Transcription
STAFFCOMMANDERLT COL MICHAEL BAILEYBEST OF GERMANY AWARDSBUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGEREUROPEHARRY M. ELEYOFTHEBESTPUBLISHING & MEDIA DESIGN,DIRECTORMARIE WOODSPUBLISHING & MEDIA DESIGN,MANAGERHEATHER BAIERPUBLISHING & MEDIA DESIGN,WRITER/EDITORELIZABETH JONESSHEREECE SPAINPUBLISHING & MEDIA DESIGN,GRAPHIC DESIGNERCARRIE FARRELLERIC SKINNERBRANDON WORKMANANDREA VARGASREVENUE MANAGERDOUG DOUGHERTYMULTIMEDIA ADVERTISING,CONSULTANTSEAN ADAMSHEIDI BAYFIELDTOM KEYSCLAUDIA STIERJEFF TEESELINKADVERTISING COORDINATORAL GREENKRISTI KIMMELMEMBER SERVICES MANAGERCHERYL BOUJNIDAMARKETING COORDINATORJERRY ALLISONADVERTISING OFFICEUnit 29480, APO, AE 09211Postfach 1980, 67607Kaiserslautern, Germany 49(0)631-3615-9000COVER DESIGN BYERIC SKINNER FOR PUBLICATION & ADVERTISING REQUESTS:Email [email protected] Call 49(0)152-5672-5020. 2018 Stars and Stripes. All rights reserved.2The Stripes Best of Germany 2018 recognizes thebusinesses, organizations and destinations thathave made our readers feel at home in Germany. Youdished on the good, the great and the best. We feelprivileged to share this information with Stripes readers.How it works — We’ve highlighted the top choices thatreceived the highest number of votes for every category (such as Asian restaurant or furniture store) in eachcommunity. Those with the most votes werehighlighted as winners. Whenpossible, we also listed runners-up. If we could not identify a winner for a category,we didn’t give an award.**** Represents a four-time winner.
Ready to see the winners?Keep reading to discover thebest of the best —tempting travel,excellent eateries, standout services and much more. For addressesand websites, check the Winners’Directory on page 12.The Best of Germany 2018 promotion is a result of feedback received from Bavaria, Kaiserslautern, Rhein Main-Wiesbaden and Stuttgart military community members. Readers submittedonline ballots. For each region and category, entries that received the most votes were declaredwinners and are featured in this publication. Top pick awards were given to entries with the mostvotes in each section and region. If winners could not be determined in a given category, awardswere not given.CONTENTS4BAVARIA6KAISERSLAUTERN8RHEIN MAIN10STUTTGART
OFTHEBESTBAVARIAFOOD & DRINKAmerican RestaurantAuto RepairWinner: Schneider’s Auto ShopRunners-up: Auto Hefner In Vilseck, Fred’sAuto - GrafenwoehrWinner: Roadside DinerRunner-up: Zum Südlager Burger BarAsian RestaurantWinner: Tea Garden China-RestaurantRunner-up: Sai NamMexican RestaurantWinner: TortugaRunner-up: Crazy Nate’s (Nuremberg)Italian RestaurantWinner: Pizzeria Santa LuciaRunner-up: Osteria ItalianaGerman RestaurantWinner: Hotel Restaurant BöhmRunners-up: Gasthof Hammer, Schinderhannes WeidenBar/Pub/Brewery RestaurantWinner: Yanni’s Bar & GrillRunners-up: Cheers, Winkler Bräu, BarCode,Classics, Ed’s, LiebesbierSpecial Occasion RestaurantWinner: Angus SteakhouseRunner-up: Green BullCaféWinner: StarbucksIce CreamWinner: Pinguino EisRunner-up: Eiscafé FirenzeAmusement ParkDentalWinner: Zahnart Dr. Markus SchmidRunner-up: Hohenfels Dental ClinicDoctorWinner: Grafenwoehr ClinicRunner-up: Dr. Jürgen Nickl, OB/GYN, WeidenPoolWinner: Freizeitzentrum WeidenRunner-up: Grafenwoehr PoolSHOPPINGAuto DealershipWinner: Military Auto Source (MAS)Runners-up: Autohaus Graser BMW & MINIMilitary Sales, Grafenwoehr, Memphis AutoElectronics StoreWinner: Media MarktRunner-up: Exchange AAFESFurniture StoreWinner: PocoRunner-up: IKEAGrocery StoreWinner: EDEKARunner-up: LidlWinner: OBIBank/Credit UnionWinner: Service Credit UnionRunner-up: Community Bank4Winner: Europa ParkRunner-up: LegolandCastleWinner: Schloss NeuschwansteinRunner-up: Linderhof PalaceChristmas MarketWinner: Nuremberg Christmas MarketRunner-up: Guteneck Christmas MarketFestivalHome Improvement StoreLEISURE/SERVICETRAVELMotorcycle DealershipWinner: Military Auto Source (MAS)Runner-up: Harley-Davidson MilitaryAutosourceWinner: OktoberfestRunner-up: VolksfestTravel AgencyWinner: SatoRunner-up: US Flights 24ZooWinner: NurembergRunners-up: Leipzig, Munich, Berlin
5
OFTHEBESTKAISERSLAUTERNDentalCastleFOOD & DRINKWinner: Ramstein Dental CareRunner-up: American DentistryWinner: Heidelberg CastleRunner-up: Burg EltzAmerican RestaurantDoctorChristmas MarketWinners: Landstuhl Regional Medical Center(LRMC), American Medical CenterRunner-up: Ramstein Air BaseWinner: Nuremberg Christmas MarketRunners-up: Heidelberg, Sankt Wendel Christmas MarketsWinner: Chili’s Grill & BarRunner-up: Sam Kullman’s DinerAsian RestaurantWinner: Mr. LianRunner-up: Zimtblüte Asian FoodPoolMexican RestaurantWinner: Freizeitbad AZURRunner-up: Monte MareWinner: Cantina MexicanaRunner-up: PrimaveraItalian RestaurantWinner: Trattoria Da SalvatoreRunners-up: Vapiano, Il PirataGerman RestaurantWinner: Big Emma’sRunner-up: Brauhaus am MarktBar/Pub/Brewery RestaurantWinner: Oscar’sRunner-up: Brauhaus am MarktSpecial Occasion RestaurantWinner: Mr. LianRunners-up: Metaxa, “21” Bistro & RestaurantCaféWinner: Barbarossa BäckereiIce CreamWinner: VeneziaRunner-up: Eiscafé DolomitiSHOPPINGAuto DealershipWinner: Torpedo Military Sales, RamsteinRunners-up: Pentagon Car Sales, Used CarGuysElectronics StoreWinner: SATURNRunner-up: Media MarktFurniture StoreWinner: IKEARunner-up: Möbel MartinGrocery StoreWinner: GlobusRunner-up: EDEKAHome Improvement StoreWinner: OBIRunner-up: ToomWinner: Harley-Davidson Military ProgramRunner-up: Military Auto Source (MAS)Bank/Credit UnionWinner: Service Credit UnionRunner-up: Community BankAuto RepairWinner: Pulaski Auto ShopRunner-up: Micha’s Autoservice6Winner: Bad DürkheimRunner-up: OktoberfestTravel AgencyMotorcycle DealershipLEISURE/SERVICEFestivalTRAVELAmusement ParkWinner: Europa ParkRunner-up: LegolandWinner: RTT TravelRunner-up: ABC TravelZooWinners: Frankfurt Zoological Garden, ZooKaiserslauternRunner-up: Neunkirchen Zoo
7
OFTHEBESTRHEIN MAINFOOD & DRINKWinner: Wiesbaden Auto Skills Center (MWR)Winner: Burg EltzRunner-up: Heidelberg CastleAmerican RestaurantDentalChristmas MarketWinners: Chillers – California Lifestyle Bar &Grill, Das BurgerRunner-up: Yours American Sports BarWinner: Wiesbaden Dental CareDoctorWinner: Wiesbaden Christmas MarketRunners-up: Strasbourg, Frankfurt Square,Rüdesheim Christmas MarketsWinners: Wiesbaden Health Clinic, Dr. med.Rudolph WeberFestivalPoolWinner: Wilhelmstrasse FestRunner-up: Wiesbaden Wine FestAsian RestaurantWinner: MayflowerRunner-up: Good Morning Vietnam, Sushilicious, Jit’s Thai KitchenWinner: OpelbadTravel AgencyMexican RestaurantWinner: SatoWinner: Hacienda Mexican RestaurantRunners-up: Mexico LindoZooItalian RestaurantSHOPPINGWinner: