13 modern european rooms 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 ★ 4.6
schwabing · Kurfürstenstrasse 31, 80801 München
Brothers in Munich's Schwabing took a Michelin star in 2023, three months after opening; Daniel Bodamer cooks a modern carte on classical foundations.
Mural ★ 4.5
altstadt-lehel · Hotterstrasse 12, 80331 München
Mural in Munich's Altstadt holds a Michelin star inside a former transformer station; Bastian Falkenroth runs a sustainable, regional carte over six courses.
Pageou ★ 4.3
altstadt-lehel · Kardinal-Faulhaber-Strasse 10, 80333 München
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.
Brenner Grill ★ 4.2
altstadt-lehel · Maximilianstrasse 15, 80539 München
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.
Cotidiano Gärtnerplatz ★ 4.0
glockenbachviertel · Gärtnerplatz 6, 80469 München
Cotidiano on Munich's Gärtnerplatz cooks all-day breakfast, bowls and burgers; one of the few Glockenbach rooms that takes brunch seriously every day.
Café Reitschule ★ 4.0
schwabing · Königinstrasse 34, 80802 München
Café Reitschule on Munich's Königinstrasse, west of the English Garden since 1927, looks onto the university riding school's paddock; the brasserie cooks.
Alois Dallmayr Fine Dining ★ 4.7
altstadt-lehel · Dienerstrasse 14, 80331 München
Rosina Ostler runs the two-star Alois on the first floor above Dallmayr's Munich Altstadt delicatessen, the kitchen reads French and Nordic.
Showroom ★ 4.5
au-giesing · Lilienstrasse 6, 81669 München
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.
Gabelspiel ★ 4.5
au-giesing · Zehentbauernstrasse 20, 81539 München
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.
1804 Hirschau ★ 4.4
schwabing · Gysslingstrasse 15, 80805 München
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 ★ 4.8
au-giesing · Zehentbauernstrasse 20, 81539 München
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.
Showroom ★ 4.6
au-giesing · Lilienstrasse 6, 81669 München
Showroom in Munich: Munich's smallest Michelin-starred restaurant, 20 seats in the Au district; the room is hard to spot from Lilienstrasse.
Broeding ★ 4.3
neuhausen · Schulstrasse 9, 80634 München
Broeding is unassuming residential exterior in neuhausen; michelin plate inside, with a working organic wine cellar attached to the dining room.