Modern European in Altstadt-Lehel

Alois Dallmayr Fine Dining ★ 4.7

Rosina Ostler runs the two-star Alois on the first floor above Dallmayr's Munich Altstadt delicatessen, the kitchen reads French and Nordic.

Mural ★ 4.5

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.

Pageou ★ 4.3

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 ★ 4.2

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.