Welcome to Swiss Traveler – a luxury & gourmet travel blog

Do you enjoy staying at luxury hotels and dining at exceptional Michelin-recommended restaurants while traveling? Are you looking for outstanding accommodations and acclaimed dining experiences that offer excellent value for money? Then you have come to the right place.

Here you will find detailed reviews and insights into luxury hotels and fine-dining establishments that are truly worth the expense.

From time to time, you will also discover recommendations for local activities, with a particular focus on exploring destinations on foot. As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe famously said, “Only where you have walked have you truly been.”

Keep traveling—and do it in style.

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Where to eat in Davos in the Swiss Alps as a food lover (v.2.0)

12 restaurants from Michelin starred places to mountain huts: Davos in the eastern Swiss Alps is not only Europe’s highest town but also home of one of Switzerland’s largest ski resorts. It is known for hosting the annual World Economic…

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Review of Restaurant Kettenbruecke in Aarau, Switzerland

UPDATE: New concept & restaurant name - Zollhuus - as from May 2021 A new culinary star is born in the town next to Olten: Aarau, Olten’s neighboring town, has picked up recently when it comes to award-winning restaurants. A few years…

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Review of Restaurant Einstein (“new again”), Aarau, Switzerland

UPDATE: change of management end of 2023 - Einstein by Tibits as from spring 2024 Hippest dining spot in town under management No. 3: A year ago, I last wrote about one of my favorite restaurants in Aarau, the next bigger town to Olten –…

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Review of Restaurant Salzhaus, Solothurn, Switzerland

Trendy dining-spot with contemporary Asian inspired food: When eating out in my home region, Northwestern Switzerland, and venturing a bit further from my home town of Olten, Solothurn, the canton's capital is a good choice. It is not only…

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Review of Restaurant Hirschen, Erlinsbach near Aarau, Switzerland:

A long & successful history of hospitality in a idyllic country inn Here is my review of Restaurant Hirschen, a restaurant in my home region of Olten/Aarau in northwestern Switzerland that has to be mentioned when speaking about fine…

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Review of Restaurant Kreis 6, Zurich, Switzerland

Charming neighborhood spot for Mediterranean & Swiss comfort food: If you are in for a neighborhood favorite in one of Zurich’s finest (residential) districts offering Mediterranean dishes and Swiss classics with a modern touch, then…