Eltville fine-dining destination of chef-patron Johannes Frankenbach with French-inspired tasting menus. The wine programme is led by Rheingau estates, supported by Bordeaux and Burgundy depth.
Awards: Michelin (one star) 2025
Address: Wilhelmstrasse 13, 65343 Eltville am Rhein, Germany, Rheingau
Hattenheim fine-dining restaurant at the family-run 4-star Kronenschloesschen. Marcus Langer heads the kitchen since August 2025; sommelier Florian Richter, Germany's Best Sommelier 2023, runs the cellar.
Awards: Gault Millau Best Wine List in Germany 2024
Hotel and wine house in a 1720 half-timbered building in central Hattenheim, run by the Laufer family for three generations. Around 350 Rheingau wines alongside regional plates from grandmothers' recipes.
Monastery tavern at the 12th-century Kloster Eberbach, the Cistercian abbey above Eltville. The list is entirely Kloster Eberbach wines from the 200-hectare estate run by the Hessische Staatsweinguter.
Hilltop restaurant of Schloss Johannisberg above Geisenheim with conservatory and sun-terrace seating. Set menus and a la carte built around the estate's own Riesling range with views over the Rheingau.
Restored gourmet restaurant of Hotel Schloss Reinhartshausen in Erbach, reopened September 2025 with chefs Simone Kubitzek and Hella Eggers under Tristan Brandt. Vignette Collection by IHG.
Restaurant in the Baiken vineyard pavilion above Rauenthal, run by Dirk Schroeer and Amila Begic-Schroeer. Classical fine-dining cooking with views over the Rheingau slopes and a Rheingau-led wine list.
