Restaurant in Feldkirch, Austria
Feldkirch's most credible special-occasion dinner.
Gutwinski is Feldkirch's most credible fine-dining address, holding the Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 and a 4.7 Google rating across 1,425 reviews. At the €€€ price tier, it delivers consistent quality for special occasions without the cost of Austria's top-tier destinations. Book it for a celebration dinner with confidence; reservations are straightforward to secure.
Gutwinski is the right booking for a special occasion dinner in Feldkirch, and arguably the most credible fine-dining address in the city. Back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 confirms this is a kitchen operating at a consistent level, and a Google rating of 4.7 across 1,425 reviews is the kind of signal that holds up across a broad diner base, not just enthusiasts. At the €€€ price tier, it sits below the €€€€ ceiling charged by Austria's biggest names, which makes it a practical choice for diners who want a genuinely accomplished meal without committing to a full-scale tasting-menu evening. Book it for a birthday, an anniversary, or a business dinner where the setting needs to do some work.
Gutwinski sits at Rosengasse 4-6 in Feldkirch, a compact medieval city in Vorarlberg close to the borders of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Germany. The address puts it in the older part of the city, where the built environment already sets a certain visual tone before you arrive at the door. Feldkirch is not a city with a crowded fine-dining scene, which means Gutwinski carries more weight locally than a comparable restaurant might in Vienna or Salzburg. It is, in practical terms, the place you go when you want a serious meal in this corner of western Austria.
The cuisine is listed as International, which at the €€€ level in an Austrian regional context typically signals a kitchen that draws on European technique while keeping the menu accessible to a mixed clientele of locals, business travellers, and visitors passing through the region. It also suggests the restaurant is not trying to compete on the hyper-local or alpine-foraged identity that drives some of the more destination-driven Austrian kitchens. That is a deliberate positioning choice, and for special occasion diners it is often the right one: you get technical cooking without the risk that the menu is so conceptually specific it polarises a table.
On the question of service philosophy, this is where the Michelin Plate recognition carries real practical meaning. The Plate is awarded for good cooking, but sustained guest satisfaction at the level reflected in Gutwinski's Google score implies the front-of-house is doing its job. A 4.7 average across 1,425 reviews is not the result of a few strong nights; it reflects a consistent guest experience over time. For a €€€ dinner, that consistency matters more than the occasional exceptional moment. If you are spending at this level for a celebration, you need to trust that the room and the service will hold, not just the food. The evidence here suggests they do.
That said, without specific confirmed data on seat count, dress code, or booking method, a degree of caution is appropriate. The restaurant does not appear to be among Austria's hardest reservations to secure; booking difficulty is rated as easy, which at this price point in a regional city is expected. The absence of known booking constraints means there is little reason to delay a reservation, but there is also no reason to assume last-minute availability is guaranteed, particularly on Friday and Saturday evenings or around public holidays in the region.
For context on how Gutwinski fits into the broader western Austria fine-dining picture, it is worth noting that the nearest Michelin-starred kitchens in the alpine corridor include venues like Griggeler Stuba in Lech and Gourmetrestaurant Tannenhof in Sankt Anton am Arlberg, both of which require more of a destination commitment and carry higher price points. Gutwinski's value proposition is partly geographic: it is accessible, city-based, and does not require you to plan around a ski season or a mountain resort calendar. For diners already in Feldkirch or passing through Vorarlberg, it is the most efficient route to a credentialed dinner.
Visitors travelling from across the Austrian border might also consider Schwarzer Adler in Hall in Tirol or, further afield, Senns in Salzburg for a sense of the regional fine-dining range. For an international reference point in a comparable city-restaurant format, Marcel von Winckelmann in Passau offers an interesting cross-border comparison at a similar positioning level.
Our full Feldkirch restaurants guide covers the wider dining picture in the city if you are planning around more than one meal. You can also find options for accommodation and evenings in the Feldkirch hotels guide and the Feldkirch bars guide.
