2 Best Restaurants in Carinthia and Graz, Austria

Aiola Upstairs

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A tiny bar, café, and restaurant, Aiola is located at the top of the Schlossberg mountain fortress. The restaurant serves traditional Austrian breakfasts with a selection of bread, cheese, and meat, and dinner entrées such as porcini mushroom risotto and the Aiola-style grill plate, which includes beef, lamb, and cheese. Relax under crisp, white-canvas umbrellas on an outdoor deck, or behind the glass walls that blend with the environment. Enjoy a glass of the local dry Rose Schilcher or a coffee with all of Graz spread out before you.

Salon Marie

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Salon Marie offers a stylish setting with its chandeliers, greenery, and floor-to-ceiling street art by Josef Wurm. The expansive menu by Chef Aleš Rascan truly includes something for everyone, be it Holstein schnitzel, BBQ chicken, or vegan homemade spring rolls and falafel. The Sunday Roast offers a three-course buffet including goose and Beef Wellington.