This 16th-century half-timbered tannery turned restaurant is the postcard-perfect Alsatian dining experience you came to La Petite France for. The specialty here is choucroute — both the classic Alsatian pork-and-sausage version and their famous choucroute de poisson (fish sauerkraut) — served in a cozy, wood-paneled dining room or on a terrace right on the banks of the Ill. It's touristy, yes, but the food is genuinely good and the setting is unbeatable.
A 1572 half-timbered tannery on the Ill river serving the best choucroute de poisson in Strasbourg — postcard setting, genuinely good food.
Book a terrace table for summer evenings — the riverside spot fills up fast, and dining indoors in the beam-ceilinged room is charming but the real magic is outside by the Ill.
Alsatian choucroute in a 16th-century riverside tannery
Let's be honest: you don't come to Maison des Tanneurs for cutting-edge gastronomy. You come because it's a 1572 half-timbered house on the Ill river in the heart of La Petite France, and that alone is worth the visit. The dining room is all exposed beams and warm wood — the kind of place that makes you feel like you're eating inside a Grimm fairy tale. In summer, grab a table on the terrace overlooking the water; it's one of the most picturesque lunch spots in the city.
The menu is classic Alsatian comfort food, and the star is the choucroute. They do the traditional version with pork and sausages, but the real reason to come is the choucroute de poisson — poached and baked seafood layered over sauerkraut. It's a dish you won't find everywhere, and they do it well. Portions are generous, the Riesling flows freely, and the service is friendly even when the place is packed with tourists.
Is it the most authentic winstub in Strasbourg? No. The prices reflect the location, and you'll be dining alongside plenty of visitors. But the building has been a monument historique since 1927, the choucroute is genuinely good, and the setting is impossible to beat. For a first-time visitor wanting the full Alsatian experience in one sitting, this is the place.