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Award-winning culinary delights

fine dining

If you’re a fan of fine dining, you will find plenty of opportunities to treat yourself to an exquisite meal in and around Graz.

THE BIBLE OF GOOD TASTE

However, in the German-speaking area, gourmets and foodies mostly rely on two sources to make their culinary choices. The Guide Michelin and Gault & Millau are something like the “bibles of fine dining”. Would you like to know what the culinary experts have to say about Graz Region? 

  • Guide Michelin
    • Rates hotels and restaurants
    • Awards up to 3 stars to outstanding restaurants
    • in Austria, Guide Michelin now only rates estaurants in Vienna and Salzburg 
    • Consequently, there are no Michelin-starred restaurant in Styria

 

  • Gault & Millau 
    • the "gourmet experts"
    • published in Austria by Martina and Karl Hohenlohe 
    • rating system from 0 bto 20 Punkten 
    • one toques = stands for a very good, beyond-average coisine 
    • five toques = the top rating for the world's best restaurants
Restaurant Wörgötter_Außenansicht 01 | © TV Region Graz | Harry Schiffer
  • Ligist

Restaurant Wörgötter

At Restaurant Wörgötter in Ligist, Styria, tradition and innovation merge to create unforgettable moments of...
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  • Graz

Starcke Haus

At Starcke Haus you can survey the colourful cityscape of the historic centre.
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Johann Rainer | © Lukas Mats Brunner
  • Thal

Kreuzwirt

The Kreuzwirt in Thal is a charming inn that offers traditional Styrian-Austrian cuisine in a cosy atmosphere with...
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Daniel Edelsbrunner in the kitchen | © Kupferdachl - Phil Lihotzky
  • Premstätten

Restaurant Kupferdachl

The Kupferdachl restaurant in Premstätten offers a unique combination of traditional grandmother's cuisine and modern...
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  • Graz

Didi Dorner at Magnolia

Restaurant located in the Augarten hotel.
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  • Graz

el Gaucho im Landhaus

El Gaucho serves steaks and creative native dishes with a focus on locality.
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  • Graz

El Pescador

A fish restaurant which reflects the open-minded attitude towards life of a harbour inn.
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  • Graz

STAMMTISCH am Paulustor

Awarded by Gault Millau (2025): 2 hats / 14 points Familiar ingredients with fresh creative spice: Here, local products...
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  • Graz

Restaurant Florian im Parkhotel Graz

Excellent restaurant near the Graz Schlossberg.
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  • Graz

Gerüchteküche

Vegetarian restaurant with local products – prepared from a global perspective.
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  • Graz

Restaurant Artis

Philipp Dyczek cooks at Restaurant Artis according to the motto "We cook, you enjoy".
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  • Graz

Toshi

Awarded by Gault Millau (2025): 2 hats / 13 points Toshi means downtown/city. Uncomplicated ambience meets urban...
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The most important food critic: the guest

If you rather rely on your own taste buds than on expert reviews, you have plenty of opportunities to sample your way through the culinary landscape of the Graz region. Numerous wine taverns, traditional inns, cafés and restaurants invite you to be your own “food critic”.