Germany has 341 restaurants with a Michelin-star rating as of the 2025 guide.
The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out started to become more valuable. [1]
Multiple anonymous Michelin inspectors visit the restaurants several times. They rate the restaurants on five criteria: "quality of products", "mastery of flavor and cooking techniques", "the personality of the chef represented in the dining experience", "value for money", and "consistency between inspectors' visits". [1] [2] Inspectors have at least ten years of expertise and create a list of popular restaurants supported by media reports, reviews, and diner popularity. If they reach a consensus, Michelin awards restaurants from one to three stars based on its evaluation methodology: One star means "high-quality cooking, worth a stop", two stars signify "excellent cooking, worth a detour", and three stars denote "exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey". [3] The stars are not permanent and restaurants are constantly being re-evaluated. If the criteria are not met, the restaurant will lose its stars. [1]
The Michelin Guide first launched in Germany in 1910. [4]
As of the 2025 guide, there are 73 restaurants in Baden-Württemberg with a Michelin-star rating.
 | This List is missing information about prior year ratings.(June 2025) |
 | One Michelin star |
|---|---|
 | Two Michelin stars |
 | Three Michelin stars |
— | The restaurant did not receive a star that year |
| Closed | A defunct restaurant |
As of the 2024 guide, there are 81 restaurants in Bavaria with a Michelin-star rating
| | This List is missing information about prior year ratings.(January 2025) |
| | One Michelin star |
|---|---|
| | Two Michelin stars |
| | Three Michelin stars |
— | The restaurant did not receive a star that year |
| Closed | A defunct restaurant |
As of the 2025 guide, there are 22 restaurants in Berlin with a Michelin-star rating.
| | This List is missing information about prior year ratings.(January 2025) |
| | One Michelin star |
|---|---|
| | Two Michelin stars |
| | Three Michelin stars |
— | The restaurant did not receive a star that year |
| Closed | A defunct restaurant |
As of 2025, there are 26 restaurants with a Michelin-star rating in the five states making up Eastern Germany, not including Berlin, - Brandenberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia.
| | This List is missing information about prior year ratings.(January 2025) |
| | One Michelin star |
|---|---|
| | Two Michelin stars |
— | The restaurant did not receive a star that year |
| Closed | A defunct restaurant |
As of 2025, there are 18 restaurants with a Michelin-star rating in the German state of Hesse, which includes the city of Frankfurt.
| | This List is missing information about prior year ratings.(April 2025) |
| | One Michelin star |
|---|---|
| | Two Michelin stars |
— | The restaurant did not receive a star that year |
| Closed | A defunct restaurant |
| Name | Cuisine | Location | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360° | Modern | Limburg an der Lahn | | | |
| Bidlabu | German | Frankfurt | | | |
| Carmelo Greco | Italian | Frankfurt | | | |
| Christian & Friends | German | Fulda | | | |
| Ente | Creative | Wiesbaden | | | |
| Erno's Bistro | French | Frankfurt | | | |
| Gustav | German | Frankfurt | | Closed | |
| Jean | French | Eltville am Rhein | | | |
| L'étable | German | Bad Hersfeld | | | |
| La Vallée Verte | French | Herleshausen | | | |
| Lafleur | French | Frankfurt | | | |
| Main Tower Restaurant & Lounge | Asian Fusion | Frankfurt | | | |
| MARBURGER Esszimmer | French | Marburg | | | |
| Masa | Japanese | Frankfurt | | | |
| Philipp Soldan | Modern | Frankenberg | | | |
| OX | Modern | Darmstadt | | | |
| Restaurant Villa Merton | German | Frankfurt | | | |
| Seven Swans | Vegan | Frankfurt | | | |
| Sommerfeld | Creative | Frankfurt | — | — | |
| Weinschänke Schloss Groenesteyn | German | Kiedrich | | — | Closed |
| Weinsinn | French | Frankfurt | | Closed | |
| Reference | [5] [6] | [7] | [8] | ||
As of 2025, there are 40 restaurants with a Michelin-star rating in the four states making up Northern Germany - Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, and the city-states of Bremen and Hamburg. While Michelin reviews restaurants across all four states, Bremen presently does not have any Michelin-starred restaurants.
| | This List is missing information about prior year ratings.(March 2025) |
| | One Michelin star |
|---|---|
| | Two Michelin stars |
| | Three Michelin stars |
— | The restaurant did not receive a star that year |
| Closed | A defunct restaurant |
As of 2025, there are 81 restaurants with a Michelin-star rating in the three states making up Western Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
| | This List is missing information about prior year ratings.(June 2025) |
| | One Michelin star |
|---|---|
| | Two Michelin stars |
| | Three Michelin stars |
— | The restaurant did not receive a star that year |
| Closed | A defunct restaurant |
