The magazine Der Feinschmecker has published its selection of the best 500 restaurants in Germany in 2025. Compared to last year, Tantris in Munich and ES:SENZ in Grassau have been awarded the highest rating of five F. All of the other twelve restaurants with five F could confirm their rating. Some restaurants - including ES:SENZ - have already received a new grade during the course of the year, while others are now being published with this update. In the overview below, the current grades are compared with those from February 2024; many of these ratings are already included in our ranking. In total, the magazine's critics have upgraded 66 restaurants and downgraded 19, while 71 restaurants have been added to the list of the 500 best restaurants.

The second-highest grade of 4.5 F was awarded to a total of 17 restaurants. The Bianc in Hamburg and the Essigbrätlein in Nuremberg are new additions to the list. None of the previous 4.5 F restaurants were downgraded.

5 F

• Steinheuers Restaurant in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
• Bareiss in Baiersbronn
• Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn
• Restaurant Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach
• Rutz Restaurant in Berlin
• Waldhotel Sonnora in Dreis
• upgraded es:senz in Grassau
• JAN in Munich
• upgraded Tantris in Munich
• Tohru in the Schreiberei in Munich
• Victor's FINE DINING by christian bau in Perl
• schanz. restaurant. in Piesport
• Söl'ring Hof in Sylt
• Restaurant Aqua in Wolfsburg

4,5 F

• Schlossberg in Baiersbronn
• FACIL in Berlin
• Restaurant Tim Raue in Berlin
• L. A. Jordan in Deidesheim
• Ikigai in Elmau
• Dirk Luther dairy in Glücksburg
• upgraded bianc in Hamburg
• Restaurant Haerlin in Hamburg
• The Table Kevin Fehling in Hamburg
• Restaurant Ophelia in Constance
• Sigi Schelling Werneckhof in Munich
• Gourmet Restaurant in Rüssels Landhaus in Naurath (Wald)
• Obendorfers Eisvogel in Neunburg vorm Wald
• Upgraded Essigbraetlein in Nuremberg
• Gourmet restaurant Dichter in Rottach-Egern
• Guesthouse Klaus Erfort in Saarbrücken
• Courtier in Weissenhaus

4 F

• PURS New Nordic Japanese Cuisine in Andernach
• Le Pavillon in Bad Peterstal-Griesbach
• upgraded Cookies Cream in Berlin
• Horváth in Berlin
• YUNICO-Japanese fine dining in Bonn
• Ösch Noir in Donaueschingen
• Restaurant Lafleur in Frankfurt am Main
• new Seven Swans in Frankfurt am Main
• 100/200 Kitchen in Hamburg
• Lakeside in Hamburg
• Jante in Hanover
• La Vallée Verte in Herleshausen
• upgraded Cheval Blanc in Illschwang
• La Société in Cologne
• Casala - the restaurant in Meersburg
• upgraded Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining in Munich
• Komu in Munich
• etz in Nuremberg
• ZweiSinn Meiers | Bistro | Fine Dining in Nuremberg
• Gut Lärchenhof in Pulheim
• ammolite - the lighthouse restaurant in Rust
• upgraded ESPLANADE Saarbrücken in Saarbrücken
• upgraded LOUIS restaurant in Saarlouis
• Speisemeisterei in Stuttgart
• Intense in Wachenheim an der Weinstraße
• AURA by Alexander Herrmann & Tobias Bätz in Wirsberg
• Le Cerf in Zweiflingen

