Dining at a Thousand Year Old Restaurant – the Stiftskeller St. Peter

When I heard that Europe’s oldest restaurant was located in Salzburg, I was quite intrigued by its historical past. Wow! 1,000 years old. Charlemagne, Christopher Columbus and Mozart are said to have ate at the Stiftskeller St. Peter.

It was operated by monks since it was a part of St. Peter’s Abbey. Until not too long ago, it was still ran by monks.

It was a lovely restaurant with food prepared fresh using healthy ingredients and beautifully presented. They also offer Mozart concerts in the evening times – which we did not do since we had already attended the mini orchestra concert at Hohensalzburg Fortress.

This part of the restaurant was in the courtyard. There were booths in the center and down the sides.

Don’t you love how they did this long wagon/trolley with moss and flowers? So cute!

An area to have a beverage while visiting.

The lovely food…

Here you can see some of the old abbey walls.

Church bells are a very common thing in Austria which makes for a unique and fun experience. In this video I pan the Stiftskeller St. Peter restaurant and then the streets.

We finished up the evening with a lovely dessert at a cafe located in the Hohensalzburg Fortress – the same fortress where we had enjoyed the lovely evening concert the night before.

Talk about indulging. Mmmm it was SO good!

My previous posts of our trip to Austria.

We Have Arrived in Austria – Day 1

We Have Arrived in Austria – Part Two of Day 1

An Italian Eatery in Vienna, Austria

The Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria – Part One of Day 2

Street Views of Vienna, Austria – Part Two of Day 2

The Summer Palace of the Habsburg’s – Day 3

Castle Ruins on the Danube River (Day 3)

Driving Adventures in Salzburg (Day 4)

Salzburg, Austria (Day 4, Part 2)

A Musical Evening in Salzburg

The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music (Day 5)