Freiburg is a beautiful, walkable city on the edge of the Black Forest known for being in the sunniest corner of the country. The university and its students keep it vibrant and cultural.
What Freiburg has to offer in terms of wine bars and the top wines from the region where it is located in, Baden, is rather limited. There is no wine bar where you can taste the well-known Baden high-end producers like Salwey, Franz Keller, Johner, von Gleichenstein or Dr. Heger, to name a few. However, it is easy to find wine taverns where you can drink good day-to-day wine (or good beer) made in the Baden region.
I visit Freiburg regularly, as part of the Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours. For the 2015 visit see: Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)
This list is part of the Schiller's Favorites series (see below).
Rido
Gartenstrasse 13
Wine Bar and Wine Store
Rido is my favorite wine bar in Freiburg. It offers about 80 wines by the bottle from all over Europa, which you can also buy at a 20% discount for “to go”.
However, it is not a place if you want to focus on wines from Baden. Rido does carry a few premium producers from Baden, but the selection is broad, including wines from France, Italy and Spain.
The food is Tapas style and includes Flammkuchen, cheese and charcutterie. Flammkuchen is a thin crispy dough with cream sauce and toppings. A bit like a pizza. The classic toppings of onion and bacon are from just over the river in Alsace France.
Grace
Humboldstrasse 2
Restaurant and Wine Bar
Grace is a stylish bar in the city center, also serving lunch and dinner.
Alte Wache – Haus der Badischen Weine
Münsterplatz 38
Nicely located on the Münsterplatz next to the Cathedral, Alte Wache pours exclusively wines from Baden. Alte Wache carries the wines of a number of excellent Baden winemakers, many of them co-operatives. But you do not find the top names.
Hotel Oberkirch Weinstuben
Münsterplatz 22
An institution in Freiburg. The popular Oberkirchs Weinstuben (the dining room of the Hotel Oberkirch) is a cozy and historic wood-beamed restaurant next to the historic Kaufhaus on the Münsterplatz. Alternatively, you can take a seat on the Münsterplatz.
Zum Deutschen Haus
Schusterstrasse 40
Gasthaus
Traditional German Pub. Reasonably priced, typically very crowded and loud. Full of locals in a very German atmosphere. Day-to-day wine from the regional.
Hotel Zum Bären Wein- und Bierstuben
Oberlinden 12
Germany for Dummies: Zum Bären is the oldest inn in Germany, with a pretty painted façade and a list of innkeepers that goes back to the 14th century. Regional wines. This wonderfully atmospheric and unpretentious inn has only 25 rooms and one of the best restaurants in Freiburg for traditional Schwarzwald (Black Forest) fare and regional wines from the nearby Kaiserstuhl vineyards.
Adelhäuser Weinstube
Adelhauser Straße 7c
Close to the Martinstor, a small, cosy wine tavern that offers wine from around the world and the wines of Weingut Lothar Heinemann from Baden. In terms of food, you can have just a little bite or a full meal.
Englers Weinkrügle
Konviktstraße 12
Weinkrügle means small wine mug. Yelp: For an intimate and local experience. A really nice and cosy wein stube. My first impression was that I had walked into someone s living room. We then picked a table in the back corner which was really nice and intimate. The waitress was very nice and attentive. We tried some local wines and they were all very tasty.
Webers Weinstube
Hildastrasse 35
Popular place that stays open until 3 pm in the morning. Serves only wines from Weingut Weber in Ettenheim (Baden).
Drexler’s Wein & Essen
Rosastrasse 9
Restaurant
One of Germany’s 18 best wine places, according to Geroldsteiner, but not a wine bar.
Feierling Gaststätte und Biergarten
Gerberau 46
Pub and Beer Garden
The Feierling in the heart of the Altstadt close to the Augustiner Kloster serves excellent beer, made on the premises, and is famous for it among the locals. In summer it also has an enjoyable beer garden outside.
Kastaniengarten
Schlossbergring 3
Beer Garden
The Kastaniengarten lies perched on the slope of the Schlossberg, overlooking both the city and the valley leading into the Black Forest. On nice summer days, this is the best location to relax over a cool beer, and enjoying the views of the Munster, the old city gates and the inner city. Additionally, in good weather conditions you can see as far as the Alsace in France.
