Restaurant in Riquewihr, France
La Grappe d'Or
250Pearl PointsOld-World Alsace
About La Grappe d'Or
La Grappe d'Or delivers classic Alsatian cooking—choucroute, baeckeofe, stuffed trout—in a 1554 timber-framed building on Rue des Écuries. Chef Francis Becker runs a mid-tier traditional house at €€, with straightforward service and a rustic dining room that retains period character. Worth booking if you want unfussy regional fare in postcard Riquewihr, but the abbreviated hours (closed Wednesdays, narrow lunch and dinner windows) require advance planning. Easier to secure than Weinstube Baldreit, less casual than Soul Kitchen.
La Grappe d'Or is a traditional-cuisine restaurant in Riquewihr run by Francis Becker. It is a €€ option with smart-casual dress and a schedule that requires planning: it serves lunch on Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, dinner on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, with Wednesday closed. The verified description highlights a flower-decked house built in 1554, a characteristic regional interior, classic regional delicacies such as choucroute.
For diners comparing options, La Grappe d'Or can be considered alongside other named choices such as Weinstube Baldreit, Soul Kitchen, Au Vieux Porche, and La Maison Rouge. The safest way to frame it is straightforward: a Riquewihr restaurant for traditional cuisine, a characteristic regional interior, €€ pricing, rather than a venue defined by an independently verified tasting-menu format, beverage program, or fine-dining service model.
The Food and Format
The verified cuisine is traditional cuisine, the available description specifically mentions classic regional delicacies including choucroute. Beyond that, the public record supplied here does not verify a complete menu, portion size, tasting-menu structure, à la carte policy, dietary accommodations, or signature preparations. Treat the restaurant as a traditional regional address rather than a place to book for a specific unverified dish or format.
No verified beverage-program details are available here. If wine pairings, bottle selection, or other drink preferences matter to your meal, confirm directly with the restaurant before you go.
The Room and Reservations
The verified setting is a flower-decked house built in 1554 with a characteristic regional interior that has retained its old-world appeal. That makes the room part of the draw, especially for visitors who want a traditional Riquewihr setting, but details such as seat count, floor layout, table configuration, private-dining options are not verified in the available data.
The verified hours are narrow. La Grappe d'Or is open Monday and Tuesday from 12–1 PM and 6:30–7:45 PM; Wednesday is closed; Thursday and Friday are dinner only from 6:30–7:45 PM; Saturday is 12–1 PM and 6:30–8 PM; and Sunday is 12–1 PM and 6:30–8 PM. Because service windows are short, confirm availability directly before making plans. If La Grappe d'Or is not available, consider other dining in or around Riquewihr, including Lucas et Chris, or look at unnamed local alternatives that match your schedule.
Dress code is smart casual. The verified guidance does not support a more formal requirement, but it also should not be framed as no dress code at all.
For more dining options in the village, consult our full Riquewihr restaurants guide, explore Riquewihr hotels, bars, wineries, experiences for a complete visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should a first-timer know about La Grappe d'Or?
La Grappe d'Or is a €€ traditional-cuisine restaurant in Riquewihr run by Francis Becker. The verified description highlights a flower-decked house built in 1554, a characteristic regional interior, classic regional delicacies such as choucroute. Hours are limited, the restaurant is closed on Wednesdays, so confirm the current service window before you go.
What should I order at La Grappe d'Or?
The verified dish information mentions classic regional delicacies including choucroute. A fuller menu, signature dishes beyond that item, portion sizes, dietary accommodations are not verified in the available data, so check directly with the restaurant if you are looking for something specific.
Is the tasting menu worth it at La Grappe d'Or?
A tasting menu is not verified in the available data. The confirmed positioning is traditional cuisine at €€ pricing in Riquewihr, with choucroute noted among the classic regional delicacies.
What should I wear to La Grappe d'Or?
The verified dress code is smart casual. That is the safest guidance for lunch or dinner at La Grappe d'Or.
Is La Grappe d'Or good for a special occasion?
It may suit a special occasion if you want traditional cuisine in a historic Riquewihr setting. The supplied data verifies €€ pricing, Francis Becker, smart-casual dress, the 1554 house, but it does not verify a tasting menu, private dining, celebratory service style, or other special-occasion extras.
Location
Seigneuriales, 1 Rue des Écuries, 68340 Riquewihr, France
Compare La Grappe d'Or
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| La Grappe d'Or | €€ | Easy |
| Lucas et Chris | €€ | Unknown |
| Weinstube Baldreit | €€€ | Unknown |
| Soul Kitchen | € | Unknown |
| La Maison Rouge | €€ | Unknown |
| Au Vieux Porche | €€ | Unknown |
What to weigh when choosing between La Grappe d'Or and comparable nearby venues.
Also Consider
- Lucas et Chris, Traditional Cuisine, €€
- Weinstube Baldreit, Traditional Cuisine, €€€
- Soul Kitchen, Traditional Cuisine, €
- La Maison Rouge, Traditional Cuisine, €€
- Au Vieux Porche, Traditional Cuisine, €€
La Grappe d'Or sits in the center of Riquewihr's traditional restaurant cluster, priced at €€ alongside Lucas et Chris, La Maison Rouge, and Au Vieux Porche. All four deliver regional classics in period buildings, the distinctions come down to hours, booking ease, room character. La Grappe d'Or offers the most abbreviated service windows, lunch from noon to 1 PM, dinner from 6:30 to 8 PM on weekends, closes all day Wednesday, making it the least flexible option in the group. Lucas et Chris keeps slightly longer hours and offers a similar menu format, so if La Grappe d'Or is fully booked or the timing does not align with your schedule, Lucas et Chris is the closest substitute. La Maison Rouge and Au Vieux Porche also operate in the same price tier and regional-cuisine category, with Au Vieux Porche offering a marginally larger dining room and La Maison Rouge emphasizing a cozier winstub atmosphere.
Weinstube Baldreit steps up to €€€ and delivers a more polished service style with a deeper wine list, making it the better choice if you want a more refined evening and are willing to pay the premium. At the budget end, Soul Kitchen operates at € and offers a casual, bistro-style format with faster turnover and lower prices, ideal for a quick lunch or a meal with children. If you are visiting Riquewihr for a full day and want to sample multiple venues, consider lunch at Soul Kitchen and dinner at La Grappe d'Or or Lucas et Chris, or step up to Weinstube Baldreit for a special-occasion meal. For visitors who cannot book any of these, the village has additional traditional options profiled in our full Riquewihr restaurants guide.
Outside the traditional category, La Table du Gourmet and AOR La Table, le Goût et Nous operate in the creative category and command higher prices with more contemporary menus and tasting-menu formats. If you want to explore modern Alsatian cooking rather than the regional canon, those venues are the better fit, but they require advance reservations and a higher budget. La Grappe d'Or is the right choice if you want classic choucroute and baeckeofe in a sixteenth-century room without the formality or expense of a fine-dining experience.
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