Three new two-star restaurants in 2015 Michelin guide Germany

The 2015 Michelin Guide Germany has been unveiled today. There are three new two-star restaurants and 31 one-star which is a national record. The country now boasts 25% more starred restaurants than just five years ago, with a total of 282.

The new two-star restaurants are Brenners Park Restaurant in Baden Baden, EssZimmer at BMW Welt in Munich and The Lighthouse Restaurant in Rusts’s Europa Park. This makes for a total of 38 two-star restaurants in Germany. Compared with 18 in 2010, the 2015 guide clearly illustrates the rapid ascent of German gourmet dining in recent years.

Similarly, with 31 new one-star restaurants in the selection In all, Germany has 233 restaurants with one star. All 11 three-star restaurants have retained there stars in this year’s guide meaning that Germany, once again boasts, the second-highest number of three-star restaurants in Europe.

“Our inspectors have seen German gourmet dining really take off in recent years,” says Michael Ellis, International Director of the Michelin guides. “You only have to look at what’s happened in the last five. Germany has never had so many one- and two-star restaurants, nor so many Bib Gourmand restaurants. The addition of 25% more starred restaurants in five years is a testament to the extraordinary vitality of the German culinary scene, which ranks among the best in Europe and the world.

Journeying across Germany over many months, the Michelin guide inspectors observed many trends that illustrate just how much Germany gastronomy is evolving. Michael Ellis added:

“Its lively cuisine is led by a new generation of extremely talented chefs who are open to ideas from around the world, who brilliantly execute innovative cooking techniques and who embody the future of German gastronomy, which is destined to shine for many years to come.”

The number of restaurants awarded the Bib Gourmand award continues to rise year after year. The 2015 Michelin guide Germany lists a total of 474 Bib Gourmand restaurants, 30% more than five years ago and a record since the guide’s creation in 1997.

The 2015 Michelin guide Germany will go on sale on November 7 and is also available in digital format. The 52nd edition of the Michelin guide Germany features 3,540 hotels and 2,276 restaurants, including:

11 three-star restaurants

38 two-star restaurants (of which 3 new)

233 one-star restaurants (of which 31 new)

474 Bib Gourmand restaurants (of which 69 new)

For the full list, click here.