My husband and I are due to go to Strasbourg in early April for a wedding.

We'll have a night to ourselves, and I want to treat us to a nice meal. I've been looking at the Michelin guide to see which restaurants have Michelin stars, not that that is necessarily an indication of the best, but it's a start anyway. I'd appreciate any feedback / comments from people who have visited these restaurants to help me choose which ones to ring first (I'm assuming that 2.5 months in advance I will be able to get a reservation?)

The starred restaurants I found are:

Umami - cooking described as "inventive" (this appeals to me) - seems comparatively reasonably priced EUR42-60 per meal

Le Casserole - again "inventive" and says wines are well chosen and reasonably priced, meals EUR49-78. I like the sound of this too.

Au Crocodile - described as "classic" and prices EUR89-128

Buerehiesel - I think this is also a classic restaurant and EUR67-110.

Of course there will be other restaurants not Michelin starred that might be nice and all suggestions are gladly accepted. The inventive rather than classic cooking and the "moderate" (comparatively) prices of the top 2 in the list above would attract me but I would love to know more from anyone who has visited any of the restaurants.

Many thanks in advance

Jane

I'm interested, too, as Strasbourg is on my "short-list". ttt

i'll give this another try - topping

For those who are interested in traditional Alsatian food, the best places are Maison Kammerzell (in a building that dates from 15th century) and the winstub, Chez Yvonne, both of which are near the cathedral.
Littlejane, it sounds as though you want a place that serves more innovative fare but just thought I'd mention these two anyway since they are icons in Strasbourg.

I know that Au Crocodile has a long-standing excellent reputation.

And the Auberge de l'Ill in a nearby town is supposed to be excellent, also, with some Michelin stars. I should have done my homework before I started this response, but I think the name of the town is Illhausen.

Illhaeusern is the name of the town, and it is farther away from Strasbourg than I thought--probably a 45 min. drive south, north of Colmar. But if you have a car, the drive would be lovely through the heart of the wine region.

Someone of them would have to stay off the wine for a drive like that. A shame given the regions wine.

Here is the website; it has the reputation as being among the best restaurants in Europe:


http://www.auberge-de-l-ill.com/V2/index.html

Thank you all.

I am certainly open to the idea of traditional Alsatian fare, although we will have 2 or 3 days as part of the wedding party and I suspect the couple getting married (who live in Strasbourg) will put on a traditional meal or two for us, hence the slight preference for the innovative rather than the traditional. BUT I'd much prefer to go to somewhere recommended on this board than somewhere that just happens to be on the Michelin list. Grandmere, I'll have a look into the places you recommended, thank you so much.

For this trip I'll rule out restaurants that involve driving - as hetismij rightly says it would be a shame to have a lovely meal in Alsace and no wine!

We had a delightful meal at the Maison Kammerzell. It was quite awhile ago so I don't remember details. But part of the experience is dining in a 15th century structure.

There's a web site: www.maison-kammerzell.com

We had a quite adequate and reasonably priced dinner at "Café Restaurant le Gruber" which is also near the cathedral. Typical Alsatian food and chock full of locals when we went. Large portions and delicious Fischer beer.

I have eaten at both Au Crocodile and l'Auberge de l'll, but it was at least 10 years ago, so can't offer any current information. Both were top-notch, though!

Thank you all very much. I haven't booked anywhere yet, will check out all the suggestions.