Are These the Best Alpine Huts and Inns in South Tyrol?
Tradition is being lived in South Tyrol - and it's also constantly renewed. Even rustic alpine huts and inns attach importance to sustainability, organic products and the highest quality. Here are 9 addresses that shouldn't be missed.
October 3, 2023
Alpinn
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It is not an alpine hut in the classic sense! The restaurant is located at 2275 meters - supported on pillars, above the seemingly endless abyss. Three-star chef Norbert Niederkofler creates accessible dishes from simple ingredients to bring the true flavor of local mountain cuisine to the plate.
AlpiNN
Crown Square, Brunico, BZ, Italy
Tel: +39 0474 431072
Web: alpinn.it
Eishof
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At over 2000 meters, the beautiful stone house with wooden facade offers space for many events. The homemade bread with honey or cheese from neighboring farms tastes like home; the kitchen conjures up dumplings, Kaiserschmarren and great pasta dishes. It's the best gourmet hut in South Tyrol 2022!
Eishof
Pfossental in Val Senales, Italy
Tel.: +39 0473420524
Web: eishof.com
Rauch-Hütte
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The hut is lovingly run in the fourth generation and captivates with beautiful wooden ceiling in the elegant parlor. The cuisine mixes Alpine traditional and Mediterranean - popular are the grilled Fiorentina steaks and pasta.
Smoke Hut
Saltria 29, 39040 Alpe di Siusi (BZ), Italy
Tel: +39 0471 727 830
Web: rauchhuette.com
Pretzhof
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A neat farm, beautifully paneled parlors and the hearty homemade products of the Mair family are an unbeatable trio. Meat from the farm is transformed into bacon, hearty roasts or tender steaks.
Pretzhof
Tulfer 259, 39049 Wiesen/Pfitsch, Italy
Tel: +39 0472 764 455
Web: pretzhof.com
Daniel Hut
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Here the view sweeps over the Dolomites, and on the sun terrace you can sit for hours (whether summer or winter) with excellently cooked South Tyrolean specialties or classics of Italian cuisine. In addition, there's a full wine and distillate list with the best drops.
Daniel Hütte
Grohmannstr. 153, 39046 Ortisei, Val Gardena, Italy
Tel: +39 335 648 2660
Web: seceda.cc
Gasthaus Lamm
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In this ambitious village inn, traditional culinary culture meets passionate South Tyrolean wine culture. Chef Hildegard Fontana uses regional organic products to conjure up pink-roasted beef or pasta, for example; host Arnold relies on small wineries.
Guesthouse Lamb - Mitterwirt
Via del Villaggio, 36, 39010 San Martino in Passiria BZ, Italy
Tel.: +39 0473 641240
Web: inn-lamb.it
Vögele Inn
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The traditional Biedermeier-style inn in the center of town enchants with its fine dark wood paneling and down-to-earth dishes such as fluffy dumplings, homemade pasta and pot roast. The service and wines are also excellent.
Hospitality Vögele
Goethestrasse 3, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
Tel: +39 0471 973 938
Web: voegele.it
Kürbishof
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From a former barn, this temple of pleasure with a beautiful garden and wine cellar has emerged, where the principle back to the roots is being lived. Local products are used to create, for example, black bread pasta with venison ragout or chive risotto with sweetbreads.
Kürbishof
Guggal 23, 39040 Altrei, Italy
Tel: +390471882140
Web: kuerbishof.it
Schnalshuber
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At the beautiful farm, nature sets the tone, the farmers cultivate according to organic guidelines, the parlors are listed. Homemade wine or lemon balm juice go well with the hearty dishes, meat fritters and spinach dumplings are delicious. Ex-farm sale!
Buschenschank Schnalshuberhof
Oberplars 2, 39022 Algund, Italy
Tel: +39 0473 447324
Web: schnalshuber@rolmail.net
This article appeared in the Falstaff TRAVEL issue South Tyrol Special 2023.
