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!

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Review of Restaurant & Hotel Ermitage des Ravet, Vufflens-le-Château, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business end of July 2022 A gourmet weekend in Switzerland's French speaking part: After two visits to the beautiful country estate of Ermitage des Ravet in the western part of Switzerland my husband and I decided to spend…
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Review of Restaurant Mesa, Zurich, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business end of 2021 Foodies’ delights in one of the top gourmet restaurants in town: Restaurant Mesa is not an unknown place for fine food lovers in Zurich. It has been one of the two highest rated restaurants in the late…
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Where to eat as a fine food lover in Positano, Italy

Culinary delights in the most picturesque town on the Amalfi Coast: Positano was my husband’s and my choice of base during our Amalfi Coast six-day vacation. Apart from enjoying a great time at our amazing boutique hotel (Hotel Villa Magia,…
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Hotel Eden Roc, one of three top luxury hotels in Ascona, Switzerland

In style in near-Mediterranean Ticino/hotel review Eden Roc: While Ascona in the sunniest part of Switzerland, the most southern canton of Ticino, is small as to population (about 5,500), it is big when it comes to the number of luxury hotels.…
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Buergenstock Resort, a staycation in Switzerland’s most prestigious resort

The latest masterstroke of the Swiss hotel industry: The most talked about hotel (re-)opening in Switzerland of last year – and still holding a strong appeal – is by no doubt the one of Buergenstock Resort, 500 meters (1,640 feet) above…
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Review of Restaurant Tao’s, Zurich, Switzerland

Upmarket Euro-Asian cuisine at a stylish place in the middle of the city: After reviewing a restaurant for meat lovers in the heart of Zurich here a recommendation for a well-established, upscale Euro-Asian dining spot, Tao’s Restaurant,…
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Review of Restaurant Baerengasse, Zurich, Switzerland

The place to savor top quality meat in a stylish brasserie ambiance: When being in Zurich as a meat lover, a good place to go is Restaurant Baerengasse. If you are a fan of well-made electronic music, all the better. One of the dining spot’s…
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Review of Restaurant Chez Donati, Basel, Switzerland

An institution of old school fine Italian dining since 1950: After several visits to Chez Donati in the 1990s my husband and I dined here yet again and imagine, nothing has changed in the meantime! The place is an institution in Basel, for…
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Review of Restaurant Einstein Gourmet, Saint Gallen, Switzerland

Fabulous meal in one of the best dining-spots in east Switzerland: Saint Gallen in the northeastern part of Switzerland may not be one of the first towns that crosses your mind when it comes to well-known places in my beautiful home country.…