In which Passau restaurant can you eat something?
We visit Passau, one of the most beautiful cities in Bavaria. Which restaurant in Passau offers which cuisine? We have that with ours Enjoyment trip asked in the old town of Passau. One thing quickly became clear to us. Passau Essen is diverse. You can discover which restaurant Passau has in store for you on our tour of the gastronomy of the three-river city.
Book your Passau hotel here *
- Discover one Wellness hotel in the area of Passau 5 stars *
- Find yours Passau 4 star hotel here *
- Book yours Hotel in Passau an der Donau here *
- Find yours here Guesthouse in Passau *
- You can find it here Hotel Residenz Passau *
We drive to the three-river city of Passau and want to get to know the city's culinary delights on the border with Austria. We start from Römerplatz for a stroll through the gastronomy of the three-river city. The cruise ships that sail along the Danube dock at the banks of the Danube. They bring guests from all over the world to the city on the Danube, Inn and Ilz. The town hall of the city rises opposite the landing stage.

Dine the world in Passau restaurants
During our stroll through the city, we discover restaurants whose menus indicate gastronomy with dishes from all over the world. Antipasti from Sardinia are advertised on a slate of a restaurant. We discover chestnut cream soup with scallops. Or do you like lava stone grill octopus with zucchini cream? Pasta, fish and meat dishes complete the menu from Sardinia.

Passau restaurants - Austrian cuisine inspires
A few steps further there is a starter of roast beef with oyster mushrooms and tartar sauce. Or does the goat cheese sound better with thyme honey? The head chef of this restaurant loves Styrian cuisine. On his card is a fried chicken on cucumber. He also serves leafy salads in salad dressing and pumpkin seed oil. There is also a beef steak from Styria with balsamic onions. The dessert is also inspired from Austria. There are curd dumplings with plum roasters. Even if you just want a little something, you get Austrian. You can choose from a bacon plate with bacon from the Weinviertel and horseradish. Or do you like the smoked Duroc pork from the Innviertel? Spiced with garlic and chilli butter?

Lower Bavarian dishes
Lower Bavarian cuisine paired with specialties from Austria can be found in the next tavern. Caspress dumplings swim in the beef broth. But there is also a potato soup like in Lower Bavaria. Vegetarians can choose between Schupfnudeln with spinach and cherry tomatoes from Bavaria. Or do you prefer a salad plate with spinach dumplings, cheese dumplings and pasta bag with nut butter and parmesan? That's how we know her from Austria. If we look further down the menu, we even discover “Kaiserin Sissi” pot dumplings.

Empress Sissi - in the restaurant in Passau
The Empress of Austria is very popular in Passau. On our stroll through the city, we keep seeing things that remind us of them. There is the relief on the town hall that shows Sissi. Or the excursion boat on the Danube that bears her name. The Empress is also paid homage to in the Passau cuisine. This is how we discover the Sissi Prosecco rose truffle in a pastry shop on Domplatz. The imperial couple is even immortalized on souvenirs.

Glass art - in the restaurant in Passau
In the area of Passau and in Bavarian forest one finds traces of the Glass craftsman. These helped the region's economy flourish. They found the conditions for their craft in the woods. There is wood there that they needed for the smelting furnaces. Since 1650, glass production has been one of the economic sectors in the area around Passau. It is important to this day. Pressed glass and glasses are used in the farms and restaurants of the region. Glass factories, which were often owned by the nobility, also produced glass art. This found its way to the imperial family in Austria or to the world exhibitions in Vienna or Chicago.
That must be in the suitcase for the visit to Passau
- Comfortable walking boots, because in Passau it goes up and down. There are also cobblestone streets.
- Forget comfy Pumps not, because in some Passau restaurants you eat in an elegant ambience.
- A backpack, in which you can store all the utensils for a day.
- A Camera* for the numerous photo motifs that Passau offers. We recommend Nikon* because it delivers great photos and is lightweight.
- A Passau city map * for orientation in the city.

Old Bavarian cuisine on the banks of the Inn in Passau
But we still wanted to get to know the offer of restaurants on the banks of the Inn. Here we finally come across cuisine from Bavaria. Our lunch in the Golden Ship begins with one Pancake soup. This is followed by roast pork with bread dumplings. For dessert there is apple cake with vanilla ice cream. On the way back to the banks of the Danube, we pass a pastry shop that pays tribute to customers from all over the world by offering cupcakes and macarons served. Perfect for an afternoon coffee break.
Anyone planning a visit to Passau is spoiled for choice when it comes to a Passau restaurant. There are recipes from the world's kitchens. We even discovered dishes from the Orient. So everyone can find what they like here. Kitchen off Bavaria as well as from other regions of the world.
Eat well in Passau
Best restaurants in Passau
- The Culinarium Restaurant at Lederer Gasse 16 offers Mediterranean cuisine with a view of the Inn
- The WeinGut at Theresienstrasse 28 serves international Central European cuisine and good wines.
Restaurant in the old town of Passau
- The best Italian restaurant in Passau is Ristorante il Monastero at Schrottgasse 5.
- In the executioner's house at Milchgasse 2 you can get Austrian-Central European cuisine with art.
Restaurants in Passau city
- Bavarian delicacies are available at Königlich Bayrisch at Hoellgasse 22.
- The Goldene Schiff, Unterer Sand 8, serves German cuisine.
Restaurant in Passau and surroundings
- German and Central European cuisine is available at Hacklberger Bräustüberl, Bräuhausplatz 7.
- German is eaten for lunch and dinner in the Andorfer Weisbrau brewery on Rennweg 2.
Do you like to travel by motorhome?
- Do you want to rent a motorhome? Then you will find information and a selection here booking options here. Rent a motorhome or a camper near you here. Or would you prefer to stay overnight in a roof tent on the car? Also the overnight stay in camping tents is possible.
- Check our packing list for campers to see whether you have packed everything for your motorhome tour.
- In Passau you can stay overnight with your mobile home at Camping-Passau, Halser Str. 34, 94034 Passau. But there are other campsites near Passau. There you can after a day trip in a Dutch Oven or on the portable grill or maybe on a campfire . You can also find Dutch oven accessories can be found here.
- Practical accessories for the mobile home you can also find here.
- Why is a folding e-bike useful when camping?
Travel Arrangements:
Parking at the airport
Here you can reserve your parking space at the airport.
Arrival by plane, train and bus
Arrival by plane, bus or train*. Lufthansa and other airlines fly to Munich.
Car Rentals:
Rent a car - book quickly and easily!
Camper Rentals:
Accomodation
With booking.com you can find hotels and accommodations in Passau * easy to book online.

Do you already know:
- Regensburg sights
- The Walhalla near Regensburg: your ultimate guide to the Hall of Fame
- Two Christmas Markets in Bavaria - Altötting and Passau
- Lower Austria
- Baden near Vienna in summer
- Recipes from all over the world
- Gifts for travelers
- American Pumpkin Pie Recipe
This article originally appeared in the magazine “Die Junge Donau”.
Source for Restaurant Passau: on-site research
Text: © Copyright Monika Fuchs, TravelWorldOnline
Photos: © Copyright Monika Fuchs, TravelWorldOnline