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Germany’s food scene has doubled its Michelin stars and is now second only to France and Japan for restaurants with three stars. Lucy Thackray dines out in style

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Restaurant Schwarzwaldstube Black ForestChef Harald Wohlfahrt Michelin swag ThreeOn the menu Classic French fare from the only chef in Germany to have held on to three Michelin stars for 21 years. traube-tonbach.de

Fischers Fritz BerlinChef Christian LohseMichelin swag TwoOn the menu Lohse (dubbed Berlin’s best chef in 2011 and 2012) serves fine dining fare with an emphasis on fish and seafood at the swish Regent Hotel.fischersfritzberlin.com

Waldhotel Sonnora DreisChef Helmut ThieltgesMichelin swag ThreeOn the menu Modern European – lots of purées and foams – served in a restaurant set in Grimm’s Fairy Tales-worthy woods close to the French border. hotel-sonnora.de

Villa Rothschild Kempinski FrankfurtChef Christoph RainerMichelin swag TwoOn the menu There are no frankfurters here, only innovative European dishes like rare duck with pineapple and liquorice.kempinski.com

Aqua WolfsburgChef Sven ElverfeldMichelin swag ThreeOn the menu Contemporary German and international dishes served in the town’s Autostadt (a car-themed complex with a museum and factory) – just an hour from Berlin or Hamburg by high-speed train. restaurant-aqua.com

Tantris MunichChef Hans HaasMichelin swag Two On the menu Chef Hans Haas, ‘a master of simplicity’, serves modern seafood dishes in this striking red and black venue, which has protected ‘architectural monument’ status. Famous diners have included Woody Allen. tantris.de

La Belle Epoque LubeckChef Kevin Fehling Michelin swag ThreeOn the menu Fehling’s avant-garde cuisine at the Columbia Casino Travemünde hotel has won him the accolade of youngest chef in Germany to win three Michelin stars. columbia-hotels.com/en/la-belle-epoque

Restaurant Tim Raue BerlinChef You guessed it, Tim RaueMichelin swag TwoOn the menu Asian fusion. Apparently Raue ‘only serves dishes that release energy and joie de vivre to the body’. Barack obama recently stopped by. tim-raue.com

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