Karlsruhe: what to see and where to eat

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Things to see

  • château

    Karlsruhe Palace

    Palace built by count Karl Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Marktplatz (Kaiserstraße U), about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • Upper Rhine

    Szeder László / CC BY-SA 4.0

    canal

    Upper Rhine

    section of the river Rhine between Basel in Switzerland and Bingen in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 12 km from the city centre

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  • Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe

    Armerdietrich / Public domain

    art museum

    Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe

    museum in Karlsruhe, Germany

    off OpenStreetMap, written 2023-01-15

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2023-01-15

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Marktplatz (Kaiserstraße U), about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe

    JOEXX / CC BY-SA 3.0

    art museum

    ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe

    cultural institution in Karlsruhe, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-02-20

    Map

  • Karlsruhe Zoo

    Root66 / CC BY-SA 3.0

    zoo

    Karlsruhe Zoo

    zoo in Karlsruhe, Germany

    Mo-Su,PH 09:00-dusk; Apr-Sep Mo-Su,PH 08:30-dusk OpenStreetMap, written 2025-04-26

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-04-26

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Augartenstraße, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • Bruchsal Palace

    Gerd Eichmann / CC BY 4.0

    château

    Bruchsal Palace

    château in Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Bruchsal Schlossgarten, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • architectural landmark

    Karlsruhe Pyramid

    tomb in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Marktplatz (Kaiserstraße U), about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • castle

    Karlsburg Castle

    castle

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Schlossplatz, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • natural history museum

    State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe

    natural history museum in Karlsruhe, Germany

    Tu-Fr 09:30-17:00; Sa, Su, PH 10:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-03-13

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-03-13

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Ettlinger Tor/Staatstheater, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe

    --Xocolatl 18:38, 12 August 2006 (UTC) / Public domain

    rural cemetery

    Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe

    cemetery in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Hirtenweg - Technologiepark, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Botanischer Garten Karlsruhe

    Pero.s / CC BY-SA 3.0

    botanical garden

    Botanischer Garten Karlsruhe

    municipal botanical garden located in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Marktplatz (Kaiserstraße U), about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • cultural center

    Prinz-Max-Palais

    cultural center in a former villa in Karlsruhe, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Europaplatz (Kaiserstraße), about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • The Badisches Landesmuseum

    AnRo0002 / CC0

    museum

    The Badisches Landesmuseum

    museum in Germany

    off OpenStreetMap, written 2025-11-11

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-11-11

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Marktplatz (Kaiserstraße U), about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • palace

    Hereditary Grand Ducal Palace

    building in Karlsruhe, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Karlstor/Bundesgerichtshof, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • sepulchral chapel

    Grabkapelle

    church in Karlsruhe, Germany

    Apr-Oct: Th 11:00-14:00; Apr-Oct: Fr 14:00-17:00; Apr-Oct: Sa,Su,PH 13:00-17:00; Nov-Mar: off OpenStreetMap, written 2026-04-12

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Pastor-Felke-Straße, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • Botanical Garden of the KIT

    H. Zell / CC BY-SA 3.0

    botanical garden

    Botanical Garden of the KIT

    Garden in Germany

    Apr-Sep: Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00; Apr-Sep: Su,PH 10:00-16:00; Oct-Mar: Mo-Fr 08:00-15:00; Oct-Mar: Su,PH 10:00-14:00; Sa off; Dec 23-31, Jan 01-07 off OpenStreetMap, written 2025-08-19

    Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2025-08-19

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Karl-Wilhelm-Platz, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • library

    Baden State Library

    library in Germany

    Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-03-27

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Marktplatz (Kaiserstraße U), about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • jewish cemetery

    Grötzingen Jewish Cemetery

    building in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • Château épiscopal de Lauterbourg

    peter schmelzle / CC BY-SA 3.0

    château

    Château épiscopal de Lauterbourg

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • Schloss Gottesaue

    Gerd Eichmann / CC BY-SA 4.0

    château

    Schloss Gottesaue

    building in Oststadt, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • church building

    Christuskirche

    church in Karlsruhe

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Mühlburger Tor (Grashofstraße), about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Protestant Town Church

    Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

    church building

    Protestant Town Church

    church in Karlsruhe, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Marktplatz (Kaiserstraße U), about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Karlsruhe Art Museum

    No machine-readable author provided. Martin-D assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 2.5

    museum

    Karlsruhe Art Museum

    museum

    We-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa, Su 11:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-02-20

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-02-20

    Getting there Nearest stop or station ZKM, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    Map

  • Ettlingen Palace

    Carsten Steger / CC BY-SA 4.0

    château

    Ettlingen Palace

    Palace in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Ettlingen Erbprinz, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 9 km from the city centre

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  • Schlossgarten Karlsruhe

    Carsten Steger / CC BY-SA 4.0

    english garden

    Schlossgarten Karlsruhe

    Park in Karlsruhe

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Marktplatz (Kaiserstraße U), about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Jüdischer Friedhof Jöhlingen

