Sebastian Obendorfer
A Man with Roots — and with Wings
Born in Regensburg in 1990, Sebastian Obendorfer grew up in the family business — between the kitchen, hospitality and the waters of the Upper Palatinate Lake District. After formative years in some of Germany's finest kitchens, he returned home and took over his father's restaurant.
His cuisine is internationally refined and regionally rooted — modern, creative, with a fine affinity for Asian aromas: yuzu and sansho meet Upper Palatinate craftsmanship. Every dish seeks the Eisvogel balance of groundedness and open horizons.
The Stations
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1990
Regensburg
Born in Regensburg, raised in his parents' business in the Upper Palatinate Lake District.
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2007–2010
Mandarin Oriental, Munich · 1 Michelin star
Apprenticeship under Mario Corti at the Munich luxury hotel.
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2010–2012
Luce d’Oro, Schloss Elmau · 2 Michelin stars
A post at the castle’s gourmet restaurant at the foot of the Wetterstein range.
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2012–2013
FALCO, The Westin Leipzig · 2 Michelin stars
Part of Peter Maria Schnurr’s team high above the rooftops of Leipzig.
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2015–2017
Meiers ZweiSinn, Nuremberg · 1 Michelin star
Sous chef under Stefan Meier.
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2017
Return to the EISVOGEL · 2 Michelin stars
Back in the family business — side by side with his father Hubert Obendorfer.
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Since 2022
Maître de Cuisine
Sebastian leads the EISVOGEL kitchen on his own — confirming the two Michelin stars year after year since 2020, most recently in 2026. Schlemmer Atlas named him Top Chef of the Year 2022.
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2023
Jeunes Restaurateurs
Admission to JRE — Europe's association of young top chefs.
The Obendorfer Family
Two Generations, Two Stars
The story of the EISVOGEL is a family story: in 1997 Hubert Obendorfer opened Der Birkenhof and earned the restaurant its first Michelin star in 2008. In 2020 the second followed, together with Sebastian — and he has confirmed it year after year ever since, most recently in 2026.
That top-level cuisine is a team effort is echoed by the critics: the Falstaff restaurant guide 2025 named the EISVOGEL crew its Team of the Year.
