Würzburger Ratskeller
Würzburger Ratskeller sits beneath the Grafeneckart in Würzburg, a town-hall complex built across several centuries. Its entrance opens through a large southern portal installed in 1695, beside a tower and hall dating from around 1200. The surrounding Hof zum Grafeneckart is the only surviving secular building from the Staufer period.
A beer tavern and town clerk’s house stood northwest of the town-hall core from 1577. The city held exclusive rights to serve beer there until 1806, with the prince-bishop’s brewery supplying it from 1664. The adjoining Ratsstube served Steinwein, while council members once passed a full cup around during meetings. Lower rooms later became the Ratskeller, which opened in 1918 after previously serving as salt storage.
An air raid destroyed the restaurant in 1945, and rebuilding brought it back in 1973. A renovation beginning in 2011 renewed the lighting, ventilation, sanitation, electrical systems, and kitchen technology. Today, the restaurant also offers an accessible public toilet, while the 1695 portal remains the clearest link between civic history and the rooms inside.
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