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.

Americas, Americas Restaurants, USA East Coast

6 top restaurants south of Midtown in New York City

NYC as foodie heaven: When looking for fine dining restaurants in New York City, it is difficult to find your way through the abundance of dining spots. TripAdvisor lists more than 10,000 restaurants and even Michelin has nearly 900 eateries…

Travel Miscellany

My first year of serious blogging

Time to reflect and to look back as well as ahead! After having done my first steps towards a more serious blogging activity about luxury travel and fine dining it is time to think about my work. And at the same time, I want to look back…

Europe, Europe Restaurants, Other Regions, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants

Review of Restaurant Glow, Davos, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business in 2021 A doyen of high-end cuisine in the Grisons Alps: After several years of cooking at Hotel Seehof Armin Amrein, doyen of high-end cuisine in the area of Davos/Klosters in the Swiss Alps, opened his own restaurant…

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

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

UPDATE: out of business end of 2023 Hippest place in town under new management: Restaurant Einstein had been a favorite of our family in Aarau, where recommended fine dining restaurants are not abundant, for the last decade. Unfortunately,…

Europe, Europe Restaurants, Olten Restaurants, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants

A (premature) obituary for Restaurant Felsenburg, Olten, Switzerland

In paying tribute to my all-time favorite amongst local restaurants: Restaurant National Olten/Switzerland since December 2017 (my post) Not long ago, I published my review of Felsenburg on this blog and now I have to announce that this…

Europe, Europe Restaurants, Olten Restaurants, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants

Review of Restaurant Lungomare, Olten, Switzerland

Fantastic outdoor seating and great pizza but beware of desserts: On a warm summer evening my husband and I had dinner at the Restaurant Lungomare. We were seated on the really beautiful terrace overlooking the river of Aare and the old bridge…