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Nobelhart & Schmutzig

No.59 World's 50 Best 2025 — elite chef

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Veronica's Take

Berlin's Nobelhart & Schmutzig, the No. 59 restaurant on the World's 50 Best 2025 list, is a bold culinary experiment that has turned the spotlight from chefs to farmers. Owner-sommelier Billy Wagner and chef Micha Schäfer have been vocally local since 2015, serving a six-course menu that showcases only ingredients from the greater Berlin region and lists the name of each producer beside every dish. This isn't just fine dining; it's a political statement wrapped in a delicious, fun experience that challenges the very notion of what a restaurant can be.

nobelhartundschmutzig Describing itself as ‘vocally local’ and ‘Germany’s most political restaurant’, Nobelhart & Schmutzig has been committed to serving only ingredients from the greater Berlin region since it opened in 2015. Owner-sommelier Billy Wagner and chef Micha Schäfer present a six-course dinner with a side order of fun. With a passion for championing the people behind the food, the restaurant lists the name of the producer against each menu item, turning the focus from chef to farmer.

Accolade

List: World's 50 Best Restaurants · Rank: 59 · Year: 2025

Key Facts

The people behind Nobelhart & Schmutzig

Billy Wagner

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Owner-sommelier

Owner-sommelier of Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin (No.59, World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025), which lists the producer beside every menu item.

Micha Schaefer

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Chef

Chef at Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin (No.59, World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025), a 'vocally local' restaurant serving only greater-Berlin ingredients since 2015.