4Eck – Restaurant Garmisch-Partenkirchen

The 4Eck is a cosmopolitan casual lifestyle & fine dining restaurant on two floors in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and values ​​a cozy living room atmosphere. In summer, the “secret garden” surprises our guests with a mountain view behind the house, which turns into a small magic forest in winter. Our menu is cosmopolitan, seasonal, fresh, sometimes vegetarian or vegan, always surprisingly different. Sustainability is a major topic for us in all areas. Recycling, upcycling, avoiding waste, avoiding plastic wherever it is possible, to name just a few. We’re certainly not perfect, but we do our best. The 4Eck kitchen crew prefers shopping at local farms, from farmers or fishermen in the Zugspitze region or at the weekly market in Garmisch. The ground floor with the open kitchen is mostly lively and there is a lot to see, if you are looking for more peace or would like to enjoy a romantic dinner for two, we recommend choosing room KARO on the first floor. 4Ecks menu changes frequently and always offers new culinary surprises, depending on the market and the season. Each guest can put together the menu of their choice from the various individual components. The cuisine of the 4Eck restaurant in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is constantly being recreated and, as many guests tell us, is simply different, sometimes cheeky, fresh, innovative – but always processed sustainably and cleanly. We´re looking forward to welcome you to our living room, which feels like home!

The 4Eck regular guests already know that there is a “secret” behind the house: Relax in the 4Eck “secret garden” from May to October, away from the daily trouble in the pedestrian zone on the patio with view to the mountains, listen to the idyllic church bells of St. Martin during your lunch break or join the afternoon with home-made ice tea in our deck chairs. In the evening we serve sommer night menus with candlelight and lanterns and in spring and autumn we offer cosy blankets. During the winter month the Secret Garden turns into a magical light forest.

TEAMWORK is very important at 4Eck. Especially in a small restaurant like our 4Eck is, there is no room for elbows (in the truest sense of the word). Things are simply better together, we’ve all learned that over the years, and what one person can’t do or doesn’t like, the other person might love. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses and only if we help each other can we offer our guests the best possible experience: delicious food, exciting cocktails, selected wines and warm service in a beautiful ambience. Our core team is supported by many temporary workers, pupils, students, kitchen helpers – here we would like to introduce the heart of the 4Eck combined with a big thank you to each and every one of them, but especially to our temporary chef Marcel, who has been with the 4Eck almost since day one the rod holds. One team, one dream!

Yannick Fehren, a native of Mainz, is 4Ecks head chef since April 2025. After graduating from high school, the now 33-year-old was drawn directly to the restaurant industry. Not despite his parents’ years of self-employment – ​​but precisely because of it. Yannick grew up with it, and from an early age he decided to run his own business. After successfully completing his apprenticeship as a chef at the Steigenberger “Connection” at Frankfurt Airport and at the Bergiusschule, he continued his career at Kempinski before spending some time supporting the family business, expanding his experience in large-scale catering, logistics, and the catering sector here and at another company in Frankfurt. Eventually, his path led him to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where he first discovered hearty Bavarian cuisine before moving into fine dining with Johannes Wäger’s team as a junior sous chef at the Werdenfelserei. When a new addition to the family was announced, Yannick moved up to the highest position and took over as sous chef at the Panorama Restaurant on the Zugspitze. Along the way, Yannick Fehren also completed the trainer aptitude test and an F&B management qualification. He has now arrived at 4Eck, which he intends to take over in the long term. He shares the philosophy of sustainability and regionality with the current owners and is delighted to now have his own space and area for his creativity, which he has primarily used in his private life in recent years. A team player who enjoys spending his free time with his family, his diligence, determination and, of course, his wealth of ideas are what benefit this team player.

Andi is the youngest member of the kitchen crew, he has been in the 4Eck team since the end of 2024, but previously supported us as a temporary worker. Andreas comes from Penzberg and completed his training as a chef – after various trial internships – at the Hotel & Landgasthof Osterseen in Iffeldorf, where he was taken on after graduating in the summer of 2024 and still occasionally helps out today. Andreas wants to learn, discover new kitchen styles and gradually acquire knowledge and experience. The 4Eck is his first stop after his training, but certainly not his last. We are convinced that he will make his way, because we have already seen that he is determined, has a quick comprehension and is suprisingly creative with a very fine taste and we look forward to the further time with him.

Kerstin is not only the co-owner of the 4Eck but also a willing supporter in the 4Eck kitchen. As a certified hotel manager she already had her own restaurant on Lake Chiemsee in the past, where she cooked alone for her guests. Cooking is Kerstin’s passion, you can tell that, but above all you can taste it. She often stands in the kitchen at night after service and conjures up something delicious for the team. Kerstin says about herself that of course she lacks practice, especially in this very fine dining kitchen, but the kitchen crew is grateful for such a reliable “kitchen helper” who, thanks to her excellent taste, is often the tip of the scales when it comes to finishing the dishes. Kerstin is also very active in sports in her leisure time; ski touring, stand-up paddling and cross-country skiing are among her hobbies.

The core service team currently consists of 3 corners of the original 4: Peter Laffin, Uschi Glas & Kerstin Schumann Ishizuka. Uschi and Kerstin are the owners of 4Eck. Peter was involved in the founding planning, but then left for family reasons. During the Corona period he returned to 4Eck as a friend and helper – and stayed. Peter finds it difficult to decide whether he prefers the Baltic Sea or the mountains. After a year off in his hometown of Rostock, he returned to 4Eck in 2023. In the past, his positions have included the China Club in Berlin, the Grandhotel Heiligendamm and the A-ROSA Sylt or Grand Tirolia Kitzbühel. By the way, he has a particular passion for gin. Uschi Glas – co-owner of 4Eck – also has her own wedding planning agency and is the owner of the Horsebox Bar, a mobile event bar in a horse trailer. Hence her special passion for the bar. Since she is not allowed to drink alcohol, it is the mocktails that she is particularly enthusiastic about. She was born and grew up in Garmisch-Partenkirchen but loves getting to know new things. And we have already introduced Kerstin above. She is “multi-tasking” and is just as at home in the kitchen as she is in service. She was a passionate host at the Residence of Heinz Winkler in Aschau before moving from Chiemgau to Munich as a hotel manager and before finally moving to Garmisch-Partenkirchen with her husband and founding 4Eck with Uschi. The three are supported by wonderful temporary workers like Melina, Kristina, Chiara, Anna-Lena and Theo.