3,5 F

• Gourmet-Restaurant Hilmar in Aerzen
• Winzerhof and wine restaurant Stahl in Auernhofen-Simmershofen
• Friedrich Franz in Bad Doberan
• Historisches Gasthaus Sanct Peter - Restaurant Brogsitter in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
• Bandol sur mer in Berlin
• Upgraded Bieberbau in Berlin
• BRIKZ in Berlin
• Coda in Berlin
• Hugos Restaurant in Berlin
• new Matthias in Berlin
• Prism in Berlin
• upgraded Skykitchen in Berlin
• upgraded Tulus Lotrek in Berlin
• new Restaurant Masters in Blankenhain
• new MA PETITE CHAMBRE at Landhaus Halferschenke in Dieblich
• Rosin in Dorsten
• new SchwarzGold in Dortmund
• The Stage in Dortmund
• [mod] by Sven Nöthel in Duisburg
• 1876 Daniel Dal-Ben in Düsseldorf
• upgraded Troyka in Erkelenz
• Hannappel in Essen
• upgraded Restaurant Jacobi in Freiburg im Breisgau
• Zur Wolfshöhle in Freiburg im Breisgau
• upgraded Atlantic Restaurant in Hamburg
• Jacobs Restaurant in Hamburg
• upgraded Zeik in Hamburg
• upgraded Votum in Hanover
• sein in Karlsruhe
• Ox&Klee in Cologne
• Stadtpfeiffer in Leipzig
• 360 Grad in Limburg
• Villino in Lindau
• Opus V in Mannheim
• upgraded Atelier in Munich
• Brothers Restaurant in Munich
• Les Deux Restaurant in Munich
• Restaurant Gabelspiel in Munich
• Schwarzreiter Restaurant in Munich
• Sparkling Bistro in Munich
• Tantris DNA in Munich
• Cœur D'Artichaut in Münster
• Meyers Keller pub in Nördlingen
• Kesselhaus in Osnabrück
• Roter Hahn by Maximilian Schmidt in Regensburg
• Storstad in Regensburg
• The Butt in Rostock
• new Restaurant Überfahrt in Rottach-Egern
• Mill in Schluchsee
• 5 in Stuttgart
• The Sorcerer's Apprentice in Stuttgart
• Hirschen in Sulzburg
• Orangery in Timmendorfer Strand
• Bagatelle in Trier
• Anima in Tuttlingen
• Upgraded Lamm Rosswag in Vaihingen an der Enz
• Haus Stemberg Anno 1864 in Velbert -Neviges
• Schwarzer Adler in Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl
• upgraded Le Frankenberg in Weigenheim
• Alte Überfahrt in Werder (Havel)

