2 Best Restaurants in Salzkammergut, Austria

Café Zauner

$ Fodor's choice

If you haven't been to Zauner, you've missed a true highlight of Bad Ischl. The desserts—particularly the house creation, Zaunerstollen, a chocolate-covered confection of sugar, hazelnuts, and nougat—have made this one of Austria's best-known pastry shops. Emperor Franz Josef used to visit every day for a Guglhupf, a lemon sponge cake.

Zum Weissen Hirschen

$$$
This roomy and friendly Austrian restaurant is wood-paneled and bright but if the weather allows, sit outside on their shady lakeside terrace to soak in the excellent views. Highlights from the menu include the Hausruck beef tartare, local fish soup, and for dessert, the delightful Kaiserschmarrn (a lightly sweetened pancake).