5 Best Restaurants in Regensburg, Franconia and the German Danube

In a city famous for its cafés, Anna is a safe chain of high-quality bakeries in Regensburg and one of the best places for coffee and cake in the afternoon. Breakfast under the vaulted ceilings is pleasant as well are the sandwiches to go. The wonderful bread and pastries more than make up for the surly barista.

A modern two-level café and bar, Felix offers everything from sandwiches to steaks, and buzzes with activity from breakfast until the early hours. Light from an artsy chandelier and torchlike fixtures bounces off the many large framed mirrors.

At the world's oldest, and possibly smallest, bratwurst grill, just by the Stone Bridge, succulent Regensburger sausages are prepared right before your eyes on an open beech-wood charcoal grill. If you want to eat them inside in the tiny dining room, you'll have to squeeze past the cook to get there. The homemade sauerkraut and mustard are excellent and available for sale.

The "Empty Sack" prepares excellent international cuisine—from antipasti to solid pork roast—served in a pleasant vaulted room supported by massive rough-hewn beams.

Michelin-starred chef Maximilian Schmidt focuses on a fusion of German, Asian, and Scandinavian cuisines in a historical building at the edge of the Altstadt. The four and six-course tasting menus are the perfect way to experience modern German cooking.