The Best Places to Eat Near Wilde Klosterküche, by the Record

A set-menu restaurant in the shadow of a 13th-century Cistercian monastery, where the kitchen is open to view and nearly everything on the plate was grown or raised within 50 kilometers. Seven "moments" make up the menu, shorter versions available, vegetarian and vegan formats negotiable. The cooking is seasonal and grounded rather than theatrical. They make their own gin, which tells you something about the level of self-sufficiency here. A Michelin Bib Gourmand.

1. Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand

Set inside the old squire's lodge on a sprawling estate with a landscaped park, Lou is a quietly elegant restaurant where the chef runs a seasonal menu that moves between regional German cooking and broader international ideas. The menu courses can also be ordered à la carte, and Pückler Eis, a layered Neapolitan ice cream named for the estate's prince, stays on the card year-round. Three guestrooms sit upstairs if the park walk runs long.

1. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant

A short walk from the Scharmützelsee spa gardens, this wine bar-bistro hybrid earns its name twice: lakeside location and the chef's own initials. The room is relaxed and friendly, the kind of place where a five-course modern menu feels like a casual evening rather than an occasion. Sunday lunch runs the same menu, which is the sort of detail that rewards planning ahead. The terrace, the quiet side street, the leafy surrounds: the setting does a lot of work before the food arrives.

1. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant