4 Best Restaurants in The Bodensee, Germany

This bistro-style restaurant specializes in fresh fish from Lake Constance which is prepared on a grill in front of guests. In good weather sit outside on the long communal tables, or stop for a fish roll when wandering the island.

This ancient inn was serving warm meals to the patricians, officials, merchants, and other good burghers of Lindau back in the 14th century. Today you can sit under the building's arches on the cobblestoned street or in the traditional warm wooden interior and enjoy authentic home-style cooking featuring fish from the lake in season, venison from the mountains, and apples—pressed to juice or distilled to schnapps—from local orchards.

Enjoy eclectic cooking—including Italian, Bavarian, and Swabian fare—on the terrace at this warm-weather spot on the harbor. Sit outside and watch the busy harbor traffic, or enjoy the beer garden with sandbox for children and big TV screen for watching sports. The restaurant frequently presents sporting, culinary, and live-music events. If you're in town on Ash Wednesday at the end of the Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht (carnival) celebrations, try to get a spot at Hafenhalle's annual fish-and-snails dining event, which marks the reopening of the restaurant after their period of winter closure.

Lunch is quick and reasonably priced at this country-inspired restaurant, while dinner adds candlelight and Swedish flair. The resident Bernadotte family is Swedish, and so are the specialties of the chef. Have your hotel reserve a table for you. After 6 pm your reservation will be checked at the gate, and you can drive onto the island without having to pay admission.