My husband is a musician, and he travels all the time for work. And every time he’s in an airport lounge, my phone starts buzzing. Photos of the food, the drinks, the chairs… and then the comparisons. “This one’s better than the one in X.” “This one has nothing for lunch.” He says he’s becoming a bit of a lounge expert by now!
So I thought, why not share them here? This is the first one of what I hope will become a little series. His photos, his opinions, my words. Okay?
The Dürer Lounge at Nuremberg Airport
He was flying home from Nuremberg on Thursday, 8 October 2026, and went into the lounge at around 12:40pm, local time.
The lounge at Nuremberg is called the Dürer Lounge, after Albrecht Dürer, the painter who was born in Nuremberg. You’ll see his famous self-portrait on the wall as soon as you walk in.
How he got in
He used his Priority Pass, which comes with our Amex Platinum. At the lounge entrance, he showed the Priority Pass, they asked for his boarding pass, and that was it.
If you have the Platinum (or you’re thinking about it), Nat explained how to set up the Priority Pass and the card’s other benefits in another post.
The food
There’s no proper hot lunch here. But there’s a really handy fridge with exactly what you’d buy at the airport for lunch anyway: salads, sandwiches, yoghurt with granola, fresh fruit and orange juice. He had a Caesar salad, and he even put a sandwich in his backpack to eat later. (I love this tip, by the way!)
There were also pastries, like croissants and Danish pastries, and the usual crisps and nuts.
The German touch
This is the part he loved. There were hot sausages, both Wiener sausages and the little Nürnberger sausages, with bread, mustard and ketchup.
And if you know Nuremberg, you know the “3 im Weggla”. It’s the city’s famous snack: three small Nürnberger sausages in a bread roll, with mustard. He had one in the city, and in the lounge you have everything you need to make your own.
The drinks
Some lounges have a bar with a barista or a bartender. This one is self-service. All the drinks are there, and you just pick what you want.
He doesn’t usually drink beer in lounges, especially when he’s working and on his way home. But he was in Germany, and he loves German beer, so he had to! There were a few German beers, like Franziskaner Weissbier and Spaten Münchner Hell, and he tried a little of each one.
There was also a wine that caught his eye: a Silvaner from Franconia, the wine region around Nuremberg, in that round, flat bottle that’s typical of the region. It’s not the kind of thing you find in every lounge, so it was a nice surprise.
His verdict: 4 out of 5
He gave it a 4 out of 5. It’s not fancy, and there’s no proper hot meal. But compared to lots of lounges he’s been to, you can actually put together a decent meal here, take something for later, and have a little taste of Nuremberg before you fly. For a small regional airport, he thought it was really good.
Have you been to the lounge at Nuremberg? Or is there a lounge you’d like me to ask him about? Tell me in the comments, I’ll pass it on!
Lots of love, and see you next time! Xx
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