The best addresses in Nuremberg
Whether you prefer international dishes or like trying out local specialities, you will find a wide choice of restaurants in the city centre. Relax after a long day at the fair with a tasty dinner, a glass of wine or a cool beer, and enjoy the hospitality of Nuremberg’s restaurants.
Our restaurant tips
Hotel & Restaurant Zirbelstube
The creative dynamic of the Spielwarenmesse® inspires the entire city – and also Nuremberg's bartenders. Every year the best bars in Nuremberg compete against each other to mix the ToyCocktail for Spielwarenmesse®. The ToyCocktail competition is organized by Spielwarenmesse eG together with Nuremberg’s bar community. Cheers!
Our bar tips with ToyCocktail
Did you know that Nuremberg has the longest pedestrian district in Europe? The 5.5 kilometre long pedestrian district alone has approx. 400 shops and restaurants, and there armore than 600 in the whole of the old town quarter.
150 city centre traders have joined forces to form the Association “Erlebnis Nürnberg” (Experience Nuremberg) to promote active city centre marketing. One major concern is the maintenance of a balanced mix of shops comprising family firms, old-established firms, retail chains and luxury brands outlets.
Almost a must for every visitor to Nuremberg is the castle quarter with small shops mostly managed by the owners. This is why we advise all Nuremberg visitors: Enjoy the Nuremberg Experience; combine a discovery tour with city shopping!
Events
The team of the German Games Archive at the House of Games invites professional audience and all game enthusiasts!
3.2.2023: First public Community Friday at the House of Games, starting at 7 pm
5.2.2023: Extra-long game afternoon at the House of Games, 2 to 8 pm
3.2. - 5.2.2023: exhibition "Everyone carries a game inside", with extended opening hours for game afternoon (see above).
5.2.2023: Guided tour of the exhibition "Everyone carries a game inside them", 2 - 3 pm
Old love - toys from chewing gum machines
Yes, they still exist, the little red gumball machines. 800,000 of them still hang in German cities and towns. Starting in the 1950s, chewing gum vending machines offered attractive candy and toys. Today, they are a retro cult. People associate them with memories, stories and experiences of their first purchases. For children, the toys in the seemingly indestructible machines were both bric-a-brac and treasure.
The exhibition "Old Love" shows in a small room in the permanent exhibition of the Toy Museum treasures from gumball machines of the 1960s until today. Because old love doesn't rust, as we all know. Or maybe it does?
Founded back in 1882, today's DB Museum is the oldest railroad museum in the world.
The core of the museum in Nuremberg is an interactive exhibition on the history of the railroad in Germany. On two floors, visitors embark on a journey through more than 200 years of railroad history, with all its connections to technology and business, society and culture.
One of the DB Museum's crowd-pullers are the original vehicles. About 40
legends of the railroad await museum guests in two halls, including a replica of the "Adler," Germany's first locomotive, and precious magnificent carriages from the court train of Bavaria's fairy-tale king Ludwig II.
One of the highlights of the DB Museum is the Modelarium, with more than 2,000 models in various scales.
Right next to the Modellarium is the historic model railroad layout from the 1960s. Train and shunting operations are thus demonstrated in a realistic manner on this layout, which is unique in the world.
Younger rail fans should not miss the Children's Railway Land - KIBALA for short - and the children's exhibition "On a journey through time with Grandpa Adler". Numerous Numerous hands-on stations, a large BRIO layout, simulators and the KIBALA Express invite visitors to play and learn.
With the late Gothic St. Lawrence's Church, an extraordinary building awaits you that has no equal north of the Alps. Here you can guess from the plastic works of art where the love of detail in the tradition of Nuremberg toys comes from. More historically resilient, however, is the fact that everything here is still in its original condition. The building structure survived the war to some extent, towers, all pillars and even walls and the vault of the hall choir survived the bombs. The altars and windows were all protected and are in original condition. The second largest organ in Germany and one of the largest bells ever (the oldest bell has been hanging here in the same place since 1409) complete this unique church. This Gothic dream is open daily from 9 am to 6 pm.
The following events may be of interest to you:
1 February:
14h free church tour (50min)
2 February:
14h free church tour (50min)
17h short devotion (15min)
18:30h Communion service (30min)
3 February:
14h free church tour (50min)
17h short devotion (15min)
19h Motet of the world famous Windsbacher Knabenchor (70min)
4 February:
14h free church tour (50min)
5 February:
10h main service with communion (theme Kirchentag 2023) (60min)
14h free church tour (50min)
Highlights of the ToyCity
Nuremberg's old town offers a variety of interesting places with regard to toys. Dollhouses and tin toys as well as wooden toys and teddy bears enchant you on the toy way through the historical Nuremberg. We put together a route for you to explore toy museums, toy retailers and doll doctors and to find many toy treasures.
Many well-known companies like Zapf Creation and playmobil preserve the heritage of the rich tradition of toy manufacture along the German Toy Road. Many of them have their own factory sales outlet for their customers. There are also many small and large toy shops available for a long shopping spree.
Nuremberg has accommodated Europe’s biggest treasure chest of games, the German games archive, since it moved in May 2010. The collection contains over 30,000 games, a library with some 7,000 volumes and the legacy of famous game designers like Alex Randolph and Peter Pallat.
Read more on the games archive's website.
What better way to discover every aspect of this beautiful city than on one of the many guided tours through Nuremberg? We have selected three different tours for you, so there is definitely at least one that matches your interests! All three tours are from the same provider golden guide. Their specialty? Follow the historically dressed city guides and discover places you won't see on any other tour!
- Patrizierhaus
- Are you interested in stories about architecture and food? Then this is your unique opportunity to see the famous Patrizierhaus! This is the only city tour in Nuremberg that offers this visit! Click here for more information.
- Lebkuchen
- Have you ever tried a traditional Nürnberger Lebkuchen (gingerbread)? This is your chance to learn everything about this world famous Christmas treat. With tasting, of course! This tour also takes place in the world famous Patrizierhaus! Click here for more information.
- Nuremberg select
- Do you want to decide for yourself what you want to see and learn about? Maybe you've already seen some parts of the city and want to see something new? Then the Nuremberg select tour is just right for you! On this tour you can choose for yourself what you would like to see. Sounds good? Click here for more information.
The city of Nuremberg has a worldwide reputation for toys. The toy museum located in the heart of the old town quarter of Nuremberg is part of this rich cultural heritage. The varied programme of events and exhibitions ensures that everyone acquires a taste for toys here.
You can obtain an initial impression on the toy museum's website.
The toy collection in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum includes about 20,000 objects. The centerpiece of the collection comprises the four large Nuremberg dolls’ houses from the 17th century and the unique collection of historical paper theatres. The museum also possesses boy’s and girl’s toys, optical toys and toys from the age of reform in the early 20th century.
Get to know the Germanisches Nationalmuseum
ToyCity Map
