Cuisine of Magdeburg for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Magdeburg features a vast choice of restaurants, bars, pubs and cozy coffee houses. The Landhaus Hadrys restaurant is an attractive gastronomy establishment serving ethnic cuisine. There one can spend a romantic evening as well as learn the local culinary traditions. The restaurant features the vast selection of dishes, rich wine list as well as ambient interior of the hall. The high quality service will add to the pleasure of the visit.

The fans of the Japanese cuisine will love the Tokio Haus restaurant. Its spacious hall decorated in oriental style tunes for relaxation. According to experienced travelers the Tokio Haus restaurant is exactly the place offering the best sushi and rolls. Guests will also enjoy the attractive pricing, despite of great popularity of the restaurant the prices for dishes are rather affordable.

The Lion City pub offers the best facilities for big company rest where one can spice up the leisure with some beer. Each evening the pub gathers the sport, hamburgers and beer fans. Its hall is equipped with several large plasma TV-sets streaming the most engaging sport competitions. To improve the leisure of the guests the pub offers a good selection of treats. The speciality of The Lion City house is the hamburger. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Magdeburg also offers for visiting some restaurant serving Vietnamese cuisine. The Orchidee restaurant is one of the most remarkable among them. This cozy eating house always keeps the quiet and romantic atmosphere which is accompanied with luscious music in the evening. The Orchidee restaurant attracts the fans of exotic dishes. Apart from traditional Vietnamese treats its menu offers plenty of delicacies. Among the restaurants serving French cuisine the Bon Apart house is worth noticing. Delicious meat dishes, fresh salads and fluffy desserts as other gastronomy masterpieces of the house will be perfectly added with a glass of French wine.

The fans of Italian cuisine will like the Sapori D'Italia restaurant. The vast choice of traditional pizzas and pastas, the chef’s risotto and other genuine chef’s delicacies will stun even the most sophisticated gourmands. The Sapori D'Italia offers a rich wine list as well. Among the restaurants serving international cuisine the Park Restaurant Die Saison is of the ultimate popularity. Its menu is regularly updated and the pricing is still attractive and affordable.

Magdeburg's traditional cuisine will appeal to those who prefer simple and hearty dishes prepared from familiar products. Some recipes of regional cuisine became a real classic, and a great example is "Schwammespalken" mushroom eintopf. Many chefs cook it according to their own special recipes. To prepare the classic version of the dish, you will need the following ingredients: 1 kg of any bolete mushrooms, 4 medium potatoes, 1 onion, 3 tbsp of flour, 100 g of ham, fresh parsley, butter, 1 tsp of vinegar, 1 tsp of sugar, bay leaf, caraway seeds, salt, and pepper.

Mushrooms must be thoroughly washed, peeled, and cut into small slices. Boil them for an hour in salted water, then add a couple of bay leaves and a few black peppercorns. After one hour, add diced potatoes to the mushrooms and cook until ready.

Melt butter in a frying pan, add flour and fry until light brown. Add the ready cream sauce to the mushrooms and potatoes and mix thoroughly. Dice the ham and fry it in a pan, and then add it to the other ingredients. Salt, sugar, and pepper should be added to taste.

Chop parsley and add vinegar, then mix thoroughly. The ready stew is served in deep plates and decorated with fresh parsley. Celery and carrots are also present in some versions of the recipe. The rich mushroom stew is now cooked both in small and the most upscale restaurants. Some chefs prepare the traditional stew exclusively on beef broth.

Visiting Magdeburg's regional cuisine restaurants, be sure to try traditional Saxon meat dishes, hearty potato dishes, and popular pastries. Sweet pies remain one of the most popular desserts. In local restaurants, they can be prepared with fresh fruits and various types of jam. One of the locals' favorite desserts is Sächsische Eierschecke, which is prepared using the best cottage cheese from local farms. Some interesting sweet pastries can be tasted not only in restaurants but also in numerous pastry shops and bakeries.