Where to eat in Baden-Baden

Regional cooking with French accents and a sommelier-led list that holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. Plats du jour change daily (turbot on Fridays, Filet Wellington on Saturdays, lobster Thermidor on Sundays, €69); steak tartare is prepared tableside (€38 as a starter, €58 as a main), and the Wiener schnitzel is €49. There is also Imperial caviar at €285. A business lunch, Monday to Thursday 12:00–14:00, is €36 for two courses or €54 for three, including water and coffee.

Hours

Daily lunch 12:00–14:00, dinner 18:00–21:30 (Michelin shows lunch weekdays only: confirm)

Dogs

Not allowed

Sources: Wintergarten · Menu · Michelin Guide

Opened in 2018 with a Roaring-Twenties theme, chef Farid Fazel cooks over a Galician charcoal grill in an open kitchen. The card is à la carte only: starters €19–45 (Oscietra caviar, 30 g, is €150), mains €39–65, Albtal tenderloin (200 g) €49 and a 1 kg Côte de Boeuf €160; desserts are €16.

The Fritz & Felix Bar serves four house drinks at €19–20, eleven classics, three Negronis at €18 and five zero-alcohol drinks at €16, with 29 gins (12 German), 65 whiskies, 23 rums and seven vodkas.

Restaurant

Thu–Mon 18:00–22:00

Bar

Mon, Thu, Sun 18:00–24:00; Fri–Sat 18:00–01:00 (Tue and Wed not listed)

Reservations

+49 7221 900 999

Sources: Fritz & Felix · Menu · Bar menu

Named for the stallion Oleander of the Schlenderhan stud, the bar opens onto the Kaminhalle and has a pianist in the evenings. The December 2025 card has twelve "favourites", ten classics, five zero-alcohol drinks and a competition winner, the Cucumis Alba; most cocktails cost €17–28. It stocks 46 whiskies, 16 rums, 11 gins and 10 champagnes.

Hours

Daily 11:00–23:00

Sources: Oleander Bar · Bar card, Dec 2025 (PDF)

Afternoon tea is served daily from 14:30 to 16:30 for €59 (€75 with Bollinger), with Ronnefeldt teas, scones, finger sandwiches and seasonal petits fours. The Kaminhalle, the hotel's fireside hall, has live music daily and opens 9:00–23:00 Sunday to Thursday and until 24:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Breakfast times and format are not published on the pages we could read.

Tea

Daily 14:30–16:30

Kaminhalle

Sun–Thu 9:00–23:00; Fri–Sat 9:00–24:00

Sources: Afternoon tea · Kaminhalle

Le Salon, in the spa and facing the Villa Stéphanie, serves light dishes daily 12:00–21:00. The Minerva Terrace is open daily 12:00–19:00 in season (the dates are not stated); the hotel notes that Hotel Minerva was once run by César Ritz.

Sources: Le Salon · Minerva Terrace

The casino's own restaurant is open Sunday to Thursday 15:00–02:00 and Friday and Saturday 15:00–03:00, with the kitchen serving from 17:00 (last orders 23:30 or 00:30, depending on the day). Entry goes through the casino reception, so the 21+ age rule and ID check apply. The Club Bernstein site describes it as "sushi and beef"; no chef is named, and the restaurant's own site gives last orders of 23:00 and 00:00 in one place. Two vouchers bundle dinner and play: "rouge & noir" is €75 (three courses, entry, a drink and €10 in chips, Sunday to Friday) and "dine & GAMBLE" is €125 (six-course surprise menu).

Hours

Sun–Thu 15:00–02:00; Fri–Sat 15:00–03:00

Kitchen

From 17:00, last orders 23:30 / 00:30

Sources: Hours and prices · Vouchers

The casino lists the club on Saturdays, 20:00–03:30. The club's own site shows DJ dates with the wrong weekdays for 2026, so treat its calendar as stale. Lounges carry a minimum spend; reservations by e-mail ([email protected]) or +49 7221 30 24 696.

Sources: Casino Baden-Baden · Club Bernstein

Classic French cooking with sommelière Natalie Lumpp. Open Tuesday to Saturday, closed on Thursday evenings, with lunch 12:00–15:00 and dinner 18:30–23:00. It is closed 25 October – 1 November 2026 and 27 December 2026 – 6 January 2027, and a wine dinner on 11 November 2026 is €195. Booking is by phone or e-mail only.

Michelin hours

Differ from the restaurant's; use the restaurant's own

Sources: Le Jardin de France · Michelin Guide

Chef-patron Malte Kuhn cooks a set menu of three to six courses, with a tea-based alcohol-free pairing. Open Wednesday to Saturday 19:00–24:00.

Sources: Michelin Guide · Schwarzwald Tourismus star list

A classic restaurant with a conservatory and a terrace on the Allee. Hours are not published on the page we could read. Rive Gauche is a separate restaurant and is not on Brenners' current dining list.

Sources: Michelin Guide

The value choice: a Michelin Bib Gourmand wine tavern, open Tuesday to Saturday 17:00–22:00.

Sources: Michelin Guide