"One of the best-kept secrets along the Weinstrasse is Sankt Martin. Surrounded by vineyards, the village flows down a hillside and centers in one of the most beautiful town squares you will ever encounter. And guess what, it is almost always quiet and pretty much free of tourists, save for the few German couples walking about.Sitting in the center of the town square is the Rathaus. Poetically, the Rathaus sits facing Tanz Strasse, with a small canal running right along the side of the street. On a normal summer day, simply nothing beats a beer and the excellent home-style cooking of their chef. He was so generous with his time last summer, that he invited me into the kitchen to see how he prepares a proper schnitzel. And the tricks he taught me, I use every time I prepare schnitzel back home. The Schweinebäckchen is supurb, So is the Saumagen, but the various Schnitzels are to die for. It just doesn't get much better than this. To put it bluntly, and I've eaten at the Deidesheimer Hof dozens of times. This little spot in an idyllic village is much better."
