Restaurant in Hamburg, Germany
Michelin star, vegetable-forward, book now.
Heimatjuwel earned its first Michelin star in 2025 and holds an OAD Casual Europe ranking, making it one of Hamburg's most compelling value cases in the starred tier. Chef Marcel Görke's vegetable-forward creative German kitchen runs evenings only, Tuesday to Saturday, at €€€ — one clear tier below most of the city's other starred rooms. Book three to four weeks ahead; demand has risen sharply since the star.
Yes — and you should book it soon. Heimatjuwel earned its first Michelin star in 2025, a step up from the Michelin Plate it held in 2024, which means the word is out and tables are harder to get than they were even twelve months ago. If you went once during the Plate era and left impressed, this is the version worth returning for. Chef Marcel Görke's vegetable-forward kitchen has found its footing at a level that now sits credibly alongside Hamburg's serious fine dining options, at a price point that still undercuts most of them.
The OAD (Opinionated About Dining) ranking confirms the trajectory: Highly Recommended in 2023, ranked #219 in Casual Europe in 2024, and up to #232 in 2025. The slight numerical dip in OAD ranking against a Michelin promotion tells you something useful: this is a restaurant the trade noticed before the general public did, and the Michelin star has now closed that gap. Expect booking difficulty to increase through 2025.
The premise at Heimatjuwel is clear: vegetables come first. Görke has built a menu where produce from the ground is the main event, though the kitchen does not operate as a strict vegetarian room. Butter, cheese, organic egg, and occasional meat all appear, which makes this more accessible than a pure plant-based format and considerably more interesting than a conventional German menu where vegetables play a supporting role. For anyone returning after a first visit, the creative German category is the right frame: this is not traditional Hausmannskost, and it is not French-influenced fine dining with German ingredients added for local colour. It is something narrower and more committed than either.
Address is Stellinger Weg 47 in the Eimsbüttel district, a residential neighbourhood in Hamburg's west. This is not the harbour-view dining belt or the central hotel corridor. Eimsbüttel's food scene runs quieter and more local, which is part of why Heimatjuwel has the feel of a neighbourhood restaurant that happens to have a Michelin star rather than a formal destination. If you are comparing it to The Table Kevin Fehling or Restaurant Haerlin, the register is different: less ceremony, more focus on the plate.
Service runs Tuesday through Saturday evenings only. Saturday opens at 5:30 pm, slightly earlier than the 6 pm midweek start. Sunday and Monday are closed. There is no lunch service. For anyone planning around Hamburg more broadly, see our full Hamburg restaurants guide, and if you need hotel options nearby, our Hamburg hotels guide covers the full range.
Heimatjuwel does not lend itself to off-premise dining, and there is no evidence in the available data that takeout or delivery is offered. The kitchen's approach — produce-driven, technically precise, built around the moment the dish reaches the table , is the kind of cooking that loses significant ground in transit. The vegetable preparations and the compositions that define this style of creative German cooking are format-dependent. If you cannot get a table, the honest advice is to wait for one rather than look for a workaround. This is a room-and-plate experience, not a concept that translates to a box.
For a comparison point: other single-star restaurants working in this register across Germany, from CODA Dessert Dining in Berlin to ES:SENZ in Grassau, are similarly premises-dependent. The format matters. Book the table.
Heimatjuwel is priced at €€€, which in Hamburg's fine dining context means it sits one tier below the €€€€ rooms like bianc and Lakeside. That positioning is one of the more compelling arguments for booking: you are getting Michelin-starred cooking with OAD recognition at a lower spend than most of the city's other starred options. The Google rating of 4.7 across 327 reviews is consistent with a room that delivers reliably rather than occasionally. High review counts at high scores for a restaurant this size suggest repeat visitors, not just first-timers reacting to novelty.
No booking method, phone number, or website is listed in the available data. Given the Michelin star earned in 2025, expect demand to have increased sharply. Plan to book at least three to four weeks ahead and check availability on any reservation platform covering Hamburg. The small size of the operation and evening-only format mean capacity is limited. For context on how this compares to booking difficulty at other German starred rooms, see Aqua in Wolfsburg or JAN in Munich, both of which operate on comparable advance booking windows.
If you are visiting Hamburg specifically for the food, Heimatjuwel pairs well with a broader evening itinerary in Eimsbüttel or the surrounding districts. The Hamburg bars guide covers post-dinner options, and the Hamburg experiences guide is useful for building out the wider trip. Visitors with an interest in German wine should also check the Hamburg wineries guide.
For comparison with other creative vegetable-forward cooking in Germany at the starred level, Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn and Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach represent the upper end of that register, while 100/200 Kitchen in Hamburg itself offers a different take on creative cooking at a comparable price tier within the same city.
Quick reference: Michelin 1 Star (2025) | OAD Casual Europe #232 (2025) | €€€ | Tues–Fri 6–11 pm, Sat 5:30–11:30 pm | Closed Sun–Mon | Stellinger Weg 47, Hamburg | Book 3–4 weeks ahead minimum.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heimatjuwel | German, Creative | €€€ | A discovery is definitely the Heimat Juwel restaurant in Hamburg. All vegetable what comes out of the ground is mastered here! Chef Marcel Görke is clear: vegetables above all else. Yet we note that alongside vegetables, butter, cheese, an organic egg and even meat get their place. OK, then let's see that as a transitional phase surely?; Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe Ranked #232 (2025); Michelin 1 Star (2025); Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe Ranked #219 (2024); Michelin Plate (2024); Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe Highly Recommended (2023) | Hard | — |
| The Table Kevin Fehling | Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star | Unknown | — |
| bianc | Modern Mediterranean, Mediterranean Cuisine | €€€€ | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Lakeside | German Lakeside | €€€€ | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Landhaus Scherrer | Modern European, Classic Cuisine | €€€€ | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| Zeik | Modern European, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
Comparing your options in Hamburg for this tier.
Dinner is your only option. Heimatjuwel opens Tuesday through Friday from 6 pm and Saturday from 5:30 pm — no lunch service is listed. Monday and Sunday are closed, so plan accordingly when scheduling a Hamburg trip around this booking.
The kitchen's core focus is vegetables, so plant-heavy eating is built into the format rather than accommodated as an afterthought. That said, the menu is noted to include butter, cheese, egg, and occasional meat, so strict vegans should check the venue's official channels before booking. At Michelin-star level, dietary communication ahead of visit is standard practice.
Yes. A vegetable-forward tasting format at a Michelin-starred room suits solo diners well — the focus is on the plate and the progression, not group conversation. At €€€, it's a reasonable solo splurge by Hamburg fine dining standards, sitting below the €€€€ tier of bianc or Lakeside.
At €€€ with a 2025 Michelin star and a top-250 ranking on Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list, the price-to-credential ratio is strong relative to Hamburg's €€€€ rooms. Chef Marcel Görke's vegetable-led approach gives the menu a distinct point of view rather than a generic fine dining template. If you're looking for a Hamburg tasting experience at slightly lower outlay than The Table Kevin Fehling, this is the clearest alternative.
Specific dishes aren't available in the current data, so ordering advice beyond the format isn't possible here. What is clear from the venue's awards profile is that the vegetable-focused dishes are the reason to come — the Opinionated About Dining citation singles out Görke's handling of produce as the defining quality. Let the kitchen lead.
No group capacity details are listed in the available data, and given the Michelin-star format and evening-only service window, this is not a venue built around large-party dining. For groups of more than four, check the venue's official channels before assuming availability. For larger Hamburg group dinners, Landhaus Scherrer is a more flexible option.
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