The Best Restaurants in Thuringia
Start at 6.30 pm, surprise guaranteed: Diners at the gourmet restaurant will be served a seasonally changing eight-course menu with a meat focus. Björn Leist brings traditional dishes back to life.
The menu of the Michelin-starred restaurant invites you on a culinary journey around the world. Courses such as "Pirates of the Caribbean" or "From the marquee" are the order of the day. Rich in finesse, expressive and meticulously composed.
A bit of nostalgia, always informal and atmospheric. In the Bachstelze, guests dine together on a varied menu of 12 to 14 plates. Whatever the day's shopping brings to the table.
Danny Benedettini cooks with a remarkable clarity that is surprising. His cuisine knows no frills, no superfluous components, just a consistent focus on the essentials. Antonio Bragato opened "Il Calice" back in 2001, conceived as a spacious restaurant with a wine shop. After an interruption, he took over the management again in 2016 together with his son Louis, who works as a sommelier. The wine list with an impressive 750 items is undoubtedly one of the best in Berlin. Chef Benedettini from Romagna focuses on products and craftsmanship rather than fashionable effects. His plates focus on two, maximum three components. This is already evident in the antipasti such as crudo di ricciola or hand-cut beef fillet tartare with wild garlic, in homemade pasta such as cappelletti with ragù alla Bolognese or tagliatelle al burro with 36-month aged Parmigiano. At lunchtime, "Il Calice" offers excellent Italian cuisine with a two-course menu starting at 25 euros; in the evening, the choice is much more extensive. The main courses range from La Nostra Milanese, panko-breaded escalope of Tuscan free-range pork, to grilled pigeon with dolce forte sauce and charcoal-grilled tagliata di entrecôte. Particularly worth mentioning: the moderate prices make it possible to try several courses. And this is exactly how the concept is intended. Benedettini consistently continues the tradition of the house: careful selection of producers, quality craftsmanship, contemporary interpretation of Italian classics that is quite convincing.
Elegant and cozy Michelin-starred restaurant with a maximum of 16 seats: Danny Schwabe enchants his guests with culinary excellence - French-inspired and characterized by aromas, textures and spices.
Marcello Fabbri "fabbri-izes" an Italian-inspired five-course menu in his show kitchen in the light-flooded conservatory - regularly changing and much praised. A wine list worth discovering.
Keep it simple: in the evening, the dishes are placed in the middle of the table and everyone shares with everyone else. The sharing menu is also available as a vegetarian option. A panoramic breakfast is served in the morning and a lunch menu at midday.
Stylish atmosphere, first-class cuisine. The claim is international, the dishes are played with regional ingredients. The result: a gourmet experience in a historic ambience with creative arrangements.
Jan-Hendrik Feldner's Fine Dining focuses on the product: he uses ingredients that come from regional producers or are sourced from small producers in France and Spain.
The restaurant in the immediate vicinity of the Nikolaitor combines a historic ambience with modern gourmet cuisine. Head chef Ulrich Rösch creates seasonal dishes with a Mediterranean twist. Good wine selection.
Gianluca Magnesa brings a lot of passion to his restaurant, the friendly host offers his guests a cuisine full of flavors and sophistication, innovatively prepared from the best products.
Internationally inspired cuisine in the heart of the state capital and always something for the eye: Andreas Schöppe leaves nothing to chance, his dishes are consistently well thought out and highly praised.
Meat from Scottish Highland cattle and bison from the restaurant's own farm are on the menu alongside classic dishes. An appealing ambience and well worth a detour to the edge of the Harz Mountains.
Those who love Italian Alpine cuisine will get their money's worth in the tastefully decorated restaurant. From Schlutzkrapfen to apricot dumplings, both hearty and sweet dishes are served. Breakfast is also served on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
Christin Ballenberger always looks beyond the Thuringian horizon and seeks the best of all culinary worlds. Regularly changing offer. Open from 9 am to 10 pm. Much praised.
Axel and Claudia Schmidt run their traditional restaurant near the Rennsteig together. They give the menu an international flavor, but classic dishes such as baked Thuringian dumplings are also available.