8 restauranger i Innsbruck som du inte vill missa

Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: September 2026 | There are many nice restaurants in Innsbruck, Austria. We have tried everything from traditional Tyrolean food and charcuterie platters to more modern restaurants and food with fantastic views of the Alps. Here are 8 restaurants and dining experiences in and around Innsbruck that we have tried ourselves.

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Restaurants in Innsbruck

Innsbruck is a city that really surprised us. The mountains offer a fantastic backdrop in this city, and there are also plenty of beautiful buildings, historical sights, good food and, not least, good wines.

Restauranger i Innsbruck — Bar 360 in Innsbruck, with city and mountain views

There are of course many restaurants in Innsbruck, in different price ranges. We managed to visit a bunch, all of which were good in different ways. Some because they were cosy with traditional food from the Alps, others because they serve modern and creative food and still others because they combine good food with dramatic views. In total, we can recommend eight nice restaurants in Innsbruck.

1. the poacher

One of the evenings in Innsbruck we ate at the restaurant Die Wilderin, which is located on one of the central streets in the middle of the old town. This is a cosy and popular restaurant, with a modern atmosphere and good service.

The menu was really exciting, we must say, with creative meat and vegetable dishes. Peter started with a starter of raw lamb fillet and I (Helena) chose a beetroot starter. For main course we had lamb stew and horse meatballs with tagliatelle. The starters were especially good here!

Address: Sellergasse 5, Innsbruck

2. the Kofel, Patscherkofel

Das Kofel is located at the mountain station of Patscherkofel, high above Innsbruck. You get there by the Patscherkofelbahn, and a big part of the experience is of course the location and the view. When we were here it was actually both cloudy and muggy, but it was still delicious to sit and eat up among the clouds.

This restaurant serves traditional Tyrolean food. Even before we entered, we were served mulled wine, followed by bread and scrambled eggs before it was time for creamy and delicious pumpkin soup. The main course was a generous portion (for two) with different kinds of meat, ham and sausages, which was served with dumplings, mustard and horseradish.

This type of food is very sticky and maybe not our favourite food really, but it belongs to try when you are in Tyrol and here everything was well cooked and of good quality. The meal ended with pastries, chestnuts, nuts and fruit, and then we were really full we can promise ...

Address: Patscherkofelbahn mountain station, Innsbruck

3. the Brahms

One of the nicer restaurants in Innsbruck that we ate at was Das Brahms. This restaurant offers an upscale and slightly more luxurious atmosphere, with copper fittings and huge flower creations.

We both started with a salmon tartare which was very good, if a little large for an appetiser. Then we both continued with the fish course. Peter chose pike-perch and I chose char, which was served on a bed of delicious red risotto. A very nice restaurant evening with a luxurious feel!

Address: Universitätsstrasse 1, Innsbruck

4th Tyrol wine house

One of the evenings in Innsbruck, we attended a wine tasting at Weinhaus Tyrol, which was a fantastic experience. Here you sit in the middle of the small wine shop, or in the cosy wine tasting room, if you are a slightly larger group.

The shop has many Austrian and Italian wines, among other things, and we chose a tasting with a focus on Austrian wine. The girl who guided us through the tasting was both knowledgeable and cheerfully relaxed, and contributed to our having a very pleasant evening.

After the first wines, the ordered dinner was served, consisting of a charcuterie tray from a local market nearby, accompanied by bread. The whole fantastic delicious! We didn't manage to eat it all and took the leftovers with us as a doggy bag - which became a perfect lunch bag for the train journey home a little later.

Address: Herzog-Friedrich-Strasse 32, Innsbruck

5. Bacon products

We had a slightly simpler version of wine with charcuterie for lunch one day at Speckeria, in the centre of the old town. Here you step into a small, and incredibly charming, charcuterie shop, where there are also a small number of tables. We simply ordered a glass of white wine and a tray of charcuterie. Very, very good!

Address: Hofgasse 3a, Innsbruck

6. sea caves, northern chain

If you like mountains and views, it's also well worth eating at the Seegrube restaurant, on the Nordkette mountain. It's easily reached by cable car from the Congress Centre in central Innsbruck, and then by cable car up to the restaurant at 1,905 metres. At the restaurant there are viewing points with wide views in all directions and, if it's not foggy, there are also great views directly from the dining table.

The restaurant offers mainly traditional Tyrolean and Austrian dishes, but also some more creative ones. We went for a fairly classic meal here, with soup as a starter, schnitzel as a main course and then a piece of sachertorte to share. Everything tasted very good!

Address: Nordkette, Innsbruck

7. Daniel's Kristallwelten in Wattens

If you visit the Swarovski Kristallwelten in Wattens, just outside Innsbruck, you can take the opportunity to eat at Daniels Kristallwelten. This is a restaurant with dishes in the slightly higher price range, but on the other hand, everything we ate here tasted very, very good.

Peter ordered a steak with vegetables, along with sweet potato fries. I chose sous vide cooked corn chicken with polenta. This was one of the very best meals we had in Innsbruck.

Address: Swarovski Kristallwelten, Kristallweltenstrasse 1, Wattens

8th Lehnberghaus mountain hut

On one of the days in Innsbruck, we took a bus trip to Mötz, about an hour west of Innsbruck. From here we did a hike (in the rain!) past the Arzkasten Gasthaus and then further up, with the final destination Lehnberghaus alpine hut.

It's not that the food is special here, but experiencing the nature of the Tyrol and having a simple and traditional meal in one of the many Alpine huts (which of course tastes very good after a strenuous hike!) is highly recommended.

The Lehnberghaus serves traditional dishes such as sausages, dumplings and sauerkraut. We both chose käsespätzle, a kind of pasta served with cheese and roasted onions. Delicious in all its simplicity! Afterwards we chose to share an apple strudel. Very good that too!

Address: Lehnberg, Austria

More restaurants in Innsbruck?

There are of course many more good restaurants in Innsbruck, although we didn't get to try any more. One tip we got from our guide is to look far in through the open gates - or to look up the stairs. Often the restaurants that only the locals can find are far inside, or upstairs.

If you like food, we can also recommend a visit to the Markthalle, where you can find lots of locally produced goodies in the form of charcuterie, cheeses, bread, pastries, fruit and vegetables. In addition, there is often a great atmosphere here with, for example, entertainment and wine tasting.