10 Great Restaurants in Bremen

Bestial Bremen is sleek without being too formal and modern while still feeling cozy. While located a little way east of the city centre, this spot is great for a special yet affordable meal. 

Bestial serves up a small but well-balanced lunch menu. A notable dish is pinsa, a Roman-style pizza made with fermented dough. There are also pasta and salad options, rump steaks, and a decent wine menu if you’re so inclined. In the evening, Bestial's menu expands to include Mediterranean dishes, with a definite slant toward the ever-popular Italian.

Bremer Ratskeller occupies a coveted spot right next to Bremen’s picturesque town square. Occupying a vast subterranean space, with impressive arched ceilings, wood-clad walls, gigantic wine barrels and numerous coats of arms, it feels like taking a step back in time.

Bremer Ratskeller specializes in North German cuisine, which is very meat-heavy. Standout local specialties include Bremen-style potato soup with bacon and fallow deer stew with buttered spaetzle (egg noodles).

Fisherman’s Seafood Bremen exudes a coastal and welcoming dining atmosphere. It's conveniently located next to Wallanlagen park, so make time to enjoy a stroll beforehand to work up an appetite.

The restaurant is concerned with sustainability, so most of its produce come from local fisheries. You can enjoy plenty of German and Scandinavian delicacies, such as salt herring, fried eel, and Zander fish with potato salad or cucumber and dill salad. 

Schroters Leib & Seels specializes in contemporary Mediterranean and German dishes. It’s said that 80% of its clientele are repeat diners, so you can’t get more of a recommendation than that.

The quirky restaurant has several distinctive rooms, which allow for a personalized dining experience in Bremen. Try the cheery summer/winter garden space for a family meal, or the wine cellar for a private occasion. Paired with accomplished dishes like Atlantic pollack or cordon bleu (pan-fried or baked meat), there’s something at Schroters Leib & Seels to please everyone. 

Das Kleine Lokal is a prestigious Michelin-starred restaurant near Kunsthalle Bremen. It has a basement-level dining room that accommodates 34 people, with an attractive terrace that's especially popular in summer. 

This fine-dining restaurant is known for its exceptional food preparation and service. 4-, 5- and 6-course meals contain cleverly curated and beautifully plated dishes. Past dishes have included filled quail chop, flank steak and braised boiled beef, spinach pancakes, and wild mushroom dumplings.

Teestubchen is a longstanding tearoom in Bremen's historic Schnoor district. It has Old World furniture spread across 4 floors, with an outdoor seating area that seems to have come straight from the pages of a fairy tale.

You can find over 70 teas served in vintage-style crockery, along with a tempting selection of homemade cakes. Come after 3 pm for afternoon tea, which includes the essential scones and cream. Teestubchen is great for a little time out (and some indulgence) during your stay in Bremen.

Gaststatte Kleiner Olymp is a great place for Bremen classics and beers. It sits on a side street in Schnoor, and with only a tiny sign as an indication. Occupying 3 floors of a pretty house with al fresco seating in a pleasant square, there’s a lot to recommend this place visually.

Food-wise, we highly recommend the bremer labskaus (corned beef and potatos) and knipp (sausage made with groats and meat). For beer fans, you can sample a brew made in the same district as the restaurant – you can’t get more local than that.

Vengo die Gemusekuche (Vegetable Kitchen) is one of the most popular meat-free restaurants in Bremen. Located in the busy Viertel district, this is a great place to take a seat and enjoy a culinary adventure through an internationally influenced menu.

From Thai lemongrass soup and Indian dhal to pasta bolognese and stuffed eggplant, pretty much all continents are represented through Vengo die Gemusekuche's healthy and hearty courses. You can even create your own antipasti platter from a wide range of treats.

Al Pappagallo is a Michelin-starred restaurant that uses only the best produce to whip up delicious and traditional Italian dishes. It's located in Ostertor, around 15 minutes on foot from Metropol Theater Bremen. 

Chefs work in an open kitchen to create 4- and 5-course tasting menus. A la carte menus are also available, consisting of unique dishes like braised rabbit leg and veal liver fritters. Al Pappagallo's pasta is also a must-try.

Kaffeemuhle is a great little spot in an old flour windmill that's surrounded by pretty gardens. You can pull up a seat outside the restaurant to enjoy some people-watching, sample lunchtime specials that change daily, or its popular weekend brunch. It also has an extensive a la carte menu that contains predominantly German dishes. 

Kaffeemuhle isn’t named after a coffee grinder for no reason – you can enjoy freshly brewed coffee with a slice of cake morning any time of the day.