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Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Munich from the En Primeur Club guide.

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Munich, Germany
Munich has 15 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide, holding 23 Michelin stars in total, and 49 venues with exceptional wine programs. Starred kitchens often cook a tasting menu and keep a sommelier on an extensive list. JAN in Isarvorstadt cooks modern European fine dining. Tantris in Freimann cooks modern French. Tohru in der Schreiberei in Altstadt cooks Japanese, French, and Bavarian food and runs a sake program beside the wine list. Traditional Bavarian cooking is the most common cuisine in our guide. Isarvorstadt holds 72 venues in our guide, the largest neighborhood count. VINOTHEK by Geisel and Weinhaus Neuner sit there with exceptional lists. Schwabing holds 63 venues, and Brothers, Sparkling Bistro, and Werneckhof Sigi Schelling there combine a Michelin star with an exceptional list. Wine Spectator recognition citywide covers a Best of Award of Excellence at GRAPES Weinbar in Altstadt and at buffet Kull bar in Altstadt, and an Award of Excellence at VINOTHEK by Geisel in Isarvorstadt and at Bar Mural in Lehel.

Michelin-starred restaurants with serious lists

Fifteen Michelin-starred restaurants appear in our guide, holding 23 Michelin stars in total. These five pair a current Michelin star with an extensive wine list.

  • JAN

    JAN in Isarvorstadt holds three Michelin stars and an exceptional, sommelier-led wine list. Chef Jan Hartwig cooks modern European fine dining from classical French training and regional Bavarian ingredients, in an open kitchen. The formats are a tasting menu and a set menu. La Liste scored the restaurant 97.5 points in 2025.

  • Tantris

    Tantris in Freimann holds two Michelin stars and an exceptional, sommelier-led wine list. Chef Benjamin Chmura cooks modern French fine dining. Star Wine List has ranked the wine program number one across multiple years. Formats include a tasting menu, a la carte, and prix fixe.

  • Atelier

    Atelier in Isarvorstadt holds two Michelin stars and sits inside Bayerischer Hof, also in Isarvorstadt. The kitchen cooks modern German food with Asian influence, as a tasting menu or a set menu. The wine program is exceptional and sommelier-led. La Liste scored the restaurant 87 points in 2026.

  • Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining

    Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining in Altstadt holds two Michelin stars. Chef Rosina Ostler cooks modern Bavarian fine dining with French and Nordic influences, using delicatessen ingredients, as a tasting menu above Dallmayr Delicatessen. The wine program is exceptional and sommelier-led. Falstaff scored the restaurant 95 points in 2026.

  • KOMU

    KOMU in Isarvorstadt holds two Michelin stars. The kitchen cooks modern French-Asian fusion fine dining, with dishes limited to three components. The wine list is extensive. Formats are a tasting menu and a set menu. Falstaff scored the restaurant 94 points.

Wine Spectator awards

Our guide counts two Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence awards and two Award of Excellence awards in Munich. These four restaurants hold those awards.

  • GRAPES Weinbar

    GRAPES Weinbar in Altstadt holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The list runs to 1,100 selections spanning Germany, Burgundy, Austria, and Italy, including rare vintages and natural wines. Chef Gerlando Bordino cooks seasonal European food as small plates and a la carte dishes. The wine program is exceptional and sommelier-led.

  • buffet Kull bar

    buffet Kull bar in Altstadt holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The list spans Germany, Austria, Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Italy, with 700 selections and 2,500 bottles. The kitchen cooks French brasserie food a la carte. Michelin has awarded a Plate.

  • VINOTHEK by Geisel

    VINOTHEK by Geisel in Isarvorstadt holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. The cellar holds around 800 international labels, and German, French, and Austrian wines dominate it. Regional and Mediterranean dishes are served a la carte or as a set menu, in a vaulted room attached to Koenigshof in Isarvorstadt. The wine program is exceptional and sommelier-led. Michelin has awarded a Plate.

  • Bar Mural

    Bar Mural in Lehel holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. The list has 130 selections across 1,520 bottles. The bar specializes in natural wines and serves shareable small plates from local seasonal ingredients. Michelin has awarded a Plate. Formats include a la carte dishes and a set menu.

