Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Linz from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Linz
Linz has 3 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide. Two are in Altstadtviertel, and Verdi sits above the city.
Verdi in Linz serves modern Austrian fine dining with classical foundations and subtle Asian influences. It holds a Michelin 1 Star (2026) and offers an a la carte format.
Rossbarth in Altstadtviertel is a Michelin-starred set-menu restaurant in a historic barrel-vaulted townhouse. The cooking draws on Upper Austrian organic produce and wild-caught saltwater fish.
Kliemstein Vino Vitis in Altstadtviertel pairs modern Austrian fine dining with a strong wine focus. It holds a Michelin 1 Star (2026), and the historic vaulted cellar contains a 50,000-bottle wine collection. Surprise tasting menus and prix fixe service shape the experience.
Haschka Weinbar in Landstraße holds Star Wine List recognition. Essig's has an exceptional wine programme and a strong wine list, and Das Goldene Einhorn in Landstraße has a wine list with craft cocktails.
Haschka Weinbar in Landstraße is a classy wine bar with a wine list. It has Star Wine List recognition in 2026 and 91 Falstaff points, and it pours special wines by the glass, including orange wines.
Essig's is an intimate, owner-run modern Austrian restaurant in a circular former dance-hall space. It has Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, plus an exceptional wine programme and a strong wine list. The room pairs that list with refined contemporary cooking.
Das Goldene Einhorn in Landstraße is a cosy, welcoming bar with a wine list and craft cocktails. It serves small snacks with friendly service and holds 92 Falstaff points in 2026.
Altstadtviertel, Landstraße, and Altstadt shape much of Linz dining and wine in our guide. Altstadtviertel holds Rossbarth and Kliemstein Vino Vitis, Landstraße has Haschka Weinbar and Das Goldene Einhorn, and Altstadt adds Göttfried and muto.
There are 3 Michelin-starred restaurants in our Linz guide. Verdi is in Linz and serves modern Austrian fine dining a la carte with a wine list. Rossbarth and Kliemstein Vino Vitis are in Altstadtviertel. Rossbarth serves a set menu drawn from Upper Austrian organic produce and wild-caught saltwater fish, and Kliemstein Vino Vitis has a historic vaulted cellar with a 50,000-bottle wine collection.
Linz has several wine-heavy dining rooms in our guide, including Haschka Weinbar, Kliemstein Vino Vitis, Essig's, and Verdi. Their wine programmes range from Star Wine List recognition and special wines by the glass to an exceptional cellar with 50,000 bottles.
Haschka Weinbar holds Star Wine List recognition and 91 Falstaff points. Verdi, Rossbarth, and Kliemstein Vino Vitis each hold a Michelin 1 Star, and Essig's has Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Selected entries from the current guide for Linz.
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A Michelin-starred institution on the forested edge above Linz, Verdi earns its place in the city's fine dining conversation through a kitchen that pairs classical Austrian foundations with precise Asian accents. The terrace views over Linz, professional service, and a considered wine programme make this a reliable anchor for serious dining outside the city centre. Open Tuesday through Saturday from 5 PM.
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Kliemstein Vino Vitis holds consecutive Michelin Plate recognition for 2024 and 2025, placing it among the more consistent addresses on the Linz dining circuit. Located on the upper Danube embankment at Ob. Donaulände 15, it operates in the classic cuisine register at €€€€ pricing, appealing to diners who want structured, unhurried dining with a serious wine dimension built into the name itself.
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Inside a barrel-vaulted room in a listed Linz townhouse, Rossbarth holds a Michelin star for a set menu that draws from Upper Austrian organic produce and wild-caught saltwater fish. The chef-patron duo Marco Barth and Sebastian Rossbach run a tightly edited operation, minimalist in design, precise in execution, that represents serious value within the €€€€ bracket for what arrives on the plate.
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Göttfried holds consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards for 2024 and 2025, placing it among Linz's most consistent mid-price addresses for regional Austrian cooking. Located on Hofgasse 5 in the city's historic core, it operates at the €€ tier under chef Tomaž Kavčič, offering cooking grounded in regional sourcing at a price point that undercuts most of its recognised peers.
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A Michelin Plate-recognised creative restaurant on Linz's historic Altstadt, muto sits at the accessible end of the city's serious dining tier, two consecutive Plate recognitions in 2024 and 2025 confirming its consistency. The format is creative cuisine in a price bracket that undercuts most of its award-holding peers in the city, making it one of the more considered entries into Linz's growing culinary conversation.
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A Michelin Plate holder in two consecutive years, Rosso di Acqua e Sole brings Italian cooking to a residential stretch of Linz at a €€€ price point that sits between the city's casual trattorias and its handful of formally awarded rooms. It holds a consistent position in Linz's mid-to-upper Italian dining tier.
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At Pfarrplatz in Linz's old town, ÄNGUS Steaks & Izakaya brings together the precision of Japanese izakaya dining and the directness of quality beef cookery. The combination sits in a growing international category that Linz is only beginning to absorb, placing it at an interesting point in the city's dining evolution. For anyone tracking where Central European dining is heading, this address warrants attention.
