The restaurants below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over €50)
$$$ (€40 to €50)
$$ (€30 to €40)
$ (up to €30)
The prices quoted are for an average three-course meal and for a bottle of house wine or cheapest equivalent per person; they include service charges and taxes but not tip.

Délice
Fine dining suitable for entertaining business guests or purely for a special treat. Listed in many good food guides, Délice offers dishes cooked according to the ‘gastrosophy' of Michelin-starred Austrian-born chef Friedrich Gutscher.

Hauptstätter Strasse 61
Tel: (711) 640 3222.
Website: www.restaurant-delice.de
Price: $$$$

Alte Kanzlei
Traditional regional and internationa food served in historic surroundings on Schillerplatz. Swabian specialities include maultaschen, large pasta cases filled with spiced sausage meat and vegetables, and spätzle, a form of noodles.

Schillerplatz 5A
Tel: (711) 294 457.
Website: www.alte-kanzlei-stuttgart.de
Price: $$$

Weinstube Zur Kiste
Claimed as Stuttgart's oldest restaurant, Zur Kiste, with its rustic wooden interior and furniture, is a highly popular eating place in the historic Bohnenviertel (Bean Quarter). Swabian cooking.

Kanalstrasse 2
Tel: (711) 244 002.
Website: www.zur-kiste.de
Price: $$$

Sophie's Brauhaus
Famous for its speciality beers brewed on the premises, Sophie's Brauhaus offers a broad-ranging menu featuring both regional and international favourites. Reduced price lunch menus are offered, along with Sunday brunches.

Marienstrasse 28
Tel: (711) 610 962.
Website: www.sophies-brauhaus.de
Price: $$

Restaurant Markthalle
One of three eateries in the market hall, this one offers local dishes at very reasonable prices, including the ubiquitous maultaschen, noodles and sausages.

Dorotheenstrasse 4
Tel: (711) 245 979.
Website: www.looss-kulinarisches.de
Price: $