Picnics in and around Karlsruhe with delicious products from the region

Has it been a while - maybe even a whole year - since your last picnic in the open air? Then it's high time you did it again! Not only the wonderful summer temperatures and beautiful places in Karlsruhe, but also lots of tasty treats for perfect enjoyment in the open air invite you to do so!

The perfect equipment and regional food for a sustainable picnic in Karlsruhe

With family, with friends, as an idea for a first date or spontaneously with colleagues during a lunch break - eating together outdoors is always a wonderful experience. Whether the numerous green spaces and parks in Karlsruhethe garden at home or the nearest quarry pond quarry pond - there are plenty of great oases of peace to enjoy a picnic to the full.

Planning in advance is not that complicated - the following equipment is needed for the perfect picnic:

• Picnic blanket
• Cooler bag
• Reusable tableware
• Returnable bottles
• Finger food, snacks & co.
• Drinks
• Music box (for the right mood ;-))

At the weekly markets in Karlsruhe also offer many regional products such as fruit, vegetables, sausage, cheese and bread - perfect for feasting in the open air.

Pick a nice and shady spot and you're ready to go! So that other Karlsruhe residents can also enjoy picnicking: Don't forget to take your garbage with you or dispose of it!

Quiche, eclairs, delicatessen & cocktails to go: this is what's in the Karlsruhe picnic baskets

The city center offers plenty of culinary delights to fill or enhance your picnic basket. With the high temperatures, it is of course important to pack enough drinks. Here, the Karlsruhe brewery offers the sale of Fächerbräu on Saturdays at the Pyramid Market from 11:00 to 18:00 or in the Erbprinzenhof by appointment is a great place to start. In addition to beer, lemonade and cider, there are also various spritzers - ice-cold and ready to take home to the palace garden. 

The new café and cocktail bar offers unusual and creative cocktail variations for a perfect picnic Vero in the Waldstraße. Under the motto "Vero To Go", owner Hannes Schmitt offers changing cocktail variations for €5 to take away. What these are is regularly posted on Instagram will be revealed regularly.

Whether sweet or savory - at the Pâtisserie Ludwig in Herrenstraße or at the Stadtgarten, there are the finest French delicacies ranging from quiches and baguettes to eclairs and tartlets - there is something for every picnic guest. If you are looking for the right delicatessen, the counter at Ehrlichs Wein Contor counter: Cheese and salami round off the perfect picnic basket here. Incidentally, the first vegan cheese counter can be found at Café Drei&Zwanzig in the Blumenstraße in Karlsruhe!

Picnic, get set, go! Pre-packed picnic baskets from Mama's or Happy Picnic

If you don't want to pack your own picnic basket and enjoy a culinary surprise, you should stop by Mama's. The Karlsruhe Café Mama's offers the option of ordering a fully packed picnic basket: from size S for €20 with fruit salad, avocado or beetroot sandwich and a lemonade, to M for €25 with an avocado and salmon sandwich, caprese variation and beetroot carpaccio, to the L version for €30 with a snack box of vegetables with tour cream or guacamole.

Also Happy Picnic from the fan-shaped city is a great opportunity for all picnic enthusiasts to order a pre-filled basket with lots of goodies such as yogurt, butter, bread, regional juices, chutney and much more: Yoghurt, butter, bread, regional juice spritzers, chutney and much more, or take an empty basket for rent and fill it yourself to your heart's content.

We wish you bon appétit and lots of fun picnicking in Karlsruhe!