16 restaurants for connoisseurs

Restaurant Mangold is known for running one of the best kitchens in the region: the art of cooking starts with the product, is guided by the season and is celebrated on the plate. Where could a masterpiece be better appreciated than in the romantically overgrown inner courtyard, in a special lounge or in a charming wine corner?

The modern architecture and aesthetic furnishings characterise the interior ambience at this award-winning restaurant in Lauterach. The popular terrace in the cherry orchard is a pleasant place to spend some time during the summer, particularly when the garden is transformed into a lounge as evening falls. The dishes served at Restaurant Guth are true delicacies. Guests appreciate the refined interaction between local ingredients and exotic elements as a special enrichment. A quick stop at the bar that includes both the shaken and the stirred on its drinks list is recommended for one for the road before finally heading for home. Advance booking is recommended because this award-winning venue is particularly popular.

The Hörnlingen is a modern place to eat and drink that serves its guests only fresh products from Vorarlberg in line with the food-sharing principle and that adapts to the seasons as they occur in the Bodensee-Vorarlberg region. There is no menu, guests can let themselves be guided by their appetite and the chef’s cooking skills. The perfect place for all those who’ve always wanted to experience a mix of pub, wine bar and club.

The Rotes Haus with its deep-red façade is perhaps Dornbirn’s most striking landmark but it actually impresses most of all with its excellent sense of quality. That applies to its varied menu, the rarely rustic restaurant, the magnificent terrace and the famous ice-cream parlour. Each is individually worth a visit but together they constitute a highlight. 

Zum Verwalter – a small and fine boutique hotel in Dornbirn Oberdorf – presents itself as an alternative to large business hotels. The listed half-timbered building has been lovingly restored and, since completion of the work, the hotel has been attracting guests with excellent cuisine and modern hospitality in its historic setting. The dishes served are prepared with high-quality, regional and locally sourced ingredients. The new bistro with open-view kitchen is just the place to enjoy a small snack between meals and a well-deserved drink after work. The restaurant’s walk-in wine cellar is home to its true treasures: around 9,000 bottles from France, Italy and other European countries. 

Gutwinski invites you to dine in a cultivated setting. Whether alone or with company: the chef spoils his guests with culinary delicacies. Local, seasonal and international.

The Petrus Café that offers the flair of a French-Belgian brasserie is where visitors can feel good and enjoy spending time engrossed in stimulating conversations. The menu reads like an excursion into the Belgian-French world of home-made fries and other fine creations that simply spoil patrons for choice.