Stuttgart

originally posted by Arjun Mendiratta:
StuttgartI will shortly have a couple days to spend in Stuttgart. What's the good word?
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What do you want to know specifically? Just wine?

I am from there and still visit regularly, so I can advise on pretty much everything.
 
Thanks Georg. I'm looking for good places to eat (probably most important), good wine bars, and interesting wines to look out for that might not be available in the US. Thanks in advance.
 
originally posted by Arjun Mendiratta:
Thanks Georg. I'm looking for good places to eat (probably most important), good wine bars, and interesting wines to look out for that might not be available in the US. Thanks in advance.
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Arjun, let me know how mobile you are, some of the best stuff is a bit outside. And are you more interested in regional food or also some more high end experience?

I can start with a few things here:

For wine, the by far best store is Wein Kreis, there store in center is right next to the covered market and they also have a tiny wine bar. All the best from Württemberg, but also from elsewhere (last year one could still find a Close Rougeard Le Bourg once in a while on the shelves, for a rather good price. Also,Jamet, Gripa, etc). This weekend (Nov 10 and 11) they organize a great wine fair.
http://www.wein-kreis.de https://www.google.de/maps/place/Do...607be24e15!8m2!3d48.7766305!4d9.1785192?hl=de

The covered Market (Markthalle) is a must, one of the nicer versions in Germany. You can also buy stuff for a little snack.

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www.markthalle-stuttgart.de

If you want to visit a winery, there are several really good ones just a few miles outside and accessible with a very short train ride (15 mins) plus a few minutes taxi. Knauss and Beurer (Massale portfolio) are my favorites and 5 minutes apart from each other. http://www.weingut-knauss.com http://www.weingut-beurer.de

Even closer and also good is Weingut Wöhrwag http://woehrwag.de. They are within city limits, a few minutes by foot from the U-Bahn stop Untertürkheim.

If you want to buy interesting/high quality small (and big) things for kitchen, garden household etc I strongly recommend Manufactum. They try to sell only products that last and are highest quality, and often ask manufacturers to resurrect old models or production methods. You can see the whole portfolio online. https://www.manufactum.de/manufactum-magazin-stuttgart-c-42/

Regarding food, we usually eat more in the suburbs/countryside, so let me know if that is an option. You can also ask at Wein Kreis, esp the boss knows a lot.

In town Weinstube Vetter is usually a very good option, also for wine.

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Similarly, Weinstube Fröhlich is a classic Swabian place with very solid local food and a good wine list.

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www.weinstube-froehlich.de

You could also ask somebody in the know (or tell me when you will be there) to check out if any Besenwirtschaft is open. These are based on a law from Charlemagne and allow every winery to open their home for a few weeks a year to guests, only their own wine and homemade food allowed. Wine is only good in a few of them (e.g. at Andi Knauss) and food can vary from excellent to so so (usually best are Cold Cuts and Sauerkraut Sausage platters), but it is a really unique and cheap experience. Some of them now are a bit more like real taverns, but in others you still sit squeezed in a *********** on old wine crates.

A brand new option is a wine bar by Franz Keller/Schwarzer Adler from Oberbergen/Kaiserstuhl in Baden. The mothership is wonderful and so I would expect at least solid black forest/Baden specialties and their own Pinots in red and white have really gotten strong in recent years. This is right in the elegant Schlossgarten Hotel at the train station. https://www.hotelschlossgarten.com/gastronomy/weinwirtschaft-weingut-franz-keller
They also have a high end restaurant that just restarted last year with a new chef who previously held **.

If you go to Andi Knauss or Jochen Beurer, there are two fun places in Kernen-Stetten (where Jochen is). Malathounis is the only greek restaurant in Germany with a Michelin star and is quite fun. Also good selection for both local and greek wines. http://www.malathounis.de

Then there is the Ochsen. Very old school fine Swabian and International cuisine, mostly unchanged from the 80s when the current owner was one of the rebels of New German Nouvelle Cuisine and got a star. From Tripe in Trollinger over game dishes to foie gras.Butcher shop is attached. Customers tend to be very well off and conservative regulars. Provincial at its best and a real intro to stereotypical Swabia. https://ochsen-kernen.de

For sightseeing in town I recommend
1) Mercedes Benz museum (even for non car freaks like me this one is amazing) https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/mercedes-benz/classic/museum/ The Porsche museum is also in S, but less spectacular.
2) Both Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and The Cube are top notch art museums. The former goes from medieval to modern with many highlights, including Osksar Schlemmer's triadic ballet https://www.staatsgalerie.de/en.html
the latter is only more recent stuff and much smaller, with a very famous Otto Dix collection. http://kunstmuseum-stuttgart.de
3) Going up to the TV tower gives you an amazing view over the city that is built in a circular valley. It is also the first concrete tower of its kind. https://www.fernsehturm-stuttgart.de/en/
4) if you are into architecture, the Weissenhof is a must. http://www.weissenhof2002.de/english/weissenhof.html
5) Stuttgart has a super nice Zoo in a botanical garden. The Wilhelma occupies the gardens that used to belong to king Wilhelm http://www.wilhelma.de/nc/en/home.html
6) If you like soaking in hot or mineral water, Stuttgart has the most powerful hot and mineral springs in Europe. Several public baths are available.

I stop here for now, let me know what else might be of interest.
 
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