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Restaurants and bars in Marburg

And what do the locals eat and drink? The typical drink for Hessen is “Apfelwein” (cider) and it is even served in its own glass. You can drink it pure or mixed. “Sauergespritzt” is Apfelwein mixed with mineralwater. “Süßgespritzt” is a mix with lemonade. 

Typical local food: “Grüne Soße”. This sauce is made with fresh herbs (Borage, chervil, cress, parsley, burnet, sorrel and chives) and usually served with boiled potatoes and eggs. Only the restaurants serving German food have it on the menu.  The other local dish to try is the “Auflauf”, a stew usually covered with a layer of cheese that is slowly cooked in the oven. The auflauf can be found with almost any combination of ingredients and on almost every student menu in Marburg.

There are many places to eat at affordable prices. Listed below are the restaurants we tried and tested. 

Restaurants

Low budget: 

  • Lua9 (Vietnamese), Pilgrimstein 29, 35037 Marburg (Lahnpassage), 06421 163368
  • Damoa (Japanese, Sushi), Steinweg 39, Marburg.
  • Felix, Barfüßerstraße 28, 35037 Marburg, 06421 307336 
  • Bistro Maxx, Barfüßerstr. 55, 35037 Marburg, 06421 24266 
  • MARKET, Markt 11, 35037 Marburg, 06421 164 969 
  • Café Barfuß, Barfüßerstraße 33, 35037 Marburg, 06421 25349 
  • Café 1900, Barfüßerstraße 27, 35037 Marburg, 06421 27167
  • Cafe Mocca, Pilgrimstein 31, 35037 Marburg, 06421 303264  
  • 957 Ramen Bar, Krebsgasse 1, 35037 Marburg ‎, 06421 1605289
  • Die Pause (offers great breakfast), Wettergasse 16, 35037 Marburg, 06421 183 1804  
  • Dromedar (African/Vegetarian/Cocktails), Am Grün 1, 35037 Marburg, 06421 1664299
  • Havana (Cuban, housed in a cosy former old watermill, tasty cocktails and lovely terrace overlooking the Lahn.), Am Grün 58, 35037 Marburg, 06421 164960 
  • Sudhaus, Steinweg 44, 35037 Marburg, 06421 5808012  
  • Aroma (Bistro, Eiscafé, Beachbar), Anneliese-Pohl-Allee 1, 35037 Marburg, 06421 8890472  
  • Enchilada (Mexican, lovely terrace on the Lahn) Gerhard-Jahn-Platz 21, 06421 1657845
  • Cafe Gutenburger, (very tasty hamburgers) Gutenbergstraße 23, 35037 Marburg, 06421 9884580
  • Rotkehlchen (funky restaurant in the historic train station with a lovely beergarden, outside of Marburg)
  • Café am Grün (easy-going place with seats right on the Lahn, also suitable for children)

 

Medium budget and up:

  • 5 Jahreszeiten, (elegant dining hall with a terrace) Reitgasse 5, 35037 Marburg, 06421 88 689 88  
  • Bückingsgarten, (directly below the castle, great views from the terrace) Landgraf-Philipp-Str. 6, 35037 Marburg, Tel.: 06421 165 77 71
  • Zur Sonne, (On the marketplace) Markt 14, 35037 Marburg, Tel.: 06421 17190 
  • Restaurant Dammühle, (also serves game meat and great wines) Dammühlenstraße 1, 35041 Marburg / Wehrshausen, 06421 93560

 

Coffee and breakfast/lunch places:

  • Café Wertvoll, Steinweg 37, 35037 Marburg, Tel. 06421 8894994
  • Café Frau Friedrich (retro-funky Student Café in Südviertel), Liebigstr. 50, 35037 Marburg, Tel. 06421 3309292 
  • Klingelhöfer Konditorei (in Südviertel, offers award-winning cakes and chocolates)
  • Cafe Vetter, (so old-fashioned that it’s cool again) Reitgasse 4, 35037 Marburg, Tel.: 06421 25888
  • Ufercafé, (easygoing café with a beergarden right on the river Lahn, great waffles and rental boats. The place to enjoy the evening sun and watch the ducks go by), Auf dem Wehr 1A. (Entrance from the Weidenhäuser bridge).
  • Warehouse Ahrens, (Top floor with a great view on the castle. For a window seat you may be competing with the senior citizens of Marburg, but even in the second row the view is impressive) Universitätsstr. 14 – 22, 06421 2980.
  • Spiegelslustturm Turm-Café: (on the hill, with stunning views on Marburg) Hermann-Bauer-Weg 2, 35043 Marburg, 06421 682129. Bus 7 or 9, direction Lahnberge/Spiegelslust, busstop: Klinikum-Main entrance). Daily: 11-18h. The nicest thing to do for a person you like: calling the number 06421 590 469 to light up the big red heart! 
Gea de Jong-Lendle (2024)