Say "Hallo" to Saarbrücken-- the capital of the Saarland and the city I called home this past summer. Here are my top 10 earthfaves, or favorite places, in the city.
1. Vapiano
We ate here at least once a week. The pasta, pizza, and apperitivos are delicious and made right in front of you. I love the decor, picnic tables for dining outside, warm ambience, and the rosemary and basil plants on every table.
2. Daniel's Garten
My boss, Daniel, has a garden which is great for grill parties. We celebrated the Fourth of July here.
3. St. Johanner Markt
The center of the city is charming and lined with outdoor cafes, ice cream parlors, restaurants, book shops, bars, art galleries, and boutiques. On Saturday mornings the square turns into an open market for fresh fruits & vegetables, eggs, bread, wine, honey, and other local products. The city's French influence is most noticeable here. In the afternoons and evenings, it is a great place to sit and people watch and kill the hour.
4. Viva Zapata!
The center of the city is charming and lined with outdoor cafes, ice cream parlors, restaurants, book shops, bars, art galleries, and boutiques. On Saturday mornings the square turns into an open market for fresh fruits & vegetables, eggs, bread, wine, honey, and other local products. The city's French influence is most noticeable here. In the afternoons and evenings, it is a great place to sit and people watch and kill the hour.
4. Viva Zapata!
This is probably my favorite restaurant in SB. They have a Mittagessen special called "Tapas Marathon," which is all you can eat Spanish tapas for 9,80. I'm also a fan of the outdoor courtyard with bier garten style seating and the Madrid house wine.
5. Schlossplatz
The view from the castle walls is one of the best in the city. There is also a cafe and bier garten. And in the summer you can attend free weekly concerts at Sonntags ans Schloss.
I never actually learned the name of this ice cream parlor since it did not have a sign, but I frequently ordered its coffee ice cream and mango sorbet (not together, of course).
7. Zum Stiefel
This historic Gasthaus is a great place to try Saarländisch specialties as well as one of the beers that they brew on-sight.
8. Ludwigskirche
This church is so unique due to its square shape and solid white interior. It would be a gorgeous place to have a wedding.
9. Deutsch-Französischer Garten
These gardens are a nice place to relax or picnic with friends. There is a pond with paddle boats, several cafes, cable cars, a miniature train, and stage for live performances.
These gardens are a nice place to relax or picnic with friends. There is a pond with paddle boats, several cafes, cable cars, a miniature train, and stage for live performances.
10. Der Hauptbahnhof
This is arguably one of the ugliest train stations in Germany, but it was such an important location for me over the summer and I have many memories there. It's where I mailed postcards home, shopped on Sundays when nothing else was opened, welcomed and said goodbye to many a friend, and set off on many adventures.
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