Tantris
“Munich's original temple: two Michelin stars inside an unchanged 1971 landmark. Book Tantris to impress anyone who thinks they have seen everything.”
About Tantris
No dining room in Germany carries more history per square metre. Builder Fritz Eichbauer opened Tantris in 1971 as a temple to pleasure, and the interior, all lacquered black, burnt orange and temple statuary, is now a listed landmark that has outlasted every trend it predates. Eckart Witzigmann and then Heinz Winkler cooked German fine dining's founding chapters in this kitchen; Hans Haas held the standard for decades after them.
Since the 2021 relaunch the kitchen belongs to Benjamin Chmura, who arrived from Troisgros and cooks confident, classical French food with sharp modern acidity: the 2026 Germany guide confirms two Michelin stars. The pricing is unusually legible for the level: a three course business lunch at €100, five courses at €150, a five course degustation at €190 and the eight course gourmet menu at €225, with a lunch package including pairing at €150.
The building is now a small culinary republic: alongside the main room run Tantris DNA, the one star sibling that cooks the house's historic repertoire, and one of Germany's great wine cellars, with a bar built for the aperitif hour. Come for Chmura's cooking, but understand that half the ticket is the room itself: fifty years of German gastronomy under one preserved roof, five minutes from the Englischer Garten.
The Room
A protected landmark of the 1970s: orange ceilings, black lacquer, deep carpets and sculptural concrete, maintained rather than modernised. It is the rare grand room that feels like an event before the menu arrives. Tables are wide, light is low and warm, and the dress code leans elegant; jackets fit the theatre even where not demanded.
Why book it, occasion by occasion
No restaurant is right for every evening. Here is the occasion work Tantris actually does.
For the guest who thinks new openings are the point
Anyone can book the latest tasting counter; bringing a guest into a listed 1971 interior where German fine dining was effectively invented reads as fluency. The eight course gourmet menu at €225 gives the kitchen its full say, the cellar can produce almost anything a client reveres, and the room photographs like a film set without a phone ever needing to appear. Book the bar first for the aperitif; it sets the tone.
For serious terms at a legible price
The €100 three course business lunch is the sharpest tool in Munich fine dining: a genuine two star kitchen, a defined time window and a bill nobody has to explain to a CFO. The room's scale gives tables privacy that no private dining box matches, and the service reads the difference between a celebration and a negotiation within one course. Close over lunch, return for the eight courses when the ink dries.
For a couple with history, in a room with more
An anniversary wants a room that has witnessed things, and this one has hosted half a century of them. Tell the team the year you are marking; the kitchen and cellar rise to round numbers. The five course degustation at €190 paces a long evening without exhausting it, and the orange glow is the most flattering light in Munich. Winter bookings feel especially right here, when Schwabing is dark and the temple is warm.
What to order
Chmura's card is structured by menu length, so the real decisions are which format and which chapter of the cellar.
- The eight course gourmet menu
At €225 it is the full statement: classical French frame, modern acidity, the kitchen's best produce. First visits should not economise.
- The €100 business lunch
Three courses from a two star kitchen at a three figure table for two. The best value ticket in Munich fine dining, full stop.
- The cellar's Burgundy and German Riesling
The list is one of the country's deepest. Give the sommelier a budget and a leaning; the archive does the rest.
- Tantris DNA for the encore
The one star sibling cooks the house classics of the Witzigmann and Haas eras. Book it for the second visit and eat the history directly.
Practical
- Address
- Johann Fichte Strasse 7, Schwabing, Munich
- Reservations
- OpenTable or direct · book well ahead for weekends
- Menus
- €100 business lunch to €225 eight courses
- Lunch package
- Four courses with pairing and coffee, €150
- Dress
- Elegant · jackets suit the room
- Wine
- One of Germany's great cellars · deep Burgundy
- Sibling
- Tantris DNA, one star, same building
- Dietary
- Vegetarian menus available · notice helps
Questions diners ask
Is Tantris worth it?
Yes, and it is two experiences in one: Benjamin Chmura's two star French cooking and a listed 1971 interior that is itself a monument of German dining history. With menus from €100 at lunch to €225 for eight courses, it spans occasions from business meal to blowout better than any Munich rival.
How hard is it to book Tantris?
Straightforward on weekdays, competitive on weekends. Tables release on OpenTable and through the house's own reservation office; Friday and Saturday nights and December book out furthest. The business lunch is the quiet door in, and the bar takes the aperitif without a booking battle.
What is the dress code at Tantris?
Elegant, in keeping with the room. Jackets are the norm at dinner and nobody regrets wearing one under the orange ceilings; ties are optional. The lunch crowd runs more corporate and slightly more relaxed. Trainers fight the room and lose.
What does dinner at Tantris cost?
Formats run €100 for the three course business lunch, €150 for five courses, €190 for the degustation and €225 for the eight course gourmet menu, before wine. The famous cellar can hold a bill anywhere from civilised to monumental; pairings keep it predictable.