The best restaurants Upper Austria

You enter through a small courtyard accessible from the square, right next to the tourist office. This is definitely a multidisciplinary establishment: a restaurant with a warm atmosphere, candles and panelling; a bar open until 2am (except on Sundays); a cellar-bar open in the evening. The background music, which is highly sought after, varies every evening. Young and friendly service. Some suggestions for dishes ? The menu includes veal stew, potato goulash, baked chicken fillet, vegetable and lentil curry with basmati rice...

You don't have to be staying at the Hotel du Cheval Blanc to enjoy this table, one of three in the establishment. But if you do, you'll feel like you're coming down to lunch at home. The setting is as romantic as you could wish, with the bay window wide open onto the lake. You can hear the water lapping and choose from a fresh menu of traditional Austrian cuisine of the highest standard. Opt for a lake fish. In summer, it fills up fast!

A must-visit address that has just celebrated its 30th anniversary. The main avenue in the town center opens onto a large, welcoming room and an inner courtyard under chestnut trees. Here's a pleasant, lively place to stop for a coffee, share a moment with family or friends, and enjoy fresh, generous cuisine. Here, locals and tourists mingle cordially. Pretty salads in wooden bowls, delicious vegi-wok, grilled meats... Very friendly service.

For a change from Austrian cuisine, here's a superb African restaurant popular with students, facing the central square on the other side of the bridge, at the foot of the Ars Electronica Center. A gustatory voyage that invites sweet potatoes, manioc, plantains and legumes alongside organic and local vegetables to concoct a healthy cuisine to share. Excellent vegetarian curry with lentils, vegetables, coconut milk, rice and couscous. For dessert, the date mousse with fresh fruit is a delight. The menu is available in English on the website.

A gastronomic and highly epicurean address. Rosso offers creative cuisine based on fresh fish and seafood. Start with grilled octopus on a celery purée, or young asparagus with scallops, then wild turbot in salt dough, to share, with caper flower sauce, cherry tomatoes, Taggiasca olives and potato rings, and finish with a lemon sorbet with prosecco and vodka.

This Austrian-style fast-food restaurant is conveniently located near Hauptplatz. As the sign says, the specialty here is Leberkäse, a mixture of pork liver (the original is made from horsemeat, so ask first) and other ingredients (including cheese, which makes Käseleberkäse), presented between two slices of bread. This is the Austrian Big Mac! Quite hearty, it also has the advantage of being inexpensive. There are also several addresses in Wien and one in Flagenfurt.

A local institution, charming behind its yellow front. The consensus is that it is the best brewery in the city. Its good reputation is justified and people even come from Linz to eat here. The place is very lively. It serves generous Austrian cuisine of very good quality. The large outdoor terrace is a great place to enjoy the sunny days. And if you like the address, it is even possible to stay there in some not too expensive and quite comfortable, even cosy rooms.

Affordable dining in a touristy village with a tendency to inflate prices! A simple way to enjoy an appetizing pizza, pasta dish or risotto. This little restaurant in the center of town, not far from the church, stands out for its charming welcome, cosy decor and concern for offering dishes rich in freshness and savoir-faire. It's Italy on Lake Wolfgang, full of flavor and art de vivre.

A romantic grand siècle establishment on the banks of the Traun. Settle in for a drink or a meal, a slice of sachertorte or breakfast, under a beautiful cupola. It's not gastronomy, but you have a choice of respectable Austrian dishes and enjoy an extraordinary ambience. You can imagine Sissi in a crinoline, and ladies and gentlemen of the aristocracy in full regalia taking the waters. From room to room, the decor, in its original state, offers you a historic moment at a reasonable price!

At the entrance to the botanical gardens, this café-restaurant offers excellent coffee, pastries and friendly dishes. Cold cucumber soup with sprouted seeds and fresh ginger, grilled cheese toast, radishes, carrots, arugula and very good artisanal ice creams. Add fresh fruit juices. All of this is done to the highest standards, with a selection of impeccable products, most of them organic. Excellent value for money. Pleasant terrace and friendly service. A delicatessen section, with southern olive oils and balsamic vinegars.