Jan Hartwig is executive chef of JAN - Jan Hartwig, Munich, Germany, a post held since October 2022. (source)
The restaurant is No. 19 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 and No. 66 in La Liste 2026, and holds three MICHELIN stars.
Career
- Head chef, Restaurant Atelier, Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Munich 2014-2021 (source)
- Sous chef, Restaurant Aqua, Wolfsburg 2009-2014 (source)
Training
- Culinary apprenticeship (Kochausbildung) starting 2000 at Restaurant Dannenfeld, Braunschweig (one Michelin star at the time) (source)
- Reported to have studied hotel management and culinary arts after high school (source)
Recognition
- Three MICHELIN stars for JAN, Munich (awarded early April 2023) (2023) (source)
Context
What the role involves, and what the best in it say about the work, is set out in the executive chef's role.
Checked 10 November 2026. Corrections are welcome at press@theluxuryofattention.com.