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A restaurant or pub, often in a traditional or rural style, where food and drinks are served. It is a synonym of Gasthaus or Gaststätte.
Nach der Wanderung kehrten wir in einem gemütlichen Wirtshaus ein.
After the hike, we stopped at a cozy inn.
The word is made up of 'Wirt' (host/innkeeper) and 'Haus' (house). So it is literally the 'house of the innkeeper,' a place where a host offers food and drinks.
Das alte Wirtshaus am Marktplatz ist seit 200 Jahren in Familienbesitz.
The old inn on the market square has been family-owned for 200 years.
Pay attention to the preposition 'in' and the correct case. Movement to this place is expressed with 'ins Wirtshaus' (into the inn; in das, accusative), while staying there is described with 'im Wirtshaus' (in the inn; in dem, dative).
Lass uns heute Abend in das neue Wirtshaus gehen!
Let's go to the new inn tonight!
'Wirtshaus' (inn) is often used for traditional, rural, or rustic restaurants and pubs. The term is especially common in southern Germany and Austria and conveys a cozy atmosphere.
In diesem bayerischen Wirtshaus gibt es die besten Knödel der Region.
This Bavarian inn has the best dumplings in the region.
restaurant
Restaurant is the general term for an establishment that serves food and drinks. Wirtshaus also refers to such an establishment, but usually emphasizes a popular, traditional, or rural style. For an establishment described as neutral or modern, Restaurant is more suitable.
Heute essen wir in einem traditionellen Wirtshaus auf dem Dorf.
Today we are eating at a traditional inn in the village.
Heute essen wir in einem modernen Restaurant am Bahnhof.
Today we are eating at a modern restaurant near the train station.
