Restaurant in Nuremberg, Germany
Two years of stars. Book early.
Veles holds a Michelin star for the second consecutive year in 2025 and sits at the €€€ price tier, making it one of Nuremberg's most accessible starred options. Chef Steven Fair runs a modern cuisine kitchen at Kernstraße 29, and a 4.8 Google rating across 197 reviews confirms consistent delivery. Book four to eight weeks ahead and request counter seating for the full experience.
If you are enquiring about Veles at Kernstraße 29 in Nuremberg, start with one practical priority: request a counter seat when you book. For a Michelin-starred modern cuisine kitchen run by chef Steven Fair, close proximity to the pass changes the experience from a fine dining dinner into something closer to a chef's demonstration with a meal attached. That distinction is worth understanding before you commit to the room.
Veles holds a Michelin star for 2024 and retained it in 2025, which places it in a narrow tier of serious cooking in a city that does not have an oversupply of this kind of restaurant. A 4.8 rating across 197 Google reviews is a credible signal that the kitchen is consistent rather than sporadically excellent, which matters when you are spending at the €€€ price point and planning around a trip.
Veles is on Kernstraße in Nuremberg's western residential districts, away from the tourist corridors around the Altstadt. The address puts you in a quieter part of the city, and arriving on foot from the centre gives you a clear sense that this is a local dining destination rather than a visiting-chef showcase. The room itself signals intent: modern cuisine at this level in Germany tends to prioritise precision and restraint over theatre, and the visual register at Veles follows that logic. Clean lines, focused plating, and a kitchen that treats each course as a deliberate statement rather than an accumulation of abundance.
The counter seats, if available, put you directly in front of that kitchen logic. You see the sequencing of courses, the timing decisions, and the spatial economy of how chef Fair's team operates. For food and wine enthusiasts who want context alongside the meal, this is the position to request. A table further back in the room is still a very good dinner; the counter makes it a different kind of engagement.
Veles is a hard booking. A two-star-level experience at a €€€ price point in a city without a deep bench of comparable restaurants means reservation pressure is higher than the address might suggest. As a rule, allow at least four to six weeks lead time, and treat six to eight weeks as the safer window for a Friday or Saturday evening. Midweek availability tends to open up closer to the date, and if your schedule allows Tuesday through Thursday flexibility, that is your most practical workaround for a last-minute decision.
The Michelin star retention in 2025 will have driven another round of interest from German and European food travellers, so assume the booking window has tightened compared to previous years. Check availability as early as your itinerary allows. There is no published phone number in the current record, so your first move should be their direct reservation channel or a walk-in enquiry if you are already in Nuremberg and chasing a cancellation slot.
Nuremberg has a small but serious group of high-end restaurants, and understanding where Veles sits helps you decide whether it is the right dinner for your trip. The city's other Michelin-recognised addresses — including Entenstuben, Waidwerk, and Würzhaus , each occupy distinct positions. Veles at €€€ sits at a price point that is accessible relative to the four-tilde bracket, which makes it one of the more considered choices if you want a starred experience without the full commitment of a €€€€ tasting menu spend.
If you are spending several nights in Nuremberg and want to spread your dining across the quality tier, consider pairing Veles with a meal at Koch und Kellner or ZweiSinn Meiers | Bistro for contrast at a lower price tier. Our full Nuremberg restaurants guide maps the broader picture, and if you are also planning around hotels or bars, our Nuremberg hotels guide and bars guide are useful companions.
For context on what starred modern cuisine looks like in comparable German cities, JAN in Munich and Aqua in Wolfsburg offer useful reference points. If you are travelling more broadly and want to understand how Veles sits within European modern cuisine at this level, Maison Lameloise in Chagny and Frantzén in Stockholm give a sense of the wider competitive set. For Germany's upper tier, Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn and Victor's Fine Dining by Christian Bau in Perl represent the country's three-star benchmark.
The closest alternatives at a comparable or higher level are Entenstuben (€€€€, Modern Cuisine) and Essigbrätlein (€€€€, Modern German). Both sit above Veles on price but offer distinct styles: Essigbrätlein leans into regional ingredient focus, while Entenstuben is more classically structured. If you want creative cooking at €€€, Wonka is a relevant peer. Veles makes the most sense if you want a starred experience at a price point that does not require the full €€€€ commitment.
At €€€, yes , provided starred modern cuisine is the format you are after. Veles has held a Michelin star across two consecutive years, and a 4.8 rating from nearly 200 reviews signals reliable execution rather than a single celebrated visit. For the price tier, it represents better value than Nuremberg's four-tilde addresses. If you are weighing it against a trip to a three-star restaurant in Germany, that is a different investment; Veles is the right choice when you want serious cooking at a considered spend.
