Andreas Hofer Weinstube is a traditional wine tavern on Steingasse, the narrow medieval lane behind Linzer Gasse on the right bank. Austrian wines, small dishes, wood panelling: a genuinely quiet alternative to the Altstadt wine bars across the river.
The Story
Steingasse is one of the streets that Salzburg's tourist infrastructure largely ignores, which is what makes it interesting. The medieval lane runs along the base of the Kapuzinerberg, too narrow for coaches, too removed from the main sight-seeing axis to appear on most walking itineraries. The buildings are old and the atmosphere is low-key in the way that streets only achieve when they belong to the people who live there.
The Andreas Hofer Weinstube fits the street. Named after the Tyrolean folk hero of the Napoleonic era, a figure who stands for a particular strain of Austrian regional defiance, the name signals something about the register: this is not a wine bar performing Austrian identity for an international audience. The wood-panelled interior is warm and unhurried. The wine list focuses on Austrian producers, served by the glass without ceremony.
It is a place for a quiet evening with a glass of Grüner Veltliner and a plate of cheese, not a destination for a full dinner. The combination of the street and the venue makes it one of the better off-the-tourist-trail evenings in Salzburg.
Visiting
Steingasse 65, on the right bank. Walk through Steingasse from Platzl, heading east away from the river. Open Tuesday to Saturday from late afternoon into the evening; closed Sunday and Monday. Hours vary seasonally, so check ahead or go early enough to find it open. Wine by the glass from approximately EUR 4; small dishes EUR 8-18.