Wine lists in Isarvorstadt

Isarvorstadt holds 72 venues in our guide, the largest neighborhood count. These four restaurants there keep exceptional or wine lists with Bavarian, Alpine, and Mediterranean cooking.

  • Weinhaus Neuner

    Weinhaus Neuner in Isarvorstadt is a traditional Bavarian weinhaus with an exceptional, extensive wine list, served a la carte. The room is a historic wine house with vaulted ceilings, and the kitchen cooks refined Bavarian food. Michelin has awarded a Plate. Opinionated About Dining recommended it on the Casual in Europe list.

  • Landersdorfer & Innerhofer

    Landersdorfer & Innerhofer in Isarvorstadt serves a chef's tasting with no printed menu, using ingredients from the day's market and blending Bavarian cooking with a modern approach. The wine program is exceptional, and Star Wine List has recognized it. Michelin has awarded a Plate. Opinionated About Dining ranked it 214th on the Classical in Europe list in 2025.

  • Blaue Libelle

    Blaue Libelle in Isarvorstadt pairs Neapolitan-style pizzas and sharing plates with a sustainability-focused European wine program that includes natural wine. The program is exceptional. Falstaff scored the restaurant 93 points in 2026, and Star Wine List recognized it. Formats are a la carte and small plates.

  • Gasthaus Waltz

    Gasthaus Waltz in Isarvorstadt cooks modern Alpine food, including Styrian fried chicken and Austrian-Bavarian ingredients, a la carte or as a set menu. Michelin has awarded a Bib Gourmand. Star Wine List has recognized the restaurant in consecutive years. Chef Florian Lerche runs the kitchen. The wine list is extensive.

Michelin-starred restaurants in Schwabing

Schwabing holds 63 venues in our guide. These three restaurants in Schwabing each hold one Michelin star and an exceptional wine list.

  • Brothers

    Brothers in Schwabing holds one Michelin star and an exceptional wine list. Chef Daniel Bodamer cooks modern European food in a bistro room with counter seating over an open kitchen, run with the Klaas twin brothers. Formats are a tasting menu and a la carte. Star Wine List has recognized the restaurant. Opinionated About Dining ranked it 189th in Europe in 2025.

  • Sparkling Bistro

    Sparkling Bistro in Schwabing holds one Michelin star. Chef Jürgen Wolfsgruber cooks modern Austrian and German food as a tasting menu or a set menu. The wine program is exceptional and sommelier-led, and Nico Spanier, formerly a sommelier at Tantris in Freimann, works on the cellar. Opinionated About Dining ranked the restaurant 550th in Europe in 2025.

  • Werneckhof Sigi Schelling

    Werneckhof Sigi Schelling in Schwabing holds one Michelin star. Chef Sigi Schelling cooks French contemporary food in a light style on classic foundations, as a set menu or prix fixe. The wine program is exceptional and sommelier-led. La Liste scored the restaurant 77 points in 2026.

Sake, Burgundy, and Austrian lists

Tohru in der Schreiberei runs a sake program, Tantris DNA and Johannas keep Burgundy-focused cellars, and Broeding offers Austrian wine guidance.

  • Tohru in der Schreiberei

    Tohru in der Schreiberei in Altstadt cooks Japanese, French, and Bavarian food as a tasting menu under chef Tohru Nakamura. The restaurant holds three Michelin stars for 2026. The wine program is exceptional and sommelier-led, and a sake program sits beside the wine list.

  • Tantris DNA

    Tantris DNA in Freimann holds one Michelin star and is the classic French dining room at Tantris, also in Freimann. The kitchen serves house classics a la carte or prix fixe. The wine list is Burgundy-focused and ranks among Germany's deepest. The program is exceptional and sommelier-led. Falstaff scored the restaurant 96 points in 2026.

  • Johannas

    Johannas in Grosshadern cooks game and offal from a chef-hunter, a la carte or as a set menu. The wine list features over 2,000 labels focused on Burgundy, and the program is exceptional and sommelier-led. Michelin has awarded a Plate. Star Wine List ranked the restaurant number one in 2023.

  • Broeding

    Broeding in Neuhausen serves a set menu and a tasting menu of daily-changing dishes from organic and Demeter-certified Alpine ingredients. The wine program is exceptional and sommelier-led, with Austrian wine guidance alongside the food. Michelin has awarded a Plate. The wine list is extensive.

