A traditional Stuttgart Weinstube on the edge of the Bohnenviertel. Maultaschen, Spätzle and Württemberg wine, served in a room that has barely changed since 1963.
From Weinstube Widmer to Fröhlich
The house opened in 1963, though under a different name: Weinstube Widmer. It has only carried its present name since 1988, when Hans Fröhlich took the tavern over and put his family name on the door.
What makes the place worth a detour is what has not happened since. The interior is essentially the one installed in 1963. Sitting here means sitting inside a piece of Stuttgart restaurant history that no renovation wave has smoothed over, which in a German city center is rarer than it sounds.
The tavern is run today by managing partner Mancika Kohler-Kešinović. Since January 2024 two well-known Stuttgart names have come on board as co-partners: Alexander Wehrle, chairman of the VfB Stuttgart soccer club, and Jens Zimmermann of the Pro Stuttgart association. It is a signal that the city wants its classic taverns kept alive.
The kitchen: Swabian, handmade, done fresh each day
Andreas Neu has run the kitchen since 2009. The menu sticks to what a Weinstube has to be able to do. Spätzle, soft egg noodles scraped straight into boiling water, Maultaschen, oversized pasta pockets filled with meat and spinach, and potato salad are all made fresh daily. That is not a marketing line here, it is the work routine.
The room seats about 60, plus eight seats at the bar. If you are traveling alone, the bar is usually the better place to sit and the easiest one to get.
A wine list sorted by taste, not by origin
The wine list is rebuilt every quarter and leans on growers from the surrounding region. One quirk sets it apart from most taverns: the wines are grouped by flavor profile rather than by appellation. That makes the list readable for anyone who cannot place a Württemberg vineyard name, which includes most visitors from abroad.
Practical details
Open Tuesday through Saturday from 5:30pm. Sunday and Monday are closing days. From May through September the garden opens as well.
Hours listed on booking portals and aggregators sometimes differ from reality; the official website is the reliable source. Reserve if you can, because the house is small.
