13 editor picks in Munich.
13 modern european places in Munich we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Munich | Modern European across every city.
Modern European is where Munich's most ambitious young kitchens cluster, blending French technique, regional produce and a lighter contemporary hand. Mural on Hotterstrasse in the Altstadt and Pageou near Kardinal-Faulhaber-Strasse lead the central scene, with Alois Dallmayr Fine Dining above the famous delicatessen on Dienerstrasse holding the formal top end. Across the Isar, Gabelspiel and Showroom in Au-Giesing show the form spreading into the neighbourhoods, while Brothers in Schwabing keeps it casual.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cotidiano on Munich's Gärtnerplatz cooks all-day breakfast, bowls and burgers; one of the few Glockenbach rooms that takes brunch seriously every day.
OrderThe breakfast platter with eggs, sourdough and avocado; the burger holds for dinner.
TipWalk in for breakfast on weekdays; Saturday brunch needs a 10:00 arrival or a booking.
Café Reitschule on Munich's Königinstrasse, west of the English Garden since 1927, looks onto the university riding school's paddock; the brasserie cooks.
OrderWiener Schnitzel with potato salad; the terrace cocktail list runs strong in summer.
TipThe terrace by the riding paddock is the room's signature seat; book it Friday and Saturday evenings.
Rosina Ostler runs the two-star Alois on the first floor above Dallmayr's Munich Altstadt delicatessen, the kitchen reads French and Nordic.
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.
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.
Gabelspiel is sabrina and florian berger's one-star room in giesing seats 20 on a quiet residential street; tourists never make the trip from marienplatz.
TipBook six weeks ahead for the six-course tasting; the kitchen runs at its most personal Wednesday evenings.
Showroom in Munich: Munich's smallest Michelin-starred restaurant, 20 seats in the Au district; the room is hard to spot from Lilienstrasse.
TipSurprise menu rotates every two weeks; book Monday or Tuesday for the easier reservation.
Broeding is unassuming residential exterior in neuhausen; michelin plate inside, with a working organic wine cellar attached to the dining room.
TipDinner Monday to Saturday from 18:00 only; the daily tasting rotates with the cellar.
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