Record stars in Germany: 341 top restaurants honored!

Record stars in Germany: 341 top restaurants honored!

On Tuesday, the award of the new Michelin stars for the top kitchens in Germany was ceremoniously announced in Frankfurt. A new record was set up: This year a total of 341 restaurants can look forward to at least one star, the highest number that the Michelin guide has ever given in Germany. [PZ-News] reports that this development underlines the high quality and variety of gastronomy in Germany.

With 12 restaurants that have received the coveted award of three stars, the culinary landscape is impressive. Among these new three-star restaurants are the "Restaurant Haerlin" under chef Christoph Rüffer in Hamburg and "Tohru in the writing" with the talented Tohru Nakamura in Munich. So there are now a total of 10 restaurants that are awarded three stars, including well -known houses such as "Rutz" in Berlin and the "Bareiss" in Baiersbronn.

a floral splendor of awards

A total of 47 restaurants were honored with two stars, including five newcomers such as "Oswalds Gourmestube" in Teisnach and "Atama by Martin Stop" in Sankt Ingbert. In addition, 282 restaurants received a star, 30 of which have been added this year. Rather environmentally conscious kitchens was granted with 80 green stars, 14 of them were given fresh. This shows that sustainability and quality can go hand in hand.

The star allocation is an exciting race in which 33 kitchens have also lost ground because they either have to close their gates or redesign their concepts. Anonymous testers rate the restaurants according to strict criteria such as the quality of the ingredients, the personal note of the chef and a fair price-performance ratio, according to [Spiegel].

celebrations and honors

The event of this star allocation was not only important for the restaurants, but also for the entire gastronomy community. For the first time, the Cocktail Award was awarded in Germany, which went to Michele Heinrich from the "Yaldy" in Frankfurt. Further honors went to Marie-Helen Krebs, who received the Sommelier Award, while Claus-Peter Lumpp were awarded the Mentor boss Award and Luis Hendricks with the Young boss Award.

The Guide Michelin, which was launched in 1910, celebrates another year full of culinary flights of height with this extensive list. He has been awarding stars for first -class gastronomy since 1926, and the first award in Germany took place in 1966. It is exciting to see how the catering scene will continue to develop, especially with so many new and talented chefs who demonstrate their skills. [Michelin]

If you want to learn more about the excellent restaurants, you will find the full Michelin star list in the Michelin Newsroom and in the associated app for iOS and Android.