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Falstaff Unveils 2026 Dining Guide: Augsburg’s August Leads Region as Essigbrätlein and Aura Score 96

The listings are based on reader and Gourmetclub votes using a 100-point rubric that combines food, service, wine and ambiance into tiered bands.

Overview

  • Augsburg’s August by Christian Grünwald tops the local field with 94 points, followed by Alte Liebe at 92, while Nose & Belly and the Sartory Restaurant each earn 90.
  • Regional standouts include Meyers Keller Wirtshaus in Nördlingen with 91 points, Stephans Stuben in Neu-Ulm with 90, and Lech-Line in Landsberg am Lech with 90.
  • Two Franconian restaurants—Essigbrätlein in Nuremberg and Aura in Wirsberg—achieve 96 points and four forks in the nationwide results.
  • Falstaff says around 2,000 venues were rated by its readership and some 20,000 Gourmetclub members on a 100-point scale, with 95–99 labeled world-class and 90–94 rated excellent.
  • Meyers Keller’s 91-point showing comes as operator Jockl Kaiser has recently filed for insolvency and is attempting a restart, and the guide’s category list names Schloss Filseck Germany’s top Italian with 92 points.