Restaurant in Staufen im Breisgau, Germany
Two Bib Gourmands. Country cooking. Book ahead.

Die Krone holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024–2025) for country cooking on Staufen im Breisgau's main street, with a 4.7 Google rating and €€ pricing. For this quality level in the Black Forest region, it is one of the clearest value decisions you can make. Easy to book, consistent across both lunch and dinner sittings.
If you have already eaten at Die Krone once, the case for going back is direct: two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024 and 2025) confirm this is not a flash of good form but a consistently reliable kitchen. For a country cooking restaurant on Staufen im Breisgau's main street at a €€ price point, that is a difficult combination to beat in the Black Forest region. Book it again, and this time pay closer attention to how lunch and dinner differ in pace and value.
The first visit to Die Krone tends to be about discovery: the room on Hauptstraße 30, the pricing that sits well below what the Bib Gourmand usually implies, the cooking style that leans on regional German country tradition under chef Jimmy Shen. On a second visit, you can afford to be more deliberate. The fundamentals stay consistent — that is precisely what the Bib Gourmand recognises — but your second visit is the right moment to compare the lunch and dinner experiences against each other rather than simply accepting whichever time slot you first booked.
Lunch at a Bib Gourmand venue in a German market town tends to offer better value per euro than dinner, and Die Krone fits that pattern. The midday sitting typically draws a local crowd: residents from Staufen and visitors passing through the southern Baden wine country. That translates to a less formal pace, often a shorter menu, and a room that feels grounded rather than performative. If your first visit was dinner, lunch is the version worth trying on the return. If you came for lunch first, the evening sitting rewards you with a slightly fuller kitchen and more time to sit with the wine list , a consideration given how well this corner of Baden-Württemberg is served by local Pinot Noir and dry Riesling producers.
At €€ pricing, Die Krone sits in a tier where the gap between lunch and dinner spend is meaningful. Dinner tends to involve more courses and more time; lunch is the tighter, faster version. For a solo traveller or a couple passing through the Markgräflerland en route to Freiburg or the Rhine, lunch is the more practical option , you can walk Staufen's old town before or after, and the booking window is generally easier to fill at midday than on a Friday or Saturday evening. For a group that wants to sit longer and explore the wine pairing, dinner is the better frame. Neither sitting underdelivers on the cooking; the choice is really about how much of your afternoon or evening you want to commit.
The Google rating of 4.7 from 248 reviews is consistent across both sittings, which suggests the kitchen performs without meaningful drop-off depending on the time of day. That kind of rating stability at a high volume of reviews is a more reliable signal than a 4.9 from forty covers.
Staufen im Breisgau sits in the Markgräflerland, a wine-growing corridor that runs between Freiburg and Basel. Late spring through early autumn is when the town and its surrounding vineyards are at their most accessible, and a meal at Die Krone pairs naturally with a walk through the vine-lined lanes or a visit to the castle ruins above the town. That said, the Bib Gourmand is awarded on the basis of year-round consistency, not seasonal peaks, so a winter visit during the quiet months can work well if you want a less crowded room and easier booking. Avoid the highest summer tourist weeks (late July and August) if you want a calmer midday sitting , the town draws visitors during those weeks, and the restaurant will reflect that.
For day-of-week timing, midweek lunch on a Tuesday or Wednesday gives you the most relaxed version of the experience. Weekend dinner, particularly Saturday, will be the fullest and most energetic room.
For other dining options nearby, Ambiente and Höfli both offer farm-to-table approaches worth considering if you are spending more than one meal in the area. For a broader picture of the town's food and drink scene, see our full Staufen im Breisgau restaurants guide, our full Staufen im Breisgau bars guide, our full Staufen im Breisgau wineries guide, our full Staufen im Breisgau hotels guide, and our full Staufen im Breisgau experiences guide.
If you are using Die Krone as part of a wider Black Forest and southern Germany food trip, the following venues are worth planning around: Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn for three-Michelin-star classic French in the Black Forest, JAN in Munich, Aqua in Wolfsburg, ES:SENZ in Grassau, Schanz in Piesport, Victor's Fine Dining by Christian Bau in Perl, Restaurant Haerlin in Hamburg, CODA Dessert Dining in Berlin, and Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach. For country cooking comparisons across borders, see 21.9 in Piobesi d'Alba and Andrea Monesi , Locanda di Orta in Orta San Giulio.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Die Krone | Country cooking | €€ | 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 Die Krone stacks up against the competition.
Book at least two to three weeks in advance, especially for weekend dinner. The Bib Gourmand recognition in both 2024 and 2025 has increased demand at this €€ price point in a small town like Staufen im Breisgau, and tables at Hauptstraße 30 are limited. Midweek lunch is the easiest slot to secure.
The cuisine is country cooking and the price range sits at €€, which points to a relaxed, unfussy atmosphere. Neat casual — clean trousers, a shirt or blouse — is appropriate. There is no indication from the venue's positioning that formal dress is expected or required.
Die Krone has earned consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024 and 2025), which signals cooking that punches above its price. At €€, it is priced well below where Michelin recognition usually sits, so first-timers often leave surprised by the gap between cost and quality. Staufen im Breisgau is a small town in the Markgräflerland wine corridor, so combine the meal with a walk around the historic centre.
Yes. Two consecutive Bib Gourmand awards from Michelin at €€ pricing is a reliable value signal — the guide specifically uses the Bib Gourmand designation for restaurants offering good cooking at moderate prices. For country cooking in the Markgräflerland, Die Krone is the most credentialled option at this price tier in Staufen.
Ambiente and Höfli are the closest alternatives in Staufen, both with farm-to-table approaches worth considering if you are eating more than one meal in town. For a higher-register experience in the broader region, Schwarzwaldstube operates at a different price level entirely — three Michelin stars versus Die Krone's Bib Gourmand — so the two are not direct substitutes.
At €€ pricing, the tasting menu format at Die Krone represents a lower financial commitment than comparable multi-course experiences in the region. The Bib Gourmand recognition suggests the kitchen can sustain quality across a full meal rather than a single course. If a longer format suits the occasion, the price point makes it a lower-risk choice than most Michelin-recognised alternatives nearby.
It works well for a low-key celebration where the emphasis is on food quality over formal surroundings. The €€ price range and country cooking format make it better suited to a relaxed anniversary dinner or a birthday meal among close friends than to a high-ceremony occasion. For something more ceremonial, Schwarzwaldstube or Vendôme operate at a different register.
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