Best Michelin-Starred Restaurants in Nuremberg
Nuremberg has 8 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide, holding 10 Michelin stars in total. etz and Tisane are in Mitte. Essigbrätlein is in Altstadt - St. Sebald, Veles in Gostenhof, Waidwerk in Großreuth, Entenstuben in Wöhrd, ZweiSinn Meiers | Fine Dining in East Nuremberg and Wonka in St. Johannis.
Cooking includes Gewürzküche, modern Bavarian fine dining, regional European cooking, German game and modern French-Mediterranean cuisine. Wonka blends Franconian ingredients with Asian nuances. Essigbrätlein has an exceptional wine program, an extensive wine list and sommelier-led service. etz, Tisane, Waidwerk, Entenstuben, ZweiSinn Meiers | Fine Dining and Wonka have wine lists and sommelier-led service. Veles has a wine list.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants holding Michelin stars, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Entenstuben
1 Michelin star
Entenstuben holds a Michelin star (awarded 2025) under chef Fabian Denninger, placing it among Nuremberg's small cluster of fine-dining addresses where modern technique meets Franconian culinary tradition. At the €€€€ tier, it sits in the upper bracket of the city's dining scene alongside starred peers Essigbrätlein and etz.
Essigbrätlein
2 Michelin stars · Deep wine list
Essigbrätlein holds two Michelin stars and a place in Opinionated About Dining's top 60 European restaurants, making it one decorated table in Nuremberg. Yves Ollech and Andree Köthe run a tightly focused modern German menu from a medieval address on the Weinmarkt. Wednesday through Saturday, lunch and dinner services operate on strict hours, with no walk-in culture at this level.
etz
2 Michelin stars
etz holds two Michelin stars and scores 83 points in the 2026 La Liste rankings, placing it at the upper tier of creative fine dining in Germany. Chef Felix Schneider operates from a quietly industrial address in Nuremberg's north, where the distance from the old town's tourist circuit shapes the atmosphere as much as the cooking does. This is destination dining that rewards advance planning.
Koch und Kellner
1 Michelin star
Koch und Kellner holds a Michelin star (2024) and a Michelin Plate (2025) in Nuremberg's competitive fine-dining tier, placing it alongside a small group of €€€€ addresses that have reshaped the city's modern cuisine reputation. Located on Ob. Seitenstraße 4 in the Maxvorstadt quarter, the restaurant draws a mix of local regulars and visitors tracking Germany's rising second-city dining scene.
Tisane
1 Michelin star
Inside the Augustinerhof complex in Nuremberg's old town, Tisane holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining ranking of #224 in Europe for 2025. Chef René Stein runs an open-kitchen counter format where a pared-down modern European set menu is prepared in full view of diners. Four evenings a week, Thursday through Saturday, make advance planning non-negotiable.
Veles
1 Michelin star
Veles holds a Michelin star for the second consecutive year in 2025, placing it firmly within Nuremberg's small but serious modern cuisine tier. Chef Steven Fair leads the kitchen at Kernstraße 29, where the cooking operates at a level that has drawn sustained critical attention in a city better known for bratwurst than contemporary tasting menus. For visitors tracking Germany's emerging fine dining cities, Veles is a fixed reference point.
Waidwerk
1 Michelin star
Waidwerk earned its first Michelin star in 2025 as the fine dining centrepiece of Romantik Hotel Gasthaus Rottner, where head chef Valentin continues a family culinary tradition with five- and seven-course menus built around select, super-fresh ingredients and modern technique. A hunting-themed interior with minimalist lines and rustic accents sets the tone, while sommelier Thomas Wachter leads a service team that balances professionalism with warmth.
Wonka
1 Michelin star
Wonka holds a Michelin star earned consecutively in 2024 and 2025, placing it among Nuremberg's most decorated creative kitchens. The restaurant occupies an address on Johannisstraße in the city's northern quarters, where a compact, design-considered space frames a menu that positions itself outside the region's heavier German culinary tradition. For creative fine dining in a city still better known for bratwurst than tasting menus, Wonka is the clearest reference point.
ZweiSinn Meiers | Fine Dining
1 Michelin star
ZweiSinn Meiers | Fine Dining holds a Michelin star, retained through both 2024 and 2025, placing it firmly within Nuremberg's small tier of destination-grade restaurants. Chef Stefan Meier works in the creative format, where the kitchen's ambitions reach beyond regional convention. For a milestone dinner in a city more often associated with market bratwurst than white-tablecloth cooking, it represents among the more considered choices on the local map.
Planning Michelin-starred restaurants in Nuremberg
- How many Michelin-starred restaurants are in Nuremberg?
- Nuremberg has 8 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide, with 10 Michelin stars in total. etz and Tisane are in Mitte, Essigbrätlein in Altstadt - St. Sebald, Veles in Gostenhof, Waidwerk in Großreuth, Entenstuben in Wöhrd, ZweiSinn Meiers | Fine Dining in East Nuremberg and Wonka in St. Johannis.
- Which Michelin-starred restaurants sit in Mitte?
- etz and Tisane are the Michelin-starred restaurants in Mitte in our guide. etz serves modern Bavarian fine dining with tasting menus, counter dining, a wine list and sommelier-led service. Tisane serves a modern creative tasting menu at a 16-seat chef’s table, with an extensive wine list and sommelier-led service.
- Which Michelin-starred restaurants are best for wine-focused diners?
- Essigbrätlein, etz, Tisane, Waidwerk, Entenstuben, ZweiSinn Meiers | Fine Dining and Wonka are the sommelier-led restaurants on this list. Essigbrätlein has an exceptional wine program and an extensive wine list. etz and Waidwerk have wine lists. Tisane, Entenstuben, ZweiSinn Meiers | Fine Dining and Wonka have programs and extensive wine lists.
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