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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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Review of Imada Restaurant, Aarau, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business in August 2022 Top quality Japanese food in modernist setting: For several years now, Restaurant Imada has been offering Japanese cuisine in the old town of Aarau’s old town worth visiting. Our family visits…
28. November 2016
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Review of Restaurant Fluegelrad, Olten, Switzerland

Unpretentious eatery with simple yet tasty food: The tavern Fluegelrad, more than 130 years old, had been closed for some time when a few years ago three Olten personalities – two writers and a journalist – bought and rebuilt it. Ever…
26. November 2016
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Review of Muerset Restaurant, Aarau, Switzerland

A safe bet for seriously good food in pleasant ambiance: This restaurant with classic Swiss and French cuisine is one of our family’s favorites in Aarau, and this for years! The small town in the Swiss Mittelland is unfortunately not known…
21. November 2016
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Review of Chao-Wang Thai Restaurant, Olten, Switzerland

Good enough Thai food, but not a memorable experience: There are quite a few Thai restaurants in the region of Olten. When my family is in the mood for Thai food, we normally go to Goldener Lo(e)wen Lanna Thai in Olten, which serves quality…
16. November 2016
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Review of Restaurant Mille Sens, Bern, Switzerland

Good, Asian inspired cuisine in a prime location: My husband and I were looking for a pre-concert dining venue in Bern’s old town. We wanted to have dinner in a not too elegant restaurant with fine cuisine near the main station as we were…
14. November 2016
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Review of Restaurant Salzhaus, Solothurn, Switzerland

Fine European-Asian fusion cuisine in hip setting: This is certainly the most stylish and trendiest place of Solothurn’s fine dining scene. The restaurant is – as its name suggests – an ancient salt house and is situated directly on the…
12. November 2016
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I am a luxury travel and gourmet blogger with a passion for the finer things in life. I seek out exceptional luxury hotels and Michelin-recommended restaurants that merit the experience – and the cost – , and I prefer to explore destinations on foot whenever possible. Occasionally, curiosity takes over, and I find myself diving deeper into the stories behind the places I visit.

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