Freihaus Brenner

A lakeside inn on the Tegernsee with a terrace that makes it genuinely hard to go back inside. The kitchen leans into Bavarian country cooking, roast pork and duck alongside dishes that wander a little further afield, all tracked to the seasons and sourced close to home. The warm wood dining room works just as well in winter, when the terrace crowd retreats indoors and the whole place settles into something quietly celebratory.

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