Bergisch Gladbach: Vendôme

BERGISCH-GLADBACH: Top chef Joachim Wissler and his team at Restaurant Vendôme show that they are on the right track with their contemporary concept. The gourmet restaurant in the Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg has once again been awarded two stars in the Michelin Guide. Since autumn 2022, the focus at the Vendôme has been on more vegetarian cuisine, making it one of the pioneers in fine dining.

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<p>"There is always a certain tension among chefs on the day the Michelin Guide is announced. I am therefore very grateful and proud that my team and I have once again been awarded two stars. The habits and preferences of guests continue to evolve, even in fine dining. We are glad that we recognised this development early on with our focus on plant-based ingredients on the one hand and the best of the land and sea on the other. I would like to thank our dedicated team, who work hard every day. I would also like to thank our guests, who support this new path full of curiosity," comments Joachim Wissler.

Benedikt Jaschke, COO of Althoff Hotels, congratulates: "Congratulations to Joachim Wissler and the entire crew. With its imaginative and refined, yet minimalist cuisine focussed on the essentials, Restaurant Vendôme has its finger on the pulse of the times and is renowned for its innovative cuisine. Even after more than 20 years, the restaurant is still one of the top addresses in Germany and we are delighted to have once again been recognised in the Michelin Guide."

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<h3>24 years of top gastronomy at Restaurant Vendôme

Joachim Wissler, born in 1963, grew up on a farm in the Swabian Alb and completed his training as a chef at the Hotel Traube Tonbach in Baiersbronn. After working in the Badner Land region, he was awarded his first Michelin star in 1995 as head chef at Schloss Reinhartshausen in Erbach in the Rheingau region. Since 2000, he has been managing director and head chef at the Vendôme in the Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg in Bergisch Gladbach. After just one year, the gourmet restaurant, named after the square of the same name in Paris, was awarded its first Michelin star, followed by its second in 2002. In 2002, Gault&Millau named the Nürtingen-born chef "Chef of the Year" and in 2015, Wissler was once again voted "Chef of Chefs" by his colleagues. In September last year, he was once again voted "Chef of the Year 2023" at the Rolling Pin Convention.