Haerlin Restaurant, Hamburg

Building on a strong reputation, the Haerlin restaurant in Hamburg is the flagship of the four restaurants at the Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten. It is a top-end gourmet restaurant with an elegant atmosphere, refined tableware, fine porcelain and silver, rounded off with outstanding service. Top chef Christoph Rüffer's creations are a reflection of his quiet nature and typical Hanseatic reserve: concentrated, accentuated and clear.

Rüffer unveils unexpected and exciting visual feasts, with perfectly presented and precisely structured textures. The Essen-born chef carefully traces almost concentric circles of flavour around the core element of each dish. He also adds surprising nuances that form the signature of his cuisine.