Das Lehen - Stuttgart

We discovered this authentic excellent restaurant by walking in this neighborhood; the residential area above Marian Platz. It was our best meal in Stuttgart and one that successful redeemed the horrible expirence in another one the day before called "Carl's Brahuse" in the turistic center of the city. Thanks the gods of gastronomy and hospitality for this little gem!Greeted with warmth and simple, unfussy welcoming, food was Delicious, sehr lecker, delizioso, tre's bon!!! With a welcoming easy going waitress who speaks English to make up for the German only menu. The food is very fresh, with nice generous portions, true and authentic to south of the region, feels like home cooking, more then a commercial restaurant and prices are just right, if not below your overpriced other, more touristic places...everything we ordered was great; the pork loaded with Chanterrle mashrooms (see photo) divine sauce, and the only German noodles I liked. The steak dish equally good. Salad that comes with both orders, was crisp with freshness and varied. It felt like a bistro type kitchen work. Beer was excellent! The place is steeped with history, books and good and sincerity. The owner lady was lovely- thank you! Anyone that wants to expirence a true, regional, deliocus and affordable cousin should try this hidden gem- it's worth the time and money! **** word of advise: cash only, but you will spend less here...P.S. We came on a Sunday and ordered mainely from the specials on the Black board (see photos).

Just down the road from home, great beers, good food, warm, friendly. In Summer you can sit outside and enjoy the sun. best!

We can't comment on the food because we visited this place to experience a local Stuttgart pub after already eating. It is very much a neighborhood place with a dining/drinking room and a smoking room with a pool table. On Sunday night it was very quiet, but on Monday it was packed with people of all ages eating and drinking at the communal tables. We ended up talking with a young couple, and the man's family had lived in the area since the early 1900s.However he said the neighborhood is getting too expensive for young people, so go soon if you want to experience a real neighborhood pub.

Our apartment was on the same street so this was an awesome last stop before home for us. Great staff, great atmosphere, top beer and wine and lovely food. But what is it with standard German wine measures? 200-250ml? Good God above! Love the German way, not sure my liver agrees...

A nice place to sit and watch the world go by and have a nice long cold beer, food looked very nice and customers looked to be enjoying it, we did not eat as it was late afternoon.