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.

Aarau Restaurants, Europe, Europe Restaurants, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants

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

UPDATE: out of business end of 2023 Hippest dining spot in town with a unique food concept: Restaurant Einstein under the old management (see my review) had been the favorite dining spot of our family in Aarau for more than ten years. In…

Basel Restaurants, Europe, Europe Restaurants, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants

Review of Restaurant Noohn, Basel, Switzerland

Stylish Euro-Asian Restaurant with many choices: Since Restaurant Noohn was opened some 10 years ago, my family has dined a couple of times at this modern restaurant offering Asian fusion cuisine in good quality in an urban atmosphere. The…

Europe, Europe Restaurants, Olten Restaurants, Switzerland

Review of Restaurant Schlosserei Genussfabrik, Olten, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business in May 2022 Mediterranean cuisine Asian-inspired in industrial chic place: Restaurant Schlosserei Genussfabrik (locksmith gourmet factory) is not called like this for nothing. The restaurant’s building had housed…

Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Hotels, Bali, Indonesia

Suite of the moment: Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Ubud, Bali

A perfect blend of contemporary design and local architecture: I have seen my share of wonderful hotels, but Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, just outside of Bali’s cultural and spiritual center of Ubud, left me in awe at its sheer beauty!…

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Welcome back „Felsenburg“ – Good-bye Fabian Strutz as chef of „National” in Olten, Switzerland

Upscale Italian food back in town – Farewell from a talented chef: The culinary scene in Olten is moving, a change is going on in Restaurant „National“. Sergio Salsi from the former „Felsenburg“ is said to take over and Fabian Strutz…

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Review of Restaurant Haenggi’s, Davos, Switzerland:

UPDATE: change of management in November 2020 (new under the name of Braema) A safe bet when it comes to constantly good performance: For several years now I keep exploring Davos’ dining scene and after having dined several times at Haenggi’s,…