Planning FAQ

Which neighborhood holds the most serious wine lists?

Isarvorstadt holds eight of the 30 wine restaurants in our guide, more than any other neighborhood. VINOTHEK by Geisel there keeps around 800 international labels, dominated by German, French, and Austrian wines. Weinhaus Neuner is a traditional Bavarian weinhaus with an exceptional list. Landersdorfer & Innerhofer holds a Star Wine List award. Blaue Libelle pours a sustainability-focused European program that includes natural wine.

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are in Munich?

Our guide counts 15 Michelin-starred restaurants in Munich and 23 Michelin stars in total. They include JAN in Isarvorstadt, Tohru in der Schreiberei in Altstadt, Tantris in Freimann, Atelier and KOMU in Isarvorstadt, Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining in Altstadt, Brothers in Schwabing, and Les Deux in Lehel.

Where are the tasting menus?

JAN in Isarvorstadt, Tohru in der Schreiberei in Altstadt, Tantris in Freimann, and Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining in Altstadt all serve a tasting menu with a sommelier-led list. Landersdorfer & Innerhofer in Isarvorstadt serves a chef's tasting with no printed menu. Gabelspiel in Au serves a tasting menu and holds one Michelin star.

Which restaurants hold Wine Spectator awards?

Four restaurants in our guide hold Wine Spectator awards. GRAPES Weinbar in Altstadt and buffet Kull bar in Altstadt hold a Best of Award of Excellence. VINOTHEK by Geisel in Isarvorstadt and Bar Mural in Lehel hold an Award of Excellence. GRAPES lists 1,100 selections spanning Germany, Burgundy, Austria, and Italy, including natural wine and rare vintages.

What are the strongest list styles?

GRAPES Weinbar in Altstadt spans Germany, Burgundy, Austria, and Italy across 1,100 selections. Johannas in Grosshadern focuses over 2,000 labels on Burgundy. Tohru in der Schreiberei in Altstadt runs a sake program beside its wine list. Broeding in Neuhausen offers Austrian wine guidance.

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

Munich

Where to eat in Munich

Selected entries from the current guide for Munich.

Tantris restaurant in Munich

Munich, Germany

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.

Munich, Germany
Sparkling Bistro restaurant in Munich

Munich, Germany

Sparkling Bistro

Sparkling Bistro holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining ranking among Europe's top 550 restaurants, operating out of Munich's Amalienpassage with a short weekly schedule that concentrates the kitchen's output into three evenings and two lunch sittings. Chef Jürgen Wolfsgruber's cooking sits at the sharpest edge of Modern German cuisine, and the recent addition of ex-Tantris sommelier Nico Spanier to the cellar has sharpened the wine program to match.

Munich, Germany
Werneckhof Sigi Schelling restaurant in Munich

Munich, Germany

Werneckhof Sigi Schelling

Werneckhof Sigi Schelling holds a Michelin star and a place on the 2026 La Liste ranking in Munich's Schwabing district, serving French contemporary cuisine at Werneckstraße 11. The restaurant has appeared consecutively on Opinionated About Dining's European Classical list since 2023, signalling consistent peer recognition across multiple independent ranking systems. For Munich's fine-dining circuit, it occupies a specific bracket: classically grounded French cooking with the credentials to match.

Munich, Germany
THE CLOUD by Käfer restaurant in Munich

Munich, Germany

THE CLOUD by Käfer

Set inside BMW Welt's striking glass architecture, THE CLOUD by Käfer in Munich operates on a rotating annual concept: each year, Chef Jens Madsen focuses his eight-course tasting menu on a specific region of the world, pairing local Bavarian produce with global culinary traditions. The current season draws from East and South Africa. Alcohol-free pairings are available alongside wine, and front-of-house standards match the ambition of the kitchen.

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buffet Kull bar restaurant in Munich

Munich, Germany

buffet Kull bar

At Marienstraße 4 in Munich's city centre, buffet Kull bar holds a Michelin Plate for 2025 and pairs French-Mediterranean cooking with a wine list spanning Germany, Austria, Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Italy across a 700-selection, 2,500-bottle inventory. Wine Director Francisco Corcoba oversees both front-of-house and cellar, while Chef Julian Plochberger anchors dinner service in a format priced at the mid-upper tier of Munich's competitive dining scene.

