Restaurant in Munich, Germany
Intimate Michelin star. Book before demand spikes.
1804 Hirschau earned its Michelin star in 2025 under chef Thomas Hübner, following a Plate year — making this a well-timed moment to book. At €€€€ with a 4.8 Google rating across 124 reviews, it delivers the quality its price implies and is one of Munich's more considered choices for a special occasion dinner. Book 4–6 weeks out minimum; demand has tightened since the star announcement.
If you are deciding between 1804 Hirschau and Tantris for a special occasion dinner in Munich, this is the more intimate, less theatrically loaded choice — and for most guests, that is the right call. Tantris carries decades of legacy and a grander room; 1804 Hirschau, operating under chef Thomas Hübner, earned its Michelin star in 2025 after holding a Michelin Plate in 2024, which means you are catching it at a moment of real momentum. At €€€€ pricing, the question is not whether the food is good — a 4.8 on Google across 124 reviews and a fresh star say it is , but whether this particular format and setting match what you are planning.
The short answer: yes, book it, especially if your occasion calls for a room that feels personal rather than institutional. This is not a venue where the history of the address does the heavy lifting. The food has to justify the spend on its own terms, and by current evidence, it does.
1804 Hirschau sits at Gyßlingstraße 15 in Munich's Schwabing-Freimann district, adjacent to the English Garden. The address is deliberately removed from the city centre's fine-dining cluster, which creates a different arrival experience from venues like Atelier or Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining, both of which sit in or near high-traffic hotel and shopping zones. Coming here feels like a considered trip rather than a convenient stop, which sets the tone before you sit down.
The spatial quality of the room is central to what 1804 Hirschau sells. Without confirmed seat count data, it would be speculative to call it small, but the intimacy of the experience , reflected in the review scores and the nature of the Michelin recognition , points to a room where tables are not packed and service has room to breathe. For a celebratory dinner, this matters more than it might seem. A room that gives your conversation space is a practical asset, not just an aesthetic one.
For special occasions, the GL-3 framing applies directly here: this is a venue where the experience quality is designed to carry the weight of a significant meal. A 4.8 average across more than 100 reviews is not achieved by a restaurant that delivers inconsistently. Peer comparisons bear this out , Acquarello and Tohru in der Schreiberei operate in the same price tier with comparable critical recognition, but neither offers quite this combination of neighbourhood setting and 2025 Michelin momentum.
Thomas Hübner's kitchen operates under a Modern Cuisine designation, which in practice at this level means a tasting menu format built around classical technique applied to contemporary ideas. The jump from Michelin Plate to Michelin Star in a single cycle is a meaningful credential: inspectors visit multiple times before awarding a star, so the 2025 recognition reflects sustained performance, not a single good night.
On wine, the editorial angle here is worth flagging directly. At €€€€ pricing in a one-star restaurant, the wine program is not an afterthought , it is part of what you are paying for. Munich does not have the natural-wine gravitational pull of Berlin or the Burgundy-heavy lists common in Paris restaurants of this tier, but a kitchen operating at this level will have built a list that works with the food rather than around it. For a special occasion, this matters: the right pairing can turn a good meal into the kind of dinner you remember clearly six months later. If wine matters to your group, ask about the pairing format when booking. Germany's proximity to the Mosel, Rheingau, and Franken wine regions means a serious kitchen here has access to domestic options that restaurants in other European capitals would have to import at a premium. That should translate to value in the German wine selection specifically.
For a broader view of how 1804 Hirschau compares to leading Modern Cuisine programs across Germany, it is worth looking at what Aqua in Wolfsburg, Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn, and Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach are doing , all carry three stars and give a sense of where a kitchen at 1804 Hirschau's trajectory could go. Closer in style and ambition, ES:SENZ in Grassau and Restaurant Haerlin in Hamburg are useful reference points for what a two-star Modern Cuisine experience looks and costs like in Germany, if you are calibrating value.
Booking difficulty is rated Hard. A freshly awarded Michelin star in 2025 will drive significant demand , tables that were bookable two months out before the announcement will tighten considerably as the year progresses. Book as far in advance as your plans allow. If you have a specific date in mind for a celebration or anniversary, four to six weeks minimum is a reasonable planning window, and more is safer. There is no confirmed booking method in the database, so check the restaurant's own channels directly for availability. For more context on Munich's dining scene while you plan, see our full Munich restaurants guide.
If 1804 Hirschau is fully booked or you want to compare before committing, Munich's one-star tier includes Brothers, Gabelspiel, Mountain Hub Gourmet, and JAN , each with a different format and tone worth weighing against your occasion. For planning beyond dinner, see our Munich hotels guide, our Munich bars guide, our Munich wineries guide, and our Munich experiences guide. For context on how Munich's fine-dining scene compares internationally, Frantzén in Stockholm, FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai, and CODA Dessert Dining in Berlin show the range of what Modern Cuisine looks like at the leading of the European market right now.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1804 Hirschau | €€€€ | Hard | — |
| Tantris | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Tohru in der Schreiberei | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Atelier | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Acquarello | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how 1804 Hirschau measures up.
At €€€€ pricing with a freshly awarded 2025 Michelin star, 1804 Hirschau sits at the upper tier of Munich dining — and the credential backs the spend. Thomas Hübner's kitchen offers the precision you expect at this price point without the institutional weight of a venue like Tantris. If a focused, chef-driven tasting menu format suits you, the value holds. For à la carte flexibility at similar spend, Acquarello is worth considering instead.
No dress code is documented in available venue data, but a 2025 Michelin-starred restaurant at €€€€ in Munich's Schwabing-Freimann district warrants polished, occasion-appropriate dress. Think business casual at minimum — tailored trousers and a collared shirt for men, equivalent for women. Turning up in trainers is a risk not worth taking at this price tier.
Specific menu items are not documented in the venue record. At a Michelin-starred Modern Cuisine restaurant operating under Thomas Hübner, the kitchen almost certainly runs a structured tasting menu format — that is the format to commit to rather than seeking à la carte options. check the venue's official channels at Gyßlingstraße 15 for current menu details before booking.
The intimate character of the room and the tasting menu format make solo dining entirely viable here — counter or bar seating at this style of restaurant suits a single diner well and removes any awkwardness of an empty opposite chair. The focused, chef-driven experience plays to a solo guest's advantage. Booking ahead is essential given the Hard difficulty rating, especially post the 2025 Michelin star award.
Yes — the 2025 Michelin star, €€€€ price tier, and intimate setting in Schwabing all point toward this being a strong special occasion choice. It works better for couples or small groups wanting a quiet, considered evening than for large parties seeking a theatrical setting. If you want more ceremony and occasion architecture, Tantris or Atelier carry more established prestige weight in Munich, but 1804 Hirschau offers more personal scale.
Munich's one-star tier includes Tohru in der Schreiberei, Gabelspiel, Brothers, and Mountain Hub Gourmet. For a step up in formality and award pedigree, Tantris and Atelier operate at a higher tier. Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining and Acquarello offer comparable positioning to 1804 Hirschau with longer track records. If 1804 Hirschau is fully booked — likely given the fresh 2025 star — Acquarello is the closest like-for-like alternative in feel and format.
A Michelin star awarded in 2025 confirms the kitchen is executing at a level that justifies the tasting menu format and the €€€€ price bracket. Thomas Hübner's Modern Cuisine approach means the menu is built around classical technique with contemporary structure — the format rewards diners who want to eat the whole story rather than pick selectively. If tasting menus are not your format, this restaurant is not the right fit; consider Acquarello or Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining for more flexibility.
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