The cuisine of Dresden is typical to Saxony, quite simple and not particularly refined, based mainly on using meat and vegetables. The most famous dishes of Saxony are the Leipziger Allerlei - a delicious dish of asparagus and other vegetables and the famous Christmas cake, the Stollen. Very popular are the Saxon spirits and beers and the digestive liquors with herbs. Among all the Radeberger is the first Pilsner beer produced in Germany.
Widespread is the cultivation of the vine: along the Elbe valley there are 37 varieties of vines on about 470 hectares of vineyards. The varieties are mostly of white grapes as Müller-Thurgau, Weißburgunder, Traminer, Riesling, Ruländer, Kenner, Scheurebe, Bacchus, Gutedel and Morio Muskat. The Saxon wines are mainly dry, fermented without residual sugar. Besides the weather, the unique aroma of these wines is given by the minerals that enrich the soil. Dresden offers a wide choice of restaurants where one can spend an evening enjoying traditional food and sipping a glass of wine, among which I recommend:

Ristorante Kleppereck
Münzgaße, 10. D-01067, Dresden. Tel. +49 (0)351 4965123
www.kleppereck.de

Restaurant Zum Schießhaus
Am Schießhaus, 19. D-01067, Dresden. Tel. +49 (0)351 4845990
www.zum-schiesshaus.de

Erbgerichtsklause
Pillnitzer Landstraße, 170. D-01326, Dresden. Tel. +49 (0)351 2632363

Sophienkeller
Taschenberg, 3. D-01067, Dresden. Tel. +49 (0)351 497260
www.sophienkeller-catering.de

Pulverturm
An der Frauenkirche, 12. D-01067, Dresden. Tel. +49 (0)351 262600
www.pulverturm-dresden.de

Lesage
Lennéstraße, 1. D-01069, Dresden. Tel. +49 (0)351 4204-250
www.lesage.de

Grand Café und Restaurant Coselpalais
An der Frauenkirche, 12a. D-01067, Dresden. Tel. +49 (0)351 4962444
www.coselpalais-dresden.de

Schwarzmarkt Café
Hauptstraße, 36. D-01097, Dresden. Tel. +49 (0)801 0833