    Badener / CC BY 3.0

    jewish cemetery

    Jüdischer Friedhof Jöhlingen

    building in Walzbachtal, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Wössingen Bahnhof, about 16 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 14 km from the city centre

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  • Waldbronn

    Gerd Eichmann / CC BY 4.0

    spa town

    Waldbronn

    municipality in Karlsruhe county in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Reichenbach (b. Ettlingen), about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 12 km from the city centre

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  • Wildparkstadion

    Sven Scharr / CC BY 3.0

    association football venue

    Wildparkstadion

    football stadium located in Karlsruhe, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Pastor-Felke-Straße, about 13 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Lauter

    Engelberger at German Wikipedia (Original text: Ralf Engelberger) / CC BY-SA 3.0

    river

    Lauter

    river in Germany and France, left tributary of the Rhine

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 50 km from the city centre

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  • Durlach

    User Martin-D1 (Martin Dürrschnabel) on de.wikipedia / Public domain

    ancient city

    Durlach

    borough of the German city of Karlsruhe

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Friedrichschule, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Alb

    Unknown / Public domain

    river

    Alb

    tributary to Rhine river

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 30 km from the city centre

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  • Pfinz

    Harald Kucharek / CC BY-SA 2.0

    river

    Pfinz

    river in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Ittersbach Rathaus, about 13 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • theatre company

    Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe

    theatre and opera company in Karlsruhe, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Ettlinger Tor/Staatstheater (U), about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Federbach

    No machine-readable author provided. Martin-D assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 2.5

    river

    Federbach

    river

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Maxau, about 11 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • forest

    Hardtwald

    forest near Karlsruhe, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • Turmberg

    Robb at German Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

    hill

    Turmberg

    mountain

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • Wattkopf

    Zonk43 / CC0

    mountain

    Wattkopf

    mountain

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Ettlingen Albgaubad, about 15 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 9 km from the city centre

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  • Karlsruhe Synagogue

    Unknown authorUnknown author / Public domain

    synagogue

    Karlsruhe Synagogue

    synagogue

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Kronenplatz (U), about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Erlenbach

    Geisler Martin / CC BY-SA 3.0

    river

    Erlenbach

    tributary of the Michelsbach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 36 km from the city centre

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  • Michaelsberg

    The original uploader was Thomas Ihle at German Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

    mountain

    Michaelsberg

    mountain in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Untergrombach, about 15 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 14 km from the city centre

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  • Herxheim

    Kuebi = Armin Kübelbeck / CC BY-SA 3.0

    archaeological site

    Herxheim

    located in the town

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 21 km from the city centre

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  • Klingbach

    Johner / CC BY-SA 3.0

    river

    Klingbach

    river in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 39 km from the city centre

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  • Michelsbach

    Geisler Martin / CC BY-SA 3.0

    river

    Michelsbach

    river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • forest

    Bienwald

    forest in southwestern Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 20 km from the city centre

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  • river

    Moosalb

    river in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 20 km from the city centre

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  • Kämpfelbach

    User:Mikli / CC BY-SA 2.5

    river

    Kämpfelbach

    river in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Wilferdingen-Singen, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 14 km from the city centre

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  • square

    Marktplatz

    public square in Karlsruhe, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • river

    Otterbach (Rhine)

    river in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • Maxau Rhine Bridges

    Frank Rothfuß / CC0

    bridge group

    Maxau Rhine Bridges

    bridges across the Rhine near Karlsruhe, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

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  • cemetery

    Friedhof Rüppurr

    cemetery in Rüppurr, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Tulpenstraße, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Jüdischer Friedhof Bruchsal

    Frank C. Müller / CC BY-SA 3.0

    jewish cemetery

    Jüdischer Friedhof Bruchsal

    building in Bruchsal, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Bruchsal Tunnelstraße, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • Rondellplatz

    photography taken by Christophe.Finot / CC BY-SA 3.0

    square

    Rondellplatz

    public square in Karlsruhe, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Ettlinger Tor/Staatstheater (U), about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Heglach

    Badener / CC BY-SA 3.0

    river

    Heglach

    river in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • Spiegelbach

    Ruth Scholl Aktiv 50 GER / Public domain

    river

    Spiegelbach

    river in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • Kunzenbach

    Hozro / CC0

    river

    Kunzenbach

    river in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • Malscher Landgraben

    Kneisser / CC BY-SA 4.0

    river

    Malscher Landgraben

    river in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Badeniaplatz, about 17 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Our Lady Church

    Aisano / CC BY-SA 3.0

    church building

    Our Lady Church

    church building in Ettlingen, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Ettlingen West, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Tabernae

    Contributors of the relevant openstreetmap.org data + Haselburg-müller / CC BY-SA 2.0

    roman archaeological site

    Tabernae

    archaeological site in Germany

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Rheinzabern Bf, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 14 km from the city centre

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Places to eat

  • restaurant

    Portale 50

    Food: italian

    Mo-Sa 12:00-14:00,18:00-22:00; Su off

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Trattoria Da Franco

    Food: italian

    Tu-Sa 18:00-23:00; Mo off

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    48 American Sports Bar & Diner

