Sansibar
The island's most famous restaurant, grown from a curry sausage stand in the dunes, with a cellar of tens of thousands of bottles; tables are hard to come by in peak season.
On the dune beach between Rantum and Hörnum (Hörnumer Straße 80), it was founded in the 1970s by Swabian chef Herbert Seckler as a beach stand selling curry sausage and stews. After a fire in 1982 it was expanded, and today it has about 410 seats indoors and out. It is Sylt's best-known 'star restaurant', recognized by its two crossed pirate swords. The signature is still curry sausage with fries (about €12), along with pea soup and Kaiserschmarrn; the wine list has over 5,000 labels. Dinner in peak season needs booking well in advance, while you can often walk in during the day. At midday in summer the car park is often full. Reviews are mixed, with some feeling its fame outweighs its food. Falstaff rates it 92 points.
Opening hours
Open year-round; daytime menu served from day into dusk, dinner by reservation (see official website)
Nearby sights
- Sansibar
- Hörnum Lighthouse & Hörnum Odde
- Rantum Basin
- Sylt Aquarium
- Westerland Beach & Promenade
- Keitum & St. Severin
- Altfriesisches Haus
- Wadden Sea Mudflat Hiking