Jewish-owned Israeli restaurant vandalized in Munich; police suspect antisemitic motive
Authorities believe an antisemitic motive prompted vandalism at an Israeli restaurant in Munich where the windows were broken early Friday, police said. No one was injured.
The owners of the restaurant are Jewish, police told German news agency dpa.
Visuals of the aftermath show that the restaurant is the Eclipse Grillbar, though police did not name it. The restaurant’s website says it is Munich’s first authentic Israeli restaurant; it did not immediately return a request for comment.
Grigori Dratva, the owner’s brother-in-law and an employee, told dpa there hadn’t been any direct threats against the restaurant.
Investigators believe pyrotechnic devices — potentially fireworks — were thrown into the restaurant, breaking the windows in three places.
No suspects were discovered in the area after police were called around 12:45 a.m. and it was not clear who was behind the incident. The damage is estimated at several thousand dollars.
Antisemitic activity in Germany and around the world skyrocketed after Hamas launched its war against Israel on October 7, 2023. In Berlin, police recorded a record 2,267 antisemitic crimes in 2025, a sharp increase from 1,825 cases in 2024 and 900 in 2023, according to a February report. The city logged just 381 antisemitic offenses in 2022.
