Heidelberg: Food and Dining

The food and dining of Heidelberg deserves its own post because of how unique and awesome it was. The first night we arrived in Heidelberg, we didn't have too much time to do touristy things or see sights, so we pretty much just ate dinner and went back to sleep. The hotel recommended a small restaurant down the street, modeled in the way of old old Germany with dark wooden furnishing and everything.













We went there and ended up ordering the giant meat dish for Sebastian, his dad, and me (we were all starving after our long train ride and their long drive from Munich). This dish had a collection of 5 different kinds of meat (sausages, bacon, steak, chicken, pork) and came with baked potatoes and vegetables. It was, by far, one of the most satisfying meals I can remember having.













The beer they served there was a house lager that is a recipe specific to that restaurant. It was interesting because it was the first time we'd seen a beer from Germany that WASN'T a pilsner, wheat beer, or alt. It was definitely worth it too; it was one of the tastiest German beers I'd ever tasted, and they came in awesome ceramic mugs. The waiter that served us was really old and had been working there forever, and as soon as we told him that the hotel down the street had recommended his place for dinner, he knew what we were talking about and treated us to great service














The next morning we were both starving and headed straight to a cafe for breakfast. This cafe served us these strange cheese/tomato/pesto creations, with an omelet made with cheese, ham, and spinach. The milk was warm (just like every drink in Europe), but we were able to ask for ice to cool it down, and it actually became really good. That day, we didn't eat anything else interesting though. After breakfast, we just snacked while visiting the castle in the day, and had Thai food later, where I got Pad Thai, which is always delcious.














The spaghetti ice was also an awesome part of the food there, though I still don't know whether it exists all throughout Europe. I'd imagine it is, I just haven't been anywhere else to observe. All in all, the food and drink we had there was amazing.