Tantris was a gamble when it was built in the early 1970s in what was originally the urban and culinary no man's land of Schwabing. The idea came from building contractor and gourmet Fritz Eichbauer. For some time, he had dreamed of a top-class restaurant where one could drive up comfortably and park the car in the building's own parking lot, and in which cooking would become a spectacle, with a central charcoal grill and open kitchen.

The building for the restaurant was created as a single-story, multi-unit structure with exposed concrete cubes pushed into each other and dramatically stepped shed roofs clad in copper. Guests enter the restaurant via a platform decorated with mythical animals designed by Bruno Weber and through a red wind trap. Inside, diners are greeted by an "architectural landscape" staggered in height to reflect the flatter and steeper roof forms. In addition to the colors described by the operators as "red lobster and black truffle," the interior is dominated materialwise by vertically textured exposed concrete walls, painted sheet metal and carpeting. Besides the show cooking, an intimate cocktail bar, a cozy lounge, a glass-enclosed "wine cellar" and the garden hall offer a varied experience. Showcases display the attractive food offerings, from shellfish to chocolates. Exclusive enjoyment – architecturally as well as culinary – is the program here.

Heritage protected.

From 2002 to 2004, the client and restaurant owner Fritz Eichbauer engaged the architect Stefan Braunfels for a general overhaul of the aging interiors, who strove for the unconditional preservation, or rather the true-to-the-original renewal, of the overall work of art that is Tantris. To this end, for example, the interior’s carpets and fabrics were rewoven by the original companies. Still, the bar and the lighting and some other details have been changed. Currently, Tantris is under renovation again and will reopen in summer 2021 with two independent restaurants.

In the fall of 2012, the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments recognized the institution as an architectural monument and a place of contemporary history. In 2019, the neighbouring residential tower by Hans-Busso von Busse and Georg Eichbauer was included into the protection status as it is considered a unit with the restaurant.