Dinner recommendations in Colmar

We were in Colmar only one night. We ate at Koifhus Winstub, (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187073-d1958997-Reviews-Restaurant_Colmar_au_Koifhus-Colmar_Haut_Rhin_Grand_Est.html) I believe it was a Sunday night. My husband had Backeoffe, an Alsacian meat and vegetable one pot meal. I had pork loin and spaetzle as part of a fixed price meal that included escargot and apple tart. We enjoyed our meal in the large outdoor eating area. I noticed a lot of people eating Tarte Flambe', which was the first time I had seen/heard of the meal. Now I'm quite taken with it and make it myself. I don't enjoy smoke, either, and don't recall it being a problem. You could probably get a table off to the side or in a quarter. They also have a large indoor eating area. I know in Paris and I think in other areas of France, smoking is not allowed inside restaurants but permitted outside.

that was the restaurant we wanted to eat at but they were full. Looked amazing. Wish we could have tried it.

I believe in French (I barely know 30 words), cochon means pig or pork. And I just googled and found out cochon d'Inde is guinea pig. Cochon de lait, is suckling pig.

Thanks! I am so relieved it was not guinea pig. I know they eat that in Peru but I was surprised to see it on a French menu.

Is Tarte Flambée really that good? The top-rated restaurant in Colmar (La Soi) serves only that. Wonder if we should give it a try?

I love the tarte flambe'. (The German name is flammekuchen) The kind I tried and make is called tarte flambe' gratine, which means that it is topped with gruyere cheese. It is typically a crust with a white cheese like quark or creme fraiche topped with ham/bacon and sauteed onions. It can be quite rich. I'd prefer to split one and have a salad, but my husband typically is not in the mood to do any splitting! Tarte Flambe' is delicious with a reisling or gewurztaminer.

Thanks for the description. I actually do not eat wheat so would have to eat just the topping, which makes for a rather rich dish. But my husband would love it. If the place serves dishes other than Tarte Flambée we could both be happy.

Our favorite Alsatian white wine is Pinot Blanc. We had it for our wedding dinner and order it when dining out, if we see it offered.

We ate at the Pfeffel which is very near the Unterlinden. Decent food, outdoor tables

I can't specifically speak to the rules in Colmar, but everywhere in Europe where smoking is banned at restaurants indoors, it's still permitted at the outdoor tables. (Whether it's legal or not, people smoke at the outdoor tables and they are not stopped). So, if your husband cannot tolerate smoke, you will unfortunately have to sit indoors.

Murphy's Law means that when I sit down outdoors with no smokers nearby, smokers will soon come and sit next to me. If the Law is in full force, they don't come early on, when I can still change tables, but after my food has arrived and I'm in the middle of eating, so I'm stuck with their smoke. So, as one smoke-averse person to another - sit indoors, or you'll be sorry!