Berlin

International cuisine has a long-standing tradition in Berlin, as it received its French accent during the times of King Frederic the Great. Today's cuisine is a healthy mix as diverse as the city itself. Bulette (meat cakes), Eisbein (pork knuckles) and Currywurst (curry sausage) are the regional specialties. Berliner Weisse (beer with a fruit flavoring) is always a favorite, especially under the shady green umbrellas of a traditional beer garden. But Berlin has numerous elegant restaurants as well, where top gourmet chefs create culinary masterpieces. For a different and adventurous dining experience, try the "Entertainment Restaurants" or a culinary cruise through Berlin aboard a sightseeing boat. You'll find something here for every taste!

Budapest

Paprika & Goulash – you've all heard that much about Hungary. But did you know that the gulyás (that's how we spell it) is actually a soup? Of course, there's a lot more to Hungarian cuisine, as its popularity is due to rich flavors. 11 Oscar awards and even more Olympic championships in gastronomy prove the skills of our chefs. A selection of 22 wine regions makes for a perfect combination at harmony with the cuisine. Among the wines are several so-called Hungaricum-brands that can not be found anywhere else.

Dresden

For the gourmet, Dresden is an attractive travel destination. Whether in historic spaces with arched ceilings, baroque palaces, modern buildings or in the middle of the river Elbe, Saxony's capital offers culinary delights in variety of venues, each unique in its atmosphere and setting. The largest number of restaurants are located in cellars called Gewölberestaurants (restaurants with vaulted ceilings) which radiate a special atmosphere. The Saxons are also proud of their beverages. The first beer brewed in Germany in the Pilsner tradition was brewed in Radeberg near Dresden. The hills along he Elbe River between Meissen and Pirna are Germany's northernmost vineyards and are praised by wine specialists for their excellent vintages.

Munich

Munich is a culinary heaven for any appetite and offers more than 5000 restaurants, from elegant gourmet temples to small cafés. Don't leave Munich without sampling its local specialties, such as "Weisswurst", a light veal sausage, eaten with sweet mustard and soft pretzels, or "Leberkäs", a finely textured type of meatloaf. Munich's favorite and most famous beverage is beer, which tastes especially refreshing in a beer garden. Tourists and locals, families and singles, young and old alike share the wooden benches and tables under shady chestnut trees. You can even bring your own picnic and enjoy it with a stein of freshly tapped beer.

Prague

Tourists often prefer regional specialties to international cuisine and indulge in hearty soups, roasted pork with sour cabbage and Czech dumplings, roast sirloin of beef in cream sauce, fried fillet of pork, Christmas carp with potato salad or fruit dumplings sprinkled with cottage cheese and sugar. The national beverage is beer, including the world famous Pilsner and Budweiser beers. The Moravian wines and the Slivovitz brandy, that both tastes and heals at the same time, are also avaiable. World-renowned apple strudel and sweets are plentiful in Prague's cafés and confectioners and the distinctive pubs and wine bars with their old-world interiors invite you to enter.

Salzburg

Salzburg has over 20 award-winning restaurants where gourmets can savor Salzburg's exquisite cuisine; "Old Salzburg garlic soup", delicious lamb or beef dishes, succulent roast goose with a variety of side dishes, game or imaginatively cooked fish from local lakes and streams. For dessert, try the typical "Salzburger Nockerln" – a temptingly sweet delicacy – or a selection of Salzburg cheese specialties. A locally brewed glass of beer, crystal-clear mineral water from Salzburg's mountains or a locally distilled rowanberry schnapps complement and finish any meal.

Vienna

The visitor to Vienna simply has to taste Veal Wiener Schnitzel and Sachertorte, a mouthwatering chocolate cake. Order Ottakringer beer, brewed locally using the fine Alpine water that flows from every faucet in Vienna, or Viennese wines, which grow on the sunny hills on the outskirts of the city. Viennese cuisine is the only cooking named not after a country, but after a city. In Vienna you will find small bistros (which the Viennese call "beisl"), cozy wine taverns (called "heurigers"), traditional cafés, pastry shops, typical sausage stands and superb society hotspots. Attractions include the apple strudel show at Schönbrunn Palace, exclusive baking and cooking classes, and wine tasting in the vineyards.