--- type: "Article" title: "Ophelia Restaurant at the Riva Konstanz and two tragic travel bloggers" description: "The story of the curvaceous Imperia, the beautiful Ophelia and how we failed to recognize the star chef of the gourmet restaurant that bears Ophelia's name." resource: "https://travelmemo.com/germany/ophelia-restaurant-riva-constance" author: "Walter Schaerer" publisher: "Travelmemo" photo_count: 24 tags: ["Boutique Hotel", "Gourmet", "Restaurant", "Germany"] entities: - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/germany" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/bodensee" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/zuerich" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/boutique-hotel" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/culinary-tourism" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/restaurant" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/review" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/experience-travel" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/itinerary" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/organizations/travelmemo" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/organizations/swiss-international-air-lines" - "https://travelmemo.com/author/walter-schaerer" generated: { by: "human:https://travelmemo.com/author/walter-schaerer", at: 2026-07-04T13:38:25+00:00 } verified: - { by: "human:https://travelmemo.com/author/katja-birrer", at: 2017-06-24T13:45:49+00:00 } sources: - id: photos resource: ophelia-restaurant-riva-constance.md#photos title: "Original photography by Walter Schaerer" author: "human:https://travelmemo.com/author/walter-schaerer" timestamp: 2026-07-04T13:38:25+00:00 --- # Ophelia Restaurant at the Riva Konstanz and two tragic travel bloggers > The Ophelia Restaurant at Hotel Riva Konstanz is a two-Michelin-star, 17-Gault-Millau-point gourmet restaurant on the shore of Lake Constance in Germany, helmed by chef de cuisine Dirk Hoberg and offering a creative tasting menu paired with expertly chosen regional wines. ## Destination Hotel Riva, Seestrasse 25, Konstanz (Constance), Germany, on the shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee). ## Why visit A top-tier gourmet experience featuring locally sourced ingredients such as Lake Constance perch and whitefish, artistically plated courses, and an extensive wine cellar curated by sommelier Werner Hinze. The restaurant is housed in a renovated 1909 Jugendstil villa decorated with fine-art nude photography, and the hotel offers a heated rooftop pool overlooking the lake. ## What to see - **Imperia Statue** — 9-metre, 18-tonne sculpture of a courtesan at the Konstanz harbour entrance, considered the world's largest monument to a prostitute and a key local landmark. - **Ophelia Restaurant interior** — Decorated with ten photographs by art historian Maria Sagmeister juxtaposing nude marble sculptures and regional wildflowers. - **Hotel Riva Jugendstil Villa** — Renovated 1909 villa adjoining the modern hotel main wing, housing the Ophelia gourmet restaurant. - **Rooftop heated pool** — Pool on the top floor of the hotel main building with views over Lake Constance. ## What to do - **Dine at Ophelia Restaurant** — Multi-course gourmet tasting menu with dishes such as foie gras with peach, red shrimp with fennel and chickpeas, and skate with octopus and preserved lemon. - **Wine pairing with sommelier Werner Hinze** — Hinze oversees white, red, and ripening cellars and recommends course-by-course pairings including regional Müller-Thurgau and muscatel. ## Good to know The restaurant is located inside the Hotel Riva; the Jugendstil villa section houses the dining room. Address: Seestrasse 25, 78464 Constance, Germany. Chef de cuisine is Dirk Hoberg (17 Gault Millau points, two Michelin stars at time of writing). ## Photos ```yaml photos: - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Constance-Germany-4.jpg" caption: "Üppige Imperia mit Papst Martin V. und Kaiser Sigismund" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Constance-Germany.jpg" caption: "Hafeneinfahrt von Konstanz mit Imperia auf ihrem Sockel" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Constance-Germany-2.jpg" caption: "Fähre und Imperia im Hafen von Konstanz" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ophelia-gourmet-restaurant-Riva-Constance-7.jpg" caption: "Man beachte die sich diskret spiegelnden Nackten links und rechts..." - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ophelia-gourmet-restaurant-Riva-Constance-3.jpg" caption: "Egli vom Bodensee und Radieschen" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ophelia-gourmet-restaurant-Riva-Constance-2.jpg" caption: "Rindertatar mit Trüffel (o.l.), Radieschen von der Insel Mainau und Aal im Tempuramantel" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ophelia-gourmet-restaurant-Riva-Constance.jpg" caption: "Amuse Geule aus den gefüllten Eiern" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ophelia-gourmet-restaurant-Riva-Constance-8.jpg" caption: "Bodenseefelchen im Dillmantel mit Spargeleis und Suppe" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ophelia-gourmet-restaurant-Riva-Constance-10.jpg" caption: "Gänsestopfleber und Pfirsich mit Fichtensprossen" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ophelia-gourmet-restaurant-Riva-Constance-11.jpg" caption: "Taschenkrebs mit Chili, Mango und Kaiserschoten" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ophelia-gourmet-restaurant-Riva-Constance-12.jpg" caption: "Rote Garnele, Fenchel und Kichererbsen" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ophelia-gourmet-restaurant-Riva-Constance-13.jpg" caption: "Rochen, Erbsen und Tintenfisch an Salzzitrone" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ophelia-gourmet-restaurant-Riva-Constance-9.jpg" caption: "Weinbegleitung zum Gourmet-Menu" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ophelia-gourmet-restaurant-Riva-Constance-14.jpg" caption: "Dessert von der Erdbeere" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ophelia-gourmet-restaurant-Riva-Constance-15.jpg" caption: "Essbare Ophelia Friandises" ```