# Gasthof zur Mühle, Schmilka

Restaurant en Schmilka (Bad Schandau) · Saxon Switzerland

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/saxon-switzerland/where-to-eat/gasthof-zur-muhle-schmilka · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Precio: €€

Inn in Schmilka's old mill, beside the waterwheel, with organic beer from its own brewery and rustic food from its bakery; open daily from 11:00 to 20:00.

A brewery in a mill
Schmilka is the last German village on the Elbe before the Czech border, a handful of houses on the riverbank at the foot of the Großer Winterberg. At its centre is the Schmilk'sche Mühle, a water mill with a bakery, a brewery and the Gasthof zur Mühle, an inn on the spot where, 200 years ago, the first travellers to Saxon Switzerland were already being served drinks. Today the whole village works as a small organic refuge with hotels, a bakery and a brewery. It has a Mühlenstube with a fireplace for the cold and a glazed gallery from which you watch the mill wheel turn, which in summer drives the machinery. In winter you can see the inside of the mill on a guided tour from Thursday to Sunday at 12:00; in summer, every day.
What to order
The main thing is the organic beer from its Braumanufaktur, made in the traditional style, and rustic food that comes from the organic bakery next door: hot soup, grilled sausage, sweet and savoury bites. You can eat there or take it away. In summer you eat in the mill courtyard, with an open-air beer garden beside the wheel, and in winter there is an outdoor fireplace. The full menu is at the venue; the website does not publish prices.
Getting there
The Malerweg passes through the mill, and stage 5 ends here; so does the Elbe cycle path. By train, get off the S1 S-Bahn at Schmilka-Hirschmühle, on the opposite bank, and cross on the Lena, a ferry from 1927. By car, take the S172 from Bad Schandau. Open every day from 11:00 to 20:00; for groups of ten or more, they take bookings by email.

Qué pedir: an organic house beer with a hot soup or a grilled sausage, and something sweet from the mill bakery

## Practical details

- Address: Schmilka 11, 01814 Bad Schandau
- Phone: +49 35022 9130
- Email: info@schmilka.de
- Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–20:00
- The bakery opens daily from 8:00; the address is that of the shared reception, at the Bio-Hotel Helvetia
- Cuisine: Saxon, organic
- House specialities: Organic beer from the Braumanufaktur, Hot soups, Grilled sausage, Pastries and bread from the Mühlenbäckerei
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.schmilka.de/gasthof-zur-muehle
- Coordenadas: 50.8917, 14.2312

## Cerca de aquí

- [Malerweg stage 4: Schrammsteine, Kuhstall and Lichtenhainer Wasserfall](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/saxon-switzerland/things-to-do/malerweg-stage-4-schrammsteine), a 3.0 km
- [Bergwirtschaft Kuhstall](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/saxon-switzerland/where-to-eat/bergwirtschaft-kuhstall), a 4.2 km
- [Kirnitzschtal tram to the Lichtenhainer Wasserfall and the climb to the Kuhstall](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/saxon-switzerland/things-to-do/kirnitzschtal-tram-and-kuhstall), a 4.3 km
- [Camping & Pension Ostrauer Mühle](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/saxon-switzerland/where-to-stay/camping-ostrauer-muehle), a 5.0 km
- [Toskana Therme Bad Schandau, salt water with a view of the Elbe](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/saxon-switzerland/things-to-do/toskana-therme-bad-schandau), a 5.9 km
- [Hotel Elbresidenz an der Therme Bad Schandau](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/saxon-switzerland/where-to-stay/hotel-elbresidenz-an-der-therme), a 6.2 km
- [Introduction to climbing on Elbe sandstone, from Ottendorf](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/saxon-switzerland/things-to-do/sandstone-climbing-intro), a 7.2 km
- [Königstein Fortress, on a sandstone plateau](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/saxon-switzerland/things-to-do/konigstein-fortress), a 12.5 km

## Consejos

### Cross on the Lena
The 1927 ferry is part of the plan.

### Buy bread for the path
The bakery opens at 8:00, before the hikes.

### Check the mill tour
At 12:00, in winter Thursday to Sunday.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### What are the Gasthof zur Mühle's opening hours?
Every day from 11:00 to 20:00.

### How do you get to Schmilka without a car?
S1 S-Bahn to Schmilka-Hirschmühle and the ferry.

### Is the beer its own?
Yes, organic, from the mill's own brewery.

### Do you need to book?
Only for groups of ten or more.

Destino: [Saxon Switzerland](https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony/saxon-switzerland.md)