Kitzbühel Mountain Restaurants by Ski Area

KitzSki has more than 40 huts and restaurants on its slopes, according to Kitzbühel Tourismus. Picking one is mostly a question of where you’ll be at midday. This page sorts them by mountain and sector, with the lift or piste each one sits near, so you can plan lunch into the day’s route.

If you haven’t worked out the layout yet, start with our guide to the slopes, and for ideas off the mountain see our Kitzbühel guide. Town restaurants and fine dining are covered in our guide to where to eat; this page is only about eating on the mountain.

How we chose these huts

Every hut below is listed in the KitzSki hut directory or on its own website, checked in November 2026. We haven’t eaten at them and we don’t rate them. We don’t give prices or daily hours, because they change and the huts’ own pages are the place to check them. Season dates in the table are quoted “as of” with the source.

One layout fact shapes everything: the Kitzbüheler Horn is a separate mountain, not linked to the Hahnenkamm by piste or lift. A lunch at the Hornköpflhütte means a Horn day.

Hahnenkamm: the Streif and the top station

This is the busiest side and has the widest choice, from serious restaurants to simple Stuben beside the race course. All of it is reached with the Hahnenkammbahn from town.

Hochkitzbühel bei Tomschy sits at 1,700 metres with a 360-degree view, a lounge and a wine cellar, per its KitzSki listing. The kitchen leans luxurious (Wagyu, truffle, caviar), and Saturdays turn into a day party until 18:00. Book through its own site.

Berggasthof Sonnbühel has been open since 1926 according to its own site, which now sums up its cooking as “Italy meets altitude”. It’s built for long lunches and Friday “Special Nights”. It’s also the one place on this page where booking is close to essential: reservations for winter 2026/27 opened on 10 November 2026.

Hahnenkammstüberl is the practical choice for mixed groups. KitzSki puts it 700 m from the Hahnenkammbahn top station and only 50 m lower, so non-skiers can walk there on the winter paths. The menu is Tyrolean: Gröstl, Spätzle, Kaiserschmarrn and house cakes.

Berghaus Tirol sits at 1,750 m between the Hahnenkamm and the Ehrenbachhöhe, with hearty Tyrolean food and a Friday hut evening, per berghaustirol.at. It isn’t in the KitzSki directory, so confirm the winter dates with the hut.

Hocheckhütte, Seidlalm and Melkalm all sit on the Streif itself. The Hocheckhütte is right beside the race course and runs après in the afternoon. The Seidlalm, at 1,206 m, is where, KitzSki says, the idea for the Alpine Ski World Cup came up in 1966. The Melkalm, at 1,200 m and run by the fourth generation of one family, serves classic Tyrolean food and takes no table reservations.

If you want a booked, unhurried lunch with a view, choose Tomschy or the Sonnbühel. If you just want to eat and ski on, the Streif huts are the better bet.

Fleckalm, Pengelstein and the Kirchberg side

The middle of the ski area is where the Kitzbühel, Kirchberg and Jochberg runs meet, so it suits groups that split up in the morning.

Sonnenrast is in the middle of the ski area, about 150 m from the Fleckalmbahn, per the tourist board’s après-ski page, and its skiing page suggests it as a meeting place for mixed groups. KitzSki lists hearty Tyrolean cooking and Kaiserschmarrn.

Bergrestaurant Pengelstein, at 1,930 m, has a large sun terrace with a view from the Großglockner across to the Zillertal Alps (KitzSki). For a clear day, it’s the view we’d plan lunch around. Lower down, the Gauxerstadl is a newly built hut directly on the Pengelstein descent (KitzSki).

Gasthof Ochsalm above Kirchberg is “directly at the 8SB Ochsalm” lift station, ski-in and ski-out at 1,470 m, according to ochsalm.at. It’s more of a smart Alpengasthof than a hut, and it takes table bookings by WhatsApp or email.

Jochberg, Resterhöhe and Pass Thurn

The southern end, reached by the 3S cable car, is quieter and higher, and the huts here are worth the trip for skiers based in Kitzbühel.

