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Restaurants in the Black Forest range from award-winning dining rooms to simple country inns. Old Kachelöfen (tile stoves) are still in use in many area restaurants; try to sit near one if it's cold outside.
A small chocolate and macaron shop is attached to this ornate café specializing in breakfast, light lunches, and sweet cakes. It's a centrally located place that's perfect for people-watching and indulging in the German coffee-and-cake tradition.
Inside the Schwarzwälder Hof, you can watch the young, enthusiastic staff through a large window into the kitchen as they prepare regularly changing seven- to nine-course menus using regional ingredients such as salmon, trout, and venison; the chefs also take turns serving the dishes. If you prefer to order á la carte, come for Wednesday or Thursday dinner or Saturday lunch—and bring your kids any time, as they’ll happily prepare a reduced set of dishes suited to younger tastes when advised in advance.
One of several restaurants run by the team behind the five-star Hotel Bareiss, this hiker's hut is more moderately priced than many of the town's more famous Michelin-starred gourmet restaurants, but the quality of the regional specialties served remains high. It's the perfect place for coffee and cake or a simple lunch, and it's also open for dinner on Sunday; atop a 700-meter-high (½ mile) hill near hiking trails, it has loads of outdoor seating from which to enjoy the natural surroundings.
Inside a small family-run hotel done up in Black Forest decor about 4 km (2.5 miles) southwest of Triberg, the Italian owners of Inselklause create an appealing mix of Tuscan and regional Baden cuisine. Try one of their delightful pizzas, opt for a well-prepared meat dish, or peer into their stream to see the Forelle (trout) caught fresh for your plate.
Lots of wood paneling, exposed beams, and a sprinkling of old sleds and hay wagons give this place on the main square its rustic atmosphere. Along with beer from its own brewery, the restaurant also serves everything from soups and salads for lighter appetites to hearty traditional dishes like Maultaschen (meat-filled dumplings), Flammkuchen (Alsatian flatbread), and Schnitzel (breaded fried meat).
The name refers to a highly sophisticated brewing term describing the means by which the brewmaster samples the fermenting product. That's a good description of the atmosphere here, too: a brewery with service that takes its time to prepare burgers, steaks, and other heavy dishes that wash down well with beer.
