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Beer halls and Bavarian tradition

In our guide, the Munich Area has 17 Michelin-starred restaurants and 25 Michelin stars across Munich, Starnberg and Neuhausen. Munich accounts for most of the guide's 433 venues, spanning restaurants, bars, hotels and wineries. Aubergine in Starnberg serves seasonal tasting menus with an extensive wine list. Alte Baiz in Hamberg serves modern creative German cooking with set menu and a la carte formats, a sommelier-led wine program and beer. Sommelier-led lists accompany modern European cooking at JAN in Isarvorstadt and modern French cooking at Tantris in Freimann. Tohru in der Schreiberei in Altstadt serves Japanese-European fusion tasting menus with an extensive wine list and sake. Johannas in Grosshadern focuses its wine list on Burgundy alongside seasonal German game and offal dishes. GRAPES Weinbar in Altstadt serves small plates, natural wine and over 1,000 options by the glass and bottle. GRAPES Weinbar and buffet Kull bar in Altstadt both hold Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence.

Michelin-starred dining in Munich Area

The Michelin tier is concentrated in Munich, with tasting menus, course-driven rooms and a few distinct neighbourhood anchors across the city.

JAN
JAN in Isarvorstadt is a three-star Modern European fine dining restaurant with tasting menu and set menu formats. Its exceptional wine program is sommelier-led, with an extensive wine list. Chef Jan Hartwig leads the kitchen, and La Liste scored the restaurant 97.5 points in 2025.
Tohru in der Schreiberei
Tohru in der Schreiberei in Altstadt pairs three Michelin stars with a tasting-menu format and an exceptional wine program that also includes sake. The room's Japanese-European fusion style gives Munich's highest tier a precise, restrained counterpoint.
Atelier
Atelier in Isarvorstadt holds two Michelin stars and runs tasting menu and set menu service with an exceptional, sommelier-led wine program. Chef Jan Hartwig cooks modern German food with Asian influence. The restaurant sits inside Bayerischer Hof and scored 87 points on La Liste in 2026.
Aubergine
Aubergine in Starnberg is the destination's lakeside Michelin star, serving a tasting menu built around seasonally changing contemporary fine dining. Its wine list includes an extensive wine list. Chef Maximilian Moser leads the kitchen.

Restaurants with serious wine programs

These rooms stand out for extensive lists, sommelier-led service and the sort of cellar depth that matters on a wine trip.

GRAPES Weinbar
GRAPES Weinbar in Altstadt is a European wine bar with an exceptional, sommelier-led program, an extensive list and natural wine. It serves small plates and a la carte dishes. The list runs to over 1,000 options by the glass and bottle. Falstaff scored the wine bar 95 points, and it holds Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence.
buffet Kull bar
buffet Kull bar in Altstadt combines French brasserie cooking with a wine list and Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The format is a la carte, and Chef Julian Plochberger runs the kitchen.
Johannas
Johannas in Grosshadern pairs seasonal German game and offal cooking with an exceptional, sommelier-led wine program and over 2,000 labels focused on Burgundy. Formats are a la carte and set menu. It holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and Star Wine List recognition (2026).
Werneckhof Sigi Schelling
Werneckhof Sigi Schelling in Schwabing serves French contemporary fine dining on a set menu and prix fixe, under chef Sigi Schelling. La Liste scored the restaurant 77 points in 2026. It holds a Michelin star and an exceptional, sommelier-led wine program with an extensive list.

Where Munich's dining scene clusters

Altstadt, Isarvorstadt, Lehel and Schwabing carry much of the city's serious dining and wine concentration, each with a slightly different emphasis.

Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining
Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining in Altstadt sits above historic Dallmayr Delicatessen and serves a tasting menu with an exceptional, sommelier-led wine program. The kitchen is modern Bavarian fine dining with French and Nordic influences, under chef Rosina Ostler. It holds two Michelin stars, and La Liste scored it 88 points in 2026.
Gasthaus Waltz
Gasthaus Waltz in Isarvorstadt brings modern Alpine cooking together with a wine list and Bib Gourmand recognition. The a la carte and set menu formats make it a strong casual counterpoint to the district's starred rooms.
Les Deux
Les Deux in Lehel pairs modern French fine dining with an exceptional, sommelier-led wine program and both tasting menu and a la carte service. It holds one Michelin star (2026) and Star Wine List recognition in 2026. The restaurant occupies a triangular glass room overlooking Munich's old town.
Sparkling Bistro
Sparkling Bistro in Schwabing offers a Michelin-starred tasting menu and set menu with an exceptional, sommelier-led wine program. The room is an intimate courtyard setting for modern Austrian and German fine dining. Chef Jürgen Wolfsgruber leads the kitchen.

Hotels and terminal dining with strong food and wine

Bayerischer Hof Munich in Isarvorstadt includes the two-Michelin-star restaurant Atelier and six bars. Mandarin Oriental Munich in Altstadt includes Matsuhisa Munich, Rocco Forte Charles Hotel in Isarvorstadt includes FLORIO's Italian kitchen, and Mountain Hub Gourmet in Munich Airport holds a Michelin star for modern Alpine fine dining with a sommelier-led wine list.

Bayerischer Hof Munich
Bayerischer Hof Munich in Isarvorstadt is a grand hotel with Atelier inside it, six bars and a rooftop Blue Spa. Atelier holds two Michelin stars. The hotel holds a Michelin Key, La Liste Top Hotels scored it 94 points, and it belongs to Leading Hotels of the World.
Mandarin Oriental Munich
Mandarin Oriental Munich in Altstadt pairs its historic building with Matsuhisa Munich and Michelin 2 Keys recognition. Matsuhisa Munich serves Nikkei cuisine. La Liste Top Hotels scored the hotel 96.5 points, and the property is a Virtuoso Luxury Hotel Partner.
Rocco Forte Charles Hotel
Rocco Forte Charles Hotel in Isarvorstadt combines Michelin 2 Keys recognition with FLORIO's Italian kitchen. The hotel has 160 rooms, Munich's longest pool and a spa using Sicilian botanicals. La Liste Top Hotels scored it 91 points, and it belongs to Leading Hotels of the World.
Mountain Hub Gourmet
Mountain Hub Gourmet in Munich Airport holds a Michelin star and serves modern Alpine fine dining in a tasting menu, a la carte and prix fixe format. The wine program is sommelier-led, with an extensive list, under Head Chef Marcel Tauschek.

Planning FAQ

Which neighbourhoods carry the strongest wine scene in Munich Area?

Altstadt, Isarvorstadt, Schwabing, Freimann, Lehel, Grosshadern and Milbertshofen have exceptional wine programs among the venues in our guide. Johannas in Grosshadern has a Burgundy-focused list, and Tantris in Freimann has an extensive, sommelier-led wine list. GRAPES Weinbar and buffet Kull bar in Altstadt both hold Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence.

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are in the guide for Munich Area?

There are 17 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide for the Munich Area. The same guide counts 25 Michelin stars in total across Munich, Starnberg and Neuhausen, the cities that make up this destination.

Where should I look for tasting menus in Munich Area?

Tasting menus are concentrated in Munich, especially in Isarvorstadt, Altstadt, Schwabing and Munich Airport. JAN, Tohru in der Schreiberei, Atelier, Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining, Sparkling Bistro and Mountain Hub Gourmet all use tasting-menu formats.

Which places on this page hold Wine Spectator awards?

Two places on this page hold Wine Spectator awards, GRAPES Weinbar and buffet Kull bar, both in Altstadt. GRAPES Weinbar carries Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, and buffet Kull bar carries the same award as well.

By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards

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Tantris

Munich's most decorated fine dining address, Tantris holds two Michelin stars and a 2025 World's 50 Best ranking of #73, placing it among Germany's small tier of globally recognised French contemporary restaurants. Under Chef Benjamin Chmura, the kitchen operates Wednesday through Saturday with a wine program ranked #1 by Star Wine List across multiple years. The setting alone, a 1970s brutalist interior that has become an architectural reference point, signals this is not a conventional luxury dining room.

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