Rhineland-Palatinate: These restaurants are the stars of the gourmets!

Discover the best restaurants in Rhineland-Palatinate, awarded Michelin stars, and learn more about culinary highlights.
Discover the best restaurants in Rhineland-Palatinate, awarded Michelin stars, and learn more about culinary highlights. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Rhineland-Palatinate: These restaurants are the stars of the gourmets!

On February 16, 2025, the Merkur comprehensive article presented. In the region, which is known for its cultural and culinary sights, the Michelin stars are a sign of the highest culinary quality. It is particularly emphasized that a chef from Rhineland-Palatinate was recognized as the "Cook of the Year", which underlines the diverse gastronomic landscape of the federal state.

The ranking list comprises eight excellently rated restaurants:

  • Waldhotel Sonnora, Dreis -3 Michelin stars, 5 cooking hats (Gault & Millau). Famous for beef fillet tartar with caviar, the restaurant relies on first-class product quality and manual skills. Website .
  • Schanz. restaurant. Hotel, Piesport -3 Michelin stars, 5 cooking hats. Here guests are offered courts such as gratinated coalfish and Eifler venison. The price for the 4-course menu begins at 247 euros. Website .
  • Inten.se, Wachenheim an der Weinstraße -1 Michelin star, 4 cooking hats. Chef Benjamin Pfeifer, who was voted "Cook of the Year", brings Palatinate specialties in the Japanese style to the table, menu price 210 euros. Website .
  • l.a. Jordan, Deidesheim -2 Michelin stars, 4 cooking hats. Under the direction of Daniel Schimkowitsch, the fish, shellfish and meat menu for 155 euros. Website .
  • Steinheuer's restaurant Zur Alten Post, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler -2 Michelin stars, 4 cooking hats. Regionality and tradition are in the foreground with menus of 4 to 7 courses. Website .
  • Bagatelle, Trier -1 Michelin star, 3 cooking hats. The restaurant offers a fusion of classic-French and Japanese influences, with a 7-course menu for 215 euros and a 4-course menu from 155 euros. Website .
  • Becker’s, Trier -1 Michelin star, 3 cooking hats. Chef Wolfgang Becker offers wines from its own cultivation. The prices are 175 euros for 6 gears, 150 euros for 5 gears and 125 euros for 4 gears. Website .
  • Rüssel’s Landhaus, Naurath -1 Michelin star, 3 cooking hats. Here there are dishes from the "New German cuisine" with 5, 6 or 7 courses, optionally with wine accompaniment. Website .

Michelin stars in Rhineland-Palatinate 2024

In addition to the restaurants mentioned above, the SWP reported that a total of 29 restaurants in Rhineland-Palatinate were awarded Michelin-Staren. These are distributed as follows: two restaurants with three stars, three with two stars and 23 with a star. In addition, a restaurant was honored with a green star for sustainable kitchen practice.

The distribution of the stars 2024 looks as follows:

rating Restaurants
three stars Waldhotel Sonnora, Dreis; Schanz. Restaurant, Piesport
Two stars Purs, Andernach; L.A. Jordan, Deidesheim; Steinheuer's restaurant Zur Alten Post, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
a star Andernach - Yoso (new), Birkweiler - St. Laurentiushof - Schockes Kitchen (new), Darscheid - Kucher’s Gourmet, Deidesheim - Schwarzer Hahn, Kirchheim an der Weinstraße - Schwurz Gourmet, Koblenz - Schiller’s Manufaktur, Koblenz - Verbene, Mainz - Favorite Restaurant, Mainz - Stein's Traube - Borst, Borst, Meisenheim-Meisenheimer Hof (new), Naurath/Wald-Rüssel’s Landhaus, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler-Brogsitter restaurant-Historical Gasthaus Sanct Peter (new), Neuhütten-Le Temple, Neustadt an der Weinstraße-Irori (new), Primasens-The Brasserie, Selzen-Kaupers Restaurant in Kapellenhof, Bad Sobernheim-Jungborn, Trier-Bagatelle, Trier-Becker- Trittenheim- wine and table house, Wachenheim an der Weinstraße- Intense, Weisenheim am Berg- Admiral
green star Hofgut Ruppertsberg, Ruppertsberg

look at the culinary development

In 2024, the gastronomic scene in Germany upgraded with 36 new Michelin stars. In Rhineland-Palatinate, the Waldhotel Sonnora stayed with its three stars while the Schanz. Restaurant in Piesport from two to three stars. These developments show how dynamic and competitive the culinary landscape in the region is.

Overall, these awards illustrate the high quality and versatility, which characterize top gastronomic performance in Rhineland-Palatinate. The selection of outstanding kitchen masters and innovative concepts offer both locals and visitors an incomparable culinary experience.

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