3 F

• La Bécasse in Aachen
• St Benedikt in Aachen
• Heinz Winkler residence in Aschau im Chiemgau
• St Andreas in Aue
• Alte Liebe in Augsburg
• August by Christian Grünwaldin Augsburg
• Laudensacks Gourmet-Restaurant in Bad Kissingen
• Storchen in Bad Krozingen
• Genuss-Apotheke in Bad Säckingen
• Jungborn in Bad Sobernheim
• Gourmet restaurant Berlins Krone in Bad Teinach
• Apicius in Bad Zwischenahn
• Le Jardin de France in Baden-Baden
• Upgraded Maltes Hidden Kitchen in Baden-Baden
• Wintergarten in Baden-Baden
• 1789 in Baiersbronn
• upgraded PUR in Berchtesgaden
• Bricole in Berlin
• Hallmann & Klee in Berlin
• upgraded Irma la Douce in Berlin
• new Julius in Berlin
• Le Petit Royal in Berlin
• Nobelhart & Schmutzig in Berlin
• upgraded Orania.Restaurant in Berlin
• new Restaurant Macionga in Berlin
• upgraded Tante Fichte restaurant in Berlin
• new Schwingshackl ESSKULTUR in Bernried
• Maerz - The restaurant in Bietigheim-Bissingen
• Boathouse in Bingen on the Rhine
• WILD X BERG in Birkenau
• new Schockes Küche in Birkweiler
• new The First in Blankenhain
• upgraded Fine Dining by Phillip Probst in Bremerhaven
• Speisenkammer in Burg im Spreewald
• Panorama gourmet restaurant Sterneck in Cuxhaven
• OX in Darmstadt
• Schwarzer Hahn in Deidesheim
• BjoernsOx in Dermbach
• Jan Diekjobst Restaurant in Detmold
• Gourmet restaurant Ostseelounge in Dierhagen
• Goldener Anker in Dorsten
• Caroussel Nouvelle in Dresden
• Im Schiffchen in Düsseldorf
• Jae in Düsseldorf
• new Lido harbour in Düsseldorf
• Nagaya in Düsseldorf
• Yoshi by Nagaya in Düsseldorf
• upgraded Zwanzig23 by Lukas Jakobi in Düsseldorf
• Traube Blansingen in Efringen-Kirchen
• upgraded Das garbo im Löwen in Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
• Gourmet Restaurant Kronenschlösschen in Eltville am Rhein
• Merkles Restaurant in Endingen am Kaiserstuhl
• Clara - Restaurant in the Kaisersaal in Erfurt
• upgraded Estima by Catalana in Erfurt
• Restaurant Erbprinz in Ettlingen
• Classroom in the old school Fürstenhagen in Feldberger Seenlandschaft
• Goldener Hahn in Finsterwalde
• upgraded Das Grace in Flensburg
• downgraded Philipp Soldan in Frankenberg (Eder)
• upgraded Bidlabu in Frankfurt am Main
• upgraded Carmelo Greco in Frankfurt am Main
• upgraded Carte blanche in Frankfurt am Main
• Erno's Bistro in Frankfurt am Main
• upgraded Lohninger in Frankfurt am Main
• upgraded Main Tower Restaurant & Lounge in Frankfurt am Main
• upgraded Masa Japanese Cuisine in Frankfurt am Main
• new SOMMERFELD in Frankfurt am Main
• Villa Merton in Frankfurt am Main
• Eichhalde in Freiburg im Breisgau
• Zirbelstube in Freiburg im Breisgau
• upgraded Atable in the Amtshaus in Freinsheim
• Genießer Stube - Daniel Raub in Friedland
• upgraded Christian & Friends Tastekitchen in Fulda
• Werner's Restaurant in Gernsbach
• Ratsstuben in Haltern am See
• Alte Baiz in Hamberg
• neu haebel in Hamburg
• Jellyfish by Stefan Fäth in Hamburg
• Landhaus Scherrer in Hamburg
• Nikkei Nine in Hamburg
• new Petit Amour in Hamburg
• Pimento in Hamburg
• new BIO Fine Dining Restaurant 1950 in Hayingen
• HIO - Der Acker kocht. in Hilzhofen
• upgraded Wappen-Saal in Hohen Demzin
• Scala Hotel Restaurant in Jena
• Erasmus Bio Fine-Dining in Karlsruhe
• Tawa Yama Fine in Karlsruhe
• Malathounis in Kernen
• Christians in Kirchdorf
• new irori in Knittelsheim
• upgraded La Cuisine Rademacher in Cologne
• downgraded Maximilian Lorenz in Cologne
• upgraded NeoBiota in Cologne
• taku in Cologne
• new Villa Rothschild Grill & Health in Königstein im Taunus
• I know a house by the lake in Krakow am See
• Adler in Lahr
• Keidenzeller Hof in Langenzenn
• Favourite restaurant in Mainz
• upgraded Steins Traube in Mainz
• new Marburger Esszimmer by Denis Feix in Marburg
• upgraded Borst in Maßweiler
• new Junsui in Meerbusch
• Jin in Munich
• Pageou in Munich
• BOK Restaurant in Münster
• new Restaurant Spitzner in Münster
• Spielweg in Münstertal
• Forsthaus Strelitz in Neustrelitz
• upgraded Wilde Klosterküche in Neuzelle
• Restaurant Seesteg Norderney in Norderney
• Entenstuben in Nuremberg
• Imperial by Alexander Herrmann in Nuremberg
• Koch & Kellner in Nuremberg
• Tisane in Nuremberg
• Waidwerk in Nuremberg
• Wonka in Nuremberg
• Ess Atelier Strauss in Oberstdorf
• downgraded Hotel Restaurant Zur Post in Odenthal
• upgraded Gourmet restaurant Silberdistel in Ofterschwang
• Falconera in Öhningen
• Balthasar in Paderborn
• Gasthaus Jakob in Perasdorf
• Pavo in Pfronten
• Huberwirt in Pleiskirchen
• new kochZIMMER in the Ratswaage restaurant in Potsdam
• upgraded Atelier Sanssouci in Radebeul
• new Kaisersaal in Ravensburg
• Reuter in Rheda-Wiedenbrück
• new Mittermeier in Rothenburg o.d. Tauber
• upgraded Il Barcaiolo in Rottach-Egern
• Gourmet restaurant "fine dining RS" in Salach
• Gourmet restaurant JUWEL in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
• upgraded Hofstube Deimann in Schmallenberg
• Gourmet restaurant Nico Burkhardt in Schorndorf
• Reber's Pflug in Schwäbisch Hall
• upgraded dining room in Schwendi
• new Restaurant Harzfenster in Seesen
• upgraded Kaupers Restaurant in Kapellenhof in Selzen
• Finishing touches in Sinzig
• Philipp in Sommerhausen
• Baron.ess in Sonderhofen
• upgraded Hirsch in Sonnenbühl
• new Hegel Eins in Stuttgart
• Wielandshöhe in Stuttgart
• new Silberstreif in Südharz
• Hardy's Bar & Restaurant in Sylt
• upgraded KAI3 in Sylt
• Beckers Restaurant in Trier
• Hotel Restaurant Seehalde in Uhldingen-Mühlhofen
• upgraded Seestern in Ulm
• upgraded Blauer Salon in Usedom
• Johanns in Waldkirchen
• Admiral in Weisenheim am Berg
• Gasthof Alex in Weißenbrunn
• upgraded Pietsch in Wernigerode
• ZeitWerk in Wernigerode
• Ente in Wiesbaden
• upgraded Kuno 1408 in Würzburg
• new MiZAR in Würzburg
• Landhaus Köpp in Xanten

