Zur Blum - Landau

Very cozy with delicious dishes and drinks that can be enjoyed in the courtyard.

Great wine room with delicious food. It is cozy and the outside area is also worth seeing.

Our favorite restaurant in Landau. Here you can eat well. In summer, the lasy courtyard offers the right framework for a cozy coexistence.

...and this can lead to a certain sound scene in the Weinstube Zur Blum in the Landauer Altstadt. Hans Alexander's wine restaurant has been running since 2001 and looks back on a long history. Already in the 17th century, a so-called "restoration" was operated on the ground floor of the Frank-Loeb’schen-Haus. The name “Blum” is to go back to the first inn of the cozy wine meeting. My last report on the “Blum” has been back for several years. However, what does not mean that I have not arrived there since summer 2015. Those who like to read a more detailed discussion about the particular history of the building and the external circumstances – Hof mit Überflair! In the kitchen, since the death of Brigitte Alexander, the sadly deceased wife of the host, is a Portuguese woman. She used to be a kitchen help from Mrs. Alexander and continues her culinary heritage. With appreciable Portuguese effects. It happened twice in the last few months. There were two spontaneous visits where, despite the lack of reservation, we could get a table in a very happy way. Usually this is the top duty of the guests. A second table was published shortly before our show in September. That was a “just-in-time assignment”. A few minutes later and the evil breath of the “Flying Italian” around the corner could have caught us. A few days ago it was a “no-show” that gave us back and left us there. At the latest, my decision on this review update had fallen. At Pfälzer Weinstubenterrain, I feel a little more comfortable than in Cologne's brewery restaurants I say. Behind sight (because retro reviews on GG are currently difficult to say and I am “damaged” about my then RK report from September 2011... : At that time, as an appetizer, I had an earthly spicy red bed soup with fresh horseradish and a salad with fried turkey strips. The legendary homedressing from there has survived to this day and refined the famos-oriented field salad with bacon, croutons, apple pieces and pomegranate seeds (8.60 euros), which we shared in early December as an appetizer. Even the mussels in the Riesling-Gemüse-Sud, which was then wounded by my father, are today still sometimes as a seasonal mussel shell in a slightly crocheted chalk writing on the large wall panel with the recommendations. Anyway, you don't come to decrypt handwriting. In addition to the daily tips, the standard card is placed on the clamping plate as a fully clamped DIN-A4 side. There are hearty meat classics such as Saumagen on Rieslingkraut (11.90 Euro or Rumpsteak from the pasture bark (about 220 grams with fresh horseradish or Knobi herbal butter (21.10 Euro). But also two types of flame cake, quiche Lorraine or the legendary pork stalk-coop – well clear, stuffed! - What else? – stored for years on the culinary hard drive of Blum. A small, clear selection that made decision-making not even more difficult than necessary. This also applies to the offer of open wines. The luxurious bottle wine card allowed much more space for decision making. During our two visits we enjoyed the openly gifted Saint-Chinian (0.25l for 5,90 Euro, a velvety southwest French who slept deep red in the glass. In addition, the mandatory bottle of mineral water from the Gerolsteiner brand (0.7l for 4.80 euros) calmed our thirsty conscience. Two with tasty house dressing (small mustard note! supplemented salads at 4.90 euros later, the spaghetti-equipped mussels were crippled after Portuguese preparation. Only the broth fragrant after Estragon made this full-bodied autumn dish a "taste of the week" and would have given the forehead of each national pasta variation of the Italian provenance. On St. Nicholas' evening, when, besides the town hall square, we were waiting for the small contemplative Frittier commandos of the Christmas market that thundered cold air with their penetrant fat, very relaxed in the local wine room for our dinner. In my opinion, Sti(e l was in the form of a fried chop (10.90 euros), which was served against an obolus of 4.90 euros with salted roast potatoes. I had hardly ordered the legendary "Handschriftgericht" by Blum, I heard it whispering in the kitchen. No wonder the meat was strikingly tender. Optimum cutting strength and sufficient fat ensured the necessary juice. Under the crowned panade it was pleasantly spicy. Salt, pepper and paprika had the probably dry-kept pork in optimal dosage before its passage on the panier mile. The cook was a little too in love with the roast potatoes. Your salt word could have been much more subtle. The woman on my side could not say “No” to the spaghetti with green carburetor Carbonara (15.90 euros alone from North German habit. After all, your favourite taste is not found so often on the menus of the natural wine bar kitchen. Well, the noodles could have been taken out of the cooking water a few minutes earlier, but otherwise they had little to put on their Veggie Carbonara. Overall, both evenings of pleasure were overwhelmed, because the smaller mistakes in eating the mood are least not spoiled. For us, Blum is still one of the most original wine addresses in Landaus, which invites every Zech-Gourmand to stay longer with a high level of sociality, seasonal-regionally inspired home kitchen and an excellent wine offer. Only one thing should definitely not be here: sensitive to noise!

Blum is the way to imagine an economy in the city centre. Pleasant ambience, very friendly and competent service. The choice of dishes is clear. Menu is not available, all dishes are written on the large slate table. The food is good and the portions have an optimal size. Over and over.