Top cuisine in Lower Austria

A haubenlokal is a restaurant that has been awarded for its cuisine in the Gault&Millau restaurant guide. The rating is given in points (0–20), with 11 points earning the first star – the more points, the more stars.

The decisive factors are the quality and freshness of the products, the creativity of the cuisine, the harmony of the dishes and precision in sauces and cooking times. Service and ambience are not included in the scoring; the focus is clearly on the plate.

Gault&Millau awards 1 to 5 stars: 11 points earns one star, 13 points two, 15 points three, 17 points four and 19 points the fifth star – the ideal score is 20 points. The higher the number of stars, the more outstanding the cuisine is considered to be. 

Landhaus Bacher in Mautern an der Donau is the first 5-star restaurant in Lower Austria. 

No. In Lower Austria, award-winning establishments range from modern country inns and winery restaurants to gourmet restaurants. What they have in common is a consistently high culinary standard, not a particular style or price range.

The current Gault&Millau Guide and its website offer guidance across all federal states. Just like on our site, you can filter by region, number of toques or culinary focus, allowing you to select restaurants specifically for your own travel plans.

Gault&Millau toques and MICHELIN stars both rate excellent cuisine, but focus on different aspects:

• Gault&Millau awards points and 1 to 5 stars and focuses on cooking technique, creativity and product quality, especially in regional markets. Testing is often done openly, and toques are an important award, especially in German-speaking countries.
• The MICHELIN Guide awards 1 to 3 stars and evaluates culinary performance based on criteria such as product quality, cooking technique, taste, creativity and consistency. The testers work anonymously, and stars are recognised worldwide as a symbol of top-class cuisine.