Are you in search of great (Michelin) gourmet restaurants to go in Europe? Here you find fine dining places worth the expenditure. For Switzerland, go to the separate category!

best fine-dining restaurants Zurich
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7 (casual) fine-dining (Michelin) restaurants in Zurich/Switzerland, first visited in 2023/2024

7 of the best gourmet dining spots in Switzerland's biggest city: Eating out at Zurich's (casual) fine-dining restaurants is not a new thing for me, quite the opposite. I have been doing this on a regular basis for years - see my posts about…
Montreux/Switzerland
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Michelin starred restaurants in Montreux, Lake Geneva, Switzerland

From 2 dining-spots in Montreux, Maison Décotterd & Pont de Brent, only one remained: On our Montreux stay, my husband and I had dinner at both Michelin starred restaurants in town. This is about Restaurant Maison Décotterd and Restaurant…
Restaurant at Hotel Fiordaliso & Restaurant Lido 84 in Gardone Riviera on Lake Garda/Italy - Michelin restaurants Gardone Riviera
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All 4 Michelin (starred) restaurants in Gardone Riviera on Lake Garda, Italy

Where to go for some of the best fine dining on Lake Garda's southwest shore near Salò: I can say about myself that I have dined at all the Michelin (starred) restaurants in Gardone Riviera on Lake Garda. There are four of them in total, and…
view of the Dolomites & open kitchen at Hotel Terra The Magic Place Sarentino valley South Tyrol, Italy
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Staying & dining in style at Hotel Terra The Magic Place in the Sarentino valley in South Tyrol, Italy

Premium hotel above South Tyrol's capital of Bolzano with Michelin 2-star restaurant: Yet again my husband and I made a find on our never-ending journey of chasing down Michelin stars. And this in a place we would have never dreamed of being…
Hotel Castel Tirolo South Tyrol, Italy
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Staying & dining in style at Hotel Castel in Tirolo in South Tyrol/Italy

Luxury hotel above the town of Merano with Michelin 2-star restaurant: If you are heading to the Merano area in South Tyrol and looking for high-end lodging and dining, do not look further. Hotel Castel Tirolo South Tyrol with its two-star…
Merano, Sarentino valley, Restaurant Lido 84 Lake Garda, Restaurant Décotterd Lake Geneva - north Italy & west Switzerland
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North Italy & west Switzerland in style, a 14-day road trip itinerary

Luxury hotels & Michelin (starred) dining along the route: Yet another road trip in north Italy and west Switzerland was on my husband's and my agenda this late summer. And this after already doing one to Italy's north (and France's south)…
Hotel Traube Tonbach & 3-starred Michelin Restaurant Schwarzwaldstube Black Forrest, Germany
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5-star Hotel Traube Tonbach in the northern Black Forest, Germany

Excellently managed luxury hotel with Germany's best restaurant, the 3-star Michelin Schwarzwaldstube: This is for sure one of Germany's top hotels, the 5-star Hotel Traube Tonbach in the rural surroundings of the Black Forest, in the country's…
Aussenansicht Restaurant Brücke Niedergösgen
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Restaurant Brücke in Niedergösgen im neuen Kleid mit “Aare-nahem” Gästeraum

You find a summary of this post in English at the end! Wiedereröffnung "neue" Brücke mit einzigartigem Ergänzungsbau: Ab Mittwoch, 28.06.2023, ist das Restaurant Brücke Niedergösgen wieder offen, mit einem komplett neuen Gastraum…
Basel Switzerland - fine dining restaurants Basel
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(Casual) fine dining (Michelin) restaurants in the Basel area/Switzerland

5 of the best foodie spots in Basel, the city where Germany, France & Switzerland meet: Basel, Switzerland's third largest city, is a good place for dining out in style. While its culinary scene has not been as dynamic as the one in Zurich…