Restaurant in Munich, Germany
Reliable traditional German dining, worth booking.
Freisinger Hof holds consecutive Michelin Plates (2024–2025) and a Star Wine List White Star, with a 4.8 Google rating from over 1,000 reviews — all at €€ pricing. It is the most practical choice in Munich for serious traditional German cooking without the cost or formality of the city's fine-dining circuit. Book for dinner if the wine list matters; lunch if you want the best value per euro.
If you are looking for a reliable, mid-price traditional German restaurant in Munich's eastern reaches that holds two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) and a near-perfect Google rating of 4.8 across more than 1,000 reviews, Freisinger Hof belongs on your shortlist. This is the right choice for food and wine enthusiasts who want honest, grounded cooking without the four-course ceremony of Munich's fine-dining circuit. It suits couples seeking a neighbourhood dinner, solo diners wanting a proper meal rather than a tourist trap, and small groups who prefer depth of cooking over spectacle of service. It is not the place to go if you want creative tasting menus or a city-centre address.
Freisinger Hof sits at Oberföhringer Str. 189 in the Bogenhausen-adjacent district of Munich, away from the central tourist corridors. The combination of restaurant and hotel under one roof gives it a settled, unhurried character that is harder to find closer to the Marienplatz. The Michelin Plate designation — awarded in both 2024 and 2025 , signals food that meets Michelin's quality threshold without the additional theatre or pricing of a starred establishment. For the explorer diner who reads awards as a reliability signal rather than a status marker, that distinction matters: you are getting vetted cooking at €€ pricing, which is a comparatively rare combination in a city where quality and cost tend to move together.
Star Wine List recognised the venue in September 2024 with a White Star, which indicates a wine list worth your attention. For guests who treat the wine as integral to the meal rather than an afterthought, this is a meaningful data point. Traditional German cuisine and a thoughtfully assembled wine list make for a pairing that rewards ordering by the glass across courses rather than defaulting to a house pour.
At €€ pricing across both services, Freisinger Hof does not restructure its offer dramatically between lunch and dinner the way a fine-dining room would , but the choice of when you visit still shapes the experience. Lunch here tends to suit the diner who wants a substantial midday meal without the formality of a long evening booking. Traditional German cuisine at this price point typically means hearty portions and regional ingredients, which sit more naturally at lunch when appetite and pace align. If you are visiting Munich on a short trip and want one genuinely good German meal without spending at €€€€ level, lunch at Freisinger Hof is a strong candidate.
Dinner, by contrast, gives you the full version of what the venue does: a more settled room, more time with the wine list, and a pace that suits the Star Wine List recognition. If the wine programme is a draw for you, evening is the session to prioritise. The White Star acknowledgement implies a list with range and curation, and that is leading explored over two hours rather than a 45-minute lunch window. For the explorer diner who treats the cellar as part of the experience, dinner earns the longer commitment.
Neither session requires advance planning at the level of Munich's starred restaurants , booking difficulty is rated Easy , but a Michelin Plate venue with a 4.8 Google rating across 1,026 reviews does fill. See the practical section below for timing guidance.
Munich supports a wide range of traditional German cooking, from tourist-facing beer halls to genuinely serious neighbourhood restaurants. Freisinger Hof positions itself in the latter category: the Michelin Plate and Star Wine List credentials put it above the average Gasthaus without tipping into the price bracket of the city's creative fine-dining rooms. For context, venues like Tantris, Tohru in der Schreiberei, Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining, and JAN all operate at €€€€ and require considerably more planning and spend. Freisinger Hof fills a gap that Munich's dining scene genuinely needs: awarded quality at an accessible price, outside the city centre.
If traditional cuisine is your focus, Weinhaus Neuner offers a comparison point closer to the city centre. For those building a broader trip around serious eating in Germany, it is worth knowing that venues like Aqua in Wolfsburg, Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn, and ES:SENZ in Grassau represent the country's higher end, while Freisinger Hof occupies a different but legitimate position in the value-quality spectrum. For traditional cuisine comparisons further afield, Cave à Vin & à Manger - Maison Saint-Crescent in Narbonne and Auberge Grand'Maison in Mûr-de-Bretagne show how the format plays out in France.
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| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Freisinger Hof | €€ | — |
| Tantris | €€€€ | — |
| Tohru in der Schreiberei | €€€€ | — |
| Alois - Dallmayr Fine Dining | €€€€ | — |
| Atelier | €€€€ | — |
| Acquarello | €€€€ | — |
How Freisinger Hof stacks up against the competition.
Yes, it works well for solo diners. At €€ pricing with a traditional German format, the atmosphere is likely relaxed enough that a solo seat at the bar or a small table carries no awkwardness. The Michelin Plate recognition signals a kitchen that takes food seriously without the formality that can make solo dining feel uncomfortable at higher-tier rooms like Atelier or Tantris.
For traditional German cooking at a similar price point, Freisinger Hof sits in a category with few direct Michelin-recognised peers. If you want to spend more and move into modern fine dining, Tantris or Tohru in der Schreiberei are the reference points in Munich. Acquarello is the right alternative if Italian rather than German cuisine fits your group better at a comparable commitment level.
Freisinger Hof is not documented as a tasting-menu-led venue. It holds a Michelin Plate across 2024 and 2025, which recognises cooking quality without implying a multi-course format. At €€ pricing, the value case rests on consistent à la carte or set-menu execution rather than a destination tasting experience — for that format, Alois Dallmayr Fine Dining or Atelier are the more appropriate rooms.
Book at least one to two weeks ahead for weekend evenings. As a Michelin Plate holder at €€ pricing in a residential Munich district, Freisinger Hof draws a regular local crowd rather than a tourist surge, so midweek lunch or dinner is likely more flexible. Closer to zero notice is a reasonable gamble on a Tuesday, but do not test that theory on a Friday or Saturday.
It depends on what the occasion calls for. Two consecutive Michelin Plates and a Wine Star recognition give it enough credibility for a meaningful dinner, and €€ pricing means it will not strain a budget the way a starred room would. For a landmark anniversary or milestone, the setting away from Munich's centre may feel low-key rather than celebratory; in that case, Atelier or Tohru in der Schreiberei would deliver more occasion weight.
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