My Restaurant Recommendations In and Around Graz

• Updates
  • 2018-12-02: Taj Mahal
  • 2019-01-20: Ichi Go Ichi E
  • 2019-02-15: Price indications and La Meskla
  • 2019-09-14: Ramen of Yamamoto
  • 2019-11-11: BoboQ → Panda Asia Graz
  • 2020-07-21: Yamauchi
  • 2021-09-21: Le Burger
  • 2022-07-24: Artis, Moin
  • 2022-08-02: Tonkin; Café Moses; El Gaucho; removed Burgerista
  • 2022-09-09: Replaced Moin (R.I.P.) with Rostmary
  • 2023-01-14: removed Tonkin (R.I.P.); added Toshi and Burgerista
  • 2024-02-18: Nudelhaus, Hummel, Humuhumu, Wiki Wiki Poke, Mohrenwirt, Bar Amouro, Café Promenade, Tamada, Swing Kitchen, Rangoon, Haru, Herzl Weinstube, Ginko
    • Removed Rostmary which is gone (R.I.P.).
    • Renamed from "The Best Restaurants In and Around Graz"
  • 2024-11-30: Moonbar

From time to time, I do love to eat in more or less fancy restaurants.

If I'm in the right mood, I blog about my experience.

Here is my list of my personal restaurant recommendations for Graz mostly in no particular order:

• Asian
  • yamamoto sushibar (map, €€)
    • Best Sushi in town
    • Ramen is not as good as Ichi Go Ichi E
    • Note 2023-01-14: Haven't been at yamamoto for years. Heard that its quality has declined.
  • Miss Cho (map, €€€)
    • Asian fusion kitchen
  • Nudelhaus (map, €)
    • previously: BoboQ and Panda Asia Graz (map, €)
    • Very authentic Chinese restaurant, self-made noodles, Dim Sum and more
  • Taj Mahal (map, €€)
    • Best Indian food in town
    • my recommendations:
      • Keema Samosa
      • Lassan Naan
      • Seasoned Rice
      • Lamm Taj Mahal (lamb)
  • Ichi Go Ichi E (map, €€)
    • Best Ramen in town
    • my recommendations:
      • Genmai tea or home-made ice-tea
      • Gyoza as a starters
      • Black Garlic Ramen + extra chashu
  • Yamauchi (map, €€)
    • Also best Ramen in town ;-)
  • Humuhumu Da Poke Bar (map, €€)
    • Great (DIY) bowls
  • Wiki Wiki Poke (map, €€)
    • Good (DIY) bowls
  • Toshi (map, €€)
    • Really great sushi and bowls.
  • Haru Sushibar (map, €)
    • Cheap but good Sushi and Japanese food
  • Noonbar (map, €€)
    • Really great ramen
• Burgers
  1. Kirby's (map, €€)
     • Great burgers
     • Poke Nachos: you have to order this starter
  2. Freigeist (map, €€)
     • Great burgers but I definitely can not recommend the service
  3. Burger Factory (map, €)
     • Great burgers
  4. Le Burger (map, €€)
     • Great burgers
  5. Burgerista (map, €)
     • Good burgers with very good price/value ratio
     • 2023-01-14: they were gone for a couple of months because of bankruptcy but re-opened in 2022-12. They're not associated with the chain Burgerista any more it seems.
  6. Swing Kitchen (map, €€)
     • Good vegan burgers
• Steaks
  • Steak Boutique (map, €€)
    • One of the best steaks in town
  • El Gaucho (map, €€€)
    • Great steaks
• Austrian Kitchen
  • Brandhof (map, €€)
    • Good old Austrian kitchen with many rarities you can't find elsewhere any more
  • Schlossbergrestaurant (map, €€€)
    • Great food with a breathtaking view over Graz
  • Mohrenwirt (map, €€€)
    • Really good heavy food
  • Herzl Weinstube (map, €€)
    • Great Austrian food in the center of the Bermuda Triangle of Graz
• Italian
  • Don Camillo (Franziskanerplatz, Murpark, €€)
    • One of the best pizza in town
  • Pizzaiolo (map, €€)
    • One of the best pizza in town
• Miscellaneous
  • Caylend (map, €€€)
    • Mix of exotic and local kitchen
  • La Meskla ("the mixture", map, €€)
    • Peruvian, South American, Vegetarian Friendly, good cocktails
  • Artis (map, €€€)
    • Fancy kitchen, extremely great
  • Hummel (map, €€)
    • Levant kitchen
    • Recommendation: Mezze classic with the sweet chicken. You also get bio-feta in sesame which is delicious!
  • Café Moses (map, €, opening hours)
    • Previously known as "Café Beirut"
    • Lebanese kitchen (vegan, vegetarian)
    • It's really a tiny restaurant with few and small tables
    • Owner is very friendly
    • Ask for the 10€ special where you get a variety of almost everything
    • Best hummus in town
  • Frankowitsch (map, €€)
    • Classic downtown sandwich
  • Sax Eis (Sporgasse, €€) or Eis Greissler (Sporgasse, €€)
    • Best ice in town
  • Steckerlfisch & Friends (map, €€)
    • A bit outside of Graz, best reachable by bicycle
    • Only for weekends and fine weather
    • Chilled atmosphere directly at the river Mur
    • Fish on a stick and more
  • Bar Amouro (map, €€€)
    • Best cocktails in Graz
    • Small and good dishes, stylish interior
    • A bit in-crowd
  • Café Promenade (map, €€)
    • Small and very fine dishes
    • Great ambiance in Stadtpark Graz
  • Tamada (map, €€)
    • Georgian kitchen
    • Beautiful outdoor garden for fine weather
  • Rangoon (map, €€)
    • Great cocktails!
  • Ginko (map, €€)
    • Awesome vegetarian food.
• Still in evaluation:
  • Klyo
  • Das Leo (Kalsdorf)
  • Propeller
  • Die goldene Banane
  • Die Loge
  • Kaisers Smoked BBQ
  • Gasthof Plasch (Ferlach)
  • Sakana (homepage doesn't work)
  • Schmidhofer im Palais
  • Subarashii Pfauengarten (no web page)
  • Galliano
• Not my recommendation
  • Kornati (Fish): way too expensive for the good fish food and very small sizes
  • Steirerpub

Please note that I did not get any money or other benefit for this list.