4 Best Restaurants in Speyer, The Pfalz and Rhine Terrace

Speyer's oldest beer garden, a 15-minute stroll through the gardens behind the cathedral, is a popular, leafy spot to pass the afternoon. There's a good selection of beer, and the portions of rustic, regional fare are enormous. There's a good selection of vegetarian choices too. If you're hungry, try one of the grilled steak dishes, served—rather nontraditionally—with fries.

Friendly service and fresh seasonal dishes make for an enjoyable dining experience in the town hall's vaulted cellar (dating from 1578). The frequently changing menu offers entrées such as Sauerbraten nach Grossmutters Art (sour pot roast the way grandma used to make it) or Bachsaibling (brook trout) in a red-wine-butter sauce.

It's small and often packed with local families, but the rustic cooking in this cozy restaurant is worth the wait: hearty portions of regional specialties will delight both your mouth and your wallet. The Leberknödel (liver dumplings) and Rumpsteak (rump steak) are both excellent, and there's also a nice selection of fresh salads.

This 19th-century vaulted brick cellar has rustic wood furnishings and cozy niches perfect for settling down for an evening of hearty Pfälzer and wider German food. The restaurant has long been a promoter of the global Slow Food movement, and its dishes, created using locally sourced ingredients, include Blutwurst (blood sausage), Maultaschen (large ravioli), and Tafelspitz (slow-cooked rump cap of beef, with horseradish sauce).