Four to six weeks minimum for a weekend dinner; six to eight weeks is safer. Michelin star retention in 2025 has maintained interest from food-focused travellers across Germany and beyond, so the booking window is under sustained pressure. Midweek evenings are your most accessible option if you have flexibility. There is no published phone number in current records, so use their direct online reservation channel or enquire in person if you are already in Nuremberg chasing a cancellation.
Yes, and the counter seats make solo dining particularly worthwhile here. Sitting at the pass as a single diner gives you direct sightlines to the kitchen and a natural conversational position with the team, which turns a dinner that might feel isolated at a table-for-one into an engaged experience. Solo diners should specifically request counter seating when booking , it is the most practical and rewarding seat in the room for someone dining alone.
No specific group capacity data is available in the current record, so confirm directly with the restaurant before planning a group dinner. As a general guideline, Michelin-starred modern cuisine restaurants at this scale in Germany tend to have limited group configurations, and parties of six or more often require advance coordination. For large group dining in Nuremberg, our full Nuremberg restaurants guide includes options better suited to bigger tables.
Three things: request the counter seat, book early, and expect a modern cuisine format rather than a traditional Franconian dining experience. Veles is not a regional cooking showcase , chef Steven Fair operates in the contemporary European mode that characterises Germany's current Michelin-starred tier. If you are arriving from outside Nuremberg specifically for this dinner, build a midweek itinerary to give yourself the leading shot at a reservation. The address is outside the Altstadt, so factor in travel time if you are staying centrally.
Counter seating is the format to ask about , it puts you closest to the kitchen and changes the character of the meal. Whether a standalone bar-eat option exists is not confirmed in current records, but requesting counter seats as your first preference when booking is the practical move. For a food enthusiast, this is the strongest seat in the room: you see the plating, the pacing, and the kitchen's operational logic in real time, which adds a layer of context that a mid-room table does not provide.
Specific menu items and dishes are not available in current records, and the menu at a Michelin-starred modern cuisine restaurant will evolve seasonally. The format at venues of this type is typically a set tasting menu with limited or no à la carte options , confirm the current structure when booking. For up-to-date menu detail, check their reservation page directly. If you want a point of comparison for modern cuisine tasting menus in Germany, CODA Dessert Dining in Berlin and Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach offer useful reference points for the format.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veles | Modern Cuisine | €€€ | Michelin 1 Star (2025); Michelin 1 Star (2024) | Hard | — |
| Essigbrätlein | Modern German, Innovative | €€€€ | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Tisane | Modern European, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| etz | Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Wonka | Creative | €€€ | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| Entenstuben | Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
How Veles stacks up against the competition.
Essigbrätlein is the comparison that matters most — it holds two Michelin stars and sits at the top of Nuremberg's fine dining hierarchy, so if budget allows, it is the higher-ceiling option. Tisane and etz offer more casual formats at lower price points if you want something less formal than Veles. Wonka and Entenstuben serve different purposes: Wonka leans creative and playful, while Entenstuben is a strong pick for traditional Franconian cooking rather than modern cuisine.
At €€€ and with back-to-back Michelin stars in 2024 and 2025, Veles justifies its price for anyone who takes modern fine dining seriously. The star consistency under chef Steven Fair signals a kitchen that is not resting on an early award — that reliability matters when you are spending at this level. If you want the Nuremberg fine dining experience without going to Essigbrätlein's two-star price tier, Veles is the most defensible spend in the city.
Book at least four to six weeks out, and further if you have a fixed travel date. A Michelin-starred restaurant at €€€ in a city with limited comparable alternatives draws reservation pressure well beyond local demand. Do not assume mid-week flexibility will save you — check the venue's official channels as soon as your dates are confirmed.
Yes, and the counter seat is the reason. Solo diners at a Michelin-starred modern cuisine restaurant get the most from a counter position — proximity to the kitchen, a natural vantage point for the meal's progression, and no awkward table-for-one dynamic. Request the counter explicitly when booking; it is not guaranteed if you leave the seating to chance.
Groups of four or more should check the venue's official channels before assuming availability. Michelin-starred restaurants at this scale in Nuremberg typically have limited covers per service, which means large group bookings require coordination rather than a standard reservation. Parties of two have the most flexibility for counter seating; larger groups should confirm room configuration in advance.
Veles is at Kernstraße 29 in Nuremberg's western residential area, not in the Altstadt tourist zone — factor that into your travel logistics. Chef Steven Fair has held a Michelin star for two consecutive years (2024 and 2025), so the kitchen has a clear identity and consistent execution. Come with a booking confirmed well in advance and request counter seating if you want the most engaging version of the meal.
The counter seat at Veles is the format to target, and the body of coverage around the restaurant treats it as the preferred position rather than a fallback. Whether a separate bar walk-in option exists is not documented — check the venue's official channels if that is your plan. Do not assume drop-in availability at a one-star restaurant in a city with few comparable alternatives.
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