Strasbourg eats like a border city: pork-and-cabbage choucroute garnie, kougelhopf and bretzels sit beside French pâtisserie and Riesling. Winstubs pour wine by the pitcher, the covered market sells Munster by the wheel, and flammekueche arrives all evening.
Strasbourg's biggest open-air market runs Tuesday and Saturday 07:00-13:00 along a 1km tree-lined boulevard in Neustadt. Around 200 stalls sell Munster fermier, bibeleskaes, Alsace charcuterie, quetsche plums and farm eggs. Bring cash and a bag.
A working Alsatian bakery on Grand'Rue turning out bretzels, mauricettes (the lye-roll used for ham sandwiches) and pain au levain. A bretzel runs about €1.50, a filled mauricette €4-5. Open weekdays from 06:30, closed Sunday afternoons.
A 300-year-old half-timbered house on Rue des Dentelles selling spiced honey breads baked with up to 26 spices — the Pain de la Vie, Sept Trésors and citrus-peel varieties. Loaves are cut to weight; expect €7-14 per piece. Open daily 09:00-19:00.
The wine cellar under the city hospital, founded 1395, still ages Alsace whites in oak foudres and holds a barrel of 1472 wine — among the oldest in the world. Free entry Monday-Friday 08:30-12:00 and 13:30-17:30; bottles from Alsace estates sold on site.
A 1572 tanner's house on the Ill serving the canonical choucroute garnie: sauerkraut cooked in Riesling with smoked pork loin, knack sausages, ham hock and potatoes. Mains €22-32, choucroute royale around €29. Book a canal-side window table.
The Strasbourg taproom of Meteor, the independent Alsace brewery family-run since 1640 in Hochfelden. Pils, Wendelinus amber and seasonal brews on tap from about €4 for 25cl, plus tarte flambée and beer-braised pork knuckle.
A Krutenau neighbourhood winstub where locals outnumber visitors, serving baeckeoffe (the three-meat and potato casserole baked in a sealed clay pot), fleischschnacka and pot-au-feu. Mains €16-24; wine by the 46cl pitcher.
The cluster of caves and vinothèques off Rue des Orfèvres pours Alsace by the glass: Riesling from Grand Cru Rangen, Pinot Gris vendanges tardives, Gewurztraminer and Crémant d'Alsace. Tasting flights typically €12-20 for four wines.
A 1930s covered hall on Route du Polygone where Neudorf shops for cheese, Alsatian charcuterie, horse-meat butchery and North African spices. Open Tuesday to Saturday mornings plus Friday afternoons; a cheese-and-bread breakfast runs about €8.
A student-priced brewpub brewing blonde, ambrée, blanche and brune on site, paired with tarte flambée cooked to order — classic crème-lardons-onion or gratinée. Tartes from about €8, a metre of beer tasters around €12.
A Strasbourg institution for kougelhopf, tarte au fromage blanc and bredele biscuits, alongside single-origin chocolate. Individual pastries €4-7; a small kougelhopf around €10. The salon de thé upstairs serves hot chocolate made from melted couverture.
The courtyard of Place du Marché Gayot and the lane of Rue des Frères form the student drinking quarter behind the cathedral, with Crémant, Alsace beers and cocktails on shaded terraces from late afternoon until 01:00.