5 editor picks across Germany.
5 asian fusion restaurants worth the trip across Germany, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Germany.
Tim Raue's two-Michelin-star room near Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin Kreuzberg cooks a chef-led Asian-French tasting; the Peking duck is the city's defining.
OrderThe Peking duck, the wasabi langoustine and whichever pork-belly course is on; Raue's signatures stay on the carte.
TipLunch tasting at €178 is the easier entry vs the €248 dinner. Book four weeks ahead at minimum.
taku in Cologne's Excelsior Hotel Ernst near the Cathedral holds one Michelin star for contemporary Asian cuisine; established and consistent fine dining.
OrderThe six-course menu with wine pairing; the 4-course option at €121 is the more affordable entry point
TipLocated in the Excelsior Hotel Ernst, one of Cologne's grand hotels from 1863. Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday.
Zenzakan stages pan-Asian dinners across a dark 2,000 square metre hall on Frankfurt's Taunusanlage, sushi and robata plates under lantern light.
OrderBlack cod and duck from the robata section, shared
TipGo with four people and order in waves; the Geisha Room for two is the city's oddest and best private table.
Zenzakan runs 2,000 square metres of dark pan-Asian dining on Frankfurt's Taunusanlage, a Michelin Guide listed room of sushi, robata and duck.
OrderSashimi and robata plates for the table, ordered in waves
TipAsk for the Geisha Room if there are two of you and something to celebrate; book through SevenRooms, not by phone.
Tanoshii on Brabanter Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel offers classic nigiri and maki alongside creative Asian-European fusion rolls and warming pho.
OrderCreative fusion rolls and warming Vietnamese pho alongside the traditional nigiri
TipClose to Rudolfplatz U-Bahn stop. Book ahead for weekend evenings.
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Experience the Severin district in Cologne's Südstadt on a culinary city tour with exciting stories, local highlights, and five tastings at selected restaurants.
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