ATAMA by Martin Stopp

ATAMA is a fine‑dining restaurant in St. Ingbert that relocated from TAO in Elversberg into the renovated Villa Bleu and opened in 2025. It has earned press attention and awards, including a Gusto award in March 2025. The venue stages Wine & Dine, themed events with curated pairings and features a bar program by barchef Gibril Kondor. The kitchen balances classic technique with contemporary experimentation. The house offers an intimate dining room, a relaxed bar/lounge, a terrace and two guest rooms on site. Design mixes historic flair with contemporary elements; service is polished and attentive. French haute cuisine with Far Eastern influences is executed with meticulous technique. The team emphasizes product quality, seasonality and regional sourcing, working with a network of local producers and cultivating vegetables on its Hofgut. Martin Stopp (Chef) is chef‑owner, described as a two‑star chef and the creative driving force. Specialties include Experience Tables (ATAMA's Eleven) chef’s‑table tastings; Fine Dining tasting menus (Menus for the Senses / Menus for the Soul); Knäckebrot Deluxe (with Oscietra option); Kaviar Time selections; Steinbutt; Kalbfkopf & Kaisergranat (turbot, veal head & langoustine); and Brust vom Schwarzfederhuhn “Saporito”.