As a critical and independent restaurant guide, Gault&Millau navigates the quality gastronomy in Germany. In 2023 and 2024, it provides a well-founded and reliable overview of the restaurant scene from Kiel to Garmisch, highlighting where the best chefs in the country currently stand and presenting a wide range of excellent recommendations that reliably enrich culinary everyday life: favorite spots – from small bistros to traditional country inns, from casual Osterias to straightforward Dim Sum joints. Since 2020, under the license of Henris Edition, the testing team of the Gault&Millau Restaurant Guide, led by editor-in-chief Dr. Christoph Wirtz, emphasizes not only high content competence but also adherence to journalistic standards: tests are conducted unannounced, and invitations are consistently declined. This makes the Gault&Millau Restaurant Guide an indispensable reference work for all food enthusiasts. Christoph Wirtz states, “Right now, it is evident what great gastronomic quality and diversity have developed in Germany – and how much people appreciate it as an enriching part of their lives.” Additionally, the restaurant guide will once again award the highly regarded "Chef of the Year" in 2023, as well as honors for the restaurateur, host, rising star, sommelier, patissier, and discovery of the year. Top chefs from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, Stuttgart, and the Ruhr area will also share their favorite addresses.