The Restaurant
Felix Schneider opened the restaurant now known as Etz in 2015 and has since built one of the most respected kitchens in the German-speaking world. The second Michelin star arrived in 2022; the Green Star for sustainability followed. The restaurant operates as part of a broader farm and aging-room complex — Schneider's own small-holding near Nuremberg supplies a significant portion of the kitchen's produce, and the cellar below the dining room ages meat, fish, and vegetables for extended periods that most restaurants would find unworkable.
The dining room is minimal — twenty-two covers, neutral tones, an exposed kitchen behind a low pass — and the tasting menu is the only option. Schneider's style is unmistakably Franconian in its respect for fermentation, preservation, and game, but the technical execution is at the most contemporary level in Europe. Courses number between twelve and sixteen and run to €320 with full pairings; the abbreviated five-course option is €200.
The Green Star recognises Schneider's sustainability programme, which is unusually genuine: the farm provides the restaurant, spent ingredients return to the farm as compost, the aging room repurposes whole animals, and the wine list favours small biodynamic German and Austrian producers. The restaurant is one of only a handful in Germany to hold both two stars and a Green Star — a combination that marks it among Europe's most serious kitchens.
Why This Is Nuremberg’s Impress Clients Pick
For impressing a client — any client, in any industry — Etz is the single most impressive dining address in Nuremberg, and arguably in Bavaria outside of Munich. The two stars combined with the Green Star signal a level of culinary and ethical seriousness that few European restaurants match. The tasting menu's length (twelve to sixteen courses) commits the evening to a two-and-a-half to three-hour window of controlled, conversational pacing. The room's scale — twenty-two covers — guarantees the kind of intimacy that can carry a serious discussion. For a foreign client being entertained in the Nuremberg region, Etz is the definitive statement.