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Cafés, restaurants & wine taverns in Marburg

Historic coffee houses, inns on the market square, a wine tavern on the castle steps and a café in a lookout tower. See at a glance who is open right now, then open the details.

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Regional & German cooking

Home-style German and regional cooking around the market square of the Oberstadt — next to the town hall at the Ratsschänke, or at Zur Sonne, an inn whose history goes back to 1569 — on the castle hill, and in a half-timbered mill estate in Wehrshausen.

  • RatsschänkeHours
    Restaurant on the historic market square next to the town hall, serving traditional German home-style cooking; closed all day on Wednesdays and at lunchtime on Thursdays.
    Markt 3, 35037 Marburg+49 6421 13834ratsschaenke-marburg.de
  • BückingsgartenHours
    Mid-range restaurant on Landgraf-Philipp-Straße on the castle hill in the upper town, recommended by the University of Marburg among the city’s restaurants for visitors. Hours from a restaurant directory, not confirmed by the restaurant.
    Landgraf-Philipp-Straße 6, 35037 Marburg+49 6421 1657771
  • Das kleine RestaurantHours
    Small restaurant at Barfüßertor serving regional and traditional German cuisine, with a weekly menu featuring dishes such as Tafelspitz, saddle of lamb and a vegetarian curry; listed by Falstaff.
    Barfüßertor 25, 35037 Marburg+49 6421 22293das-kleine-restaurant.de
  • Zur SonneHours
    Inn and small hotel on the market square whose history goes back to 1569, run by the Tontara family since 1968, serving warm food continuously from 11 am, Monday to Saturday. 21:30 is the kitchen’s closing time. The inn reports problems with its phone line.
    Markt 14, 35037 Marburg+49 6421 17190zur-sonne-marburg.de
  • Restaurant DammühleHours
    Restaurant with 27 guest rooms in a half-timbered mill estate surrounded by greenery in Marburg-Wehrshausen, serving modern German home-style cuisine with game and regional dishes. The morning slot (07:00–10:00) is breakfast. Hours from a restaurant guide, not confirmed by the restaurant.
    Dammühlenstraße 1, 35041 Marburg+49 6421 93560

Wine taverns & bistros

More than 50 German wines by the glass on the castle steps, and Mediterranean dishes until late at night in the Reitgasse.

  • WeinlädeleHours
    Wine tavern and restaurant on the castle steps, run for over 45 years, pouring more than 50 open wines from all 13 German wine regions alongside regional and seasonal dishes.
    Schloßtreppe 1, 35037 Marburg+49 6421 14244weinlaedele.de
  • 5 Jahreszeiten (“Das 5”)Hours
    Restaurant and bar on the first floor at Reitgasse 5 in the Oberstadt, serving international and Mediterranean dishes with vegetarian, fish and meat options; open evenings, and from 1 pm at weekends. Closing times from OpenTable; the restaurant itself publishes only its opening times.
    Reitgasse 5, 35037 Marburg+49 6421 8868988das5.de

Cafés & patisseries

Coffee-house culture since 1908 in the Reitgasse, the Klingelhöfer patisserie, bagels opposite the University Library and cake at the top of the Spiegelslust tower. Café Wertvoll and the Klingelhöfer were already recommended by the old VisitMarburg.com.

  • Café WertvollHours
    Café on Steinweg opposite the University Library, opened in September 2018 by three former Marburg students and enlarged in 2020, known for coffee and bagels at moderate prices. Hours from the café’s own website, which does not seem to have been updated since about 2021: check before you go.
    Steinweg 37, 35037 Marburg+49 6421 8894994cafe-wertvoll.com
  • Konditorei Café Klingelhöfer (Haspelstraße)Hours
    Main café of the Klingelhöfer patisserie in Marburg’s Südviertel, serving cakes, breakfast boards, quiches and salads, plus pralines; Feinschmecker magazine listed it among Germany’s best cafés.
    Haspelstraße 21, 35037 Marburg+49 6421 23372konditorei-klingelhoefer.de
  • Café Klingelhöfer (Wettergasse)Hours
    Oberstadt branch of the long-established Klingelhöfer patisserie on Wettergasse, combining cake counter and café in the pedestrian old town near the upper-town tourist office. Monday and Tuesday are not listed on the official page and are shown here as closed.
    Wettergasse 38, 35037 Marburgkonditorei-klingelhoefer.de
  • Café VetterHours
    Konditorei-café on Reitgasse in the Oberstadt, cultivating coffee-house culture since 1908 with homemade cakes; on the first Sunday of each month it opens for its “Vetter Sonntag”. Also open on the first Sunday of each month (“Vetter Sonntag”), 09:00–18:00.
    Reitgasse 4, 35037 Marburg+49 6421 25888cafe-vetter-marburg.de
  • Spiegelslust Tower CaféHours
    Café in the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Turm on the Lahnberge, run by a non-profit association since 2005; climbing the 36 m tower is possible only during the café’s opening hours. Winter hours (November–February) shown; the café also opens on Mondays from 13:00. From March to October it stays open until 19:00. The 36 m tower can be climbed only while the café is open.
    Hermann-Bauer-Weg 2, 35043 Marburg+49 6421 682129spiegelslustturm.de

Addresses, phone numbers and opening hours gathered from the restaurants’ and cafés’ websites, restaurant guides and directories (October 2026). Hours can change with the season and on public holidays: call before you go. Is your restaurant or café missing? Write to us via the contact form.