k.u.k. News
March 2025:
k.u.k. Book 2025
In the year following the European Capital of Culture, we will continue to present a high-quality, rich event programme and present it in printed form as "k.u.k. Book 2025" Open to the public in mid-March. This year, it's colorful and cheerful, because the world seems rather gray and sad in many places. In 2025, we will once again make an important contribution to the joie de vivre and entertainment of our imperial city!
It is not only the "Strauss Year" throughout Austria and the year of major exhibitions in Bad Ischl such as Erwin Wurm in the Kaiserpark, which means that culture continues to be a top priority, but it's also the year of the opening of the "Grand Elisabeth" hotel, where many new guests come to Ischl, looking for entertainment.
The perfect guest experience is guaranteed because we are part of the whole – and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. That's why we are collaborating for the first time with Bad Ischl Original, the association of local shops and businesses that make our city “special”. We thank our loyal sponsors and partners, especially the Trumer brewery from Obertrum and Wagner Beverages (see also k.u.k. Book page 11).
21.11.24 - 2.2.25:
k.u.k. Cable Car Restaurant
We are operating our exceptional inner-city restaurant experience with privacy and panoramic views in the 4th season!
The k.u.k. Cable Car Restaurant was an "invention" of the corona crisis, which we - as a joyful service provider - developed into a successful, sustainable virtue. Today it is still there. By popular request, we are re-establishing this "institution" at Schröpferplatz.
The k.u.k. Gondolas are open daily from 11:30 to 21:30, kitchen until 20:30. In addition to the standard menu from k.u.k. Hofwirt, our “menu on request” is available upon reservation for 2 people or more, see kukhofwirt.com/enjoyment.
Please reserve your gondola at +43 664 152 86 84 or reservierung@kukhofwirt.at.
Impressions see @ k.u.k. Gondola Restaurant Photo Gallery
March 2024:
k.u.k. Book 2024
2024 – it is the year of the European Capital of Culture for Bad Ischl and Salzkammergut. Regarding to this background, this year our "k.u.k. Book 2024" is a truly authentic and high-class culture book which is extraordinarily rich in content: eating & drinking culture, restaurant & bar culture, culture of gastronomy & hospitality, meeting & entertainment culture, live music & event culture, local & international culture. Right in the heart of the Salzkammergut and our imperial, banner city and capital of culture.
We present to all our Capital of Culture guests, all “normal” guests and of course our regular guests culture & events with free entrance, which are our creation, which have grown here and which are made here by us, by our friends and partners. Our k.u.k. Book is also orange, but not “bright orange”, the content is awesome and fairly freely financed, without any tax money.
This is only possible because of our sponsors and partners, especially because of the Trumer brewery from Obertrum and Wagner Beverages (see also k.u.k. Book page 11). Thank you, cheeers!
Sept / Oct 2023:
k.u.k. Osteria MIRAMARE
In the context of the European Capital of Culture 2024 we started our “Miramare” enjoyment project in spring 2023.
From friday september 22nd 2023, you can enjoy “Imperial flair by the sea and more” in our new k.u.k. Osteria MIRAMARE in the k.u.k. Hofbeisl & k.u.k. outdoor garden.
We have been inspired by the loving longing of our imperial ancestors to the sunny south as well as from the old oven in the k.u.k. Hofbeisl, have looked for a simple “formula” and found it in the italian gastronomic principle of an Osteria. With our new “Menù Miramare” and Take Away Service we present popular specialties from our southern neighboring country with high, certified quality from our certified “Maestro Alessandro”.
During the warming up of our new department including the new Miramare kitchen you can also use the new Take Away Service. We underline that the entire Miramare menu is available to take away!
All details about the new concept inklusive download menu at kukhofbeisl.at/en/miramare.
For Take Away orders call +43 6132 27271.
For reservations see kukhofwirt.com/enjoyment.
May 2023:
k.u.k. Book 2023
In the year “on the way to becoming a cultural capital” we put with our tried and tested "k.u.k. Book” once again a varied and high-class one “Event program with music, enjoyment and joie de vivre” . "k.u.k. Culture is culture and more.” is the slogan of the season and means that with us Gastronomy, culinary delights and conviviality put a crown on culture worthy of the heart of the Salzkammergut. For the pdf-download please click on the picture!
Please experience each individual event in its depth and quality and enjoy with us the moments that only exist once in that way.
Without the support of our highly esteemed brewery from Obertrum together with Wagner Beverages the k.u.k. Book 2023 could not exist. Thank you!
Cheeeers!
March 2023
New k.u.k. Enjoyment project
We took advantage of the quiet weeks at the beginning of the year with a lot of creative work and are starting “on the way to the European Capital of Culture” with our new enjoyment project from Friday 17.3. into the k.u.k. summer season 2023!
Because it's time for beautiful dreams, warmth and love, we have – what else could we do – looked around in our monarchical mythology and let us get inspired from an imperial love.
At the Miramare Castle near Trieste, the stories around Franz Joseph's brother Maximilian and the later Summer residence of the Habsburgs we found what we were looking for!
We were also just sitting in the k.u.k. Hofbeisl directly in front of the historical wall with the old bakery oven, which formerly used to be exactly where today our “small Hofbeisl kitchen” is located, as exactly in the same moment “Maestro Alessandro” knocked on the door as a real and native Italian from the for its culinary richness well known Apulia region. He had found his true love in Bad Ischl, started a family and was looking for a job, having a very interesting culinary visionin his mind.
What a coincidence! Everything came together perfectly straight away!
Andiamo!!!Let's go “with imperial flair to the sea and more”and “let’s do something special with a southern bread…”, especially “at our bars and around them”, where life has changed so much because of Corona! The “Take Away Service” was just something like the i-dot on the Italian “i”…
Come and dream with us of the beautiful sunny south, from the “Litoral” until the Puglia region. Certainly we will still remain connected to our homeland, being soon European Capital of Culture. Enjoy yourself happily! Please find the new “Menù Miramare” and all details at kukhofbeisl.com/en/miramare.
Winter 2021/22:
New k.u.k. Outdoor winter garden with temperature and corona-friendly garden design including our new “gastro gondolas”
Large-scale, really cozy winter outdoor dining area for meeting, spending time and enjoying. Warm cuisine all day long, bar and dining area in the garden always stay open
Fixed installation of 5 new panoramic gastro gondolas, to rent for all kinds of occasions and events (see below)
“Winterproof” guest garden because of 20 gas heatings
Warm sheepskins for use on benches and armchairs – and of course our popular k.u.k. Covers to feel comfortable and warm
The entire k.u.k. Menuis also available in the winter outdoor garden - additionally our new “gondola menu” with exclusive specialties when reserving your table in the gastro cabins (see below)
First Austrian “outdoor cable car restaurant” with new, specially designed “k.u.k. gastro gondolas”
Developed in collaboration with the innovative cable car company Carvatech from Oberweis near Gmunden, taking into account all medical, social and legal circumstances
5 heated, illuminated and specially serviced panoramic gondolasfor dinner, lunch, party & more at the k.u.k. outdoor garden area
In terms of design “10-person cabins”, which can be used by a maximum of 10 people for our gastronomic approach
Only with Reservation! For pre-orders see our “k.u.k. gondola menu” with an exclusive range of specialties and reservation details
Classical stylish k.u.k. designin our widely visible, authentic Imperial yellow
Strictly no smoking allowed and “2G rule”
We are looking forward to your visit!
k.u.k. B 2 B partner
k.u.k. Hotel & Shopping Partner
