Everything at this gourmet hotel in South Tyrol …
… begins with the fire of passion.
You know that feeling when someone cooks for you. When the plate arrives and you can tell that someone has really put thought into it – about you and what you’re in the mood for right now. That’s exactly what happens at Friedrich. At breakfast, the delicious treats tickle you awake. At dinner, we’ll serve you the best South Tyrolean cuisine (and it really is good). You’ll love our gourmet hotel in South Tyrol – and that’s a promise.
A day at your gourmet hotel in South Tyrol
Your culinary day begins with the aroma of roasting coffee wafting temptingly down the hallway. On the breakfast table, there’s warm bread from the bakery around the corner and fresh strudel to enjoy while Mt Catinaccio/Rosengarten slowly turns pink outside. The delicacies are served as a flying breakfast at your table. Then there’s the snack on the terrace in the early afternoon with South Tyrolean Speck bacon and Vinschgerle bread, the sun on your skin. In the evening, you enjoy a leisurely five-course meal by candlelight, while Veronika pours the wine and explains why Christof and Konstantin have prepared the char in this particular way today. Here, a gourmet hotel in South Tyrol means: local, seasonal, and deliciously prepared.
Only the very best of the area for you
Ingredients for creative cuisine don’t have to travel halfway around the world to bring joy to your plate. At Friedrich, Christof and Konstantin prefer to find local suppliers for their kitchen. It’s not a sacrifice, but a conscious choice: after all, when you know where something has grown and whose hands harvested it, you cook differently. More carefully. With more love.
You can taste when ingredients have been locally sourced. It’s not something you just read on a label. Vegetables that were still in the ground this morning taste better than ones that have been travelling for days. And meat from animals that graze on the surrounding pastures is a truly unrivalled treat.
Katja is a founding member of TASTE LOCAL and part of the “Regional Cycles” pilot project in the Val d’Ega/Eggental valley, while Christof and Konstantin cook using whatever the region is currently offering up. They don’t do it just because it’s trendy; they do it because the best ingredients are already here, right outside the kitchen door.
BREAKFAST
The morning at Friedrich is all yours. Your breakfast is served at your table, at your own pace, without the hustle and bustle of a buffet. The bread is warm, the butter comes from Sterzing, and the jam was made in the summer when the apricots were at their sweetest. Grandma Rita’s strudel is steaming on your plate, alongside sits an egg dish – an omelette folded just the way you like it, scrambled, fried, whatever takes your fancy. The Dolomites peek in through the window. And the only reason to leave the table is the adventures that await you.
AFTERNOON SNACK
The “Marende” is a South Tyrolean meal that creates time for a tasty break mid-afternoon. You’re just returning from the mountains, the sun is low enough to cast a golden glow across the terrace. On the board lies some thinly sliced Speck bacon, next to it the Vinschgerle bread with a crust that makes a satisfying crunch when you break it. A glass of white wine to go with it, chilled enough for fine condensation to form on the glass. You chat about the day, about the marmot you heard whistling, and about that moment at the summit when you all suddenly fell silent. And have we mentioned Grandma Rita’s baked treats yet?
DINNER MENU
Five courses every evening. The evening begins with the sparks – the cold starters –, moves on through the embers of the hot courses, and culminates in the flame – the high point when locally sourced meat or fish is paired with sophisticated sides. Then comes the afterglow. Perhaps a chocolate mousse with sea salt and orange zest or some local cheese. And to round off the evening, a schnapps, an amaro, the Merlot Riserva from our partner winery Romen, which glows a deep, velvety red in your glass. Before you know it, you’ll realise that three hours have gone by and not a single one of them felt ordinary.
That little extra touch of indulgence at Friedrich
Christof and Konstantin cook for you personally every evening.
A founding member of TASTE LOCAL and part of the “Regional Cycles” pilot project: from farm to fork, with no detours.
Our partner winery, Romen in Eppan, supplies the wines to accompany your culinary indulgence.
Half board included: served breakfast, afternoon snack, five-course dinner.
What is WEM Living Water?
A system that revitalises tap water using special processes. You’ll find it in the carafes at the tea bar, by the pool, and in the relaxation room. It has a smooth, clean taste and invigorates you. Incredibly refreshing.
