Best Tasting Menus in Graz

Artis

1 Michelin star · Deep wine list

Artis holds a Michelin star and a White Star from Star Wine List, operating from a darkly styled room on Schmiedgasse in Graz's pedestrian zone. The kitchen runs a surprise menu in four, six, or eight courses, built around international ingredients sourced with visible precision. It is one of the more demanding tables in the city, and one of the more rewarding.

Didi Dorner at Magnolia

On a quiet residential street in central Graz, Didi Dorner at Magnolia occupies the kind of address that rewards those paying attention to the city's mid-tier dining scene rather than its headline names. The restaurant sits in a neighbourhood where Styrian cooking traditions meet a more contemporary register, making it a useful point of entry into Graz's broader restaurant conversation.

Genießerei am Markt - Steiermark(t)dinner by Alexander Posch

1 Michelin star

A market stall on Kaiser-Josef-Platz that becomes, by evening, the setting for Alexander Posch's ten-course Styrian Market Dinner. Dishes like beetroot with tarragon and trout, or venison with chanterelles and redcurrants, draw directly from the producers outside the door. The result is one of Graz's most considered expressions of regional ingredient-driven cooking, in a format that feels neither stiff nor casual.

Gerüchteküche

Graz has a quieter, more local-facing dining register than Vienna or Salzburg, and Gerüchteküche on Gartengasse 28 sits inside that tradition. Against the city's more formal dining rooms, this address occupies a mid-range, neighbourhood-anchored position where the kitchen's choices reveal more about Styrian culinary instincts than any tasting-menu showcase would. For visitors mapping the city's restaurant scene, it earns a place on the same shortlist as Arravané and Adelphia.

Rauch & Rebe

Deep wine list

Christian Bernhard and sommelier Michael Stafford run this compact, modern dining room just outside Graz's Old Town, where winter-truffle chestnut soup and miso cod arrive alongside a thoughtful wine list. The evening à la carte menu draws from seasonal produce, while lunch scales to a focused two-course format. In summer, sheltered outdoor tables extend the seating.

Restaurant Kornati

Restaurant Kornati sits on Franckstraße in Graz, recognised by Star Wine List with a White Star for the depth of its wine program. The address places it outside the city's historic centre, in a part of Graz where serious wine-focused dining tends to operate away from tourist traffic. For visitors building a Graz itinerary around wine pairings and considered cooking, Kornati belongs on the shortlist.

Schmidhofer im Palais

Deep wine list

Occupying a patrician palace address on Graz's Sackstraße, Schmidhofer im Palais holds consecutive Michelin Plate recognition (2024 and 2025) in a city whose dining scene punches well above its size. The international menu format places it in Graz's mid-to-upper tier, drawing a local professional crowd alongside visitors who treat the Old Town as a serious food destination. Reserve ahead, particularly on weekends.

Starcke Haus

Starcke Haus sits on the Schlossberg, Graz's defining hilltop landmark, and carries consecutive Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, placing it among the city's small cohort of internationally reviewed dining addresses. The international menu and €€€€ pricing position it in the upper tier of Graz's restaurant scene, alongside addresses like Artis and above the mid-range regional options that dominate the broader market.

Vina

Located on Kalchberggasse 7 in central Graz, Vina occupies a city where Austrian regional cooking and broader European influences meet with increasing confidence. The address places it within walking distance of the Altstadt, situating it inside a dining scene that has grown considerably more ambitious over the past decade. Specific menu details, pricing, and booking information should be confirmed directly with the venue before visiting.

Zur goldenen Birn

1 Michelin star

Inside the historic Parkhotel on Leonhardstraße, Zur goldenen Birn draws on Habsburg-era recipes and seasonal Austrian produce to shape a focused set menu of four or eight courses. The format sits at the precise intersection of archival curiosity and modern kitchen technique, placing it among Graz's more considered fine-dining addresses. Chefs present each course personally, adding a layer of directness that distinguishes it from comparably formal rooms in the city.