KonTiki

A veteran among Nuremberg's restaurants.

You can prepare some dishes yourself on an open fire at your table – an absolute highlight. Would you rather let the professionals do it for you? No problem, you can watch the chefs prepare your food on the grill live. 

To go with it: KonTiki Special – the exotic signature drink, served in style in a pineapple

Cocktail Heaven

The exceptional cocktail menu has been the restaurant's flagship since the 1970s. As one of the first professional cocktail bars in Nuremberg, KonTiki has shaped the scene. You will find around 150 different drinks on the drinks menu, including both classic cocktails and particularly extravagant creations.

In two different bar areas (Tiki Bar & Sea Bar with a view of the Pegnitz River), a team of top bartenders will mix you anything your heart desires. Our tip? ‘Conjure up something for me’ are the magic words that will get you something you're unlikely to find on any menu.

The exotic décor is not the only thing that gives KonTiki its unique flair. Hardly any other location in Nuremberg is so winding that it is easy to get lost in it. Why is that? What are now the restaurant premises were originally small fishermen's cottages on the Pegnitz river, which were merged together. Listed building status means that hardly any changes can be made to the architecture, which sometimes makes things difficult for the restaurant owners, but also gives the place an unrivalled charm. Today, the bar with its view of the river and a terrace directly above the water are reminders of the former fishing days.

 ‘All important decisions are made together on Sunday lunchtime at Nonna's table – with a huge bowl of pasta in the middle!’ That's the basis for a successful Italian family business. In 1994, Alessandro Selce took over KonTiki and brought his brother-in-law Luca Fratoni on board. Today, the entire family is involved in the restaurant – including the children, who are now grown up: ‘When we were little, we used to play hide and seek enthusiastically among the tiki figures and palm fronds! Being able to continue the family business into the second generation is a dream come true for us.’ Incidentally, the Sunday pasta tradition comes from Grandpa Piero, also a veteran of Nuremberg's restaurant scene, who opened one of the first Italian restaurants in Nuremberg in 1967: the ‘Gondola’ (later ‘Ciao’) in the Südstadt district.

Many entrepreneurs might consider Unschlittplatz's somewhat hidden location a disadvantage, as it means losing walk-in customers. KonTiki owners Fratoni & Selce see it differently: ‘Fewer tourists, but lots of Nuremberg locals! Unschlittplatz is authentic and stands for quality. If the establishments here weren't of high quality, they simply wouldn't be able to survive in the long run.’