4 Best Restaurants in Schleswig-Holstein and the Baltic Coast, Germany

This dark, wood-panel restaurant dating back to 1535 is the city's old Mariners' Society house, which was off-limits to women until 1870. Today locals and visitors alike enjoy freshly brewed beer and great seafood in church-style pews at long 400-year-old oak tables.

This friendly restaurant offers a mix of regional and international dishes, all fresh and full of flavor. The small but excellent menu includes items such as octopus, shrimp, and scallops on pumpkin three ways, and delectable desserts such as crème brûlée with apricots, vanilla ice cream and tonka beans.

Once you've crossed the threshold of the Petrikeller, you'll find yourself in the medieval world of Hanseatic merchants, seamen, and wild pirates such as Klaus Störtebeker. The largely meat-centric menu reflects the cuisine of the Middle Ages, when meat and roots were the common daily ration.

This restaurant is on the ground floor of the Wulflamhaus, a 14th-century gabled house on the old market square. In late spring or early summer, get the light and tasty Ostseescholle (grilled plaice), fresh from the Baltic Sea, while in winter the hearty Zanderfilet mit Sanddornsauce (pikeperch filet with sea buckthorn sauce) is a must.