Ristorante ComebackRunners-up: Little Italy Restaurant, VapianoAuto DealershipGerman RestaurantWinner: Military Auto Source (MAS)Runner-up: MercedesWinner: Paulaner WiesbadenRunner-up: Brauhaus KastelElectronics StoreBar/Pub/Brewery RestaurantWinner: Media MarktRunner-up: Exchange AAFESWinner: Pub Scotch ‘n’ SodaRunners-up: Yours American Sports BarFurniture StoreSpecial Occasion RestaurantWinner: IKEARunner-up: Mann Mobilia XXXLWinners: Paulaner Wiesbaden, Rathaus KellerCaféGrocery StoreWinner: MaldanerWinner: GlobusRunner-up: AldiIce CreamHome Improvement StoreWinner: Eiscafé RialtoRunner-up: Latte Art CaféWinner: GlobusRunner-up: HornbachLEISURE/SERVICETRAVELBank/Credit UnionAmusement ParkWinner: Community BankRunner-up: Andrews Federal Credit Union8CastleAuto RepairWinner: Europa ParkWinner: Opel ZooRunner-up: Frankfurt Zoological Garden
9
OFTHEBESTSTUTTGARTAuto RepairFOOD & DRINKWinners: Autohaus Braun GmbH, Leonberg,Panzer Car Care CenterTTRAVELAmerican RestaurantDentalAmusement PParkWinners: Meatery, Corners, Ehrbar BurgerBoeblingenRunner-up: Triple B - Beef Burger BrothersWinner: Dr. Charles A. SmithWinner:n LegolandRunner-up: EuEuropa ParkAsian RestaurantWinner: Artze 42Runner-up: Dr. Dirk Wessner, DermatologyWinner: Hohenzollernn CastleCRunner-up: LichtensteinhCastletPoolChristmas MaMarkettWinner: Badezentrum SindelfingenRunner-up: Sport- und BadezentrumFilderadoWinner: Esslingen Christmas MaMarketRunner-up: Stuttgart ChristmasiMarketWinner: Thai-Restaurant Rainbow GardenRunner-up: OrigamiMexican RestaurantWinners: Chili’s Grill & Bar, Joe Peña’sRunners-up: Blau Agave, CantinaDoctorFestivalItalian RestaurantWinner: Cannstatter VolksfestRunner-up: Frühlingsfest Spring FestivalWinner: Ratskeller da VittorioRunner-up: Osteria de MariaGerman RestaurantSHOPPINGWinner: Schönbuch BrauhausRunner-up: Onkle OttoAuto DealershipBar/Pub/Brewery RestaurantWinners: Military Auto Source (MAS), Wackenhut Mercedes NagoldWinner: The Auld Rogue Irish PubRunners-up: Wichtel – Böblingen, BrauhausBoeblingen, Biddy Early’s, Schönbuch BrauhausElectronics StoreSpecial Occasion RestaurantFurniture StoreWinner: Gruener Thurn Greek RestaurantWinner: IKEARunner-up: XXXL GamerdingerCaféWinner: Sehne CaféWinner: Media MarktRunner-up: SATURNGrocery StoreWinner: RealRunner-up: EDEKAHome Improvement Store10CastleLEISURE/SERVICEWinner: OBIRunner-up: HornbachBank/Credit UnionMotorcycle DealershipWinner: Service Credit UnionRunner-up: Community BankWinner: Harley Davidson Motor WorldRunners-up: Military Auto Source (MAS),LouiseTravel AgencyWinner: SatoRunner-up: L’Tur Reisen Stuttgart FlughafenZooWinner: Wilhelma Zoological-BotanicalGarden StuttgartRunner-up: Heidelberg Zoo
Charles-Lindbergh-Str. 11 71034 Böblingen 07031-205606211
Winners’ DirectoryBAVARIAAngus SteakhouseKürmreuther Straße 57, 92249 EKABenzstraße 3, 91522 AnsbachBahnhofstraße 16, 92655 GrafenwoehrAmberger Str. 2, 92249 Vilseckwww.edeka.dePinguino EisAlte Amberger Straße 25, 92655 GrafenwöhrPizzeria Santa LuciaAm Sudhaus 2, 92655 GrafenwöhrEuropa ParkEuropa-Park-Straße 2, 77977 Rustwww.europapark.dePocoDr.