    Food: burger, american

    Tu-Th 17:00-23:00; Fr 17:00-24:00; Sa 16:00-24:00; Su 16:00-23:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    60 seconds to napoli

    Food: pizza

    Mo-Su 12:00-24:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Akropolis

    Food: greek

    Tu-Su 11:30-14:30,17:00-22:30; Mo 17:00-22:30

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Alex

    Food: burger

    Mo-Th 07:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-01:00; Su,PH 09:00-24:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Ali Baba

    Food: arab

    Mo,Tu,Th-Sa 17:00-23:00; We 12:00-14:00,17:00-23:00; Su off

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Alter Brauhof

    Food: regional

    Tu-Sa 17:00-23:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Antalya

    Food: turkish

    Tu-Fr 17:00-24:00; Sa,Su,PH 16:00-01:00; Mo off

    Südstadt

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  • restaurant

    Antalya

    Food: kebab, pizza

    Mo-Fr 11:30-22:00; Su,PH 12:00-22:00; Sa off

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Aposto

    Food: italian

    Mo-Th 09:30-01:00, Fr,Sa 09:30-02:00, Su 09:30-01:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Aroma

    Food: kebab

    Mo-Fr 11:30-21:00; Sa 13:00-21:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Aroy Aroy

    Food: thai

    Mo-Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa,Su,PH 12:00-22:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Badisch Brauhaus

    Food: german

    Mo-Th 15:00-23:00; Fr 15:00-24:00; Sa 11:30-24:00; Su 11:30-23:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Bangkok Foodland

    Food: thai

    Mo-Su 11:30-23:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Bei Rudy

    Food: polish

    Mo,We-Fr 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:30; Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 12:00-21:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Beim Schupi

    Food: german

    Mo-Sa 17:00+; May-Sep Mo-Sa 16:00+; Su,PH 12:00+

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Bep Xua

    Food: vietnamese, thai

    Mo off; Tu-Su 18:00-22:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • cafe

    Berry Su

    Food: coffee shop

    Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:30-21:00; Su, PH 12:00-20:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Braustübl Hatz-Moninger

    Food: regional

    Mo-Sa 12:00-23:00; Su,PH 12:00-22:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Brick + Bone

    Food: steak house

    Tu-Fr 12:00-15:00,18:00-24:00; Sa 17:00-24:00; Su 12:00-22:00; Mo off

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    CHEF-ET Grill & Steak

    Food: turkish, kebab

    Mo-Th 12:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-00:00; Su 12:00-23:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Cafe Extrablatt

    Food: burger, coffee shop, german, pizza

    09:00+

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Café Palaver

    Food: regional

    10:00-17:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • cafe

    Café Pan

    Food: crepe

    Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 12:00-17:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Carls Wirtshaus

    Food: regional, international

    Mo-Fr 11:45-24:00; Sa 17:00-24:00; Su 12:00-21:00; Dec 24, Dec 25, Dec 31, Jan 01 off

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Chao Viet nam

    Food: vietnamese

    Mo-Su 11:00-22:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Chiang Mai

    Food: thai

    Mo-Fr 11:30-15:00, Tu-Fr 18:00-22:00, Sa,Su,PH 17:00-22:00

    Oststadt

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  • restaurant

    Cilantro

    Food: latin american

    We-Fr 12:00-14:00,19:00-23:00; Sa 19:00-23:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Continent

    Food: indian

    Mo-Fr 11:30-17:00,17:30-22:00; Sa-Su,PH 11:30-22:00

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  • restaurant

    Die Zwiebel

    Food: burger

    Mo-Fr 11:30-14:30,17:00-01:00, Sa 11:30-01:00, Su,PH 17:00-01:00, PH 11:30-17:00 off

    Oststadt

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  • restaurant

    EXO

    Food: sausage, regional, pasta

    Mo-Fr 10:00-15:30; Sa, Su 09:00-15:30

    Südstadt

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  • restaurant

    EigenArt

    Food: german, regional

    Tu,We,Fr,Sa 12:30-23:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Enchilada

    Food: mexican

    Mo-Th 17:00-00:00; Fr 17:00-01:00; Sa 12:00-01:00; Su 12:00-23:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Enzo's Pizza

    Food: pizza, pasta, burger, italian

    Tu-Th 11:30-14:00, 17:30-22:00; Fr 11:30-13:00, 17:30-22:00 off; Sa, Su 17:30-22:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Erste Fracht Braugasthaus

    Food: german, regional

    Mo-Sa 07:00-01:00; Su 07:00-23:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • cafe

    Ettli

    Food: coffee shop

    Mo-Sa 09:00-18:30

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Firo Kebab

    Food: pizza, kebab

    Mo-Sa 11:00-23:00; PH,Su 12:00-23:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Fratello Caputo Karlsruhe

    Food: italian

    Tu-Fr 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:00; Sa,Su,PH 11:30-22:00

    Karlsruhe

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  • restaurant

    Gasthaus Karl

    Food: german, greek

    Su,Mo 12:00-21:00; Tu-Sa 12:00-22:30

    Nordweststadt

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