Budget
Dinea
Lunch restaurants and cafés in the 'Galeria Kaufhof' department stores. These are good places for a quick and cheap meal.
Midrange
Robert's Bistro
Wupperstr. 2, in the media harbour, phone: +49 211 304821 (http://www.robertsbistro.de/). one of dã¼sseldorf's best restaurants. specializing in french-ish food, the fish and sweets are fantastic. expect to pay 20-30 euros per person for food and wine. they don't take reservations so expect to wait and sit next to strangers, but the experience is well worth it.
Brauerei im Füchschen
A traditional brewery restaurant in the old town serving their own beer. Here you can try the local specialty Sauerbraten; vinegar marinated beef with red cabbage.
El Amigo Primo Lopez
An Argentinian beef restaurant situated in the old town.
Mongos
(http://www.mongos.de). zollhof 10, media harbour. phone: +49 211 - 40 07 27 0.all-you-can-eat mongolian cuisine, with an enormous choice of unusual foods i.e. zebra, crocodiles, emu, barracuda, etc.
Top end
Im Schiffchen
Kaiserwerther markt 9 u79: klemensplatz, phone: +49 211 401050, fax 403667, [email protected], (http://www.im-schiffchen.com). international, nouveau cuisine, that blends classics with french specialties. t-sa 19:00-21:30.
NAGAYA
Bilker straãe 3, phone: +49 211 863 9636, [email protected], (http://www.nagaya.de/). japanese, nouveau cuisine. open mo-sa from 7pm-11pm.
Sila Thai
(http://www.sila-thai.com/...) bahnstr. 76, phone: +49 211 8604427. excellent original thai cuisine in the city center. reservations essential.
Meerbar
(http://www.meerbar.de), neuer zollhof 1, im medienhafen. phone: +49 211 3398410. fish restaurant in the gehry-buildings of the media harbour; very stylish, very good cuisine.
Monkey's West
(http://www.monkeysplaza.com), graf-adolf-platz 15, phone: +49 211 64963726. considered by many to be one of the best restaurants in germany. new cuisine touched by local traditions.