Martin Fauster cooks a seasonal menu in a Freiburg old-town house on Konviktstrasse, with a wine list that leans on Kaiserstuhl growers before widening to Styria, Burgundy and Bordeaux.
The list: A list that leans on Kaiserstuhl growers before widening to Styria, Burgundy and Bordeaux.
Tip: Check the annual Betriebsferien dates posted on the restaurant's own site before planning a Freiburg visit.
Address: Konviktstrasse 8, 79098 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, Baden
Sophie and Stéphan Bernhard hold one MICHELIN star for classical French seasonal cooking at Augustaplatz, in the courtyard of the former Stahlbad bathhouse in central Baden-Baden.
The list: A French-led list matched to the seasonal menus, run by the Bernhard family alongside the kitchen.
Awards: MICHELIN Guide 2026
Tip: The dining room sits back from Augustaplatz through a courtyard passage, so allow a few minutes to find the entrance.
A traditional Weinstube on Kueferstrasse in Baden-Baden, listed by MICHELIN for bürgerliche Kueche, which opens on weekday evenings and Saturday lunchtimes rather than every day.
The list: A short traditional Weinstube list poured alongside bürgerliche cooking, with a courtyard for warm evenings.
Tip: Hours are narrow: evenings Tuesday to Friday, plus Saturday from 11:00 to 15:00, with no Sunday or Monday service.
Classical cooking in a Karlsruhe townhouse on Akademiestrasse, where MICHELIN notes the wine card repays a look because it carries house bottlings produced with partner estates.
The list: MICHELIN notes the Weinkarte is worth a look because it carries house bottlings made with partner estates.
Tip: The guide flags the Weinkarte specifically, so ask for the partner-estate bottlings rather than the house pour.
Douce Steiner cooks at the family Hirschen on Sulzburg's Hauptstrasse, a Markgraeflerland inn that doubles as a small hotel and opens Wednesday through Saturday rather than every day.
The list: A Markgraeflerland-anchored list served in a house that is also a small hotel, on a four-day service week.
Tip: The house opens Wednesday to Saturday only, so check the calendar before building a Markgraeflerland day around it.
The Baumann family's hotel restaurant above the Durbach valley at Halbguetle 30, cooking Badisch and international plates against a list drawn from the surrounding Ortenau slopes.
The list: A house list drawn from Durbach and the wider Ortenau, poured in the restaurant and on the valley terrace.
Tip: The valley-side terrace is the reason to come, so ask for a table outside whenever the weather holds.
Ralph Knebel holds a MICHELIN star at the Erbprinz in Ettlingen for classical and international menus of five to seven courses, with the separate Weinstube Sibylla covering the regional side.
The list: The starred room runs the hotel cellar; the separate Weinstube Sibylla handles the regional Baden side.
Awards: MICHELIN Guide 2026
Tip: Book Weinstube Sibylla rather than the starred room for a cheaper and more regional Baden wine list.
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