Restaurant in Berlin, Germany
Michelin star, Alpine town, worth the detour.
A 2025 Michelin-starred country cooking restaurant in Mittenwald, Bavaria, not Berlin. At the €€€ price tier, chef Diego Crosara's kitchen delivers a grounded, produce-led experience that outperforms most comparably priced starred venues in Germany. Book three to four weeks out minimum — capacity is small and demand since the star has been high.
At the €€€ price tier, Das Marktrestaurant sits below the €€€€ bracket occupied by most of Berlin's Michelin-starred competition — but the more important number is the distance. This is not a Berlin restaurant. The address is Dekan-Karl-Platz 21, 82481 Mittenwald, a Bavarian market town near the Austrian border, roughly 600 kilometres south of the capital. If you are planning a trip specifically to Berlin, adjust your expectations accordingly. If you are travelling through Bavaria or the Alpine foothills, or willing to make a dedicated journey, a 2025 Michelin star and a Google rating of 4.8 from 256 reviews make a strong combined case that this is a serious destination.
The cuisine is classified as country cooking — not the self-consciously rustic mode that sometimes functions as branding, but the kind of grounded, ingredient-led approach that earns Michelin recognition when it is executed with precision. Chef Diego Crosara leads the kitchen. The combination of a Bavarian country-cooking register with a chef whose name suggests Italian or broader European training is itself a signal: this is likely a kitchen that takes classical technique seriously while staying rooted in regional produce rather than chasing abstract innovation. For food and wine enthusiasts who find Berlin's more conceptual €€€€ tasting menus occasionally disconnected from place, Das Marktrestaurant offers a compelling counterpoint.
Mittenwald is a small, historically preserved town, and the physical setting of a Michelin-starred restaurant at this address will almost certainly reflect that. Expect a contained, intimate dining room rather than a large urban operation. Country cooking venues at this level typically seat fewer than 50 covers, which translates into attentive service ratios and a quieter room than you would find at a city-centre destination. The spatial experience here is likely defined by proximity , to other diners, to the kitchen's rhythm, to the surrounding Alpine landscape , rather than by architectural scale or design drama. If the spatial experience matters to your decision, the draw is intimacy and setting rather than visual spectacle.
A Michelin star awarded in 2025 at a country cooking restaurant in the Bavarian Alps raises a specific expectation: the wine list should reflect the same regional intelligence as the food. Southern Germany's wine country , the Mosel, Rheingau, Pfalz, and Baden regions , produces bottles that pair with the kind of produce-driven, often rich and earthy cooking this style implies. A well-constructed list here would draw on German Riesling for acidity and precision, Austrian Grüner Veltliner for green-herb and white-pepper registers that complement root vegetables and cured meats, and possibly Italian varietals from the Alto Adige , a wine region geographically close to Mittenwald , for structural reds. Whether the wine program at Das Marktrestaurant operates at this level of regional coherence is not confirmed in the available data, but a kitchen earning a Michelin star in 2025 at this tier and in this location would be unusual if it did not take the cellar seriously. For wine-focused travellers, this is worth investigating directly before booking.
For comparison, the Bavarian and Alpine restaurant circuit includes venues like ES:SENZ in Grassau and JAN in Munich, both of which operate at higher price points. Das Marktrestaurant's €€€ positioning means that if the wine list delivers regional depth, the overall value proposition is strong relative to peers charging €€€€ for similar or less geographically specific experiences. Country cooking specialists in comparable settings , such as 21.9 in Piobesi d'Alba or Andrea Monesi - Locanda di Orta in Orta San Giulio , show that this format, when done well, can deliver among the most satisfying combinations of food, wine, and setting available at the starred level.
Booking difficulty is rated Hard. A 2025 Michelin star at a small-town venue with a high Google review score and limited capacity is a reliable recipe for tables filling weeks in advance. Plan for a minimum of three to four weeks' lead time; if you are visiting during summer or the Christmas market season in Bavaria, book further ahead. Phone and website details are not currently listed in Pearl's database , contact the restaurant directly or check the current Michelin Guide listing to confirm booking channels before making travel plans around a reservation.
Das Marktrestaurant is the right choice for food and wine travellers routing through Bavaria, the Karwendel Alps, or the Innsbruck corridor who want a Michelin-starred meal that is grounded in place rather than concept. At €€€ it delivers a better price-to-award ratio than most of the €€€€ venues in Munich or Berlin. It is also a strong option for anyone who finds the urban tasting-menu format increasingly formulaic and wants a dining room that earns its star through cooking rather than narrative. It is not the right choice if you are based in Berlin and looking for a dinner reservation , the geography simply does not support that use case. For Berlin-based recommendations, see our full Berlin restaurants guide, and consider options such as Rutz or Nobelhart & Schmutzig for Michelin-level experiences in the city itself.
For broader Alpine and southern German context, Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn and Aqua in Wolfsburg represent the upper end of the German starred circuit. Das Marktrestaurant sits below them in price and star count, but the 2025 Michelin recognition confirms it is operating at a level worth a deliberate visit. Make the journey; do not treat it as a detour.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Das Marktrestaurant | Country cooking | €€€ | Michelin 1 Star (2025) | Hard | — |
| CODA Dessert Dining | Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Rutz | Modern European, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star | Unknown | — |
| Nobelhart & Schmutzig | Modern German, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 1 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Horváth | Modern Austrian, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| FACIL | Contemporary European, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
It can work for solo diners, but Mittenwald is a destination that requires planning — you are coming here specifically for this meal, not passing by. At €€€ per head and with a 2025 Michelin star, solo dining is viable if you are comfortable with a full tasting menu format on your own. Counter or bar seating is not confirmed available, so check when booking.
Booking difficulty is rated Hard at this venue, which means group reservations are even more competitive. A small-town Michelin-starred restaurant will have limited covers, so groups of four or more should book as far in advance as possible and check the venue's official channels to confirm capacity and seating arrangements.
Das Marktrestaurant is in Mittenwald, Bavaria, not Berlin — that gap matters for trip planning. If you want Michelin-starred dining in Berlin itself, Rutz, Nobelhart & Schmutzig, FACIL, and Horváth all operate at comparable or higher levels within the city. For a dessert-forward Michelin experience in Berlin, CODA Dessert Dining is in a different format category entirely.
At €€€, Das Marktrestaurant sits below the top pricing tier of most German Michelin-starred restaurants, which makes the 2025 star feel like reasonable value on paper. The case for booking is strongest if you are already routing through Bavaria or the Innsbruck corridor — the detour cost matters. If you are travelling solely from Berlin for dinner, factor in the journey before committing.
The 2025 Michelin star under chef Diego Crosara in a country cooking format suggests the menu is the point of the visit — this is not a venue you come to for a quick à la carte. Specific menu details are not publicly confirmed, so check the venue's official channels before booking if format flexibility matters to you. At €€€ pricing, it sits at a level where the tasting menu format is standard for the category.
Bar seating is not confirmed in the available venue data. Given that Das Marktrestaurant is a small-town Michelin-starred restaurant in Mittenwald with limited capacity, walk-in or bar dining is unlikely to be a reliable option. Book in advance and confirm seating format directly with the restaurant.
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