The Rhineland Restaurants

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  • 1. Casa di Biase Brasseria

    $$$$ | Südstadt

    Sophisticated Italian cuisine is served here in a warm, elegant setting on the city's southwest side. The seasonally changing menu focuses on fish and game, and the wine list is interesting and extensive—although sometimes pricey.

    Eifelpl. 4, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50677, Germany
    0221-322–433

    Known For

    • Homemade pastas
    • Risotto
    • Fresh fish

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch Sat.
  • 2. Fritz's Frau Franzi

    $$$$

    Chef Benjamin Kriegel earned a Michelin star for his innovative cooking, experimenting with unusual combinations of flavors and textures using mainly locally sourced ingredients. The five- or six-course menu of small plates changes with the seasons; recent highlights included marinated and smoked Bavarian char with borscht aspic, sour cream, and fermented white cabbage.

    Adersstr. 8, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40215, Germany
    0211-370–750

    Known For

    • Creative tasting menus
    • Expansive international wine list
    • Trendy atmosphere

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. No lunch
  • 3. Im Schiffchen

    $$$$

    In a historic brick building in the charming suburb of Kaiserswerth, this Michelin-starred restaurant, with its elegant wood-paneled dining room and artfully presented gourmet French dishes, is worth the trip. Diners can order the prix-fixe menu or à la carte, with or without wine pairings.

    Kaiserswerther Markt 9, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40489, Germany
    0211-401–050

    Known For

    • Gourmet French cuisine
    • Sourdough bread baked in-house
    • Extensive selection of wines by the glass

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. No lunch, Reservations essential
  • 4. Strandhaus

    $$$$

    On a quiet residential street on the outskirts of the Altstadt, and hidden from view in summer by an ivy-covered patio, this restaurant feels like a true escape—befitting its laid-back name, Beach House. The regularly changing menu focuses on high-quality seasonal ingredients prepared in an elegant, yet no-fuss fashion. 

    Georgstr. 28, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, 53111, Germany
    0228-369–4949

    Known For

    • Roasted duck breast
    • Roasted lamb fillet
    • Carefully crafted wine list

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. No lunch
  • 5. Waldhotel Sonnora Restaurant

    $$$$

    At this elegant country hotel in the forested Eifel Hills, guests are offered one of Germany's absolute finest dining experiences in a room plush with gold and white wood furnishings and red carpet. Choose a spectacular five-, seven-, or eight-course menu or dine à la carte: the chef is renowned for transforming truffles, foie gras, and Persian caviar into masterful dishes, and challans duck in an orange-tarragon sauce is his specialty.

    1 Auf dem Eichelfeld, Dreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, 54518, Germany
    06578-406

    Known For

    • Elegant surroundings
    • Excellent wine list
    • Numerous accolades

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.–Wed. and 2 wks in summer and winter, Reservations essential
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  • 6. Beckers Restaurant

    $$$$

    This wine estate in the peaceful suburb of Olewig features a gourmet restaurant with four- and five-course prix-fixe menus. Bordeaux and Burgundy wines are available in addition to the estate's own wines, and wine tastings, cellar visits, cooking classes and guided tours on the wine path can be arranged. In addition to the gourmet restaurant, the hotel also has a wine bar serving regional cuisine and a more casual wine tavern.

    Olewiger Str. 206, Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, 54295, Germany
    0651-938–080

    Known For

    • Superb food
    • Beautiful terrace
    • Numerous accolades

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun.–Tues. No lunch, Reservations essential
  • 7. Benner's Bistronomie

    $$$$

    This bistro has a striking art nouveau interior, the walls crammed with paintings, a grand piano (live music nightly), and a good-size bar, attracting an upscale clientele and the post-theater crowd. Delicately mixing French and German cooking, Benner's is well known for its black Angus steaks as well as its very popular (and expensive) Sunday brunch.

    Kurhauspl. 1, Wiesbaden, Hesse, 65189, Germany
    0611-536–200

    Known For

    • Lovely verandah for good weather
    • Relaxed but sophisticated crowd
    • Good service

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Reservations essential
  • 8. Berens am Kai

    $$$$

    While it still retains its Michelin star, this acclaimed restaurant recently adopted a more casual approach, offering a pared-down modern tasting menu as well as à la carte dishes with French, Mediterranean, and Asian influences. The harborfront setting remains spectacular.

    Kaistr. 16, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40221, Germany
    0211-300–6750

    Known For

    • Refined cuisine
    • Wine list with vintages from around the world
    • Magnificent water views

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Tues. No lunch Sat.
  • 9. La Becasse

    $$$$

    The sophisticated, Michelin-starred French nouvelle cuisine and attentive staff here are a hit with upscale locals. The restaurant, which is named for the woodcock, has been in operation just outside the Old Town by the Westpark since 1981. 

    Hanbrucherstr. 1, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 52064, Germany
    0241-74444

    Known For

    • Refined seafood dishes
    • Excellent French and German wine list
    • Prix-fixe lunch menu

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch Mon., Reservations essential
  • 10. Schlemmereule

    $$$$

    The name means "gourmet owl," and, indeed, the chef caters to gourmets in the 19th-century Palais Walderdorff complex opposite the cathedral. Truffles are a specialty, along with excellent fish. Wines from top German estates, particularly from the Mosel are featured, along with an extensive selection of reds.

    Domfreihof 1B, Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, 54290, Germany
    0651-73616

    Known For

    • Light-filled dining room
    • Decorated with a replica of one of Michaelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling paintings
    • Courtyard seating during the summer

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon., Reservations essential
  • 11. Schlossschänke auf dem Johannisberg

    $$$$

    Sit on the patio, in the restaurant, or the glassed-in terrace, which affords a spectacular view of the Rhine and the vineyards where the Schloss Johannisberg wines originate. Seasonal specialties include wild garlic soup, white asparagus with schnitzel, and duck with cabbage and potato dumplings.

    Schloss Johannisberg, Geisenheim, Hesse, 65366, Germany
    06722-96090

    Known For

    • Exceptional views
    • Creative dishes
    • Excellent wines

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Reservations essential, Closed Mon.–Tues. and Jan.–mid Feb.

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