-Martin-Luther-Straße 3792637 -weidenFreizeitzentrum WeidenRaiffeisenstraße 7, 92637 Weiden in derOberpfalzwww.freizeitzentrum-weiden.deRoadside DinerIm Gewerbepark 1, 92655Grafenwöhrwww.roadside-diner.comGrafenwoehr ClinicBldg 445, 92655 o TravelBuilding 244Grafenwoehr, 92655 Germanywww.bavaria.army.milHotel Restaurant BöhmNeue Amberger Straße 39, 92655 Grafenwöhrwww.hotelboehm.deMedia MarktRegenburgerstraße 61, 92637 Weidenwww.mediamarkt.deMilitary Auto Source (MAS)www.militaryautosource.comNuremberg Christmas Marketwww.christkindlesmarkt.de/en/Nuremberg ZooTiergarten NürnbergAm Tiergarten 30D-90480 BIEschenbacher Str. 7, 92690 Pressathwww.obi.de12OktoberfestTheresienwiese, Theresienhöhe,80339 München (Munich)www.oktoberfest.deSchloss NeuschwansteinAlpseestraße, 87645 Schwangauwww.neuschwanstein.deSchneider’s Auto ShopConrad Röntgen Str. 3092637 Weidenwww.schneiders-auto-service.de/Service Credit UnionBldg. 5823, AnsbachBldg. 9901, Garmisch-PartenkirchenBldg. 148, GrafenwöhrBldg. 335, HohenfelsBldg. 224, Vilseckwww.servicecu.orgStarbucksBldg. 700, Grafenwoehrwww.starbucks.deTea Garden China-RestaurantBahnhofstraße 59, 92655 lstraße 18, 92655 Grafenwöhrwww.facebook.com/1tortugaYanni’s Bar & GrillMarktplatz 33, 92655 Grafenwöhrwww.yannisbar.deZahnart Dr. Markus SchmidWörthstraße 9, 92637 Weiden in d DürkheimDürkheimer WurstmarktBrühlwiesen, 67098 Bad Dürkheimwww.bad-duerkheim.comBarbarossa Bäckereiwww.barbarossa-baeckerei.deBig Emma’sReichswaldstraße 1C, 66877 RamsteinMiesenbachwww.bigemma-ramstein.comCantina MexicanaKaiserstrasse 11767661 om/Chili’s Grill & BarBldg. 2140, Ramstein-Miesenbachwww.86fss.comEuropa ParkEuropa-Park-Straße 2, 77977 Rustwww.europapark.deFrankfurt Zoological GardenBernhard-Grzimek-Allee 1,60316 Frankfurt am Mainwww.zoo-frankfurt.de/Freizeitbad AZURSchernauer Straße 50, 66877 RamsteinMiesenbachwww.freizeitbad-azur.de
GlobusMerkurstraße 57, 67663 Kaiserslauternwww.globus.deHarley-Davidson Military Programwww.militaryautosource.comHeidelberg Castlewww.heidelberg.deIKEAOpelkreisel 3, 67663 Kaiserslauternwww.ikea.com/deLandstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC)Geb 3377, 66849 Landstuhlwww.rhce.amedd.army.mil/landstuhl/Mr. LianSchillerplatz 9, 67655 KaiserslauternWeilerbacher Str. 91, 67661 Kaiserslauternwww.mr-lian.de/Nuremberg Christmas Marketwww.christkindlesmarkt.de/en/Bldg. 2762, KapaunBldg. 3226, Kleber KaserneBldg. 3336, (KMCC), RamsteinBldg. 2410, RamsteinBldg. 147, SembachBldg. 174, Spangdahlemwww.servicecu.orgTorpedo Military Sales, Ramsteinwww.torpedomilitarysales.com/Trattoria Da SalvatoreFleischackerloch 1, 66849 ler Str. 25, 66877 RamsteinMiesenbachZoo KaiserslauternZum Tierpark 10, 67661 Kaiserslauternwww.Zoo-kaiserslautern.comRHEIN MAINHacienda Mexican RestaurantRheingaustraße 152, 65203 Wiesbadenwww.hacienda-restaurants.deIKEAAm Wandersmann 2-4,65719 Hofheim am Taunuswww.ikea.com/de/deMaldanerMarktstraße 34, 65183 e 8, 55246 Wiesbadenwww.mayflower-akk.de/Media MarktNeben dem Mühlweg 4b, 65474 BischofsheimAm Main-Taunus-Zentrum 1, 65843 SulzbachÄppelallee 69, 65203 WiesbadenHasengartenstraße 25, 65189 Wiesbadenwww.mediamarkt.deMilitary Auto Source (MAS)Washingtonstraße 75, 65189 Wiesbadenwww.militaryautosource.comOBIOpelkreisel 16, 67663 Kaiserslauternwww.obi.deBurg Eltz56294 Wierschemwww.burg-eltz.de/enOscar’sParkstraße 46, 67655 Kaiserslauternwww.oskar-restaurant.deChillers – California Lifestyle Bar & GrillBahnhofsplatz 1, 65189 Wiesbadenwww.chillers-wiesbaden.comPulaski Auto Shop2859, 67661 KaiserslauternCommunity Bankwww.dodcommunitybank.comOpel