ALL Michelin-starred restaurants that are open at lunchtime
07. Dez 2022
Dear gourmets, go for lunch! The restaurants are already fully booked for the evening? You thought too late about making a reservation and now you're disappointed that the great evening, the grandiose menu in the location of your choice won't work out? I can assure you that you can remain calm. Yes, because there is lunch. Read how I learned to love it!
I was amazed that my colleagues back then in the south of France ordered the menu during their lunch break. As a native German, you quickly eat a large portion to keep the lunch break as short as possible.
Or the Sunday lunch date - for me and the others it was shortly after getting up - where the three courses were always topped off with an espresso. Unusual!
Even during my time as an employee of a 3-star restaurant in French-speaking Switzerland, it was a mystery to me how you could spend half a fortune on lunch. Why on earth would anyone voluntarily go out for a great meal in daylight?
A visit to a restaurant was inevitably associated with the evening, with great anticipation that you could enjoy all day, then ambience with candlelight, many courses, a bottle of wine for two or even the wine accompaniment. Afterwards, we fell into bed full and overjoyed. There was nothing better - I thought!
Do you recognize yourself?
"It's more than anticipation - you have something planned - and very soon"
That was more than 10 years ago now, the memory is vivid. The circumstances (...booked too late, all evenings fully booked) forced me to change my habits: what a hassle. I really will only go for lunch on the level once, that was my resolution at the time.
Our table is reserved for 12 noon on a Saturday. We get dressed up in the morning. Yes - you can actually do that for lunch too! The day is already filled with more than anticipation - we have something planned - and very soon. We arrange to meet at the café in advance and have an aperitif there. The anticipation multiplies with the glass of champagne: wonderful.
"The day is as fresh as the palate"
Once in the restaurant, the meal begins. The day is as fresh as the palate and the hours fly by. A crab effilochee and sea urchin cream is followed by a charlotte of frogs' legs with white truffle and Breton sole with mussels, saffron and linguini. It continues with a corolle of Breton lobster, curry and flageolet beans. The Bresse guinea fowl à l'tarragon in the main course is accompanied by a remarkable 2005 Gevrey-Chambertin, Clos St. Jacques from Sylvie Esmonin. Nobody looks at their watch once, because we are wide awake and the calendar is empty for the rest of the day. We finish with a perfect lemon soufflé with Oriental sauce. Followed by delicious homemade chocolates with our coffee. By the time we say goodbye, it is perhaps 4 pm. It's Christmas time and dusk is already falling. The day is drawing to a close. We are exhilarated by the food and wine and have time and leisure to reflect on our impressions. Was the sole better or the lobster? The Pinot Noir: one of the best we've had so far.
I also fall into bed overjoyed that evening - but I sleep much better and am well-rested the next day and a little happier than usual.
The author of the article is a former MICHELIN inspector and now writes for our online magazine
https://guide.michelin.com/de/de/article/features/liebe-feinschmecker-geht-mittagessen
Alle Lunch-Spots with a Michelin star
Here you will find all the Michelin-starred restaurants where you can have lunch. Don't wait, try it out - and set yourself a highlight at lunchtime!
3 MICHELIN Stars
Baiersbronn - Schwarzwaldstube (Saturday & Sunday, only)
Baiersbronn - Restaurant Bareiss
Dreis - Waldhotel Sonnora
Perl - Victor's Fine Dining by christian bau (Saturday & Sunday, only)
Piesport - schanz. restaurant.
