30 editor picks across Germany.
30 modern european restaurants worth the trip across Germany, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Germany.
Kevin Fehling's three-Michelin-star room in Hamburg's HafenCity seats 20 at one cherry-wood table facing the open kitchen on Shanghaiallee. Tue to Sat.
OrderThe full tasting; pairings worth the upgrade.
TipOne seating per evening at 19:00. Bookings open three months out on Tock; the cancellation list moves on the week.
Kevin Fehling's The Table in Hamburg's HafenCity holds three Michelin stars and seats 20 at one cherry-wood table facing the open kitchen on Shanghaiallee.
OrderThe full tasting; pairings worth the upgrade.
TipOne seating per evening at 19:00. Bookings open three months out on Tock; the cancellation list moves on the week.
RAUSCH on Reuterweg won two Michelin stars in the 2026 guide for Jochim Busch's Frankfurt tasting menus built around salt, smoke, vinegar and fat.
OrderThe seasonal tasting menu, built around fermentation and smoke
TipFriday is the only lunch service; the short midday menu is the easiest reservation in a two-star room this new.
Maximilian Strohe's one-star Tulus Lotrek in Berlin Kreuzberg cooks a French-rooted modern-European tasting in a former corner kneipe with 20 covers and one.
OrderThe seven-course tasting at €165; the foie gras and the pigeon course are the signatures.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Bookings open three months ahead via the website and burn the first day.
Julian Stowasser's two-Michelin-starred Lakeside on the seventh floor of The Fontenay hotel in Hamburg cooks a modern seven-course set menu with outer Alster.
OrderThe seven-course set menu; the lake-view tables fill first.
TipSame lift bank as the hotel reception; concierge can hold tables for hotel guests.
Rosina Ostler runs the two-star Alois on the first floor above Dallmayr's Munich Altstadt delicatessen, the kitchen reads French and Nordic.
Crackers on Berlin's Friedrichstrasse occupies the former Cookies Club space behind an unmarked door; the open kitchen plates modern-European mains.
OrderThe beef tartare to start, the wagyu burger with truffle fries, and the seasonal fish of the day.
TipRing the bell at the unmarked door and walk through the kitchen to the dining room. Book a week ahead on the website for Friday or Saturday.
Restaurant Villa Merton serves Michelin-starred classic cooking in a diplomats' villa near Frankfurt's Grüneburgpark, with a €289 chef's table.
OrderThe seven-course gourmet menu; a vegetarian version runs in parallel
TipThe bistro menu of German classics shares the villa at a fraction of the gourmet price; the garden terrace is summer's best seat.
Brothers in Munich's Schwabing took a Michelin star in 2023, three months after opening; Daniel Bodamer cooks a modern carte on classical foundations.
OrderThe full tasting; the wine pairing leans on the room's 60-page bottle list.
TipThe small dining room seats around 30; book three to four weeks ahead at the website.
bidlabu cooks a Michelin-starred farm-to-table menu in a tiny room on Frankfurt's Kleine Bockenheimer Straße, with four to seven courses under €125.
OrderThe seven-course evening menu, the kitchen's full argument
TipTwo fixed dinner seatings nightly; the €52 three-course Thursday to Saturday lunch is the cheapest starred meal in the city.
Julian Stowasser's two-Michelin-starred Lakeside on the seventh floor of The Fontenay hotel in Hamburg cooks a modern seven-course set menu with outer Alster.
OrderThe seasonal tasting; ask for a lake-facing table at booking.
TipSame lift bank as hotel reception; concierge can hold tables for hotel guests.
Mural in Munich's Altstadt holds a Michelin star inside a former transformer station; Bastian Falkenroth runs a sustainable, regional carte over six courses.
OrderThe 6-course tasting; vegetable courses are the kitchen's strongest.
TipThe dining room sits inside MUCA, the museum of urban art; check the museum exhibitions before dinner.
Dominik Käppeler's Showroom in Munich's Au district is the city's smallest Michelin-starred restaurant at 20 seats; the surprise menu rotates every two weeks.
Sabrina and Florian Berger run the one-star Gabelspiel in Munich's Giesing in a 20-seat room; the six-course tasting reads modern, the service runs informal.
Maximilian Strohe's one-star Tulus Lotrek in Berlin Kreuzberg cooks a French-rooted modern-European tasting in a former corner kneipe with 20 covers and one.
Sarah Hallmann and chef Rosa Beutelspacher's Hallmann und Klee in Berlin Neukoelln holds a Michelin star on a vegetable-led five-course tasting.
