The 10 best Levantine restaurants in Munich
The "Gabelspiel" is inconspicuously located in a corner where kebab stores and pizzerias usually dominate the gastronomic scene. But once you cross the curtain at the entrance, you enter a different world. There is room for 25 guests, a small adjoining room for family celebrations and, in summer, the beautiful garden on Zehentbauernstraße can be used. Even the appetizers open the field wide: Do the dumplings and red cabbage go in a down-to-earth direction? Can we look forward to more of the gamba tartare waiting in the sepia crunch? Or the tom kha gai-style egg? It starts cold: with faux grass, Florian Berger's signature dish. The faux foie gras goes wonderfully with fig, hazelnut and fig leaf oil. Add to this a Martha's Special Reserve Port - and you have finally arrived in a parallel universe that only knows about the world outside because the streetcar occasionally throws its lights through the windows. The temperature rises only minimally with the char, which nestles against peaches and warm yellow beet. It is covered with a watercress granité that slowly melts and turns into a sweet vinaigrette. A poetic course full of color and summer. Accompanied by a subtle Katrin-Wind Pinot Blanc from Landschneckenkalk, Berger's cuisine is self-assured, but not arrogant. It is full of warmth, without this being reflected in the temperature. It is all about subtle nuances, while there is loud laughter at the tables and in the service. This is not about show, but about the guests - which is not least due to Sabrina Berger's manner as hostess.
In the Fünf Höfe, the chic Pageou shines with Mediterranean and Oriental cuisine. TV chef Ali Güngörmüş serves up wonderful mezze starters and surprising combinations with regional ingredients.
NANA brings Tel Aviv to Munich with Israeli spices and typical dishes: delicious Labaneh, Baba Ganoush or Daddy's Meatball. The wine list also impresses with Israeli wines such as Recanti or a Chardonnay from the Golan Heights.
The Israeli restaurant in the bold new building of the Munich Volkstheater not only serves excellent falafel. Israeli-Arabic starters are a must-eat anyway, or the Mekka-Liesl with octopus; accompanied by wines from Israel: Mazel Tov!
Lively Levante cuisine in Schwabing: mezze platters, grilled fish, succulent lamb and vegetarian specialties. The chic and cozy restaurant invites you to linger - and for brunch every Sunday.
Completely redesigned, this chic restaurant specialises in Afghan cuisine. The classics include sambosa, sabzi chalau and lamb shank are a must-try.
In the oriental setting, friends of Persian cuisine get their money's worth. Not only hummus and falafel taste excellent here, the lamb dishes are also among the in-house specialities.
They serve eclectic oriental cuisine paired with a few local influences from an open kitchen. Casual ambience with two long tables and a few individual seating areas. NENI-style kebabs, shakshouka and sabich, a street food speciality from Tel Aviv; all popular here.
A good portion of Israeli lifestyle, inspired by a modern Mediterranean-Oriental cuisine with fusion character. Even demanding vegetarians and vegans are well catered for here.
Those who find a seat in the small, cosy restaurant are served authentic specialities of Lebanese cuisine. The best place to start is the mixed traditional starter platter with 17 delicacies.