2 MICHELIN Stars
Saarbrücken - GästeHaus Klaus Erfort
Saarbrücken - Esplanade
Rust - ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant (Sunday, only)
Nürnberg - Essigbrätlein
München - Tantris
Mannheim - OPUS V (Saturday only)
Köln - Le Moissonnier
Berlin - FACIL
Berlin - Tim Raue (Friday & Saturday, only)
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler - Steinheuers Restaurant Zur Alten Post
Aschau im Chiemgau - Restaurant Heinz Winkler (Sunday, only)
1 MICHELIN Star
Aachen - La Bécasse
Amtzell - Schattbuch
Auerbach in der Oberpfalz - SoulFood
Bad Hersfeld - L'étable (Sunday, only)
Bad Krozingen - Storchen
Baden-Baden - Le Jardin de France im Stahlbad
Cuxhaven - Sterneck (Sunday, only)
Dortmund - Grammons Restaurant (Thursday, only)
Dresden - Genuss-Atelier (Saturday, only)
Duisburg - Mod by Sven Nöthel (Sunday, only)
Düsseldorf - Yoshi by Nagaya
Düsseldorf - Setzkasten (Friday & Saturday, only)
Düsseldorf - PHOENIX
Düsseldorf - Nagaya
Ehningen - Landhaus Feckl
Eltville am Rhein - Jean (Sunday, only)
Essen - Hannappel (Sunday, only)
Frankenberg - Philipp Soldan (Sunday, only)
Frankfurt am Main - Carmelo Greco
Frankfurt am Main - Erno's Bistro
Frasdorf - Michael's Leitenberg (Sunday, only)
Friedland - Genießer Stube
Gernsbach - Werners Restaurant (Sunday, only)
Grenzach-Wyhlen - Eckert
Gummersbach - Mühlenhelle (Sunday, only)
Hamburg - Jellyfish
Hamburg - Landhaus Scherrer
Horben - Gasthaus zum Raben (Sunday, only)
Karlsruhe - sein
Kerpen - Schloss Loersfeld
Kiedrich - Weinschänke Schloss Groenesteyn (Sunday, only)
Kirchdorf - Christian's Restaurant - Gasthof Grainer (Sunday, only)
Köln - maiBeck
Köln - Alfredo
Köln - Zur Tant
Lahr - Adler (Sunday, only)
Langenau - Gasthof zum Bad
Langenzenn - Keidenzeller Hof (Saturday, only)
Limburg an der Lahn - 360°
Mainz - FAVORITE restaurant
Mainz - Steins Traube
Mannheim - Doblers
Mannheim - le Corange (Friday & Saturday, only)
Mannheim - Marly
Mittenwald - Das Marktrestaurant (Friday & Saturday, only)
München - Mountain Hub Gourmet
München - Werneckhof Sigi Schelling
München - TIAN (Friday & Saturday, only)
München - Acquarello
München - Tantris DNA
Münster - Coeur D'Artichaut (Sunday, only)
Naurath/Wald - Rüssel's Landhaus
Neuhütten - Le temple (Sunday, only)
Neuleiningen - Alte Pfarrey (Friday & Saturday, only)
Nideggen - Burg Nideggen - Brockel Schlimbach (Sunday, only)
Niederwinkling - Buchner Welchenberg 1658
Nördlingen - Wirtshaus Meyers Keller
Nürnberg - Koch und Kellner
Odenthal - Zur Post (Sunday, only)
Öhningen - Falconera
Osnabrück - Kesselhaus (Saturday, only)
Perasdorf - Gasthaus Jakob (Sunday, only)
Pirmasens - Die Brasserie
Pleiskirchen - Huberwirt
Pulheim - Gut Lärchenhof (Saturday & Sunday, only)
Regensburg - Roter Hahn (Friday & Saturday, only)
Regensburg - Storstad
Regensburg - Aska (Saturday, only)
Sankt Wendel - Kunz Gourmet (Sunday, only)
Sommerhausen - Philipp (Saturday & Sunday, only)
Sonnenbühl - Hirsch
Stuttgart - Wielandshöhe
Uhingen - Schloss Filseck
Vaihingen an der Enz - Lamm Rosswag (Saturday, only)
Velbert - Haus Stemberg (Saturday & Sunday, only)
Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl - Schwarzer Adler (Saturday & Sunday, only)
Waiblingen - Bachofer (Thursday, only)
Waldenbuch - Gasthof Krone (Friday & Sunday, only)
Waldkirchen - Johanns
Wallerfangen - Landwerk
Weisenheim am Berg - Admiral (Sunday, only)
Werder - Alte Überfahrt (Friday & Saturday, only)
Xanten - Landhaus Köpp