PanoramaAlm describes itself as a hut in the ski area at 1,990 metres (panoramaalm.net), the highest listed on this page. KitzSki mentions a grill corner with chicken, steaks and baked potatoes, and in winter there’s a DJ programme, so it gets lively in the afternoon.

Toni Alm sits directly on piste 77 at 1,530 m (KitzSki). It serves hut breakfasts, “Alpentapas” and its own Toni Alm Bräu, with a view that runs to the Großvenediger.

Moseralm is a small, traditional hut by the Resterhöhe (KitzSki). The Hanglalm, which shares its name with a lift and KitzSki’s biggest snow park in the same sector, has a big sun terrace and a fireplace in its Melkerstube (KitzSki).

On the Jochberg side, the Bärenbadalm sits on the summit of the Bärenbadkogel and has been part of the ski area since winter 2006, says KitzSki. KitzSki lists no winter dates for it, so check its own site.

Kitzbüheler Horn

The Horn is the calmer, sunnier mountain, and it suits families and first-timers on the gentler slopes. Its huts are reached with the Hornbahn from town.

Adlerhütte is right next to the Hornbahn middle station and easy to reach (KitzSki). It serves trout from its own pond and Bohemian specialities.

Hornköpflhütte, at 1,760 m, is reached with the Hornbahn I and the Horn-Gipfelbahn, then on piste (hornkoepflhuette.at). The cooking is regional “with Italian lightness”, and tables can be booked online.

Alpenhaus am Kitzbüheler Horn serves homemade dishes and cakes, with three tiled stoves inside and a terrace looking towards the Großglockner (KitzSki). Its own site says the Hornbahn takes you there in winter and summer.

Bichlalm

The Bichlalm is a small, separate area above Kitzbühel. The BichlAlm Berggasthof can only be reached by the H11 two-seater chairlift or on foot, according to bichlalm.at. KitzSki sells a separate Bichlalm Special day ticket for the H11 and H12 lifts, aimed at ski tourers and off-piste skiers, so check which ticket you need. Our guide to which ski pass to buy covers the main options.

At a glance

Where a hut’s own site and the KitzSki listing disagree, we’ve used the hut’s own date. The Hornköpflhütte, for example, gives 5 December 2026 on its site while KitzSki lists 12 December.

Booking and timing tips

Book the smart restaurants, and time the rest. The Sonnbühel, Tomschy, the Hornköpflhütte and the Ochsalm all take reservations, and in Christmas week, the Hahnenkamm race week in January and the February holidays it’s worth doing. Many of the traditional huts don’t mention bookings at all, and the Melkalm says outright that it takes none.

At the walk-in huts, the crush is around midday. Eat before 12:00 or after 13:30 and your odds of a free table are better. Don’t push a late lunch too far, though: the huts follow the lifts, and you still have to ski down. If the afternoon plan is a drink before the last run, our page on the après scene picks up where this one ends.

A last practical point: lunch is easier in boots that fit. If you’re renting skis, pick a shop near the lift you’ll start from, so you’re not carrying gear across town.

Huts that also open in summer

Several huts become hiking destinations from May. As of November 2026, the Alpenhaus lists 6 May to 2 November 2027, and the Trattenbachalm near Jochberg says it is open all year, reached on foot or by bike. The Seidlalm, Hahnenkammstüberl and Melkalm all describe summer opening for walkers, and the Seidlalm runs a mountain breakfast at weekends. Berghaus Tirol lists a summer season too. For routes that link them, see the summer Hahnenkamm.

Which mountain you ski most depends on where you sleep: a base near the Hahnenkammbahn puts the Streif huts on your doorstep, while the Horn side is closer to the Hornbahn. Our guide to choosing a base explains the trade-off.

Plan lunch into the route

Decide the sector first, then the hut. For a mixed group on the Hahnenkamm, aim for the Hahnenkammstüberl; for one long, special lunch, book the Sonnbühel or Tomschy; and on a clear day at the southern end, plan the route through the PanoramaAlm or Pengelstein. Then check that hut’s own page for the day’s opening before you set off.