Innsbruck Tourismus
Press Release
Visit China, Japan, India or Thailand – in the middle of Innsbruck
Various restaurants offer Asian cuisine
As in many other European cities, Asian cuisine in Innsbruck was for a long time
synonymous with Chinese cooking. But since the 1990s, Japanese, Indian and Thai
cuisine has gained many enthusiastic supporters in the Tyrolean provincial capital – it
is always of high quality and in most cases at moderate prices.
The Mandarin in Speckbacherstrasse und the Waldorf in Höttinger Gasse are the
most traditional of the city's Chinese restaurants. While red, gold and colourful lamps
create a traditional Chinese atmosphere in the Mandarin, the old vaults, where the
Waldorf is housed, also has plenty of Chinese appeal, but with only a few decorative
features. Both restaurants serve the full range: humble spring rolls, eight treasures
and roasted duck, baked fruit, in other words all those dishes that European palates
associate with traditional Chinese cuisine ... but also specialities from regions of China
that are not universally available. Head chef Zhen Li at the Lange Mauer restaurant in
Gumppstrasse is a great believer in bringing a regional dimension to Chinese cooking.
His menu includes many delicious dishes inspired by the cuisine of Szechuan, HuaiYang and Canton.
The most impressive aspects of Japanese fare − since the 1990s the essence of chic
dining − are simplicity and the use of high-quality ingredients – and not just raw fish.
Situated on Herzog-Otto-Ufer between medieval houses in the Old Town, the special
appeal of Kenzi is to be found in its clear lines and superb Japanese and Korean
food. Perhaps slightly out of the way, but very definitely worth recommending is the
Kai, occupying a modern block on the left bank of the Inn near the University Bridge.
Rounding off the range of Japanese restaurants in Innsbruck are the conveyor-belt
sushi bars. The delicious bite-sized morsels coming off the moving belt in the Okiru at
the Cineplexx movie complex and in the Fuji in the Mariahilfpark are always devoured
with gusto. At Sensei – located in Maria-Theresien-Strasse and renowned for its
outstanding design – the menu features a classy variety of Sushi together with a wide
choice of other tasty Japanese treats. Not surprisingly, the restaurant proudly carries a
Gault Millau award, since Sensei is the Japanese expression for ‘masterly skills’.
Innsbruck Tourismus
Silvana M. Giuliani
International Marketing & Press
Tel. +43-512-59850-123
s.giuliani@innsbruck.info
Innsbruck Tourismus
Press Release
Innsbruck’s smallest Indian restaurant, a three-table affair in Stainerstrasse, jocularly
calls itself Little India. Fortunately a few years ago its proprietors opened another,
more spacious place in Müllerstraße, the Madhuban. The ambience and service are
suitably discreet, the food delicious. A slightly more Indian-style décor is to be found in
the Namaste in Höttingergasse and Rama in Innstrasse, but the food served here is
still very good. All four restaurants are very popular with Indian visitors – and that's
always a good sign.
If you are looking for the ultimate in quality from Asian cuisine, then a visit to the ThaiLi, a Thai restaurant, is recommended. The light, exquisitely spiced dishes served
here earned the restaurant on Marktgraben a number of Gault Millau points, including
a one-toque award. Only a few yards from here in the Old Town, in the
Rathausgalerien shopping arcade designed by acclaimed architect, Dominique
Perrault, is the Thai-Li-Ba, where excellent cuisine and simple design in wood, glass
and metal combine to create an impressive ensemble. In the summer, the garden
overlooking Adolf-Pichler-Platz is a delightful place to dine.
When Innsbruck's Social Sciences University opened a few years ago on the corner of
Universitätsstrasse and Kaiserjägerstrasse, a new gastronomic focal point for the city
emerged. On the ground floor of the complex and all in close proximity, a number of
restaurants,
cafés,
pizzerias
and
bars
compete
for
student
custom. Two
establishments here serving south Asian cuisine are the Noi (in the university
campus) and the Panithan Thai Restaurant (in Sillgasse) − both popular among the
wider community, not just the academic world.
Information: Innsbruck Tourismus, tel. +43-512-59850, office@innsbruck.info,
www.innsbruck.info
ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Chinese restaurants:
Waldorf, Höttinger Gasse 6, tel. +43-512-285103
Mandarin, Speckbacherstr. 32, tel. +43-512-584737
Lange Mauer, Gumppstr. 77, tel. +43-512-392455
Innsbruck Tourismus
Silvana M. Giuliani
International Marketing & Press
Tel. +43-512-59850-123
s.giuliani@innsbruck.info
Innsbruck Tourismus
Press Release
Japanese restaurants:
Kenzi, Herzog-Otto-Strasse 8, tel. +43-512-560813
Kai, Blasius-Hueber-Str. 15, tel. +43-512-294565
Fuji, Mariahilfpark 2, tel. +43-512-286188
Okiru Running Sushi (in the Cineplexx), Anton-Melzer-Straße 8, tel. +43-512-566220
Sensei, Maria-Theresien-Straße 11, tel. +43-512-562730
Indian restaurants:
Madhuban, Müllerstr. 11, tel. +43-512-589157
Namaste, Höttinger Gasse 15, tel. +43-512-272219
Rama, Innstrasse 81, tel. +43-512-285123
Thai restaurants:
Thai-Li, Marktgraben 3, tel. +43-512-562813
Thai-Li-Ba, Rathausgalerien, tel. +43-512-567888
Panithan, Sillgasse 9, tel. +43-664-1549617
Noi, Kaiserjägerstr. 1, tel. +43-512-589777
Innsbruck Tourismus
Silvana M. Giuliani
International Marketing & Press
Tel. +43-512-59850-123
s.giuliani@innsbruck.info