Get placed in Germany's best restaurants

A IKKI Group PortalHeidelberg · DE

Cook in Germany. We'll find your kitchen.

ChefConnect is your direct route to kitchen jobs across Germany. Send one profile — our team screens it, then matches you to the right restaurant for your craft.

Join as a chef → Post a role

Open to EU, EEA & Swiss citizens with the right to work across the EU.

On the rail — open roleslive sample

#0418● OPEN

Chef de Partie

Fine dining · Munich

À la carteFull-time

#0417● OPEN

Sous Chef

Modern bistro · Hamburg

LeadershipRelocation

#0415● OPEN

Pastry Chef

Hotel · Frankfurt

PatisserieFull-time

#0412● OPEN

Commis Chef

Casual dining · Berlin

EntryTraining

#0409● OPEN

Head Chef

Rooftop bar · Heidelberg

ConceptSenior

40+

Partner kitchens

German cities

All

Levels & styles

48h

First reply

The network

One portal, the full spectrum of German kitchens.

IKKI Group is building a network of partner restaurants across Germany — and they don't all look alike. Whether your craft lives at the pass of a tasting-menu room or the heat of a high-volume line, there's a station for it.

Fine diningBistroCasual & volume

Tier 01

Fine dining

Tasting menus, à la carte precision, the discipline of a tight brigade. For chefs who live for the detail.

Tier 02

Hotel & resort

Breakfast service to banqueting and room dining. Steady hours, broad sections, real progression.

Tier 03

Bistro & brasserie

Seasonal, ingredient-led menus with room to put your own signature on the plate.

Tier 04

Casual & bar

High-energy rooms and rooftop concepts. Volume, pace, and a crew that moves as one.

How it works — for chefs

Three tickets from here to the line.

01 — Plate up

Send your profile

Drop your CV and the stations you cook. One form — no agency middlemen, no fees to you, ever.

02 — The match

We screen & match

Our team reviews every profile and pairs your craft with partner restaurants whose style, level and city fit.

03 — Service

Cook in Germany

Interview your shortlist and choose. We support contracts, relocation paperwork and your first weeks on the line.

Join as a chef

Put your name on the rail.

Direct placement with German restaurants — no agency cut taken from you
Every profile is read by our team, never dumped in a public database
Roles across every level, commis to head chef
Relocation & paperwork support for moving within the EU

Ready to apply?

Build your profile in minutes — upload your CV, add your details, done.

Apply now

For restaurants

Post a role. We send you the right chefs.

List your opening with ChefConnect and reach qualified chefs from across Europe. You tell us the station, the style and the city — we do the searching.

Post a role