Munich now holds two three-Michelin-star restaurants, which it did not in 2023, and the city's dining ambition has finally caught up with its wealth.

This ranked ten runs from the new three-star rooms to a 1971 landmark and a 1901 institution, with the chef, the standing and the signature named for each, so the list reads as a route through the city rather than a pile of stars.

The Ranking

1. Tantris · Contemporary French · 2 Michelin stars · Schwabing

Tantris has anchored Schwabing since 1971, its orange-and-brown dining room one of Europe's great preserved interiors, and since a careful renovation Benjamin Chmura has held its two Michelin stars with a precise French-leaning menu. It is the room where Munich's fine-dining story starts. Book the main dining room and take the full menu to read the city's benchmark in one sitting.

2. JAN · French-German · 3 Michelin stars · Lehel

Jan Hartwig left the Atelier to open his own restaurant and earned three Michelin stars for JAN, where German classics are rebuilt with French technique, his Handkaese and a reworked meatloaf among the dishes that turned heads. It is the most exciting table in the city right now. Reserve weeks ahead and take the long menu to see why the stars came so fast.

3. Tohru in der Schreiberei · German-Japanese · 3 Michelin stars · Altstadt

Tohru Nakamura, Munich-born of German-Japanese descent, won three Michelin stars in 2025 for Tohru in der Schreiberei, set in one of the old town's oldest buildings, where his cooking bridges classic European and Japanese traditions. It made the city a two-three-star town overnight. Book the tasting menu in the historic Schreiberei room for the most talked-about meal in town.

4. Atelier · Contemporary · 2 Michelin stars · Promenadeplatz

The Atelier inside the Hotel Bayerischer Hof on Promenadeplatz holds two Michelin stars and a jewel-box room behind the grand hotel's facade, a polished, formal setting for a special-occasion dinner in the Altstadt. It is the classic luxury-hotel fine-dining address. Reserve the tasting menu and let a serious wine pairing carry the evening.

5. Alois · Fine dining · Altstadt · Dallmayr

Alois is the fine-dining room above the Dallmayr delicatessen, an Altstadt institution whose grocery roots run back to the eighteenth century, now led by chef Rosina Ostler, whose cooking has drawn top marks from Gault & Millau. It pairs deep heritage with an ambitious modern kitchen. Book a table and pair the menu from one of the best cellars in the city.

6. Les Deux · Modern French · 1 Michelin star · Maximilianstrasse

Les Deux sits on Maximilianstrasse, Munich's luxury-shopping street, with a one-Michelin-star kitchen and a bright, contemporary room that suits a polished lunch or a less formal evening than the three-star rooms demand. It is the city's smart-set fine-dining default. Take a window table and a lighter midday menu between the boutiques.

7. Matsuhisa Munich · Japanese-Peruvian · Mandarin Oriental · Altstadt

Nobu Matsuhisa's Munich outpost sits inside the Mandarin Oriental in the Altstadt, sending out the chef's globally familiar Japanese-Peruvian plates, the black cod with miso and the yellowtail with jalapeno, to a polished hotel room. It is the international name on this list a visitor will already know. Book a table and order the signatures before exploring the specials.

8. Gabelspiel · Contemporary · 1 Michelin star · Untergiesing

Gabelspiel earned its Michelin star in residential Untergiesing, a small neighbourhood room where the kitchen cooks an ambitious, market-led menu away from the Altstadt crowds. It is the insider's star, the table Munich diners send each other to. Reserve early in the week and take the full menu in a room that still feels like a discovery.

9. Showroom · Modern · 1 Michelin star · Glockenbachviertel

Showroom holds a Michelin star in the Glockenbachviertel, a compact, design-led room where a tight, creative tasting menu plays to a younger fine-dining crowd than the grand hotels draw. It is the most contemporary feel on the list. Book the counter or a small table and take the tasting menu for the city's freshest starred cooking.

10. Boettner's · Classic French-Bavarian · Altstadt · Pfisterstrasse

Boettner's has served the Altstadt since 1901, moving into a panelled Renaissance house on Pfisterstrasse where lobster and classic French-Bavarian cooking are kept the old way, with no interest in chasing trends. It is the city's living link to how Munich fine dining used to look. Take a table for a long, traditional lunch and order the lobster the room is known for.

How We Ranked It

  1. The kitchen is named and current. A real chef and a present-day Michelin standing or a defining heritage.
  2. The room matters. A preserved landmark, a hotel jewel box or a neighbourhood discovery, the setting is part of the meal.
  3. It defines a part of how Munich eats. Three-star ambition, a starred neighbourhood table, or a century-old institution.
  4. You can order the signature. A named dish, not a vague promise of excellence.

What This List Is Not

This is a fine-dining route, not a beer-hall tour. For the city's famous steins and roast pork, the Hofbräuhaus and the Augustiner halls are the right call, and they are a different night out entirely. Read this list when the occasion calls for a tasting menu and a sommelier, and save the beer halls for the afternoon before.

Booking Notes

The two three-star rooms, JAN and Tohru in der Schreiberei, book the furthest out, so plan several weeks ahead and treat a cancellation alert as your best route in. Tantris and the Atelier also want notice for prime evenings.

The one-star rooms, Les Deux, Gabelspiel and Showroom, are easier midweek, and Gabelspiel in particular rewards an early-week booking. Matsuhisa, Alois and Boettner's are usually reachable a week or two out, especially for lunch.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best restaurant in Munich?

Munich now has two three-Michelin-star restaurants, and they sit at the top of the city: Jan Hartwig's JAN, which rebuilds German classics with French technique, and Tohru Nakamura's Tohru in der Schreiberei, which bridges European and Japanese cooking. Tantris, the two-star Schwabing landmark, remains the city's defining fine-dining room.

Which Munich restaurants have three Michelin stars?

Two: JAN, the eponymous restaurant of chef Jan Hartwig, and Tohru in der Schreiberei, led by Munich-born chef Tohru Nakamura, which earned its third star in 2025. Both book weeks ahead for prime evenings, so plan early and watch for cancellations if your dates are fixed.

Where should I eat in Munich for a special occasion?

For a landmark experience, book Tantris in Schwabing or the two-star Atelier inside the Hotel Bayerischer Hof. For the city's most exciting cooking, aim for the three-star JAN or Tohru in der Schreiberei. If you want heritage, Alois above the Dallmayr delicatessen and the century-old Boettner's both deliver it.

Do you need to book Munich's Michelin restaurants in advance?

Yes, especially the starred rooms. JAN and Tohru in der Schreiberei, the two three-star restaurants, can need several weeks for a prime evening, and Tantris and the Atelier want notice too. The one-star rooms like Gabelspiel and Showroom are more flexible midweek, but a few days' notice is wise.