Ratskeller Augsburg (Augsburg, GERMANY) ★★★☆☆

Ratskeller Augsburg is a historic German restaurant located directly in the brick-vaulted basement cellar of the iconic Augsburg Town Hall (Rathaus). Known for its rustic, atmospheric setting and robust Bavarian cuisine, it’s a popular culinary destination for both locals and travelers. With the short distance between our hotel and the restaurant, it made perfect sense for us to make it our dinner venue for tonight.

We came in through the door from the alley to the town hall, and after going down the staircase, we finally reached the basement level where the historic cellar was located.

The main dining area was a cozy, atmospheric, 17th-century brick-vault room that offered a lively, authentic Bavarian tavern experience.

The food menu focuses on traditional Bavarian classics and regional comfort food, utilizing locally sourced ingredients.

Gebratene Maultaschen (€12.8) — A traditional pasta pocket filled with meat and spinach, a dish originating from the Swabia region.

The Swabian ravioli was fried and served with glazed onions, onion gravy, and cucumber and potato salad. It wasn’t bad, although our opinions were divided on the gravy itself.

Zwiebelrostbraten (€27.1) — A traditional Southern German dish featuring a pan-seared beef steak with caramelized onions in a rich, savory gravy.

As most Hongkongers do, we’re more familiar with Japanese, Korean, American, and Australian beef cuts, so this unique experience with German beef got us a little excited.

I thought the steak was more on the lean side, but overall, it wasn’t bad except for a few tendons in the middle.

Little nugget had German spätzle for the first time, but we all thought the soft and tender German egg noodles weren’t as pillowy as we would like.

We weren’t in the mood for dessert tonight, partially because I was upset about this guy’s extended screen time throughout the day. His addiction has been driving me crazy for years, and I finally let it out giving him an earful during dinner. He wasn’t pleased when he heard the new rules (which ended up lasting for a few hours), but hey, when I talk in this tone, he better listen!

Food Rating: 5.5/10

Price: €€€

Address: Rathausplatz 2, 86150 Augsburg, Germany

Tel: +49 821 3198-8238

Website: https://www.ratskeller-augsburg.de/

Opening Hours: 11:00am - 11:00pm (Sun - Thu), 11:00am - 12:00am (Fri - Sat)

Café - Patisserie Artisanal (Augsburg, GERMANY) ★★★☆☆

It didn’t take long for us to finish exploring Augsburg’s fairytale Old Town, despite arriving a little later than expected this afternoon. One bonus agenda item which wasn’t on our original itinerary, was a visit to Café – Patisserie Artisanal.

We stumbled upon this café and cake shop while browsing local stores around Fuggerplatz at the heart of Augsburg’s historic centre.

Café – Patisserie Artisanal is a specialty artisan café located inside a historic ballroom at Fuggerplatz 9 in Augsburg. The moment I pushed the door open, I was immediately drawn in by its beautiful décor.

It was a little too late for dine-in at this hour, but we still had the option of grabbing a sweet treat to go.

Pistachio Royale (€7) — This tasted a lot like a pistachio mille-crêpes cake. I thought the pistachio flavor would be front and centre, but that wasn’t entirely the case. (The cake took a bit of a tumble on our way back to the hotel while we were walking in the rain.)

The different layers of crêpes were sandwiched together with pastry cream in between (but there wasn’t much pistachio flavor there). There were also crushed pistachios to add to the overall texture.

All in all, it wasn’t bad, but the pistachio flavor could have been much richer and deeper to truly qualify as a pistachio lover’s dream.

Food Rating: 6/10

Price: €€€

Address: Fuggerplatz 9, 86150 Augsburg, Germany

Tel: +49 821 4701-9919

Website: https://cafe-artisanal.com/

Opening Hours: 10:00am - 6:00pm (Tue - Thu), 10:00am - 9:00pm (Fri - Sat), 9:00am - 5:00pm (Sun)

Bäckerei Konditorei Wolf Steingasse (Augsburg, GERMANY) ★★★☆☆

Bäckerei Konditorei Wolf is a traditional bakery and confectionery chain that originated in Augsburg, with roots dating back to 1655. With over 30 branches these days, it feels like they’re in every corner of Augsburg (Augsburg is not that big). In fact, when we arrived, we quickly ran into two branches, and this one is just a short walk from Rathausplatz.

We decided to go inside to check out some baked goods for tomorrow’s breakfast, and there were some great selections available.

If we hadn’t been on such a tight schedule, it would have been nice to sit down for a sip of coffee at their café, but we had dinner already lined up within the next hour.

Wolf-Krapfe — One of the bakery's signature item.

The traditional German equivalent of an American donut, this had a similar pillowy texture but was filled with house-made currant-raspberry jam (Johannisbeer-Himbeer-Konfitüre), from which all seeds have been manually strained. I thought it was pretty decent. Compared to the American version, it was less sweet and had a more noticeable, eggy flavor.

Dinner was next, and we have another German meal lined up for tonight. It may very well be our last one on this trip, as my team hasn’t been particularly impressed with German cuisine so far.

Food Rating: 5.4/10

Price: €€

Address: Steingasse 8, 86150 Augsburg, Germany

Tel: +49 821 151514

Website: https://www.baeckerei-wolf.de/

Opening Hours: 7:00am - 7:00pm (Sun - Thu), 7:00am - 8:00pm (Fri - Sat)