Die Bergstation, café and restaurant on the Schauinsland

The café at the top of the cable car

Die Bergstation is right next to the top station of the Schauinslandbahn, at 1,220 m, on Freiburg's mountain. You step out of the cabin and in two minutes you are on the terrace, which looks over Freiburg towards the Rhine valley and the Vosges. On days of fog in the valley, which are usual in autumn, the city lies below and the terrace is often above. It is run by Philipp Hegar and Hannah Wieck. The Die Halde hotel is 2 km away along the path.

From Wednesday to Sunday it is a restaurant with table service, from 9:30 to 17:00. On Mondays and Tuesdays only the self-service hut operates: outside in summer, on the ground floor in winter.

What you eat

Simple Baden cooking, all made in-house according to the house itself. On the spring 2026 menu: scalded farm sausage with homemade onion mustard, farmhouse bread and salad (€12.50); Flammkuchen with bacon and onion, with leek and cheese or sweet with apple and cinnamon (€16); breaded pork escalope from Bonndorf with potatoes (€22.50), and the Baden dish, sausage salad with herbed fresh cheese (€19.50 with Brägele, €14 with bread). There is soup, salads and falafel for those who do not eat meat. In the afternoon, cake from the display.

The breakfast buffet served at the table costs €27.50 and is booked; at weekends it fills up well in advance. For lunch you do not book except for groups of 15 or more: arrive and find a place.

Combined tickets

The Schauinslandbahn sells tickets that include the return cable car: with breakfast, €38.50 for adults and €27 for children; with coffee and a slice of cake, €21 and €17. From December to February, Wednesday to Sunday, there is another with cheese fondue by the fireplace, also at €38.50.

Getting there

The usual way is to go up on the Schauinslandbahn from Horben, in the south of Freiburg: about 20 minutes by cabin. There is also a road to the summit via Oberried and Hofsgrund. When the cable car closes for maintenance, the restaurant closes with it: in autumn 2026, from 16 November to 4 December.