Restaurant in Sprockhövel, Germany
Michelin-recognised value in the Ruhr.
Habbel's holds a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, making it the most credentialled dining option in Sprockhövel at a mid-range €€ price point. With a 4.5 Google rating across 514 reviews and an easy booking difficulty, it's a reliable choice for a well-cooked dinner without fine-dining prices or formality. Book ahead and calibrate expectations to its comfortable, unhurried setting.
Yes, for what it is. Habbel's is a Michelin Plate-recognised international restaurant sitting at the €€ price point in Sprockhövel, and that combination is harder to find than it sounds in the Ruhr region. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) signal that inspectors consider the cooking honest and technically sound, even if a star hasn't followed. At this price tier, that's a meaningful credential. If you want a reliable, well-regarded dinner without committing to fine-dining prices, Habbel's earns the booking.
Sprockhövel is a quiet Ruhr-area town, and Habbel's sits on Gevelsberger Strasse in a setting that reflects its context: this is not a scene restaurant. The energy here runs closer to a comfortable local anchor than a destination dining room. That means lower ambient noise than you'd find at a city-centre bistro, which makes it a functional pick for conversation-heavy evenings: a catch-up dinner, a low-key date, or a table with older family members who prefer not to shout across the room. Don't arrive expecting the buzz of a Saturday-night city crowd. The mood is settled and unhurried, which is either exactly what you want or a reason to look elsewhere depending on why you're going out.
The drinks program here deserves a note. For a €€ restaurant in a smaller German town, the question is usually whether the wine list is broad enough to support the food or whether it's a cursory afterthought. Habbel's international cuisine framing suggests the kitchen is drawing from multiple culinary traditions, which tends to demand a drinks list that can flex across styles rather than anchoring on a single regional wine. If you've been before and stuck to house pours, a return visit is a good opportunity to ask what's available by the glass beyond the defaults, particularly if the menu has shifted toward any specific regional direction that evening. The absence of a published cocktail or bar program in the available data means we can't confirm a full bar offering, so if cocktails are your priority over wine, confirm with the venue before you go.
If you've already done a standard dinner at Habbel's, the next useful question is whether the menu has moved. International cuisine at this level can mean anything from a broadly European kitchen to something genuinely ranging across Asian and Mediterranean influences. The Michelin Plate recognition, held across two years, suggests the kitchen has found a formula that works and is executing it consistently. On a return visit, push beyond your usual order: ask the staff what's changed recently, or what they'd point a regular toward. Restaurants at this recognition level typically have a few dishes that outperform the rest of the menu, and staff at settled local restaurants are usually willing to be direct about what those are.
The €€ price point also means there's room to try more of the menu without the financial weight of a tasting-menu commitment. Consider ordering an extra starter or splitting a dessert to cover more ground without the structure of a set menu.
Habbel's sits at Gevelsberger Str. 127, 45549 Sprockhövel. Booking is rated easy, which is consistent with its location in a smaller town rather than a high-demand city restaurant. A Google rating of 4.5 across 514 reviews is a solid signal of consistent execution across a wide sample, not just a handful of enthusiastic early visitors. Price range is €€, making this one of the more accessible Michelin Plate venues you'll find in the wider Ruhr region. Hours, phone, and online booking links are not confirmed in our current data, so contact the venue directly to confirm availability before making a specific trip.
| Detail | Habbel's |
|---|---|
| Price range | €€ |
| Booking difficulty | Easy |
| Awards | Michelin Plate 2024, 2025 |
| Google rating | 4.5 (514 reviews) |
| Cuisine | International |
| Location | Sprockhövel, Germany |
See the full comparison section below.
For a low-key celebration in the Sprockhövel area, yes. The Michelin Plate recognition gives it a credible anchor for a birthday or anniversary dinner, and the €€ price range means you won't be stretching the budget to mark the occasion. It's not the right choice if you want a full fine-dining production with amuse-bouches and lengthy tasting menus. For that, you'd need to travel to a higher-tier venue. But for a relaxed, well-cooked special dinner without the formality of a Michelin-starred room, Habbel's works.
