The Colmar Selection
Our ranked selection of Colmar's finest restaurants. Every entry visited, every verdict editorially written, every score given without payment.
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JY'S
Jean-Yves Schillinger's cosmopolitan Alsatian. One Michelin star, Asian accents, and the finest dining room in town.
L'Atelier du Peintre
Loïc Lefebvre's inventive French cuisine in a 15th-century building at the heart of Colmar. One Michelin star, intelligently earned.
La Maison des Têtes
The sculpted-head Renaissance façade is the city's most famous building. Inside, modern Alsatian cuisine that honours the address.
Wistub Brenner
The winstub in Petite Venise that every local knows. Choucroute, baeckeoffe, and Alsace Riesling by the pitcher, on the canal at sunset.
Aux Trois Poissons
Fresh seafood beside the fishmongers' quay. Where Colmar's locals come for fish done properly without the Michelin markup.
Best for First Date in Colmar
Intimate rooms, conversation-friendly acoustics, and the right pacing to let the evening stretch.
L'Atelier du Peintre
Loïc Lefebvre's inventive French cuisine in a 15th-century building at the heart of Colmar. One Michelin star, intelligently earned.
La Maison des Têtes
The sculpted-head Renaissance façade is the city's most famous building. Inside, modern Alsatian cuisine that honours the address.
Wistub Brenner
The winstub in Petite Venise that every local knows. Choucroute, baeckeoffe, and Alsace Riesling by the pitcher, on the canal at sunset.
Best for Business Dinner in Colmar
Power tables, discrete rooms, and wine lists that signal taste without calling for attention.
JY'S
Jean-Yves Schillinger's cosmopolitan Alsatian. One Michelin star, Asian accents, and the finest dining room in town.
L'Atelier du Peintre
Loïc Lefebvre's inventive French cuisine in a 15th-century building at the heart of Colmar. One Michelin star, intelligently earned.
Aux Trois Poissons
Fresh seafood beside the fishmongers' quay. Where Colmar's locals come for fish done properly without the Michelin markup.
Colmar's Top 5
Our ranked list. Editorially written, independently scored.
JY'S
Jean-Yves Schillinger's cosmopolitan Alsatian. One Michelin star, Asian accents, and the finest dining room in town.
L'Atelier du Peintre
Loïc Lefebvre's inventive French cuisine in a 15th-century building at the heart of Colmar. One Michelin star, intelligently earned.
La Maison des Têtes
The sculpted-head Renaissance façade is the city's most famous building. Inside, modern Alsatian cuisine that honours the address.
Wistub Brenner
The winstub in Petite Venise that every local knows. Choucroute, baeckeoffe, and Alsace Riesling by the pitcher, on the canal at sunset.
Aux Trois Poissons
Fresh seafood beside the fishmongers' quay. Where Colmar's locals come for fish done properly without the Michelin markup.
A Dining Guide to Colmar
Alsatian cuisine lives in the dual register that defines the region itself. One foot in France, one in Germany. Traditional winstubs serve choucroute garnie (sauerkraut with sausages and pork), baeckeoffe (meat and potato casserole slow-baked in Riesling), tarte flambée, and Munster cheese alongside the Alsace appellation's crisp Rieslings and floral Gewurztraminers. Above that sits a serious modern-gastronomy scene. Colmar has had a resident Michelin-starred restaurant almost continuously since 1957, and the surrounding Alsace Wine Route concentrates some of the most highly rated kitchens in France.
Where to Eat
Petite Venise (Little Venice). The flower-draped canal district in the southern part of the old town. Holds the most postcard-perfect restaurants, including several traditional winstubs. The Champ de Mars park area, where JY'S sits, is slightly quieter and more modern. The Quartier des Tanneurs has the densest concentration of half-timbered buildings and some of the most atmospheric traditional rooms. La Maison des Têtes, on Rue des Têtes, is in the city's most photographed historic building.
Reservation Tips
JY'S requires 10 to 14 days for weekend bookings. L'Atelier du Peintre (one Michelin star) takes reservations up to three weeks out. Traditional winstubs like Wistub Brenner generally hold only a few tables each sitting. Book 2 to 3 days ahead, or arrive at 18:30. Colmar's Christmas market (late November to late December) makes every restaurant busy; reservations are essential in that window.
Tipping & Service
Service is automatically included in French restaurants (service compris). An additional 5 to 10% in cash on the table for exceptional service at higher-end rooms is appreciated but not expected. At a traditional winstub, rounding up to the nearest euro is enough.
Further Reading
Explore First Date, Close a Deal, Proposal, and our Best by Occasion pillar guide. For travel planning beyond Colmar, see our full city index.