Zirbelstube

A sandstone building on the edge of Nuremberg houses this warm, family-run restaurant with a vaulted dining room and a terrace that earns its own following. The kitchen works through two set menus built around Franconian classics and seasonal produce, with enough mix-and-match freedom that you're not just along for the ride. The kind of unhurried country cooking that makes the drive out feel like the whole point of the evening.

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