ZooAm Opel-Zoo 3, (ehemals Königsteiner Strasse 35), 61476 Kronberg im Taunuswww.opel-zoo.deRamstein Dental CarePoststrasse 1, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbachwww.ramsteindental.comDas BurgerGrabenstraße 16, 65183 Wiesbadenwww.das-burger.comPaulaner WiesbadenWilhelmstraße 60, 65183 Wiesbadenwww.paulaner-wiesbaden.de/en/RTT TravelKMC Center, Building 3336, 66877 RamsteinMiesenbachwww.rtttravel.comEiscafé RialtoMarktstraße 8, 65183 WiesbadenRathausstraße 82, 65203 Wiesbadenwww.rialtoeiscafe.deRathaus KellerSchloßpl. 6, 65183 WiesbadenSATURNMerkurstraße 62-64, 67663 Kaiserslauternwww.saturn.deEuropa ParkEuropa-Park-Straße 2, 77977 Rustwww.europapark.deService Credit UnionBldg. 8669, BaumholderGlobusOstring 2, 65205 Wiesbadenwww.globus.deOpelbadNeroberg 2, 65193 Wiesbadenwww.wiesbaden.deRistorante ComebackGoldgasse 13, 65183 travel.com/13
Winners’ DirectoryScotch ‘n’ SodaGoldgasse 9, 65183 Wiesbadenwww.scotchnsoda.meWiesbaden Auto Skills Center (MWR)Rennbahnstraße 41, 65205 WiesbadenWiesbaden Christmas sbaden Dental CareBahnstraße 14, 65205 Wiesbadenwww.Wiesbadendental.com/Wiesbaden Health Clinic,Dr. med. Rudolph WeberFlugplatz Erbenheim 1040, 65205 fmWilhelmstrasse rasseSTUTTGARTAAFES AutoGeb. 2903Panzer KaserneBoeblingen, DEU 71032www.aafescarcare.comArtze 42Poststraße 42, 71032 Böblingenwww.aerzte42.de/enThe Auld Rogue Irish PubHauptstraße 57, 70563 Stuttgartwww.theauldrogue.comAutohaus Braun GmbH, LeonbergBerliner Str. 53, 71229 LeonbergBadezentrum SindelfingenHohenzollernstraße 23, 71067 Sindelfingenwww.Badezentrum.de/Cannstatter VolksfestCannstatter Wasen, Mercedesstraße 50,70372 Stuttgartwww.cannstatter-volksfest.de/14Chili’s Grill & BarSchwabenpl. 3, 70563 Stuttgartwww.chillis-mexikanisch-essen.de70469 straße 1, 70372 StuttgartBad CannstattMilitary Auto Source (MAS)Hauptstraße 189B, 70563 StuttgartDr. Charles A. SmithBöblingen DentalForum 1 Building 1st FloorCharles-Lindbergh Straße 1171034 Böblingenwww.boeblingendental.com/imprintEhrbar Burger BoeblingenLauchstraße 1, 71032 BöblingenEhrbar-bb.de/Esslingen Christmas Marketwww.esslingen-marketing.de/en/Gruener Thurn Greek RestaurantTurmstraße 9, 71032 Böblingenwww.Gruener-turm.deHarley Davidson Motor WorldGraf-Zeppelin-Platz 1, 71034 Böblingenwww.motorworld.de/Hohenzollern Castle72379 Burg rtin-Schleyer-Straße 2,71063 Sindelfingenwww.ikea.com/deJoe Peña’sKriegsbergstraße 15, 70174 and-Allee 1, 89312 Günzburgwww.legoland.de/enMeateryKronprinzstraße 24, 70173 Stuttgartwww.Meatery.de/Media MarktArnulf-Klett-Platz 1-3, 70173 StuttgartSchwabengalerie, Schwabenplatz, 70563StuttgartHeilbronner Straße ller da VittorioRathauspl. 1, 71063 Schönbuch BrauhausLange Straße 20, 71032 BöblingenSehne Caféwww.sehne.de/Service Credit UnionBldg. 2915, Panzer KaserneBldg. 2325, Patch Barrackswww.servicecu.orgThai-Restaurant Rainbow GardenPostpl. 8, 71032 BöblingenWackenhut Mercedes NagoldAltensteiger Str. 47 - 49, 72202 Nagoldwww.wackenhut.de/Wilhelma Zoological-BotanicalGarden StuttgartWilhelma 13, 70376 Stuttgartwww.wilhelma.de
AD SPACE
Bank/Credit Union Winner: Service Credit Union Runner-up: Community Bank Auto Repair Winners: Autohaus Braun GmbH, Leonberg, Panzer Car Care Center Dental Winner: Dr. Charles A. Smith Doctor Winner: Artze 42 Runner-up: Dr. Dirk Wessner, Dermatology Pool Winner: Badezentrum Sindelfingen Runn
