Restaurant in Passau, Germany
Michelin-recognised dining without the splurge.
Weingut holds two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024–2025) and a 4.8 Google rating, making it the most credentialled dining option in Passau at the €€ price tier. The wine-forward identity sets it apart from comparable International tables in the city. Book for a special occasion or date night — the reservation window is easy, but weekends fill faster than the low booking difficulty suggests.
If you want a credentialled dining experience in Passau and don't want to drive to Munich or Wolfsburg to get it, Weingut is the clearest answer in the city. Two consecutive Michelin Plate awards (2024 and 2025) confirm it clears the quality threshold, and the €€ price range means you're paying roughly half what you'd spend at a comparable recognised table elsewhere in Germany. Book it for a date, a celebration, or a business dinner where the setting needs to do some work. The reservation window is easy — this is not a venue requiring three-month planning — but don't treat that as an excuse to leave it to the last minute, especially on weekends.
Weingut sits at Theresienstraße 28 in Passau's central district, which puts it within the old town's compact, walkable core. The address and the venue's name both signal something about the room's character: this is a wine-rooted space with an air of considered calm rather than the theatrical production design you find at destination restaurants. For a special occasion, that works in your favour. Intimate rooms with focused lighting tend to serve conversation better than high-ceilinged spaces built for spectacle. If you're planning a proposal, an anniversary dinner, or a client meal where the environment needs to feel curated without feeling loud, Weingut's spatial register fits the brief. The venue isn't a grand room and shouldn't be chosen for that reason , choose it because the scale suits the occasion.
The cuisine is listed as International, which at a Michelin Plate level in a German riverside city typically means a kitchen pulling from European technique while keeping the menu flexible across seasons. The Michelin Plate recognition signals consistent cooking that meets the guide's quality floor , not a starred operation, but a kitchen the guide considers worth directing readers toward. For context, Michelin awards Plates to restaurants where the inspectors find good cooking without reaching star level; it is a positive signal, not a consolation prize.
On the drinks side, the venue name itself , Weingut, meaning wine estate or winery in German , tells you the wine list carries real weight here. This is not a restaurant that happened to add wine to the menu. The program has identity. For a special occasion pairing or a dinner where wine matters as much as the food, that specificity is an asset. If you're bringing someone who knows wine, or if the bottle selection is part of why you're choosing a restaurant, Weingut earns its name. The drinks program, grounded in wine-estate sensibility, is a reason to choose this venue over a technically comparable International table elsewhere in Passau where the wine list is an afterthought. For more on Passau's bar and drinks scene, see our full Passau bars guide.
Weingut works leading for two to four people on a special occasion: anniversary, birthday, business dinner, or first proper date in a city with limited fine-dining options at this price point. Solo diners are also well-served here , a Michelin Plate venue at €€ is one of the better reasons to sit down alone with a good glass of wine in a mid-sized German city. For larger groups, check availability directly, as intimate room formats sometimes limit flexibility for parties above six.
If you're visiting Passau and want to compare options before booking, our full Passau restaurants guide covers the full spread. Closer alternatives in the city include Marcel von Winckelmann and Zwo20 , both worth considering depending on your brief.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, which means walk-ins are more viable here than at a starred operation, and same-week reservations should generally be available. That said, weekend evenings in a compact old town with limited fine-dining competition fill faster than the week suggests. Book two to three days out for a weekday table, five to seven days for a Friday or Saturday. If you're building a trip around a specific date , an anniversary dinner on a Saturday, for instance , book when you confirm your travel. There is no reason to risk losing the table when the booking window is this manageable. Hours and booking method are not confirmed in our current data; contact the venue directly via the Theresienstraße 28 address or check current availability through local reservation platforms.
If you're planning a full trip, Passau rewards some research. Beyond the restaurant scene, see our full Passau hotels guide, our full Passau wineries guide, and our full Passau experiences guide for a complete picture. For reference points on how Germany's leading tables compare at the other end of the price spectrum, JAN in Munich, ES:SENZ in Grassau, and Haubentaucher in Rottach-Egern are all within reasonable reach of the Passau region and worth benchmarking against if you're planning a longer itinerary. For international tables at a similar accessible price point, Loumi in Berlin is a useful comparison on the cuisine side.
Yes, it's one of the stronger choices in Passau for a celebration meal. The Michelin Plate recognition (2024 and 2025) confirms the kitchen meets a quality standard that makes the evening feel intentional rather than incidental. At €€ pricing, you can add a considered bottle from what the venue name suggests is a serious wine list without the evening becoming expensive. For a birthday or anniversary in Passau, this is the most credentialled option at this price point.
