The Best German Food in Munich
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The best German food in Munich, according to the experts: Michelin Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. JAN comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in München.
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1804 Hirschau and Asam Schlössl hold the next two places. Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Rank 1. JAN
German
The kitchen has a name, "Laboratory of Love," which tells you exactly how seriously Jan Hartwig takes his own cooking. This is a three-Michelin-star fine dining restaurant, No. 50 on the World's 50 Best list, where French technique and German comfort food collide in ways that make meatloaf feel like a revelation. A seven-course set menu, impeccable service, and a wine list heavy with magnums for the table that plans ahead.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 3 Stars
- The 50 The 50: #50 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 2. 1804 Hirschau
Seasonal Bavarian
A Michelin-starred dinner spot tucked into the Englischer Garten, 1804 Hirschau sits inside a handsome period building with an Alpine-inflected interior of warm wood and glass. The kitchen runs on produce from local farms and its own garden, folding Bavarian character into a seasonal set menu format. Walking off dinner in one of Europe's great urban parks is less an afterthought and more part of the plan.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 3. Asam Schlössl
Bavarian
A centuries-old country manor just south of the city center, Asam Schlössl is a Bavarian restaurant where roast pork with cracklings and dark beer jus shares the menu with barbecued octopus and steaks finished on a Big Green Egg. The garden is the kind of secluded that makes you forget Munich exists. An Irish chef running a room this convincingly Bavarian is either a paradox or a proof of concept, depending on your mood.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. Blauer Bock
German
Tables on the pedestrian terrace fill up fast at this sleek, contemporary dining room a short walk from the Viktualienmarkt. Classic European cooking with a modern lean is the idea, think braised veal shoulder or sole shared between two. The room inside is calm and well-dressed, with art on the walls that actually earns its place. A solid choice when Munich asks you to sit down properly for dinner.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. Dallmayr Bar & Grill
German
The white-uniformed front-of-house team is a clue that this ground-floor restaurant and bar sits inside one of Munich's great old delicatessens. The menu swings from oysters and caviar to Bavarian ribeye, which is either pleasingly eclectic or a reflection of having very good suppliers next door. Tables are close, the room is lively, and the bar handles pre-dinner drinks with equal seriousness.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. Freisinger Hof
Bavarian German
A traditional Bavarian inn near the Englischer Garten, where regulars who never need the menu fill the room most nights of the week. The dining room has the kind of cosy, wood-paneled warmth that feels earned rather than designed, and the kitchen leans into ox boiled beef, breaded fried chicken, and farmhouse duck with real conviction. The summer terrace, tucked in greenery, is quietly lovely. Book ahead.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. Käfer-Schänke
Seasonal German
The restaurant sits above the Käfer delicatessen, which means the kitchen is essentially raiding one of Munich's great food shops for its ingredients. That arrangement shows up on the plate in classics like beef tartare and roast duck for two, served in a room that manages to feel cosy without feeling like a Christmas market. An old-school institution, and the kind of place where the service knows exactly what it's doing.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. Weinhaus Neuner
Traditional German
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant