Tohru in der Schreiberei
“Munich's newest three stars: Tohru Nakamura fuses Japan, France and Bavaria in the city's oldest townhouse. Book Monday's release for clients.”
About Tohru in der Schreiberei
The evening begins in the kitchen. Guests at Tohru in der Schreiberei are walked past the stoves before sitting down, and on a good night you will see the first course start: a closed oyster set directly onto burning coals, where it cooks for a minute in its own juices. The building is the Schreiberei, one of Munich's oldest townhouses and once the office of the city's clerks, which explains both the name and the low beamed intimacy of the rooms upstairs.
Tohru Nakamura was born in Munich to a Japanese father and a German mother, and his cooking refuses to pick a side: dashi boiled with wagyu, Hokkaido rice under gamba blanca with a shio koji beurre blanc, a fine dining Brotzeit of rye, burrata and sturgeon rillette. The tasting menu runs about €320, with two seven glass wine pairings at €180 and €537 and every bottle also poured by the glass, so a bespoke middle path is easy to build.
The third Michelin star arrived with the 2026 Germany guide, making this the second three star address in Munich alongside JAN, and the booking mechanics now matter: seats release every Monday on a rolling three month window, and cancellations inside 48 hours carry a €450 per person fee. That is not hostility, it is arithmetic in a room this small. Set the Monday reminder, book the date you mean, and let the kitchen tour begin the story.
The Room
Upstairs rooms in brown and green under old beams, shaped by the listed building rather than a designer's whim: compact, warm and quiet. The scale keeps the service personal and the kitchen genuinely close. Dress is smart; the crowd is international and reverent without stiffness. Summer nights run warm in a landmark this old, so dress in layers.
Why book it, occasion by occasion
Rank says how good it is. Fit says when to book it. Tohru in der Schreiberei earns its keep on these evenings.
For the client who tracks the guide as closely as you do
A newly minted third star is the strongest conversation opener in European dining, and this one comes with a story your client will retell: the kitchen tour, the oyster on coals, the clerk's house older than most nations on the guest list. The €320 menu keeps decisions minimal, and the by the glass wine program lets you calibrate the bill precisely. Book the Monday release exactly three months before the date that matters.
For a marker night built around a single table
The Schreiberei's small rooms mean an anniversary here is not a performance for a crowd; it is dinner in a five hundred year old house that happens to hold three stars. Mention the occasion when booking and the pacing softens. The menu's quiet Japanese register, tea alongside dessert, a forest themed sweet finale, suits a night about the two of you rather than the spectacle. The 48 hour cancellation window rewards couples who commit.
For the agreement that deserves a third star witness
The rooms are discreet by architecture: thick walls, few tables, no scene to play to. A deal dinner here runs on substance, exactly like the cooking, and the fixed menu keeps the timing honest for both sides. Ask the sommelier to set one glass per course against a stated budget; the precision reads as competence by proxy. Taxis reach Burgstraße in minutes from any Altstadt hotel, so nobody's evening runs late by accident.
What to order
The menu is one fixed tasting, so the levers are the glasses, the timing and the attention you bring to the ritual.
- Name a wine budget, skip the set pairings
Between the €180 and €537 pairings lies the smart play: every wine is poured by the glass, and the sommelier builds a bespoke ladder to any number you name.
- The rice course
Seasonal Japanese rice, gamba blanca and a shio koji beurre blanc: the single plate that best explains the third star. Do not rush it.
- An aperitif before the pairing starts
The wine service begins a few courses in, so order a glass or a beer for the opening acts rather than sitting dry through the oyster.
- The kitchen tour, taken slowly
It is offered, not obligatory. Take it, ask about the coals, and the first course lands twice as hard.
Practical
- Address
- Burgstraße 5, Altstadt, Munich
- Reservations
- Online only · released Mondays, three months ahead
- Menu
- One tasting, about €320 before drinks
- Pairings
- €180 or €537 · every wine also by the glass
- Cancellation
- €450 per person inside 48 hours
- Dress
- Smart · the old house runs warm in summer
- Dietary
- Pescatarian historically possible · ask when booking
- Groups
- Seven or more by email to the house
Questions diners ask
Is Tohru in der Schreiberei worth it?
Yes. The 2026 Germany guide's third star confirmed what the room already knew: this fusion of Japanese, French and Bavarian cooking exists nowhere else. About €320 before drinks puts it level with Europe's top tables, and the kitchen tour, the coal fired oyster and the rice course deliver a memory per euro that few rivals match.
How do I get a table at Tohru?
Seats release online every Monday on a rolling three month window, and the small rooms sell out fast since the third star. Set a reminder for Monday morning, book exactly three months before your target date, and email the house for groups of seven or more. Cancelling inside 48 hours costs €450 per person.
What does dinner at Tohru cost?
The tasting menu runs about €320 per person. Wine pairings sit at €180 or €537 for seven glasses, and everything pours by the glass for a custom middle path. With aperitif and a moderate pairing, plan €550 to €650 a head; the prestige pairing pushes past €850.
Where is the Schreiberei?
At Burgstraße 5 in the Altstadt, a short walk from Marienplatz, inside one of Munich's oldest townhouses, the medieval office of the city clerks. The restaurant occupies the upstairs rooms; the ground floor of the building runs a more casual bar operation. Taxis and the S Bahn at Marienplatz put every hotel within minutes.