Falstaff Awards 2026: Discovery of the Year

We are very happy to share a special recognition: Criss Studio has been named “Discovery of the Year” in the Falstaff Restaurant & Gasthausguide Germany 2026.

For us, this recognition marks a very meaningful moment — not only because it comes from one of the most respected gourmet publications in the German-speaking world, but because it reaches us so early in our story.

Criss Studio was born from a deeply personal idea: a restaurant where Polish and Jamaican cuisines are not treated as opposites, but understood as one shared language. A kitchen shaped by fermentation and heat, depth and freshness, memory and experiment. A kitchen that comes from two biographies — while still searching for something new.

That Falstaff highlights this courage, individuality and connection between our culinary roots means a great deal to us.

Since opening, we have been working to create a restaurant that is not only technically precise, but full of personality. A place where taste matters more than decoration. Where stories are not simply explanations, but part of the experience. Where a menu does not reveal everything in advance, but unfolds step by step at the table.

We understand the title “Discovery of the Year” not as a final destination, but as confirmation: that a very personal path can become visible when followed with enough clarity and conviction.

Thank you to Falstaff for this recognition.And thank you to all guests, friends, artists, producers and our small team who have supported Criss Studio from the beginning.

We look forward to continuing — with even more depth, clarity and taste.

Criss Studio

Polish-Jamaican Tasting Menu

Hamburg, Germany