Löwen

A fourth-generation family restaurant in a small Baden-Württemberg village, Löwen keeps one foot in the region and one eye on somewhere more interesting. Ingredients come almost exclusively from the Lake Constance area, with provenance printed on the menu, but the cooking tilts modern: think chilled courgette soup with feta and almond thyme crunch rather than the usual Swabian staples. The garden terrace fills up fast, which is the restaurant's polite way of saying book ahead. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

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