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November 29, 2011

Taking in culinary highlights while travelling around the sights of Germany has never been easier. Gourmets can now choose between a total of 249 Michelin starred restaurants across the country.

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The Autostadt in Wolfsburg
Work up an appetite at Wolfsburg's famed AutostadtImage: DW

Germany has become a hotbed for Michelin rated restaurants.

Car fans will know Volkswagen's Autostadt attraction in Wolfsburg. In the middle, the Aqua restaurant awaits diners with its acclaimed food. Three-star chef Sven Elverfeld is the innovator at the helm.

Artistically prepared food by Michelin rated chef Joachim Wissler
Art food will keep you going to Bergisch GladbachImage: Vendome

Thomas Bühner at La Vie in Osnabrück likewise conjures up short lived works of art on a plate. What really interests him is coaxing unique sensations and the very best in taste from a product. Just recently he was awarded his third Michelin star.

Then, near Cologne, there's the pretty town of Bergisch Gladbach, where you can dine at two Michelin restaurants in a single day. Acclaimed chefs Nils Henkel and Joachim Wissler have joined forces. A limousine service brings guests from one maestro's restaurant to the other.

Author: DW-TV
Editor: Zulfikar Abbany

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