2 Best Restaurants in The Pfalz and Rhine Terrace, Germany

Tucked away off the street through an easy-to-miss entrance just inside the outer iron gate, this restaurant offers a leafy, decorated courtyard in which to sit and enjoy a glass of local wine, coffee, and house-made cake, or lunch or dinner from a short but varied international menu that includes Mediterranean antipasti, burgers, and salads. The Flammkuchen (Tarte flambée) are freshly made to order and cooked with your chosen toppings in a stone oven, and they're absolutely delicious.

A long-time staple on "Vintner's Lane," this half-timber building houses a homey, rustic, wood-beamed dining room, and a sleek, airy dining area in the modern extension. As well as the Palatinate regional dishes, such as liver dumplings and Saumagen, you can opt for more internationally influenced dishes such as seared sea bream with sage gnocchi or Charolais steak with herb butter. Also a family-run wine estate, there is a standout wine list, featuring a range of local aromatic Muskateller wines.