Teisnach's Oswalds Gourmetstube: Now with two Michelin stars!
Deggendorf receives new gastronomic highlights: Bavaria's star landscape is growing with fresh Michelin awards and culinary trends.

Teisnach's Oswalds Gourmetstube: Now with two Michelin stars!
On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the new Michelin stars were awarded in Frankfurt, and the news is definitely something to feast on! In Germany, the gastronomy scene enjoys a record number of excellent restaurants. For the second time in a row, the national cuisine can look forward to the highest number of starred restaurants Pnp.de reported.
Among the good news, the restaurant “Es:senz” in Grassau stands out, which once again received the highest award of three stars. It doesn't stop there, because two new restaurants have been included in the prestigious three-star category: The “Restaurant Haerlin” in Hamburg and “Tohru in der Schreiberei” in Munich. This means that Bavaria now has three three-star restaurants: “Tohru”, “Jan” by Jan Hartwig and “Es:senz”.
The star distribution in Germany
This year's award brings something positive for the two-star category. “Oswalds Gourmetstube” in Teisnach can look forward to two stars. There are now a total of 13 two-star restaurants in Bavaria. New one-star restaurants were also celebrated, including:
- „Marcel von Winckelmann“ in Passau
- „June“ in Übersee
- „Ontra’s Gourmetstube“ in Regensburg
- „Nose & Belly“ in Augsburg
- „La Boucherie“ in Kreuzwertheim
- „1804 Hirschau“ in München
- „Stephans Stuben by Marco Langer“ in Neu-Ulm
- „Mizar“ in Würzburg
A total of 65 restaurants in Bavaria can now boast a Michelin star. The Michelin restaurant guide has listed a total of 341 star restaurants in Germany Day ticket.io reported. The distribution shows:
| Evaluation | Number of restaurants |
|---|---|
| 3 stars | 12 (2 new) |
| 2 stars | 47 (5 new) |
| 1 star | 282 (30 new) |
Sustainability and new trends
This year's award also reflects the ongoing trend towards plant-based cuisine and regionality. There is increasing emphasis on sustainability in the catering industry, which is reflected in the 80 Green Stars for sustainable catering. The large number of newly awarded one-star restaurants also shows the diversity and innovation in German cuisine.
The Michelin ranking, which honors the best kitchens in Germany, remains influenced by global trends. Vegetarian and vegan dishes are becoming more and more part of top cuisine, which shows that chefs are moving with the times.
This year's awards clearly showed that there is a lot going on in the catering industry in Germany. The chefs not only score points with quality, but also with creativity. So the next time you dine in one of the newly awarded restaurants, you can look forward to a culinary experience in a class of its own!