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Ochs'n Willi, located a few steps from the Kunstgalerie, is a good place to eat if you want an overview of what "gemütlich" and "schwäbisch essen" means right from the city center (Innenstadt). The price is decent, the food is good. And if German is foreign to you, they have menus in English and French at least. http://www.ochsn-willi.de/

I can recommend Brunnerz (http://www.brunnerz.de/main.html). Enjoyed a wonderful, high class dinner.

I recommend "Restaurant Schellenturm" ( http://www.weinstube-schellenturm.de ) and afterwards Coffee & Wine at "Fleck & Schneck" ( http://www.caffe-bar.com ).

One of the best Italian restaurants in Stuttgart is da Maurizio in the Calwerstraße. They have excellent food at reasonable prices and top-notch service. In the summer, you can eat outside in the pedestrian zone of Calwerstraße. Always great for people-watching.

If you want to eat in traditional Swabian ambiente the "Kiste" (http://www.zur-kiste.de/) is probably the place to go in Stuttgart. Schellenturm is also a good place but if your more out for good food I would recommend the "Weinstube Fröhlich" (http://www.weinstube-froehlich.de/) the food there is excellent as well as the service.

You're looking for the absolute Nr.1 Italian Restaurant ? The name is " Di Gennaro " near Königstrasse. Very expensive, and 3 gourmet stars. Luxury little location. More than 1000 bottles of italian wine, think you're in wine paradise. Join also the " Zirbelstube " with 18 of 20 points in Gault Millau, into Hotel Am Schlossgarten.

Typical Swabian would also be the Kochenbas in Immenhoferstrasse. Very small authentic place. Good Spätzle and Rostbraten.