Typical Dresden Cuisine

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Stollen

It is the most traditional and famous German cake and it was born in Dresden! It’s a fruit bread made of nuts, spices, and dried or candied fruit, coated with powdered or icing sugar. Stollen is eaten during Christmas season, that is why it is also called "Weihnachts or Christstollen".

Eierschecke

It is a sheet cake made from yeast dough with a coating of apples, quark and poppy seeds. Almost every coffee bar sells it, Dresden without Eierschecke wouldn't be Dresden.

Kolle Mate

The city has its own brand of Mate, which is not easy to find! But local off-licence and a lot of restaurants in Neustadt, especially vegetarian and vegan ones, sell it.

Places to eat German cuisine in Dresden

Neustadt

• Bautzner Tor: it is one of the oldest and most iconic restaurants which offers every kind of German cuisine and local beer brands. It is completely furnished in the East Germany style. Lights come from old chandeliers and candles which make this place really cosy. Meals are between €6 and €12. I really recommend you to go there for the typically red beer Elbstein from Dresden.
• Raskolnikoff: "Inner-city house-made cuisine" is perhaps the best way to describe Raskolnikoff' style: honest, undogmatic cuisine with a focus on regional products. The lunch offer is all about paying €8 per meal and an extra to get the local beer.
• Curry&Co: in this restaurant you will find the most craziest combinations of Currywurst. From the classical sausage with curry sauce over cheese-jalapeno or honey-mustard to the peanut sauce. They offer as well organic and vegan sausages. My advice? Try the French fries! They are amazing. A menu with fries costs around €5.50.
• Döner Kebab Albertplatz: In my opinion the best one in town! But of course, it depends on everyone’s taste... they also use a special red sauce which transforms this already tasty Döner Kebab into a perfect one! Prices are between €3 and €4.
• Planwirtschaft: it is a nice place not only for lunch or dinner but also for having the perfect breakfast in their garden. They offer everything your heart desires: from sweets like muesli and yoghurt, croissant and fruits to tasty stuff like rolls with cheese and/or ham to scrambled eggs with fresh orange juice. For an open buffet, you'll pay €9.80.
• Scheune café: like Planwirtschaft, this is the perfect place for having a varied and long breakfast in an amazing garden. There you can also try the vegan version of it. Prices are running from €5.90 to €11(brunch).

Altstadt

In Altstadt, restaurants are more expensive. But if your parents come to visit you, you should go and try one of the tasty meals they offer. if you're lucky, it will be on your parents.

• Carolaschlösschen: it is located in the middle of a huge park next to a small pond with an amazing view of the surrounding nature. Here you can try crimi or musical dinners, which are a bit expensive but will allow you to enjoy a fantastic experience which joins music and eating! Check their prices and events here.
• Restaurant & Grand Café Coselpalais: I guess it is the best one in Altstadt. They offer a high-quality and traditional German cuisine in an amazing environment, it is a really stylish restaurant! Unfortunately, prices aren't really student-friendly: starting price is €15.
• Paulaner's: this restaurant is located inside the Taschenberg Palais, so among all the breathtaking churches and places you must visit in the city centre. Service is really professional and food is excellent, but even here, menus are a bit more expensive; around €20 per dish.
• Xfresh: it is the cheapest one within the district. They offer a varied breakfast buffet with all the delicacies you can imagine. And the price is the best: €7.90.

Other good places to eat

Neustadt

• Codo-sushi/Vietnamese cuisine: believe me when I tell you this is the best sushi restaurant of the world! I visited a lot of places and lived many years out of Germany, but I have never eaten such delicious sushi! It is absolutely fresh and the people working there are always friendly and smiling. Apart from sushi, I also like their Vietnamese cuisine. It doesn’t matter what you order at this place - you will love it! Also, the prices are amazing for the quality they offer. Sushi menus cost between €5 and €10; Vietnamese dishes are around €5 - €7. They also have a terrace to sit outside and enjoy the Neustadt lifestyle. Highly recommended!



• Eva’s Pizza - Italian food: almost everyone in Neustadt knows this woman and her excellent Pizzas. She really loves her work, you can see and taste it. She is singing all the time while preparing her pizzas. Every Pizza costs €5 (32cm), there are both standard ones and more original topped with crazy combinations... like Hot Dog, Kebab or Bolognese Pizza.
• Kantine No. 2 - Burger: if you love burgers, then this is the place for you! Burgers are super tasty and you can choose among a lot of options: from meat to cheese or vegan patties, along with a lot of different sauces to vary fries' taste. A burger menu is €6.
• Jaipur - Indian food: discover the country-style interior with ornate carvings and a huge beer garden! This restaurant offers every week-day an all-you-can eat lunch for only €6! The food is delicious and there is a wide choice.
• Falscher Hase - vegan restaurant: they offer typical German cuisine, but without animal products and the taste of the dishes is even better than the original ones! I can totally recommend it, even prices are super affordable, as you pay around €7 or €9 for a main dish!

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