Strandcafé an der Alten Donau – best ribs

Ribs and a riverside view attract the masses to Strandcafé where the waiters are warriors, those who don’t reserve are long-waiters, and the summer vibe is palpable during the sunny months.

During winter, this place only sees those craving their famed BBQ, especially their ribs.  The sight to be seen playing out in the open kitchen will give away what they’re famous for here – an army of cooks tend to piles of ribs on a sweeping charcoal BBQ, Steckerlfisch ( a spiced fish grilled on a stick in a traditional way ) is roasting away, and rows of the famed fresh Strandcafé Bratwürste sausages make smoke. A lot of people recommend this as THE place for ribs if you ask, and while they were more-ish and had us behaving in a way that we wouldn’t want our lovers to see (let us break it down for you in slow motion – teeth tearing at meat, no serviette found so fingers are wiped on shirt, sucking on bones, forearm used to wipe away grease and mess from mouth region…ok, the chin and neck region, too) we’re just saying – don’t expect your tastebuds to be tap dancing. At most, we’d say they’re a solution to sate the craving in a city where a demand for quality BBQ outstrips supply. However, ribs are best when fresh, which means judging by the turnover here, you’re in good hands.