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A food guide at the gateway to Strasbourg
Where should you eat Italian when you live or work in Strasbourg, without settling for a passing pizzeria? A quick tour of a vaulted address just minutes from the centre.
Le Caveau de Schiltigheim is an Italian restaurant at the gateway to Strasbourg, at 8a Rue Principale in Schiltigheim. It serves homemade Italian food, from Roman pinsas to sharing boards and platters, alongside a cellar of independent winemakers, inside a 400 sqm vaulted cellar that also hosts live music several nights a week. This guide gathers what you need to choose your Italian evening.
The context
Strasbourg has no shortage of Italian addresses, but they often look alike: the same menu, the same decor, the same rushed service. When you are after a real moment rather than just a meal, it is worth stepping a few streets away from the centre. In Schiltigheim, right on the edge of the metropolitan area, the Caveau offers a different take on Italian cooking, built around sharing and conviviality rather than an endless menu.
The idea is not to reproduce the classic trattoria, but to embrace a place apart: a stone vaulted cellar, a short homemade menu, a cellar that puts independent winemakers forward, and a stage that comes alive at night. It is this blend, rare for an Italian restaurant near Strasbourg, that defines the place.
You can explore further with the Caveau, the Italian spot at the gateway to Strasbourg, or browse our wine bar.
The food
The Caveau's menu is deliberately short. Rather than lining up dozens of dishes, the house prefers a limited choice it masters and prepares itself. You will find the basics of Italian sharing food: Roman pinsas, charcuterie and cheese boards, sharing platters and daily specials that follow the cravings and the produce.
This homemade approach changes the way you sit down to eat. You order for the table rather than each on their own, you nibble, you add a board, you order another pinsa. It is a way of eating Italian that suits evenings with friends, dinners for two and lunches that are more relaxed than a rushed service in the centre of Strasbourg.
The specialty
Less known than the Neapolitan pizza, the Roman pinsa is the house signature. Its long-fermentation dough gives a lighter and more digestible base, crisp outside and airy inside. It is an ideal support for honest toppings, and a good gateway for anyone wanting to move off the beaten track of the classic pizza.
If you are discovering the place, the pinsa is an excellent starting point. It shares easily at the start of a meal, pairs with a glass from the cellar and illustrates the house philosophy well: a few products, well handled, without fuss. The details of the recipes change with the menu and the seasons.
To share
Alongside the pinsas, the charcuterie and cheese boards hold a central place. They open the meal, go with a glass at the wine bar or, shared between several people, make up a full dinner of little things to nibble. It is the format that best fits the spirit of the cellar: you settle in, you share, you take your time.
The sharing platters and daily specials round it out for those who want to go a step beyond a simple aperitivo. The whole thing stays built around conviviality, never trying to impress with the length of the menu.
The full list of pinsas and boards is on the Caveau menu.
The cellar
Wine is not a mere accompaniment at the Caveau: it is part of the identity of the place. The cellar brings together independent winemakers from Italy, France, Spain and beyond, with room for small estates and cuvées you rarely find on standard lists. You can settle in at the wine bar or choose a bottle for the table.
For a wine lover based in Strasbourg, it is a chance to taste something other than the usual references, guided towards a pairing with a pinsa or a board. This attention to the glass naturally extends the kitchen's approach: few things, but chosen with care.
To dig deeper into the wines served, see the wine bar.
The stage
What really sets the Caveau apart from a classic Italian restaurant is its stage. Several nights a week, the vaulted cellar turns into a Jazz Club: jazz, blues, rock, electro swing and DJ sets follow one another through the programme. So you can eat Italian and then stay for the music, in one place and one evening.
The acoustics of the cellar, remarkable for this kind of room, play a key role. For many residents of the area, it is this combination, dinner and concert, that makes the difference compared with an outing where you would have to move between two venues. The programme changes: it is best to check the agenda before coming.
The full agenda of evenings is published on the events page.
The venue
The setting matters as much as the plate. The Caveau sits in a 400 sqm stone vaulted room whose atmosphere contrasts with the street restaurants of central Strasbourg. That volume can host an intimate dinner as easily as a lively evening, letting service and stage coexist.
This same space can be hired for a private or professional event: birthday, cocktail, seminar or company evening. For an organisation based in Strasbourg looking for an unusual venue with homemade Italian food, a cellar and a live stage, it is an alternative to more conventional rooms.
To plan a reception, discover the venue private hire or go back to our presence in Strasbourg.
Lunch
A new option to know: lunch service now runs from Tuesday to Friday. For anyone working in the Strasbourg area, it is a practical choice, whether for an Italian lunch, a more relaxed business meal or a simple mid-week break, without hunting for a table in the very centre.
The homemade, shareable format lends itself well to lunch: a pinsa, a board, a glass from the cellar, and you head off without losing your break. It is also a calmer way to discover the place before coming back on a concert night.
At lunch or dinner, you find the Caveau Italian restaurant near Strasbourg and its menu.
Access
The Caveau is at 8a Rue Principale in Schiltigheim, only a few minutes from the centre of Strasbourg. Schiltigheim is served by several tram and bus lines connected to the heart of the city, so you can come for dinner and a concert without relying on a car.
For everything about access and the surroundings, see our Italian restaurant Strasbourg page, or contact us to prepare your visit.
Frequently asked
Everything you need to know before coming for Italian food from Strasbourg.
Is the Caveau an Italian restaurant located in Strasbourg itself?
The Caveau is at 8a Rue Principale in Schiltigheim, right on the edge of Strasbourg. From the centre it is only a few minutes away by car or public transport, making it a very accessible Italian address for the Strasbourg area.
What kind of Italian food is served there?
Homemade Italian cooking built around sharing: Roman pinsas with a long-fermentation dough, charcuterie and cheese boards, sharing platters and daily specials.
Can you have an Italian lunch during the week near Strasbourg?
Yes, lunch service now runs from Tuesday to Friday. It is a practical option for a lunch or a business meal near Strasbourg, without looking for a table in the centre.
Are there concerts in addition to the Italian dinner?
Yes. Several nights a week, the cellar hosts a live stage with jazz, blues, rock, electro swing and DJ sets, letting you combine an Italian meal and a musical evening in the same place.
Which wines go with the Italian dishes?
The cellar brings together independent winemakers from Italy, France, Spain and beyond. You can settle in at the wine bar or choose a bottle for the table, with cuvées from small estates rarely found elsewhere.
Can the venue be hired for an event?
Yes. The 400 sqm vaulted cellar can be hired for a private or professional event: birthday, cocktail, seminar or company evening, with kitchen, cellar and stage on site.
Booking
A dinner, a weekday lunch or an evening with a concert in the vaulted cellar.
Whether you come from central Strasbourg, the northern districts or Schiltigheim, booking helps us organise your visit, especially on live-music nights when the room fills up fast. You can also contact us to discuss a private hire or a business lunch from Strasbourg.