2,5 F

• Abbot's and shepherd's parlour Amorbach in Amorbach
• Schattbuch in Amtzell
• Restaurant Goldammer in Aschaffenburg
• SoulFood in Auerbach in the Upper Palatinate
• Sartory in Augsburg
• Leos by Stephan Brandl in Bad Kötzting
• Hirsch Genusshandwerk in Bad Liebenzell
• new Restaurant Nigrum in Baden-Baden
• Kaminstube in Baiersbronn
• new Bonvivant Cocktail Bistro in Berlin
• eins44 Canteen Neukölln in Berlin
• new Faelt in Berlin
• new Heritage in Berlin
• new Loumi in Berlin
• new Otto in Berlin
• new Oukan in Berlin
• new pars Restaurant in Berlin
• Pots in Berlin
• new Restaurant Château Royal in Berlin
• the CORD in Berlin
• new Verōnika in Berlin
• new VOX Restaurant & Bar in Berlin
• GUI in Bielefeld
• Freustil in Binz
• Solo Du in Bischofswiesen
• Five in Bochum
• Theodor's Restaurant in Bonn
• Das Kleine Lokal in Bremen
• restaurant|271 in Burghausen
• Kook 36 in Deggendorf
• new Rebstock-Stube in Denzlingen
• Porteneuf in Detmold
• new Lenis Wine & Dine in Dingolfing
• Vida in Dortmund
• new Wibbelings Hof in Dortmund
• elements in Dresden
• Restaurant Genuss-Atelier in Dresden
• The Gourmet Parlour at the Hummel Inn in Duggendorf
• Mrs Specht in Duisburg
• Am Kai in Düsseldorf
• downgraded Fritz's Frau Franzi in Düsseldorf
• devalued Le Flair in Düsseldorf
• Restaurant Setzkasten in Düsseldorf
• Jean in Eltville on the Rhine
• new Bachstelze in Erfurt
• upgraded Anneliese in Essen
• Chefs & Butchers in Essen
• Kettner's Kamota in Essen
• La Petite Cave...de Jeannette in Essen
• Pierburg - Erika Bergheim in Essen
• upgraded Teko by Lange Rodriguez in Essen
• Oettinger's Restaurant in Fellbach
• Alt Wyk in Föhr
• Franziska in Frankfurt am Main
• Zenzakan - Pan Asia Supper Club in Frankfurt am Main
• Michaels Leitenberg in Frasdorf
• neu Stubn in the Frasdorfer Hütte in Frasdorf
• Enoteca in Freiburg im Breisgau
• upgraded Bastian's Restaurant in Friedberg
• Goldener Karpfen in Fulda
• new Restaurant 1906 in Fulda
• Vinophil in Gaggenau
• Eckert - Fine Dining in Grenzach-Wyhlen
• The Mühlenhelle in Gummersbach
• new Speiseberg in Halle
• new Cornelia Poletto in Hamburg
• Grill in Hamburg
• upgraded Heimatjuwel in Hamburg
• new La Maison d'Avignon in Hamburg
• new Restaurant Félix in Hamburg
• new The Lisbeth in Hamburg
• Tschebull in Hamburg
• Handwerk in Hanover
• Diergardt in Hattingen
• new The Kurfürstenstube/Summer Restaurant in Heidelberg
• Mary Jane Space in Heidelberg
• Upstairs in Heidelberg
• 1811 Carmelo Riccardo Cali in Hofheim
• new Clinton's in Hoppegarten in Hoppegarten
• Seehof in Immenstaad
• Rebstock Waldulm in Kappelrodeck
• new 5 Sen:ses By Mario Aliberti in Karlsruhe
• Kesselhaus in Karlsruhe
• Ahlmanns in Kiel
• Schwarz in Kirchheim a.d. Weinstraße
• Schiller's Manufaktur in Koblenz
• upgraded Verbene in Koblenz
• Alfredo in Cologne
• Henne wine bar in Cologne
• Ito in Cologne
• Le Moissonnier in Cologne
• maiBeck for you in Cologne
• Pottkind in Cologne
• Restaurant Zur Tant in Cologne
• Sahila The Restaurant in Cologne
• new LECH-LINE in Landsberg am Lech
• Gasthof zum Bad in Langenau
• Frieda in Leipzig
• new Restaurant Macis in Leipzig
• Valentin in Lindau
• Wullenwever in Lübeck
• High Kitchen in Magdeburg
• Pankratz in Mainz
• new Rodesand in Malente
• Weinhaus Anker in Marktheidenfeld
• Anthony's Kitchen in Meerbusch
• devalued Landhaus Mönchenwerth in Meerbusch
• Meisenheimer Hof in Meisenheim
• The market restaurant in Mittenwald
• Hebelstube in Müllheim
• Acetaia in Munich
• The Dantler in Munich
• Mountain Hub Gourmet in Munich
• Mural Farmhouse in Munich
• devalued Mural Restaurant in Munich
• Le Temple in Neuhütten
• new Stephans Stuben by Marco Langer in Neu-Ulm
• Castle Restaurant Nideggen - Brockel Schlimbach in Nideggen
• upgraded Clostermanns Le Gourmet in Niederkassel
• Buchner Welchenberg 1658 in Niederwinkling
• Venus in Nordkirchen
• Novalis in Nörten-Hardenberg
• downgraded Veles in Nuremberg
• Weinklang in Nuremberg
• Würzhaus in Nuremberg
• upgraded Restaurant Kevin Gideon in Oldenburg
• Fine Dining Friedrich in Osnabrück
• Iko in Osnabrück
• Villa Hammerschmiede in Pfinztal
• Schlossanger in Pfronten
• upgraded Rolin in Pinneberg
• The Brasserie in Pirmasens
• downgraded Landgasthaus zur Linde in Pliezhausen
• Robert Stolz eat.share.live in Plön
• Wachter Foodbar in Prien am Chiemsee
• Aska - Traditional Sushi Bar in Regensburg
• Ontra in Regensburg
• HEIMAT in Reit im Winkl
• Landgasthof Adler in Rosenberg
• Kulinarium in Röthenbach an der Pegnitz
• Fährhütte 14 in Rottach-Egern
• Haubentaucher in Rottach-Egern
• neu Bees Restaurant in Rüdesheim am Rhein
• Le Comptoir in Saarbrücken
• DiVa in Scharbeutz
• Lindenstube in the Landhotel Voshövel in Schermbeck
• Devalued railway in Schwäbisch Hall
• Gourmet restaurant "1751" in Schwerin
• Hasenklee in Senden
• Sonne in St. Peter
• Kunz Gourmet in St. Wendel
• new Kurt at Gutshaus Stolpe in Stolpe an der Peene
• Délice in Stuttgart
• Hupperts in Stuttgart
• Oswalds Gourmetstube in Teisnach
• Wein- & Tafelhaus Oos in Trittenheim
• new June Restaurant in Übersee
• Restaurant at Filseck Castle in Uhingen
• new bi:braud in Ulm
• Kulmeck Restaurant by Tom Wickboldt in Usedom
• Uwe & Uli - At home with us in Usingen
• upgraded Pades Restaurant in Verden (Aller)
• devalued Weinstock in Volkach
• Bachofer in Waiblingen
• Laurentius in Weikersheim
• Restaurant AnnA in Weimar
• zeit I geist in Weingarten
• upgraded Cédric in Weinstadt-Beutelsbach

