--- title: Culinary winter trip url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/travel-routes-in-upper-austria/culinary-winter-trip.html" description: "Explore Upper Austria on a culinary winter trip, savoring regional specialties at top restaurants. Enjoy gourmet delights from Lake Hallstatt to the Mühlviertel, with dishes crafted from local ingredients. Experience the rich flavors of Upper Austria's diverse cuisine." image: "https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/user_upload/upperaustria/Logo_upperuastria_RGB_300x300px_Websites.png" date: 2023-01-03 modified: 2024-06-20 --- # Culinary winter trip A culinary winter trip ====================== In the cold season, we like to be served something hearty from the kitchen and cellar. And yes, we love it too, the Bratl in der Rein, with crispy rind, Stöckelkraut and dumplings. However, if you want to experience the enormous diversity of Upper Austria's regional cuisine, we recommend a culinary winter journey. We serve the first course directly on the shores of Lake Hallstatt in Bad Goisern. In the kitchen of the [Steegwirt](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/food-and-drink/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/101702/welterbe-wirtshaus-steegwirt.html), Fritz and Tamino Grampelhuber playfully manage the tightrope act between the aforementioned Bratl in der Rein and high culinary art. From regional ingredients - fish from the Salzkammergut lakes, game from the surrounding forests - they create award-winning delicacies. The next culinary stop is at [Hotel das Traunsee](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/food-and-drink/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/430000590/gourmet-restaurant-bootshaus-in-the-seehotel-das-traunsee.html), which, in addition to its unique location directly on the lake, impresses with its unmistakable gourmet cuisine. Executive Chef Lukas Nagl turned the Bootshaus restaurant into a top gourmet address. Back to nature - at [RAU nature based cuisine](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/food-and-drink/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/102768/rau-nature-based-cuisine.html) in Großraming, right next to the Kalkalpen National Park, this phrase is more than just a slogan. Here Klemens Schraml realises his vision of experimental cuisine based on natural products. The regional products are the starting point for excursions into international realms. The success proves him right - three Gault-Millau toques. Open copyright © Foto: Genießerhotel Bergergut: Haubenkoch Thomas Hofer mit frischen Kräutern für die Küche Close copyright ![Haubenkoch Thomas Hofer mit frischen Kräutern für die Küche](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/3/d/csm_Bergergut_Thomas-Hofer_1140x641_fef9654b00.jpg "Foto: Genießerhotel Bergergut: Haubenkoch Thomas Hofer mit frischen Kräutern für die Küche") Open copyright © Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Robert Maybach: At the table in conversation with toque chef Philip Rachinger at the Mühltalhof restaurant in Neufelden. Close copyright ![Two women at table talking to gourmet chef Philip Rachinger at the Hotel Mühltalhof in Neufelden.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/b/1/csm_MuehltalhofNeufeldenTisch_OberoesterreichTourismusGmbHRobertMaybach_3973128c84.jpg "Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Robert Maybach: At the table in conversation with toque chef Philip Rachinger at the Mühltalhof restaurant in Neufelden.") Open copyright © Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbHRobert Maybach Ein Bratl in der Rein wartet auf dem Holzofen des Steegwirt in Bad Goisern darauf, serviert zu werden. Close copyright ![Ein Bratl in der Rein wartet auf dem Holzofen des Steegwirt in Bad Goisern darauf, serviert zu werden.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/f/3/csm_SteegwirtBadGoisernBratlinderRein_OberoesterreichTourismusGmbHRobertMaybach_88b52c3286.jpg "Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbHRobert Maybach Ein Bratl in der Rein wartet auf dem Holzofen des Steegwirt in Bad Goisern darauf, serviert zu werden.") Open copyright © Photo Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Matthias Heschl: Portrait of chef and restaurateur Klemens Schraml with a preserving jar filled with berries. Close copyright ![Portrait of the chef and restaurateur Klemens Schraml with a preserving jar filled with red berries. The jar covers half of his face.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/c/e/csm_EnnstalPechgrabenKulinarikImRauKlemensSchramlEinmachglas_OberoesterreichTourismusGmbHMatthiasHeschl_ec7507f644.jpg "Photo Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Matthias Heschl: Portrait of chef and restaurateur Klemens Schraml with a preserving jar filled with berries.") Open copyright © FELIX 2022 Wirtshausfestival Traunsee-Almtal. Traunkirchen boathouse Close copyright ![](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/d/e/csm_LukasNaglGarnierenBootshaus_TourismusverbandTraunseeAlmtalKlemensFellner_21f52609a9.jpg "FELIX 2022 Wirtshausfestival Traunsee-Almtal. Traunkirchen boathouse") 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. [ previous slide ](#ttgNCESlider247491) [ next slide ](#ttgNCESlider247491) The culinary map continues at the [Bergergut gourmet hotel](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/food-and-drink/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/430006246/bergergut.html) in St. Stefan-Afiesl in the northern Mühlviertel, where Thomas Hofer puts his heart and soul into conjuring up not only upscale gourmet cuisine, but also fine pub fare. The use of high-quality ingredients from the region is his top priority. Home-baked bread, linseed oil from the Mühlviertel oil mill, fish from the Gusen valley, herbs from the hotel's own 100-herb garden, beer from the AVIVA Brau Boutique or spirits from the multi-award-winning whisky producer Affenzeller. Philip Rachinger at the [Mühltalhof](https://www.muehltalhof.at/en/) in Neufelden also proves how genuine the Mühlviertel can taste. In his new stylish kitchen - the bubbling, throbbing and hot heart of the house - he gives guests exciting insights into his cooking skills and surprises them every day. Philip and his team like to let inspiration and imagination run wild - and decide anew every day what to serve the guests. A trip to Schärding in the Innviertel pays off for gourmets. Here, Lukas Kienbauer - shooting star of the gastronomic scene - brings regional cuisine with an international touch to the plates, operates without a menu but with many surprises in [Lukas Restaurant](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/food-and-drink/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/430006210/lukas-restaurant.html).