Classic Austrian inn cuisine is their goal, and they have almost achieved it. You wouldn’t have expected it that way when they left the wine bar Grapes about a year ago. In just five years, they had made it one of the best wine bars in the city. Stephen Grabler30, and Markus Hirschler, 31, were something like the shooting stars of the wine scene and since 2016 have soon made a name for themselves with their clever selection of predominantly Austrian and German wines, often organically produced by small winegrowers. Now they have dared to take the plunge into self-employment Waltz Inn and with the cook Alex Gasslbauer, 28. He is not Austrian, but comes from Bad Birnbach in Lower Bavaria. “But Alex cooks exactly how we want it to,” says Hirschler. Classic Austrian inn cuisine, for example a Styrian fried chicken with potato and corn salad or a mushroom goulash with serviette dumplings, followed by pancakes. On Sundays there is also a five-course inn menu for, of course, 55 euros. And as far as the core competence of the two is concerned, wine: “We are concentrating on biologically and ecologically responsible products from France, Germany, Austria and the rest of Europe.” They have 850 items in their cellar, more than 20 of which are also available by the glass. Currently, the Gasthaus Waltz (named after the English name for the waltz dance) is still housed at Ickstattstraße 21 (with the colleagues from S.zimmer, who are currently taking a break). Not quite perfect, because the restaurant doesn’t look like a tavern. But at the turn of the year they move “three or four houses further” (they are not allowed to reveal the exact address yet), but you can calculate it (Gasthaus Waltz, until the end of the year at Ickstattstraße 21, then “a few houses down”, Thursday to Sunday 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., reservations by phone 90429847, www.waltz-gasthaus.de).
Wine Autumn Munich
Autumn is the season of wine fairs and tastings. The big public events include those on the Praterinsel. This weekend is the Wine Autumn Munich turn, with 120 exhibitors and 900 new wines from the 2021 vintage. One focus is on red Burgundy varieties, after all Christmas is approaching and that means: roasting season (Wein Herbst München, Praterinsel 3-4, Saturday, October 29, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, October 30, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., admission with catalog and tasting: 20 euros, https://www.webermesse.de/messe/wein-muenchen-herbst).