relaxed. Chef Nicolas Koffel focuses on bistro-style dishes made from local produce. Standout dishes include daurade sébaste (Atlantic cod) with coconut‑ginger vinaigrette, wild meagre in Tom Kha Kaï shellfish sauce and a marbled rhubarb‑bergamot with white chocolate and almonds.
Le Banquet des Sophistes
5 Rue d'Austerlitz
Strasbourg
France
Photography courtesy of Le Banquet des Sophistes
05
Maison Kammerzell
You can’t miss this one. Right on the cathedral square, Maison Kammerzell looks like it was pulled straight from a Middle Ages film set – wood carvings, murals and spiral staircases tell a Renaissance tale, while the vaulted cellar – frescoed by Léo Schnug in 1904 – offers a mediaeval atmosphere. Inside this 15th-century building is one of the city’s most storied dining rooms, known especially for one thing: the choucroute aux trois poissons, created by chef Guy-Pierre Baumann. Today, Chef Hubert Lépine guards this recipe and still serves this special dish made from cabbage from Krautergersheim, salmon, smoked haddock, halibut and a proprietary butter sauce.
Maison Kammerzell
16 Pl. de la Cathédrale
Strasbourg
France
Photography courtesy of Maison Kammerzell
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