"A 16th-century cellar on Schmiedgasse serving Styrian Tafelspitz and pumpkin-seed-oil soup; try it once for a relaxed Graz team dinner."
Four hundred years of service sit under the vaulted brick of Schmiedgasse 9, beside the Landhaushof in Graz's old town. What began as a rough tavern in the 16th century is now the Landhauskeller, a Styrian restaurant the Schwarz family reworked in autumn 2015 without erasing its age. The kitchen sends out Austrian classics, from a properly thin Wiener Schnitzel to Tafelspitz, with three courses from about €35.
There is no celebrity chef here, and that is the point. The Landhauskeller is run by Judith and Gerald Schwarz, who took the centuries-old inn in 2015 and modernised the room and the cooking while keeping the menu rooted in Styria. The food is regional Austrian done carefully: Wiener Schnitzel fried thin and pale, Tafelspitz with its traditional garnishes, baked carp, game such as venison ragout in season, and a Kuerbiscremesuppe finished with the dark-green Styrian pumpkin-seed oil that the region is known for.
Prices stay honest for the old town. A daily lunch special starts around €9.90, the pumpkin soup is about €4, and three courses a la carte land near €35, with mains mostly in the €20 to €30 range. The wine list leans on Styrian whites, the Sauvignon Blanc and Welschriesling the surrounding hills do well. It is comfort cooking with proper technique, the kind of Austrian table that has anchored the old town since the 1500s.
The Landhauskeller runs deep, with vaulted cellar rooms in brick and stone and a courtyard garden beside the Renaissance Landhaushof that opens in warm months. Inside the light is low and the booths are snug, with enough table space to settle in for a long lunch or a team dinner. The sound is a comfortable hum rather than a roar. Dress is smart-casual at most; this is an old-town institution, not a formal dining room. The same building holds the Asian restaurant Miss Cho and the Katze Katze cocktail bar, so a meal here can run on into the evening.
The Landhauskeller suits a team dinner or a relaxed business lunch because it scales: the cellar rooms and courtyard take a large table, the Austrian menu pleases a mixed group, and the bill stays reasonable at around €35 for three courses. Nobody needs to study a tasting menu, and the booths let a group talk. Order a round of Schnitzel and Tafelspitz, a few Styrian whites, and let the courtyard do the rest in summer. For more across the region, see our best Austrian restaurants guide and the global European fine-dining picks.
Not for diners after modern, inventive plates or a quiet date for two: this is a large, traditional Austrian cellar built for groups and classic comfort food.
Yes, for honest Styrian cooking in a genuinely historic room. The Landhauskeller has stood on Schmiedgasse since the 16th century, and the Schwarz family keeps the Austrian classics, from Schnitzel to Tafelspitz, done well at fair prices. It is not fine dining, and does not pretend to be. Come for the setting, the comfort food and the courtyard.
Not difficult, but booking helps for groups and warm-weather courtyard tables. Reserve by phone on +43 316 830276 or through the restaurant's site, and weekday lunches usually have space. The cellar rooms are large, so the kitchen handles big tables well with notice. Friday and Saturday evenings in the old town are the busiest.
Smart-casual or everyday neat. The Landhauskeller is an old-town institution rather than a formal dining room, so there is no jacket requirement and comfortable clothing is fine. Most guests dress as they would for a relaxed lunch or a team dinner. In summer the courtyard is informal and easy.
Three courses a la carte run around €35 per person before drinks, with most mains between €20 and €30. A daily lunch special starts near €9.90 and the Styrian pumpkin soup is about €4. Add Styrian wine and a full dinner sits near €45 to €60 a head. It is fair value for the old town.
Yes. The large cellar rooms and the courtyard take a group easily, the Austrian menu suits mixed tastes, and the prices keep a company dinner sensible. See our best team dinner restaurants for more. Book ahead and ask for one of the vaulted rooms for a private feel.
By phone · +43 316 830276
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