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Alps & Ocean is the gourmet restaurant of Hotel Sonnenhof, at Füssener-Jöchle-Straße 5 in Grän near Reutte, where the Austrian and French cooking earned 17 points from Gault&Millau in 2026.
The meal opens with potato purée and caviar served in an egg. Three fish courses follow, built around sea bass, swordfish and turbot. The sea bass arrives as a tartare with cod roe and oyster leaves, which recall the taste of oysters without the shell. The swordfish is grilled over Binchōtan charcoal, a Japanese charcoal made from carbonized Asian stone lime oak, and its delicate smoke suits the fish well.
Sweetbreads from Tyrolean veal come with house-made bread cream, a dish that keeps the Austrian kitchen close to its roots. The meal closes with Baba au Rhum, a Ducasse classic served with a selection of rums. Gault&Millau called the whole sequence simply breathtaking.
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The restaurant is named Alps & Ocean and fully lives up to its name. It is part of the Sonnenhof in Grän, which we awarded as Gourmet Hotel of the Year in our hotel category. Many congratulations on this occasion! As mentioned, the name says it all. The menu begins with potato purée and caviar served in an egg. This is followed by three fish courses, each superior to the last. You will find sea bass, swordfish, and turbot. The sea bass is presented as tartare, accompanied by cod roe and oyster leaves (which wonderfully recall the taste of oysters). The next course features swordfish grilled over Binchōtan (or Binchōzumi) charcoal. That Japanese charcoal, which is produced from carbonized Asian stone lime oak. The swordfish truly benefits from this delicate aroma. The rest of the feast is equally impressive: sweetbreads from Tyrolean veal with house-made bread cream, finishing with a Ducasse classic: Baba au Rhum. Served with a selection of different rums. Simply breathtaking, all of it! Address Füssner-Jöchle-Straße 5 6673 Grän Austria Contact 05675 6375 post@sonnenhof-tirol.com https://www.sonnenhof-tirol.com/ Opening Hours Wed–Sun 18:30–21:00 April 2026 Team Rainer Müller Chef
Das Müllers is one of three restaurants at the Sonnenhof in Grän. Alongside the Müllers, there is also one of the country's best half-board kitchens and a fine-dining restaurant that we praise elsewhere. The Müllers serves as the venue for traditional tavern cuisine, though “tavern” is somewhat of an understatement. The tavern menu begins with a goose liver terrine, crafted with such solid technique that many gourmet restaurants could learn from it. They also serve turbot, cooked to perfection and elegantly filleted tableside by an enthusiastic server with effortless precision. And medallions of Lechtal venison loin. When it comes to wine, the Müllers can truly draw from an abundant selection. Finding a wine that does not pair well here is virtually impossible. Address: Füssener-Jöchle-Straße 5, 6673 Grän, Austria Contact: 05675 6375, post@sonnenhof-tirol.com, https://www.sonnenhof-tirol.com/ Opening hours: Mon & Tue 12:00–17:00, Wed–Sun 12:00–17:00 and 18:30–21:00 Team: Patrick Müller, Chef
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