The Stuttgarter Teehaus im Weißenburgpark is a beer garden with a beautiful view over Stuttgart. It is located in the south of the city center, next to the Weinsteige and underneath the TV tower. It was built in 1913 by Dr. Ernst von Sieglin. Sieglin was a factory owner. He gave the pavilion as a present to his wife so she had a place where she could meet friends for tea – hence the name “Teehaus” (tea house). He himself wished for a tennis court. As the Teehaus was located on a steep hillside, a subconstruction was needed to hold the tennis court. The idea of the “Marmorsaal” (marble hall) was born. Nowadays this beautiful hall can be booked for special occasions like weddings.

The pavilion itself serves as the bar and kitchen for the beer garden.

So unfortunately you can’t sit inside the Teehaus and only order your food and drinks there. But that gives you enough time to peek up to the beautiful paintings on the ceiling:

But sitting outside is just as fine:

When you had a refreshment in the beer garden, you can climb up a few stairs to the viewing platform. From here you have a great view over Stuttgart:

You can reach the Teehaus from the U-Bahn station Bopser. Here you climb up Hohenheimerstraße and follow the signs.

It is quite a climb up there, that can’t be denied. At first you will reach the entrance to the Marmorsaal…

…before you can spot the pavilion on top of the hill.

But believe me, the view is well worth the climb! 🙂

Where is your most favorite lookout located in Stuttgart? Or you favorite beer garden?? 🙂

More information about:

 Teehaus im Weißenburgpark (only in German)

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OK, it’s not right at the river bank but hey, it has sand which kind of makes it a Strand (beach)!

Great thing for me as a vegetarian – they have a very nice veggie burger! But of course they have a variety of meaty burgers as well. Their Hawaiian burger is supposed to be great, too.

If you feel sporty, a beach volleyball court is close by. However,  I prefer to lay in one of the beach chairs and watch the sun set behind the Neckar .

Now that you know that Stuttgart has a beach, take advantage of it! 😀

More information about:

Stadtstrand (only in German)

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We started our Bike trip along the Neckar to Marbach at Max-Eyth-See.

There is a bike path next to the Neckar which we followed all the time. It is very well maintained, flat and thus easy to drive on. After 12 km we stopped at Zugwiesen, close to Ludwigsburg. This is a renaturation project next to the Neckar and a lovely place for a break or picnic.

They have a tower from where you have a lovely view.

Plus, you can observe animals…

We rode on, had a little race duel with a freighter…

… and won , came into a traffic jam…

…and had to wait till the whole duck family had made it to the other side… and passed some lovely vineyards:

After around 1.5 hours our bike trip along the Neckar brought us to Marbach

Right next to the bridge is a lovely beer garden, the Bootshaus Marbach. That’s where we had lunch

We turned around and cycled back to Max-Eyth-See.

What a lovely tour! Easy, with beautiful scenery and along a river. One of my new favorite weekend trips.

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You get all the traditional beer garden style dishes at Schwabengarten, like pork knuckle, sausages, potato salad and of course beer, but they also serve Flammkuchen (tarte flambée), Dampfnudel (steam dumpling), Weißwürste (white sausages) and dumplings with a creamy mushroom sauce, which you would not find in every beer garden. Nice for Vegetarians though!! 

Well, I have to admit, I totally felt like fries today, so that’s what I got. Boring, I know 🙂

The unicorn in the background is not mine by the way! The Apfelschorle (apple spritz) though was mine indeed! As I don’t like beer (yep, how dare I call myself a German, right?!), I always order Apfelschorle with my meal when I visit a beer garden.

My nephews (proud holders of the unicorn by the way!) on the other hand ordered Rote Wurst and Kartoffelsalat (red sausage and potato salad) and thus made up for my boring decision on the food front.

What I like about Schwabengarten is, that they have more to offer than just the usual benches and tables: There is a playground for the kids and sun chairs for the grown ups…

Niiiiiice!! 

It is a great destination after a bike trip, too. And if you are the proud holder of an e-bike, you can even recharge your bike while visiting the beer garden. They have their own e-bike station now! Awesome, right?!

During the season, Schwabengarten is open every day from 11 am until 11 pm. They also organize several special events every year, for example a “US-Car Meeting” on the 25th and 26th of July.

More information about:

Schwabengarten (only in German)

Schwabengarten on Facebook

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