Munich, Germany

Munich

Where to stay in Munich

Selected entries from the current guide for Munich.

Rocco Forte Charles Hotel hotel in Munich

Munich, Germany

Rocco Forte Charles Hotel

Among Munich's five-star properties, the Rocco Forte Charles Hotel occupies a distinct position: a purpose-built address on Sophienstraße with Michelin 2 Keys recognition, La Liste Top Hotels placement, and Leading Hotels of the World membership. With 160 rooms designed by Olga Polizzi, the city's largest indoor hotel pool, and FLORIO's Italian kitchen, it competes squarely with the Mandarin Oriental and Rosewood in the upper tier of Munich's luxury market.

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Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich hotel in Munich

Munich, Germany

Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich

Operating from the same Maximilianstrasse address since 1858, Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich is the city's most historically grounded grand hotel, originally commissioned for King Maximilian II and now rated 97 points by La Liste (2026). Across 298 rooms, the property combines neoclassical Bavarian architecture with a glass-enclosed rooftop spa, Alte Pinakothek wall reproductions, and butler service scaled to any room tier.

Munich, Germany
Andaz Munich Schwabinger Tor hotel in Munich

Munich, Germany

Andaz Munich Schwabinger Tor

At the northern end of Leopoldstraße, the Andaz Munich Schwabinger Tor positions itself firmly within Schwabing's upscale residential character, 277 rooms, a two-story spa with Alpine views, a rooftop bar among the city's highest, and a popular steakhouse, all at rates from around $631 per night. It occupies a distinct niche in Munich's hotel scene: a full-service property with genuine neighbourhood anchoring rather than city-centre convention.

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House of Hütter - Münchner Kindl hotel in Munich

Munich, Germany

House of Hütter - Münchner Kindl

In Munich's Altstadt, House of Hütter - Münchner Kindl occupies a category apart from the city's larger luxury addresses: a boutique property where Bavarian character is expressed through colour, personality, and a deliberately personalised approach to hospitality. Where many city-centre hotels default to understated neutrality, this one takes the opposite position, making it a reference point for travellers seeking something with a defined point of view.

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Sofitel Munich Bayerpost hotel in Munich

Munich, Germany

Sofitel Munich Bayerpost

Occupying Munich's former Bavarian Royal Post Office on Bayerstraße, Sofitel Munich Bayerpost layers a neoclassical sandstone façade built between 1896 and 1900 over a thoroughly contemporary interior of glass, chrome, and French-inflected design. The hotel holds a Regional Winner award for Luxury City Business Hotel and sits a short S-Bahn ride from the main station, which is directly adjacent. With 57 design-centric suites, a grotto-like spa pool, and three distinct food and drink outlets, it draws a repeat clientele that values location above almost everything else.

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Platzl Hotel - Superior hotel in Munich

Munich, Germany

Platzl Hotel - Superior

Occupying a centuries-old townhouse on Sparkassenstrasse, a short walk from the Hofbräuhaus and the Marienplatz, Platzl Hotel Superior holds Michelin Selected status in the 2025 guide, a designation that distinguishes it from Munich's broader mid-market hotel stock. The property sits at the crossroads of Altstadt character and considered comfort, making it a reliable anchor for travellers who want the old city on their doorstep without the antiseptic remove of a chain hotel.

Munich, Germany

Munich

Where to go for a drink in Munich

Selected entries from the current guide for Munich.

Löwenbräu Festzelt (nur während Oktoberfest geöffnet) bar in Munich

Munich, Germany

Löwenbräu Festzelt (nur während Oktoberfest geöffnet)

The Löwenbräu Festzelt opens exclusively during Oktoberfest, operating as one of Munich's most recognisable beer tents on the Theresienwiese. The tent draws on the Löwenbräu brewery's centuries-old brewing heritage, serving its flagship lager by the Maß alongside traditional Bavarian food in a setting that runs to thousands of seated guests per session. Booking a reserved table well in advance of the festival opening is the operative rule for anyone serious about securing a seat.

Munich, Germany