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The courtyard terrace alone explains why this Rheingau restaurant fills up on warm evenings. Inside, the dining rooms carry the kind of worn-in charm that comes from a building that's been around forever, now in its third generation of the same family. The menu follows the seasons closely, with regional dishes alongside broader European cooking, and the staff will steer you toward estate wines from the surrounding Rheingau without any fuss.

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