Besides the Guide Michelin, the Gault Millau, named after its founders Henri Gault (1929-2000) and Christian Millau (1928-2017), is considered the most influential restaurant guide in Europe. It awards the famous Gault Millau chef's toques for outstanding cuisine. Since 1980, the Austrian version has been published, which also awards the best South Tyrolean restaurants: The scale ranges from 0 to 20 points, with 19.5 points as the "highest mark for the world's best restaurants". 20 points are traditionally not awarded, as these signify perfection.

A total of 133 South Tyrolean gourmet temples (in 2022 there were 121) were awarded. Below you will find all the gourmet restaurants with three or more toques of the 2021/22 edition - currently, the 2022/23 edition of the gourmet guide Gault Millau is only commercially available:

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5 toques:

• Restaurant St. Hubertus
  chef de cuisine: Norbert Niederkofler
  39036 San Cassiano

• Restaurant Castel fine dining
  chef de cuisine: Gerhard Wieser
  39019 Tirolo

Gerhard Wieser has been responsible for the culinary highlights at the Trenkerstube in the village of Tirolo since 1992, and has been awarded two stars by the Guide Michelin and now also - for the second time in a row - 5 toques by Gault Millau. Falstaff also awarded the restaurant in 2020 for the best service in South Tyrol. Recently, the name has been changed into Castel fine dining.

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4 toques:

• Gourmetstube Einhorn
  chef de cuisine: Peter Girtler
  39040 Mules/Campo di Trens

• Restaurant Jasmin
  chef de cuisine: Martin Obermarzoner
  39042 Chiusa

• Restaurant Zum Löwen
  chef de cuisine: Anna Matscher
  39010 Tesimo

• Restaurant La Stüa de Michil
  chef de cuisine: Nicola Laera
  39033 Corvara

• Restaurant Tilia
  chef de cuisine: Chris Oberhammer
  39034 Dobbiaco

• Restaurant Alpenroyal
  chef de cuisine: Mario Porcelli
  39048 Selva Gardena

• Restaurant Kuppelrain
  chef de cuisine: Kevin Trafoier
  39020 Castelbello

• Restaurant 1908
  chef de cuisine: Stephan Zippl
  39054 Soprabolzano

• Restaurant Zur Rose
  chef de cuisine: Herbert Hintner
  39057 San Michele Appiano

• Gourmet Restaurant Prezioso
  chef de cuisine: Egon Heiss
  39012 Merano

• Anna Stuben
  chef de cuisine: Reimund Brunner
  39046 Ortisei

• Restaurant Terra
  chef de cuisine: Heinrich Schneider
  39058 Sarentino

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3 toques:

• Apostelstube
  chef de cuisine: Mathias Bachmann
  39042 Bressanone

• Dolce Vita Stuben
  chef de cuisine: Vlastimil Stava
  39025 Naturno

• Restaurant Sissi
  chef de cuisine: Andrea Fenoglio
  39012 Merano

• Luisl Stube
  chef de cuisine: Luis Haller
  39022 Lagundo

• Johannesstube
  chef de cuisine: Theodor Falser
  39056 Nova Levante

• Restaurant In Viaggio
  chef de cuisine: Claudio Melis
  39100 Bolzano

• Restaurant Alpes
  chef de cuisine: Mattia Baroni
  39058 Sarentino

• Restaurant Schöneck
  chef de cuisine: Karl Baumgartner
  39030 Falzes

• Restaurant Astra
  chef de cuisine: Gregor Eschgfaeller
  39053 Collepietra

• Restaurant Laurin
  chef de cuisine: Manuel Astuto
  39100 Bolzano

• Restaurant Le Cheval
  chef de cuisine: Peter Oberrauch
  39010 Avelengo

• Restaurant AO
  chefs de cuisine: Simon Pichler & Levin Grüten
  39042 Bressanone

• Restaurant La Passion
  chef de cuisine: Wolfgang Kerschbaumer
  39030 Falzes

• Quellenhof Gourmetstube 1897
  chef de cuisine: Michael Mayr
  39010 San Martino in Passiria

• Restaurant Kleine Flamme
  chef de cuisine: Burkhard Bacher
  39049 Vipiteno

• Gourmet Restaurant Lunaris 1964
  chef de cuisine: Matthias Kirchler
  39030 Cadipietra

• Sonnalp Gourmetstube
  chef de cuisine: Martin Köhl
  39050 Fiè allo Sciliar

• Restaurant Miil
  chef de cuisine: Othmar Raich
  39010 Cermes

• Gasthofstube Stafler
  chef de cuisine: Peter Girtler
  39040 Mules/Campo di Trens

• Restaurant Artifex
  chef de cuisine: Martina Marcelli
  39041 Colle Isarco

• Restaurant Ploner
  chef de cuisine: Richard Ploner
  39040 Aldino

• Restaurant Kirchsteiger
  chef de cuisine: Christian Pircher
  39011 Foiana

• Alte Post Restaurant Wine Tavern
  chef de cuisine: Arno Baldo
  39040 Termeno on the Wine Road

• Restaurant Der Unterwirt
  chef de cuisine: Thomas Haselwanter
  39043 Gudon/Chiusa

• Restaurant Weisses Kreuz
  chef de cuisine: Marc Bernhart
  39024 Burgusio

• Restaurant Zur Blauen Traube
  chef de cuisine: Christoph Huber
  39022 Lagundo

• Restaurant 1524 at the Rungghof
  chef de cuisine: Manuel Ebner
  39057 Cornaiano Appiano

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Further awards:

• Chef de cuisine of the Year:
  Anna Matscher

Anna Matscher, who creates "traditional dishes in the spirit of modernism" such as tortelloni with buffalo curd in her restaurant "Zum Löwen" in Tesimo, was voted Chef de cuisine of the Year.

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• Wine Person of the Year:
  Willi Stürz

Willi Stürz, cellar master of the Termeno Winery on the Wine Road, was awarded Wine Person of the Year "as a driving force and the acknowledged guarantor for quality in the Termeno Winery".

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• Host of the Year:
  Helga Rauch

Helga Rauch of the Rauch Mountain Hut, located in a splendid position at 1,850 m a.s.l. on the Siusi Alp, was named Host of the Year - Helga Rauch is, by the way, a successful marathon runner.

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• Innovation of the Year:
  Stephan Zippl

Stephan Zippl's fennel brew, made of - among other things - poached quail egg, milk curd, pesto, fennel pollen, crispy spelt and dried egg yolk, was awarded Innovation of the Year: The brew is used for the culinary creations of the Restaurant "1908" on the Renon high plateau.

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