Schiller’ Favorites
Here is a complete list of Schiller's Favorites:
Europe
Germany
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars and Wine Taverns in Freiburg, Baden, Germany
Schiller's Favorites: Frankfurt Apple Wine Taverns that Make their own Apple Wine
Schiller's Favorite Winemakers in Sachsen (Saxony), Germany
Schiller’s Favorite Winemakers in the Saale-Unstrut Region, Germany
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Taverns in Trier, Germany
Schiller's Favorite (Wine-) Restaurants in Deidesheim in the Pfalz, Germany
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Schiller's Favorite Wine Bars in Berlin, Germany
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in Frankfurt am Main, 2013, Germany
Schiller's Favorite Apple Wine Taverns in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Taverns in Mainz, Germany
France
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in Beaune, Bourgogne, France
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in Bordeaux City, France
Schiller’s Favorite Restaurants, Brasseries, Bistros, Cafes and Wine Bars in Paris, France
Schiller's Favorite Seafood Places in Bordeaux City, France
Schiller's Favorite Wine Bars in Bordeaux City, France, 2014
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in St. Emilion, France
Schiller’s Favorite Restaurants, Brasseries, Bistros, Cafes and Wine Bars in Paris, 2012 France
Schiller's Favorite Wine Bars in Bordeaux (City) (2012), France
UK, Spain, Austria, Hungary
Schiller's Favorite Winebars in London, UK
Schiller’s Favorite Tapas Bars in Logroño in La Rioja, Spain
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in London, 2012, UK
Schiller's Favorite Wine Bars and Other Wine Spots in Vienna, Austria
Schiller's Favorite Wine Bars in Budapest, Hungary
Schiller’s Favorite Spots to Drink Wine in Vienna, Austria (2011)
USA
Riesling Crawl in New York City – Or, Where to Buy German Wine in Manhattan: Schiller's Favorite Wine Stores, USA
Schiller's Favorite Oyster Bars and Seafood Places in Seattle, USA
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in New York City, USA
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in Seattle, USA
Schiller's Favorite Wine Bars in Washington DC, USA
Schiller’s Favorite Crab Houses in the Washington DC Region, USA
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in New York City, 2012, USA
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in San Francisco, USA
Schiller's Favorite Wine Bars and Other Places Where You Can Have a Glass of Wine in Healdsburg, California
Asia
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars in Singapore
Schiller s Favorite Winebars in Beijing, 2014, China
Africa
Schiller's Favorite Wines of Madagascar
Schiller’s 12 Favorite Restaurants of Antananarivo, the Capital of Madagascar
Postings on the Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015) (Posted and Forthcoming)
4 Wine Tours by ombiasy coming up in 2015: Germany-East, Germany-South. Germany-Nord and Bordeaux
Fall Tours by ombiasy WineTours 2015 - A Very Special Treat: Experience Harvest Time !
Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)
Tour, Tasting (and Lunch) with Robert Schätzle, Owner and Winemaker, Weingut Schloss Neuweier in Baden – Germany-South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2015)
Wine Pairing Lunch at Röttele’s Restaurant (1 Star Michelin) at Schloss Neuweier, with Owner and Winemaker Robert Schätzle, Weingut Schloss Neuweier - German South Wine Tour by ombiasy (2015)
Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Salwey in Oberrotweil, Kaiserstuhl, Baden, with Benno Salwey – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)
Schiller’s Favorite Wine Bars and Wine Taverns in Freiburg, Baden, Germany
Tour and Tasting at Weingut Franz Keller (VDP) in Oberbergen, Kaiserstuhl, Baden
Wine Paring Lunch at Restaurant Schwarzer Adler (1 Star Michelin) in Oberbergen, Kaiserstuhl, Baden
Tour and Tasting at Weingut Bernhard Huber (VDP) in Baden, with Yquem Viehauser
Tour and Tasting at Weingut Dr. Heger (VDP) in Baden.
Tour and Tasting at Maison Léon Beyer in Eguisheim, Alsace, France, with Marc Beyer
Tour and Tasting at Domaine Weinbach in Kaysersberg, Alsace, with Catharine Faller
Wine Pairing Lunch at Wine Tavern Jülg, Weingut Jülg, in Schweigen, with Johannes Jülg
Tasting at Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz (VDP) in Siebeldingen, Pfalz
Schiller's Favorite (Wine-) Restaurants in Deidesheim in the Pfalz, Germany
Tour and Tasting at Weingut Müller-Catoir in Neustadt-Haardt, Pfalz
Tour and Tasting at Weingut A. Christmann (VDP) in Gimmeldingen, Pfalz, with Steffen Christmann
Tour and Tasting at Weingut von Winning (VDP) in Deidesheim, Pfalz
Tour and Tsting at Weingut Josef Biffar in Deidesheim, with Owner and Winemaker Fumiko Tokuoka
Wine Pairing Dinner at Restaurant FUMI at Weingut Josef Biffar in Deidesheim, with Owner and Winemaker Fumiko Tokuoka
Tour and Tasting at Weingut Markus Schneider in Ellerstadt, Pfalz, with Markus Schneider
Tour and Tasting at Weingut Koehler-Ruprecht in Kallstadt, Pfalz, with Franziska Schmitt
Tasting at Weingut Dreissigacker in Bechtheim, Rheinhessen, with Ute Dreissigacker
Tour and Wine Pairing Lunch at Weingut Eva Vollmer in Mainz-Ebersheim, Rheinhessen, with Eva Vollmer
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