In the Deutschland 2012 Hotel and Restaurants Red Guide Michelin increased the number of star restaurants in Germany to 249 and vastly expanded the list of Bib Gourmand restaurants.
The Michelin Deutschland 2012 Red Guide awarded “La Vie” in Osnabrück a third star to keep the number of three-star restaurants in Germany to nine. Germany now has 32 two-star restaurants (ten new in 2012), and 208 one-star restaurants. The value-for-money Bib Gourmand restaurants increased by 45 to 431. Michelin’s Germany red guide also describes over 6,000 other hotels and restaurants in all price categories and comfort classes.