No confirmed seat count or group booking policy is available in our current data. Given its location in a smaller town and its easy booking difficulty rating, it's reasonable to assume some flexibility for small groups. Contact the venue directly for anything above six people. Phone and website details are not currently confirmed, so approach via a direct visit or search for current contact information before planning a group booking.
The international cuisine framing suggests a kitchen that is used to working across different ingredient sets, which typically means reasonable flexibility on dietary requirements. That said, no confirmed information on specific dietary accommodation is available. Contact the venue in advance if you have serious restrictions. Don't arrive and expect the kitchen to rebuild dishes on the fly without notice.
The Michelin Plate (held in both 2024 and 2025) means the cooking meets a documented baseline of quality, and the 4.5 Google rating across 514 reviews confirms that's consistent across the broad dining public, not just critics. At €€ pricing, expectations should be calibrated accordingly: this is good cooking at a fair price in a quieter setting, not a destination fine-dining experience. Go for the food and the comfortable atmosphere. Book ahead rather than walking in, even if availability is generally easy.
No confirmed tasting menu is listed in the available data, so we can't assess its value directly. If a tasting menu is available, the €€ price point suggests it would be modestly priced by German fine-dining standards. Ask when you book or on arrival. If a set menu option exists, it's likely the leading way to see what the kitchen does across multiple courses at this recognition level.
At €€, the bar for value is not high, and Habbel's clears it. Two consecutive Michelin Plates and a 4.5 Google score across more than 500 reviews point to consistent quality at an accessible price. You're not paying Michelin-star prices for star-adjacent cooking — you're paying mid-range prices for food that inspectors have judged technically solid. That's a reasonable deal. If you want to spend more and get more, you'd need to look at €€€€ venues like Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach, but that's a different category of commitment entirely.
Sprockhövel has a limited dining scene, so genuine like-for-like alternatives within the town are thin. If you're willing to travel within the wider Ruhr and NRW region, Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach is the obvious step up in prestige, though at €€€€ it's a different financial commitment. For international cuisine in other German cities, TRB - Temple Restaurant Beijing or Marcel von Winckelmann in Passau offer comparable international framing in different contexts. See our full Sprockhövel restaurants guide for current local options.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habbel's | International | €€ | Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| Schwarzwaldstube | French, Classic French | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Aqua | Contemporary German, Italian/Japanese, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Vendôme | Modern European, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| CODA Dessert Dining | Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Tantris | Modern French, French Contemporary | €€€€ | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
For a low-key celebration in the Sprockhövel area, yes. The Michelin Plate held in both 2024 and 2025 gives it credible grounding for a birthday or anniversary dinner without requiring a high-spend commitment. At €€, it delivers a recognisable quality signal without the formality or cost of a full Michelin-starred venue in the wider Ruhr region.
No confirmed group booking policy or seat count is in our current data. Given its location in a smaller town and its easy booking difficulty rating, Habbel's likely handles modest group sizes without difficulty, but confirm directly before assuming private dining or large-party arrangements are available.
No confirmed dietary policy is available in our data. The international cuisine framing typically means a kitchen working across a broad ingredient range, which usually allows reasonable flexibility. check the venue's official channels to confirm specific requirements before booking.
The Michelin Plate, held in both 2024 and 2025, means the cooking meets a documented baseline of quality. This is not a scene restaurant in a major city hub; Sprockhövel is a quiet Ruhr-area town, so expect a relaxed, neighbourhood-focused atmosphere rather than a high-energy dining room. Booking is rated easy, so last-minute reservations are more realistic here than at comparable Michelin-recognised spots in Düsseldorf or Cologne.
No confirmed tasting menu is in our current data, so a direct value assessment is not possible. If one is available on arrival, the €€ price point means the risk is low. Ask when booking whether a multi-course format is offered.
At €€, yes. Two consecutive Michelin Plates and a 4.5 Google rating across more than 500 reviews indicate consistent kitchen output at a price that does not require justification. For the Sprockhövel area, there is little comparable competition at this quality level, which makes the value case stronger.
Sprockhövel's dining scene is limited, so direct in-town alternatives are thin. If you're willing to travel into the wider Ruhr region, Wuppertal and Essen both offer Michelin-recognised options at varying price points that would be the natural next step up from Habbel's €€ positioning.
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