Address: Rosengasse 4-6, 6800 Feldkirch, Austria. Price: €€€ (expect a meaningful spend per head for a three-course dinner with drinks, though specific menu pricing is not confirmed in available data). Reservations: Booking difficulty is rated easy; reservations are advisable for weekend evenings and any special occasion date. Dress: Not confirmed, but at the €€€ Michelin Plate level in Austria, smart casual is a reasonable baseline. Awards: Michelin Plate 2024, Michelin Plate 2025. Google Rating: 4.7 (1,425 reviews). Cuisine: International.
See the comparison section below for how Gutwinski positions against Austria's wider fine-dining field.
Smart casual is the safe call. Gutwinski holds Michelin Plate recognition and operates at the €€€ price tier in Feldkirch, so the room is likely to read as a formal-leaning dining environment. No dress code is confirmed in the available data, but you would be underdressed in shorts and overdressed in black tie. A jacket for men and smart attire for women is appropriate for an evening booking, especially for a celebration dinner.
Yes, this is the right choice for a celebration dinner in Feldkirch. The Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 confirms kitchen consistency, and the 4.7 Google rating across 1,425 reviews gives confidence that the full experience, including service, holds up over time. At €€€, it sits at a price point that signals occasion without requiring the full commitment of a €€€€ tasting-menu destination. If you are looking for a comparable experience with greater ambition in Austria, Döllerer or Landhaus Bacher operate at a higher level but require more travel.
Nothing in the available data rules it out, but Gutwinski's profile, Michelin Plate credentials, International cuisine, and €€€ pricing, positions it more naturally for a two-person or small-group dinner. Solo diners comfortable in formal-leaning restaurant environments will find little friction here in a city like Feldkirch, where the pace is quieter than Vienna or Salzburg. If you want a livelier solo experience, check the Feldkirch bars guide for alternatives that suit a single diner better.
Booking difficulty is rated easy, so you are unlikely to be locked out with a week's notice on most evenings. That said, Friday and Saturday tables for special occasions, and dates around Austrian public holidays or regional events in Vorarlberg, are worth securing earlier. A week to ten days ahead is a reasonable buffer for weekday dinners; two to three weeks is sensible for a weekend celebration. There is no evidence this is a hard reservation, but easy booking does not mean last-minute is always available.
At €€€ in a regional Austrian city with back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition and a 4.7 Google rating from over a thousand reviews, the answer is yes for the local context. You are not paying Vienna or Salzburg prices, and you are getting a kitchen that has earned external validation two years running. The comparison that matters: if you want to spend more and go further, Steirereck im Stadtpark represents the leading of the Austrian fine-dining range. If Feldkirch is your destination, Gutwinski is the credentialed choice and the price is fair for what the kitchen is delivering.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gutwinski | Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | €€€ | — |
| Steirereck im Stadtpark | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Mraz & Sohn | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Döllerer | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Landhaus Bacher | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Obauer | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
A Michelin Plate restaurant at the €€€ price point typically calls for polished dress: think collared shirts, blazers, or smart separates rather than jeans and trainers. Nothing in the venue record specifies a dress code, but at Gutwinski's price and recognition level, erring toward dressed-up is the safer call for a comfortable evening.
Yes — it's arguably the most credible fine-dining address in Feldkirch, and back-to-back Michelin Plates in 2024 and 2025 give it the external validation that makes a special occasion feel justified. At €€€ per head, the spend matches the occasion. For birthdays, anniversaries, or a milestone dinner in Vorarlberg, this is the booking to make.
Gutwinski serves international cuisine at a €€€ price point with Michelin recognition, which tends to suit solo diners who want to eat seriously without a group occasion to anchor the visit. There's no counter or bar-seat option documented in the venue record, so call ahead to check solo seating comfort before booking.
Feldkirch is a small city, and Gutwinski is the city's most recognised fine-dining address — capacity is likely limited. Book at least two to three weeks out for a weekend table, especially around public holidays or regional events near the Swiss, Liechtenstein, and German borders. No real-time availability data is published, so direct contact is needed to confirm.
At €€€, Gutwinski is priced for a considered spend rather than a casual dinner — and back-to-back Michelin Plates in 2024 and 2025 suggest the kitchen is consistent enough to back that up. In the context of Feldkirch, there's no comparable alternative at this recognition level, which makes the value case straightforward if fine dining is the goal.
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