Experience fresh market cuisine live in our EXO Restaurant: at the large Veggie Island and at our station for homemade pasta. You can also enjoy hand-pressed juices, homemade cakes & desserts, or start your day in the Zoological City Garden with an extensive and relaxed breakfast.

Zoo friends and annual ticket holders also receive 10% discount!

Admission to the Zoological City Garden Karlsruhe is not included. More information can be found here

Opening hours

Mon – Sun:

10 AM – 4 PM

Address

EXO Zoological City Garden Karlsruhe

Ettlinger Str. 4c

76137 Karlsruhe

Happy picnicking!

Reserve your favorite picnic basket here for your next zoo visit. Whether it’s a romantic outing for two, with the whole family, for breakfast or afternoon. You can pick up your fully loaded picnic basket at the restaurant at your desired time and return it afterward. If needed, we’ll also provide you with a picnic blanket.

Breakfast buffet with bread rolls, jam, cold cuts and vegetables

Breakfast buffet

Start your visit to the zoo relaxed & balanced with our fresh, extensive breakfast buffet.

From March 28 Every Saturday, Sunday & on public holidays from 9 AM to 11 AM – for €19.90 per person including a homemade juice and all hot drinks. Our little guests up to 110 cm are invited, and kids up to 140 cm pay only half price.

Veggie Island at Marché Restaurant Metzingen

Landed in Veggie Paradise

A highlight for fans of meatless cuisine: crisp salads, fresh vegetable dishes, alternative carbohydrates like lentils & quinoa, fruits, and superfoods.

Vegetable illustration for Veggy Island

Refreshing energy boost

Look forward to hand-pressed juices from fresh fruit and vegetables, homemade lemonades and refreshing iced teas – these are vitamins that are fun.

Illustration of lemons, a whole lemon, a cut lemon, and a crushed lemon with juice running out
Handmade juice in various colors in a chest with ice
Exo Pasta Karlsruhe

Slurping Pasta

We make our rigatoni fresh every day! Whether typical, fruity Italian pasta “Pomodoro”, delicious “Carbonara”, or colorful “Polo al Mango” – here is variety on your plate.

Daily from 11 am!

Illustration of pasta on a plate

Is your birthday coming up?

Celebrate a colorful birthday party with Picky! Choose from 4 packages and invite your friends. The cheerfully decorated birthday table and a cuddly plush toy as a gift are already waiting for you! From classic kids’ menus to vegetarian fresh cuisine and colorful buffets. We have put together something suitable for every taste.

Illustration Picky and his friends children’s birthday party
Family with child eating

Kids Menu

For our little guests: With our Kids Menu you get a children’s meal on an original Picky plate with a regional juice or a small drink. There is also a monthly changing surprise from €7.90 – only valid for children up to 10 years.

Good things come from here

When selecting our suppliers, we pay attention to regionality and seasonality. Fresh products are a prerequisite for us and our quality standards.

Vegetable illustrations of peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and lettuce
Freshly harvested vegetables such as carrots, potatoes and beetroot with some soil in the hands of a woman

From palm tree party to tropical conference

Whether a wedding with a view of the exotic house or summer parties on the terrace. Learn more about our locations in the Karlsruhe Zoo!

Two cocktail glasses as an illustration
EXO Zoological City Garden Karlsruhe

EXOTENHAUS OR WAFFELGARTEN?

The EXO Restaurant is located in the middle of the Zoological City Garden, where fresh market cuisine and live cooking await you with a panoramic view directly into the Exotenhaus.

With its large floor-to-ceiling windows, the Waffelgarten offers a wonderful view of the flora and fauna of the Zoological City Garden.

Feeling hungry?

Immerse yourself in the inspiring atmosphere of our market kitchen and experience how we cook for you with heart and hand. Food that is simple and honest—like a little journey into the world of good taste.

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