Restaurant in Augsburg, Germany
Augsburg's Michelin star at one tier below peak pricing.

Augsburg's strongest case for a serious dinner: Nose & Belly holds a 2025 Michelin star and a 2026 Star Wine List award, with a 4.9 Google rating from 176 reviews. At €€€, it sits a price tier below its local competition while delivering comparable credentials. Book six to eight weeks ahead — demand has risen sharply since the Michelin recognition.
If you are planning a special occasion dinner at Nose & Belly, the first call you should make is about the private dining arrangement, not just a standard table. Michelin-starred restaurants at this price tier in mid-sized German cities fill their intimate rooms weeks in advance, and Nose & Belly's Google rating of 4.9 across 176 reviews signals the kind of consistent delivery that makes reservations genuinely hard to secure. The practical tip: contact the restaurant well ahead of your intended date, specify your group size and occasion in your first message, and ask directly about private or semi-private seating options before the main room fills.
Nose & Belly is a Michelin one-star innovative cuisine restaurant on Heilig-Kreuz-Straße in Augsburg's historic centre, operating under chef Giovann Attard. The 2025 Michelin star, combined with recognition from Star Wine List in 2026, positions it at the leading of Augsburg's fine dining tier. For a city that sits in the shadow of Munich's much larger restaurant scene, this is a meaningful credential: earning a Michelin star in a mid-sized Bavarian city requires a level of sustained precision that the guide reserves for kitchens genuinely operating at European fine dining standards.
The Star Wine List award adds a second layer of confidence for wine-focused diners. That credential suggests the beverage programme is not an afterthought: pairings here are likely to be a meaningful part of the experience rather than a list that exists to fill the back page of a menu. For explorer-type diners who treat the wine pairing as integral to a tasting menu rather than optional, this matters when comparing Nose & Belly against alternatives in the region.
At €€€ pricing, Nose & Belly sits one tier below the €€€€ bracket occupied by its Augsburg peers AUGUST, Alte Liebe, and Sartory. That price difference matters most for group bookings: a table of four or six at a Michelin-starred €€€ restaurant in Germany is a different financial commitment than the same group at a €€€€ address, and if you are organising a corporate dinner, anniversary celebration, or multi-generational family occasion, Nose & Belly offers star-level credentials at a slightly more accessible per-head cost than its direct local competition.
For groups, the recommendation is direct: private dining at a restaurant of this calibre is almost always a better experience than the main room for any occasion requiring conversation, celebration, or client entertainment. The noise management, service attention, and pacing that come with a dedicated room are worth the additional coordination. Given the limited venue data available, specific room configurations and minimum spend requirements should be confirmed directly with the restaurant at the time of booking. What the award record does confirm is that the kitchen and wine programme are capable of delivering at the level a private event demands.
Diners who have experienced private or group formats at comparable German one-star addresses such as JAN in Munich or ES:SENZ in Grassau will recognise the format: focused menus, coordinated service, and wine programmes that can be tailored to the event. The Star Wine List recognition at Nose & Belly suggests the sommelier side of a private event here will meet that standard.
The 2025 Michelin star represents a meaningful recent development for the restaurant. A first Michelin star changes the demand profile of a restaurant immediately: tables that were bookable four weeks out often require six to eight weeks' notice within a season of the announcement. If you visited or considered Nose & Belly before the 2025 star and found it relatively accessible, that calculation has changed. Plan accordingly.
Nose & Belly earns its place at the leading of Augsburg's fine dining options on credential alone. For context on the broader German innovative cuisine tier, comparable one-star kitchens include Aqua in Wolfsburg, Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn, Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach, Restaurant Haerlin in Hamburg, Schanz in Piesport, and CODA Dessert Dining in Berlin. For innovative cuisine at a similar tier internationally, alla prima in Seoul and Soigné in Seoul offer useful reference points for what the format delivers at its leading.
Nose & Belly sits at the intersection of a credentialled wine programme and Michelin-recognised kitchen in a city where fine dining is not oversupplied. That combination makes it the default answer for any serious dinner in Augsburg, provided you book ahead.
Nose & Belly is located at Heilig-Kreuz-Straße 10, 86152 Augsburg. The price tier is €€€. Awards on record: Michelin 1 Star (2025), Star Wine List (2026). Google rating: 4.9 from 176 reviews. Booking difficulty is high given the recent Michelin recognition; plan for a minimum of six to eight weeks' notice. Hours, phone, and booking method are not confirmed in our data — check directly via the restaurant's website or reservation platforms. For more Augsburg dining options, see our full Augsburg restaurants guide. For hotels, bars, and experiences in the city, see our Augsburg hotels guide, our Augsburg bars guide, our Augsburg wineries guide, and our Augsburg experiences guide.
Quick reference: Nose & Belly, Heilig-Kreuz-Straße 10, Augsburg | €€€ | Michelin 1 Star (2025) | Star Wine List (2026) | Google 4.9/5 (176 reviews) | Book 6–8 weeks ahead minimum.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nose & Belly | Innovative | €€€ | Hard |
| AUGUST | New American, Modern Brasserie, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Alte Liebe | Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Sartory | Classic Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
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Groups are possible, but at a Michelin one-star restaurant operating in Augsburg's historic centre, private dining arrangements are worth confirming before you assume the main room works for your size. check the venue's official channels to ask about private dining capacity. For larger parties, securing a dedicated space matters more than the headcount itself, since the innovative cuisine format at €€€ pricing is built around a curated experience rather than flexible seating.
Book at least four to six weeks out. The 2025 Michelin star will have meaningfully increased demand, and Augsburg is not a city with enough comparable alternatives to absorb overflow easily. Weekend tables will go faster than weekday slots. If you have a fixed date for a special occasion, book the day you decide to go.
Dress in line with the price point: €€€ with a Michelin star signals a formal-leaning dinner. Smart dress or business casual is the practical floor. The venue's innovative cuisine positioning does not imply casual; it refers to the cooking style, not the atmosphere.
AUGUST, Alte Liebe, and Sartory are the primary Augsburg peers, all sitting in the €€€€ tier above Nose & Belly on price. If budget is a factor, Nose & Belly gives you Michelin-credentialed cooking at a lower outlay than those three. If you want the most decorated room in the city and price is secondary, AUGUST is the comparison point to start with.
The 2025 Michelin star and Star Wine List recognition (2026) both point to a kitchen and cellar operating at a level that justifies the €€€ spend. Innovative cuisine at this credential level typically means a tasting menu is the format the kitchen is built around, not an add-on. If you are comparing value against the €€€€ options in Augsburg, Nose & Belly is the sharper proposition on price-to-credential ratio.
Yes, it is one of the two or three clearest choices for a special occasion dinner in Augsburg. The Michelin star and Star Wine List award give it the external validation that matters for a celebration booking, and €€€ pricing makes it slightly more accessible than its Augsburg peers. Confirm private dining availability early if your group needs a dedicated space.
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