"Andreas Krolik holds two Michelin stars and Germany’s most serious vegan tasting menu in the Palmengarten. Book it to impress clients."
Lafleur sits inside the Gesellschaftshaus of the Palmengarten, the botanical garden in Frankfurt’s Westend-Sued, with one glass-walled room that looks straight out over the lawns. It is the flagship of chef Andreas Krolik, who has held two Michelin stars here for years and a place near the top of every German ranking. The setting is calm rather than showy, and the cooking does the talking. For the wider picture, see our Frankfurt dining guide.
Andreas Krolik runs two menus from the same kitchen. The classic line builds around luxury produce, with a signature of tender braised Wagyu short rib in a truffle sauce with corn puree and balsamic onions. The second is an ethical vegan tasting menu that Krolik has made one of the most respected in Germany, a rare thing at this level. Tasting menus run around €275 a head before wine, and Krolik was named Gault&Millau’s Chef of the Year in Germany in 2017. Read our guide to the best French restaurants worldwide and our tasting-menu field, and compare it with the Michelin kitchen at Seven Swans across the river.
There is a single dining room, walled in glass on the garden side, lit low against the green outside. The mood is hushed and conversation-easy rather than buzzy, tables are generously spaced, and a jacket is the safe call for men. Service is formal but warm, with a sommelier who works the German and French lists closely. With roughly forty covers and one seating, the pace is unhurried, which is the point.
Book Lafleur to impress clients because it reads as serious without trying too hard: two Michelin stars, a calm garden-side room where you can actually talk, and a vegan tasting menu that quietly handles any dietary brief at the table. The set-menu format keeps the evening controlled, the sommelier steers the wine, and the Palmengarten setting gives the night a sense of occasion. See more restaurants to impress clients.
Not for a quick bite. The evening is one long set menu over several hours, the kitchen is closed Sunday through Tuesday, and there is no a la carte.
Yes, if you want one of Germany’s best meals in a calm setting. Lafleur holds two Michelin stars under chef Andreas Krolik and runs both a classic luxury menu and a vegan tasting menu that is among the most respected in the country. At around €275 a head before wine it is a serious outlay, but the cooking, the garden-side room and the service justify it for a special evening.
Book several weeks ahead through the Lafleur website. The restaurant has a single small dining room of about forty covers and serves dinner only Wednesday through Saturday, so prime weekend tables go quickly. Midweek is easier. If you have a dietary brief, flag the vegan tasting menu when you reserve, since Krolik’s plant-based line is a genuine strength rather than an afterthought.
Smart dress, with a jacket the safe choice for men. This is a two-Michelin-star room inside the Palmengarten, so the tone is formal but not stuffy. There is no strict tie requirement, but jeans and trainers would feel out of place. Aim for the level you would wear to close a deal over dinner and you will be comfortable.
Yes, and it is a real reason to come. Chef Andreas Krolik offers a full ethical vegan tasting menu alongside the classic menu, and it is widely rated as one of the best plant-based fine-dining experiences in Germany. It is cooked with the same precision as the luxury menu rather than treated as a substitute, which makes Lafleur an unusually safe booking for a mixed table.
Book directly through the Lafleur website. The room is small and the Wednesday-to-Saturday dinner service fills weeks ahead.
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Lafleur earns a place for Andreas Krolik’s ethical vegan tasting menu, one of the most accomplished in Germany.
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