
Welcome to Swiss Traveler – a luxury & gourmet travel blog
Do you fancy best luxury hotels and (Michelin) restaurants whenever you travel? Are you looking for fine accommodations and hot dining-spots that are priced competitively? Then this is the place for you! Here you find detailed information about high-end lodging and fine dining worth the expense.
Every now and then, there are also suggestions for activities, especially how to explore an area by walking. As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said, “Only where you were walking, you have really been”.
Keep traveling – do it in style!


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…

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…

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…

Review of Brasserie Baerengraben, Bern, Switzerland
French brasserie cuisine & savoir-vivre in the capital’s old town:
The capital of Switzerland, Bern, has not only a picturesque old town – a UNESCO World Heritage Site –, but also a varied restaurant scene. There is also a recommended…

Review of Restaurant Orsini, Zurich, Switzerland
UPDATE: out of business end of 2021, reopened under different management in December 2023
Old school Italian dining in prime location:
If you are into traditional upscale Italian restaurants, then this is the place for you! Normally, I prefer…
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