Kevin Fehling is one of Germany’s most brilliant and distinctive chefs, the holder of three Michelin stars at his restaurant The Table in Hamburg. Known for reaching the top rating with remarkable speed – not once but twice – he combines flawless classical technique with a playful, colourful, globally influenced style, and serves it in one of the most original dining rooms in Europe.
Fehling’s food is precise, vivid and full of invention, drawing on French foundations and flavours from around the world. At The Table, guests sit around a single, sweeping serpentine table with the open kitchen at its heart, turning dinner into an intimate, theatrical shared experience unlike almost anywhere else.
TL;DR
- German chef, born in 1977 in Delmenhorst, near Bremen
- Trained under Harald Wohlfahrt at the Schwarzwaldstube
- Won three Michelin stars at La Belle Epoque in Travemunde by 2012
- Opened his own restaurant, The Table, in Hamburg in 2015
- The Table earned three Michelin stars in its very first year
Kevin Fehling key facts
| Born | 1977, Delmenhorst, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Restaurant | The Table, Hamburg |
| Michelin | Three stars (at two restaurants) |
| Style | Refined, playful, globally influenced |
From Delmenhorst to the great kitchens
Kevin Fehling was born in 1977 in Delmenhorst, near Bremen. Not especially drawn to school, he was ambitious in other ways – including skating – before discovering his passion for cooking. He completed his apprenticeship at the Hotel Thomsen in his hometown and worked in restaurants in Bremen and Hamburg, and spent two formative years cooking aboard the luxury cruise liner MS Europa. A defining moment came in 2003, when he had the chance to learn under the legendary Harald Wohlfahrt at the Schwarzwaldstube – an experience that shaped his technique and ambition.
Three stars, twice over
In 2005 Fehling took over the kitchen at La Belle Epoque in Travemunde, and led it to remarkable heights: a first Michelin star in 2008, a second in 2011 and a third in 2012, making him one of the youngest chefs in Germany to reach the top rating. Then, in 2015, he chose to strike out on his own – and repeated the feat, earning three Michelin stars at his new restaurant in its very first year, a rare and impressive achievement.
The Table
Fehling’s Hamburg restaurant, The Table, is as distinctive for its design as for its food. Guests are seated around a single, sweeping serpentine table for up to twenty people, wrapped around the open kitchen – an intimate, interactive setting that lets diners watch the chefs at work and share the experience together. It is one of the most original fine-dining concepts in Europe, and the perfect stage for Fehling’s precise, playful cooking.
Signature style
Fehling’s cuisine is built on classical French technique but shot through with colour, playfulness and flavours drawn from around the world, especially Asia. His dishes are intricate and beautifully composed, technically dazzling yet full of joy and surprise. That combination of rigour and imagination – grounded in his training under Wohlfahrt but expressed with a very personal flair – is what has made him one of the most admired chefs in Germany.
Kevin Fehling in context
Fehling is one of Germany’s elite three-star chefs, trained by Harald Wohlfahrt and part of the same tradition as fellow Wohlfahrt pupil Christian Bau.
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Kevin Fehling FAQ
Who is Kevin Fehling?
A German chef with three Michelin stars at his restaurant The Table in Hamburg.
What is special about The Table?
Guests sit around a single serpentine table wrapped around the open kitchen.
Where did he train?
Under Harald Wohlfahrt at the Schwarzwaldstube, among other places.
Has he won three stars more than once?
Yes – first at La Belle Epoque and again at The Table in its first year.
Where is he from?
He was born in Delmenhorst, near Bremen, in 1977.