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Linz's Thai dining scene is a narrow field, and Aroy Thai at Peter-Behrens-Platz 3 occupies a recognisable address in it. For a city whose restaurant conversation typically centres on Austrian regional cooking and modern European formats, a Thai kitchen that draws a returning local crowd represents a distinct counterpoint, one worth understanding on its own terms.
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Situated on Hofgasse 12 in central Linz, Be right back occupies a stretch of the old town where the city's café culture and its appetite for informal, contemporary dining converge.
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Bruckner's im Brucknerhaus sits on the Danube embankment inside Linz's principal concert hall, a position that places it at the intersection of the city's architectural ambition and its cultural calendar. Dining here means sharing a building with one of Austria's premier concert venues, which shapes both the rhythm of service and the composition of the room. For Linz, that context alone sets it apart from the city's restaurant scene.
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On Linz's main commercial artery, Landstraße, Burgerista represents the sharper end of Austria's fast-casual burger scene: a format built around structured customisation and consistent execution rather than novelty. In a city where fine dining anchors like Rossbarth operate at the opposite price extreme, Burgerista holds its own lane with a menu architecture designed for decisiveness and repeat visits.
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On Linz's main pedestrian artery, Burgerliebe occupies a specific position in the city's casual dining tier: a burger address on Landstraße that draws a steady local crowd rather than tourist overflow. In a city where the fine dining conversation runs through venues like Rossbarth and Verdi, Burgerliebe represents the other end of the register, unpretentious, neighbourhood-facing, and built around a single format done with conviction.
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The address places it within reach of the Hauptplatz and the Danube waterfront, making it a practical choice for an unhurried dinner. Booking ahead is advisable, particularly on weekends when competition for tables across Linz's mid-to-upper tier tightens considerably.
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Da Giulio Linz sits on Wiener Strasse in Linz's southern corridor, representing the Italian dining tradition that has long held ground in Upper Austria's restaurant scene. Cross-reference with EP Club's full Linz guide for comparative context across the city's dining tiers.
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On Am Volksgarten in central Linz, Das Anton occupies a corner of the city where regulars return not for novelty but for consistency. The room draws a loyal crowd that understands the difference between a restaurant that chases trends and one that has settled into its own rhythm. For visitors, that regulars-first atmosphere is precisely the appeal.
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On Herrenstraße in central Linz, Deli Linz + Friends occupies a position in the city's casual daytime dining scene that sits between a well-stocked delicatessen and a neighbourhood eating spot. The format rewards those who prefer grazing and browsing over fixed-menu formality, making it a practical anchor for exploring the broader Linz restaurant circuit.
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Die Börserie occupies a quiet address on Schillerstraße in Linz, a city where the gap between provincial reputation and genuine culinary ambition has been narrowing steadily. Positioned within a dining scene that ranges from regional Wirt tradition to modern European cooking, the restaurant draws visitors looking for a grounded, considered meal in Austria's third-largest city.
Linz, Austria
Tucked into Pfarrgasse in Linz's old town, Die Huberei occupies a category that Linz's dining scene handles quietly but seriously: the kind of address where the wine list does as much work as the kitchen. It sits in a mid-to-upper tier of the city's restaurant offer, where considered curation matters more than headline names.
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Die Pastamacher occupies a spot on Linz's Marktplatz, bringing a pasta-specialist format to a city better known for its broader Austrian and international dining scene. For occasions that call for something focused and convivial rather than formally ceremonial, a dedicated pasta house at a central address offers a different register from the fine-dining rooms clustered elsewhere in Upper Austria.
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Die* Obelisk occupies a residential address on Aubrunnerweg in Linz's northern quarter, positioning itself among the city's more considered dining options rather than its central tourist corridor. The asterisk in the name signals an intentional punctuation of expectation, this is a venue worth seeking out for anyone tracing Upper Austria's evolving fine dining scene alongside better-documented peers like Rossbarth and Kliemstein.
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Dönerium at Derfflingerstraße 4 in Linz occupies a specific tier in the city's casual dining scene, where the döner format continues to hold ground against a rising tide of international street-food concepts. In a city that increasingly rewards restaurants willing to source with intention, Dönerium represents the kind of neighbourhood fixture that serves a consistent, unpretentious offer to a local crowd.
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On Pfarrgasse in central Linz, Front Food occupies a position in the city's evolving mid-to-upper dining tier, where the line between casual ambition and serious cooking continues to shift. The address places it within walking distance of Linz's old town core, making it a practical anchor for an evening that doesn't require a reservation months in advance. For a city building a stronger culinary identity, it represents the kind of venue worth tracking.
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Arcotel Tabakfabrik belongs to Linz’s industrial-culture story rather than the Alpine resort tradition that dominates much of Austrian hospitality. With public data on ratings, pricing, awards and booking details not supplied, the stronger editorial read is architectural: a city hotel framed by the Tabakfabrik district, where brick, production history and creative reuse shape the stay more than resort spectacle.
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Das Goldene Einhorn occupies a historic address on Rathausgasse 9 in central Linz, placing it among the city's established dining addresses rather than its newer creative wave. Positioned between Linz's formal fine-dining tier and its more casual regional tables, it holds a particular place in the old-town fabric.
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Haschka Weinbar sits on Klosterstraße in central Linz, earning Star Wine List recognition in 2026 among a small cohort of Austrian wine bars taken seriously at European level. For Linz, that combination is rarer than it sounds.
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