Tasting menu availability is not confirmed in current data , contact the venue directly to ask. What is confirmed: two consecutive Michelin Plates signal a kitchen operating at a level where a tasting format, if offered, is likely to hold up. At €€ pricing, any multi-course format here is considerably less expensive than tasting menus at starred venues like Victor's Fine Dining in Perl or Schanz in Piesport.
No formal dress code is confirmed in our data, but smart casual is the right call for a Michelin Plate venue at this price tier in Germany. Think well-dressed, not black-tie. In a Bavarian old town setting, overdressing is less common than in Munich or Hamburg, so err toward put-together rather than formal. Check with the venue directly if you're planning something particularly formal.
Bar seating specifics aren't confirmed in current data. Given the venue's wine-forward identity , the name Weingut signals a wine-estate approach to the drinks program , there's a reasonable case that counter or bar seating exists and that it's a good way to engage with the wine list directly. Contact the venue to confirm before assuming walk-in bar access is available.
Yes. A Michelin Plate venue at €€ pricing is one of the better justifications for a solo dinner in any mid-sized German city. The wine-rooted identity means you can build a meal around a single well-chosen glass or bottle without needing a table of four to justify the spend. If solo dining in Passau is your situation, Weingut is the most credentialled option in the city at this price point. See also our full Passau restaurants guide for other options across formats.
Within Passau, Marcel von Winckelmann and Zwo20 are the closest comparisons. If you're willing to travel into Bavaria or beyond for a special occasion meal, JAN in Munich and ES:SENZ in Grassau operate at a higher award tier. For Germany's most decorated tables, Aqua in Wolfsburg, Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn, and Restaurant Haerlin in Hamburg are reference points , all at €€€€ and requiring considerably more advance planning.
At €€ with two Michelin Plates and a 4.8 Google rating from 354 reviews, yes. The price-to-recognition ratio is strong for Passau. You're getting a kitchen the Michelin Guide has flagged twice running, in a wine-forward room, for roughly half what you'd pay at a comparable recognised table at the €€€€ tier. For context, CODA Dessert Dining in Berlin or Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach operate at €€€€ with starred recognition , Weingut won't match that level, but it also won't ask you to match that spend.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weingut | International | €€ | Easy |
| Aqua | Contemporary German, Italian/Japanese, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Schwarzwaldstube | French, Classic French | €€€€ | Unknown |
| CODA Dessert Dining | Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Tantris | Modern French, French Contemporary | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Vendôme | Modern European, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
How Weingut stacks up against the competition.
Yes — it's one of the clearest choices in Passau for a birthday, anniversary, or business dinner. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) give it a credential that most restaurants in the city can't match, and the €€ price range means you get a credentialled meal without the outlay of a starred operation. For groups of two to four, it's well-suited. Larger parties should confirm availability directly.
The menu format isn't documented in available detail, but a Michelin Plate at €€ pricing positions Weingut as a kitchen operating above its price point. If a tasting menu is offered, the value case is strong compared to Passau's alternatives. Confirm the current format when booking, since menus at this level often change seasonally.
Dress code details aren't specified in the venue record, but a Michelin Plate restaurant at €€ in a German city like Passau typically calls for neat, presentable clothing rather than formal attire. Business casual is a safe default. If you're unsure, check the venue's official channels before your visit.
Bar seating arrangements aren't confirmed in the venue data. Given the €€ price range and Michelin Plate status, the setup is likely a seated dining room rather than a bar-forward concept. Call ahead if eating at the bar is a priority for your visit.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, which works in solo diners' favour — last-minute and same-week reservations are generally more viable here than at a starred operation. The International cuisine format and mid-range pricing make it a practical solo choice. If the layout skews toward larger tables, mention you're dining alone when booking so they can place you appropriately.
Within Passau itself, the credentialled dining options are limited, which is part of what makes Weingut's Michelin Plate relevant. For higher ambition, Tantris in Munich (about two hours away) operates at a different tier entirely. For a comparable mid-range Michelin-recognised meal on a different trip, CODA Dessert Dining in Berlin offers a distinct format. Inside Passau, Weingut is the most straightforward answer for a recognised restaurant at accessible prices.
At €€, yes — two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) at this price point is good value by any measure. You're not paying starred-restaurant prices, and you're getting a kitchen that has been recognised twice by Michelin's inspectors. In a city where credentialled dining options are sparse, that combination is hard to argue against.
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