Emma Metzler is Frankfurt's museum restaurant done right: Anton de Bruyn's regional neo-bistro cooking inside the Museum Angewandte Kunst building.
OrderThe set lunch, nose-to-tail and mostly regional, changing weekly
TipReserve the Metzler Park terrace at lunch; afternoons in between services run on cream puffs and Due Mani espresso.
Emma Metzler cooks Anton de Bruyn's neo-bistro menu inside the Museum Angewandte Kunst on Frankfurt's Schaumainkai, terrace open to Metzler Park.
OrderThe nose-to-tail lunch plates, then a cream puff with Due Mani coffee
TipAfternoons between services bring homemade cakes and cream puffs; combine with the museum, the terrace needs no ticket.
MAIN TOWER Restaurant & Lounge serves a Michelin-starred set menu on the 53rd floor of Frankfurt's Main Tower, behind an eight-metre glass wall.
OrderThe five or six-course seasonal set menu at sunset
TipAsk about lift access when you book, since the restaurant sits above the paid observation deck; the lounge pours from 21:00 if you only want the view.
Lukas Adebahr cooks the one-star, Green-Star 1804 Hirschau inside Munich's English Garden; the farm-to-table tasting uses herbs grown on the Hirschau grounds.
Veronika in Berlin Mitte sits on the 4th floor of Fotografiska on Oranienburger Strasse, with its own entrance under the arch. Priced at €€€.
OrderLobster omelette with French fries, Seasonal vegetable plates
maiBeck in Cologne's Altstadt near the Frankenturm is a Michelin-selected room for creative German-European cooking; the terrace lunch is excellent in summer.
OrderThe seasonal four-course tasting menu, strongest at lunch when the terrace catches the afternoon light
TipOpen Tuesday to Thursday for both lunch and dinner, closing late on weekends; the terrace is worth any wait.
Ali Güngörmüs's Pageou in Munich's Fünf Höfe arcade cooks Middle Eastern plates on French foundations; the four-course Levante is the easiest entry.
OrderThe Levante vegetarian tasting, four courses; ask for the lamb when it is on the carte.
TipThe sheltered courtyard terrace inside Fünf Höfe is the room's best summer seat.
Goldmund pairs Franco-German cooking with the Literaturhaus salon above Frankfurt's Schöne Aussicht, a Michelin Guide listed river-view room.
OrderThe seasonal set with a Rheingau Riesling from the short list
TipCheck the Literaturhaus programme before booking; a reading downstairs plus dinner upstairs is a complete Frankfurt evening.
Margarete cooks seasonal German food in a listed 1920s hall on Braubachstraße in Frankfurt's Altstadt, with vegan dishes given equal billing.
OrderThe changing lunch plate; the vegan option is never an afterthought
TipIt sits two minutes from the Römer yet stays local; the bar keeps pouring after the kitchen winds down at night.
Margarete runs a Bauhaus-era dining hall on Braubachstraße in Frankfurt's Altstadt, cooking seasonal German plates with a strong vegan track.
OrderThe weekday lunch menu, one of the Altstadt's honest bargains
TipThe room sits inside a listed 1920s ensemble near the Römer; evening bistro service runs to midnight, late for this quarter.
Medici cooks Michelin Guide listed modern European plates on Weißadlergasse near the Goethe House, Frankfurt's steadiest business-lunch table.
OrderThe business lunch, €29.50 for two courses, €34.50 for three
TipIt closes weekends with the banking crowd; book lunch by 12:00 or take the quieter small-menu window from 14:30.
Goldmund cooks Franco-German dinners inside the Literaturhaus on Frankfurt's Schöne Aussicht, a Michelin Guide listed dining room above the Main.
OrderThe seasonal French-leaning set alongside a Rheingau Riesling
TipTime dinner around a Literaturhaus reading downstairs; the classicist hall and river view do half the evening's work.
Gsellmanns in Hamburg Eimsbuttel runs an elevated bistro on Eppendorfer Weg. Priced at €€€. Kitchen leans modern european bistro. At Eppendorfer Weg 98.
OrderDaily-changing bistro plates, Regional and seasonal mains
Brenner Grill on Munich's Maximilianstrasse cooks over an open fire under high vaulted ceilings near the Bavarian State Opera, three rooms run bar, pasta.
OrderSomething off the open fire (ribeye or whole fish) plus the house bread.
TipSit at the open kitchen counter for the show; the bar pours pre-opera Negronis.
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