The Swabian restaurant Zur Kiste looks back on 180 years of gastronomic tradition and is the oldest wine tavern in Stuttgart. Even from the outside, you see that this building has history. And look at the cute green shutters! 🙂

The restaurant is located on three floors. The first room is on the ground floor, narrow stairs lead to the rooms on the upper floors.

Here’s one of the cozy rooms of the Swabian restaurant Zur Kiste:

Before you ask: Yes, it can get crowded at Zur Kiste so better call and make reservations before you go. But even with a reservation you are very likely to share a table with some other guests – simply because there are only a few tables anyway. 🙂

Fun Fact: Nobody really knows where the name Zur Kiste (which translates into “At the box”) stems from originally. Some say it refers back to the box full of oats that was located in front of the tavern to feed the guests’ horses. Another legends states that a bunch of students put a box full of money on the wall once. Well, we will probably never know for sure. But what I know for sure is that the food they serve at Zur Kiste tastes amazing and offers all of the Swabian cuisine one could crave for.

The food at the Swabian restaurant Zur Kiste

As a vegetarian I am not only happy that they serve vegetarian Maultaschen (the Swabian version of ravioli – only bigger – and better ;-)) but also that they taste very good (not all vegetarian Maultaschen do…)!

They come with a side salad. My favorite is the potato salad! Soooo good!!

Make sure you have a dessert, too. Here’s what my friend and I had: Pancake with jam and apple strudel with ice cream and vanilla sauce:

The Swabian restaurant Zur Kiste is a great destination if you’re looking for cozy atmosphere and good Swabian food! It is located next to Charlottenplatz and thus easily reachable with public transport.

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Wine tavern Zur Kiste

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Even the walk from the station through the park is very nice by itself:

Can you guess why this place is called Valley of the Roses? 😉 And it’s just the season for them, they are blooming everywhere. So beautiful!

We found a space under a huge tree where there was enough shade to provide shelter for about 50 (!!) people. And then the course started. I liked the teacher very much. She had a relaxing voice and led through the different poses very smoothly.

Yoga under the open sky feels sooooo different to yoga at a studio. You smell the grass, feel a cool breeze on your skin sometimes and the ground is so soft.

I really enjoyed it.

That’s what you see while doing the downward dog. Better than the white sealing of a yoga studio, isn’t it?! 😉

Even though we were quite a big group, the lesson was very relaxing. Everybody had enough space for him- or herself.

After a bit more than one hour, the class was finished. Some people stayed on their mats afterwards but my friends and I decided to head over to the “Höhencafe“, a little restaurant which is overlooking the Tal der Rosen.

Up there, you have a very nice view; over the park and all the way to the Fernsehturm (tv tower).

Next to the view, the food is really nice, too! 🙂

I had Flädle (pancake) with goats cheese…

… and my friends ordered Apfelstrudel (apple strudel)…

… and Maultaschen (Swabian ravioli):

We sat there, enjoyed the yummy food and watched the sun turning the tv tower pink.

What a lovely evening!

Free Yoga classes and the other courses are provided by Stuttgarter Amt für Sport und Bewegung in cooperation with Sportkreis Stuttgart, SportCodex and some sport clubs. The classes will be held under good weather conditions until the end of September. The directions are given in German. If you don’t speak German, talk to the instructor at the beginning, so he or she can advise you, have a special eye on you and switch to English when needed.

More information about:

Sport im Park (only in German)

Höhencafe Killesberg (only in German)

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