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Schillingers
Hauptstrasse 46
A-2002 Grossmugl
Austria
Hours
Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 12
midnight; Saturday and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 12 midnight; closed Wednesday
and Thursday.
If your travels take you to Austria, be sure to include the small town of
Grossmugl on your itinerary. Grossmugl, located about 20 miles north of
Vienna, is home to a distinctive vegetarian restaurant called Schillingers
or, as the locals call it, Vegetarisches Gasthaus Schillinger. Owner and
chef Karl Schillinger delights visitors from all over the world with a vegetarian
menu featuring authentic Austrian dishes based on traditional recipes that
he learned from his mother.
Chef Karl’s secret to success is his ability to convert animal product-based
recipes into vegan dishes while staying true to the original by using the
same herbs and spices for flavoring. He uses vegetables to add color and
texture to each meal and says that even nonvegetarian customers enjoy dishes
made with the popular mock meats that he imports from Taiwan. “If
a dish looks like meat, has the same consistency as meat, and also tastes
like meat, it will convince a lot of meat-eaters” to try vegan foods,
he explains.
Traditional Austrian favorites include spätzles, schnitzels, and vegan
“blood” sausage, but Chef Karl also branches out into international
fare. “Our cordon bleu is one of our bestselling dishes,” Schillinger
says. “It is served with fried potatoes and a mixed salad. The meat
is fake pork and it is filled with a ‘blood sausage’ made in
Switzerland and some vegan cheese made in the U.K. … It tastes and
looks exactly like a real cordon bleu.”
If a hearty Austrian meal doesn’t quite fill you up, Schillingers
also offers some sweet treats to tempt you. Vegan “ice cream”
is made at the restaurant, and a delicate and delectable tiramisu is prepared
fresh every day. “Very popular in Austria are pancakes filled with
jam or chocolate sauce,” says Schillinger. “We serve them with
vegan whipped cream. Instead of eggs and dairy milk we use soy milk and
soy cream …. They are tasty like ‘normal’ pancakes—no
one would find a difference.”
Schillinger describes the feeling in his restaurant as “a very casual
ambiance,” a place where guests like to linger after their meals,
“hanging around, playing some of our large assortment of board games,
drinking cocktails, or enjoying some vegan ice cream.” He says some
guests compare the restaurant’s comfortable atmosphere to their own
living rooms. Schillinger also likes to host special events like fondue
dinners by candlelight.
Whether you’re visiting Austria on a skiing holiday or you’ve
lived there all your life, Schillingers is a restaurant you will want to
return to again and again.
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