Logis Hôtel & Restaurant Au Lion d'Or

A very contemporary local institution (since 1874)! It has a perfect combination of elegance, vitality and conviviality, offering a brasserie for those in a hurry or carefully-prepared modern cuisine in a conservatory setting... all accompanied by one of the finest wine lists in the country.

The tree mentioned in the name of this restaurant could well be a genealogical one, so closely is its history bound up with that of the Koenig family. Now run by the fifth generation of this family, the restaurant serves specialities from Alsace, which are accompanied by good regional wines.

This restaurant's incredible decoration (inside and out) was created by painter and decorative artist François Zenner, an amateur naturalist with a passion for plants. Also passionate about his work, and very much influenced by his years with Bernard Loiseau, chef Laurent Haller is never at a loss for ideas when it comes to sharing his love of good food. He likes to revisit the great classics of French cuisine and creates surf and turf combinations. His menu, a veritable ode to the market and its often local produce (veal from Rixheim, split peas from Petit-landau…), changes every month.

This family-run establishment with its pleasant, recently renovated contemporary interior continues to fete local produce and tradition (think: Alsace head cheese, frogs' legs, chicken cordon bleu with bargkass)… but the younger generation is coaxing it into the modern era with more contemporary recipes and presentation. Expect flavour, indulgence and attentive service! Well-maintained guestrooms make this the perfect place to stay, too.

In this small village on the doorstep of the Sundgau, you can sample carefully prepared, indulgent dishes created by the chef depending on his inspiration and what the market has to offer: tuna carpaccio with sauce vierge, quail with wild mushrooms, fricassee of calf sweetbreads with porcini... An appetising establishment.

Everything in this affable hotel restaurant is attractive, contemporary and cosy. The cuisine reveals a modern slant, orchestrated by a chef who is eager to please (sautéed fresh cèpes, loin of rockfish and fish soup with a rouille sauce, fillet of beef with morel sauce). Fine wine list and comfortable rooms for overnight stays.

The young couple at the head of this dinky establishment in the heart of Mulhouse rustles up a concise menu of enticingly entitled dishes. The food is colourful, inventive and scattered with Mediterranean notes: “our version” of vitello tonnato; gilt-head seabream, spaghetti alle vongole and an emulsion of cockles; tagliata of beef, baby potatoes, rocket salad, Kalamata olives and shavings of parmesan. Enticing wine list.