la petite maison

Schillinger is a name that resonates particularly strongly in Alsace. First there was Jean, then there was his son Jean-Yves, who, after a period on the New York City restaurant scene (Destinée, Olica), returned home in 2002. Here in this restaurant bordering the Champ-de-Mars Park, he is full of bright ideas. His cuisine embraces one tradition after another with disconcerting ease – Alsace, the United States, Brittany and Japan. Confident in his strengths, he deploys a no-holds-barred approach – as in, for example, his Breton lobster cooked in a Cona coffee maker and served with the claw in a

This village house (1683) offers a setting bathed in light, tastefully combining the historical character of the building with more contemporary touches. Tuck into cuisine that includes Alsace recipes (onion tart, sauerkraut, wild boar stew) and more modern dishes. Wines from the Eguisheim vineyard are well represented, and the small terrace is popular in summer.

This building (1707) in the typical style of the region stands on the winegrowing estate of the manager's family. Her husband cooks up delicious classic and regional dishes: goose and duck foie gras with red onion confit; pan-fried veal kidneys with wholegrain mustard and house-made spaetzle; beef millefeuille à la Rossini. Cordial welcome.

Located in a picture postcard wine-growing village, this inn, helmed by a young couple, strives to uphold Alsace traditions by way of no-nonsense, gutsy, wholehearted fare and premium local produce: presskopf, snails in garlic and parsley butter, Heimbach arctic char, beef in coarse salt, braised ham hock and choucroute... The ice cream is house made.