2 F

• Schwabenstube in Asperg
• downgraded AS am See in Bad Saarow
• new Heine's Wine & Dine in Baden-Baden
• new Buchholz Gutshof Britz in Berlin
• new India Club Restaurant in Berlin
• Le Chopin in Boppard
• new Das Palais in Dresden
• new Feine Kost - Mario Pattis in Dresden
• downgraded maki:'dan im Ritter in Durbach
• devalued Landhaus Feckl in Ehningen
• Löwengrube in Freiburg im Breisgau
• new Schillingshof in Friedland
• Fischereihafen Restaurant in Hamburg
• Matsumi in Hamburg
• Portomarin in Hamburg
• downgraded Restaurant 959 in Heidelberg
• downgraded Rebstock la petite Provence in Heilbronn
• Helbigs Gasthaus in the Auberge de Temple in Johannesberg
• new Schloss Loersfeld in Kerpen
• new Hanse Stube in Cologne
• handicap in Künzelsau
• new kuultivo in Leipzig
• new MIND in Markt Indersdorf
• Jagstmühle in Mulfingen
• Weinhaus Neuner in Munich
• devalued Der Schwarze Adler in Nuremberg
• Minneci in Nuremberg
• Zirbelstube in Nuremberg
• Kaiserküche in Oldenburg
• Heim's Restaurant in Reil
• Christophorus in Stuttgart
• Zur Weinsteige in Stuttgart
• devalued Gasthof Krone in Waldenbuch
• Yoso in Andernach
• Golvet in Berlin
• Lorenz Adlon dining room in Berlin
• Restaurant Karner in Frasdorf
• KOS fine dining in Kiel
• Astrein in Cologne
• EssZimmer in Munich
• Shiraz in Wuppertal