Spuds is a wonderful restaurant serving delicious and creative (slow) fast food. It's essentially different toppings on baked potatoes - the toppings we tried cheese-slaw, and the special of the day with squash, tomato pesto and sage were excellent: interesting and very flavorful. The staff were very friendly, taking time to explain how the toppings were cooked, where they get their ingredients (mostly from local farmers) and making pleasant conversation. They have excellent organic beer from the Schlossbrauerei Stein in Bavaria, and a wonderful guest garden in front of the restaurant to enjoy a potato and beer in the sunshine.

This area of Hohenems includes several interesting museums and is being made more pedestrian friendly. New shops and restaurants - like Spuds! - are opening in a very nice historic center with several old hotels/cafes and a large open park in front of the old castle. It's a very nice place to spend a few hours on a visit to Vorarlberg (and a short walk from the railway station).