Be sure at least once to try the locally made Gansewurst, a sausage made from smoked goose and then to go on to sample the Knockwurst, Bratwurst and Weisswurst, all of which are among the best to be found in Germany. My own favorite way to dine in Baden-Baden is to start at the hotel with an early morning breakfast of eggs, smoked salmon and a half bottle of Champagne. This traditionally consists of several thick slices of meats that have been smoked over pine cones which are then served with thick bread and a large glass of icy cold dry white wine. Unlike most of their countrymen, the people of Baden-Baden do not have a heavy lunch, preferring to wait until four or five in the afternoon to go to one of the cafes where they thrive on enormous amounts of coffee and cake. Whether this claim has any basis in fact is open to question, but theirs is certainly one of the best versions to be found anywhere in the world.
Dinner is a late night affair.
During the summer months, most people wait to dine until after their trip to the casino. During the fall and winter most people make their way to dinner between 7 and 8 in the evening. Those on more realistic budgets need not be disappointed in their hunt for fine food. Both of these places serve excellent local wines in pitchers and the bills will astonish only because they will seem so reasonable. Klosterberg 2, Varnhalt.