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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Short trip to Alsace, France, incl. dinner by a 2-star Michelin chef

A great stay at Hotel Le Chambard in picturesque Kaysersberg: A luxury getaway to France is always a good idea, or at least I think so! After many years not visiting the Alsace region in northeastern France, bordering Germany and Switzerland,…
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Where to eat as a fine food lover in Turin, North Italy

Culinary delights - fine dining & ice cream - in Italy's fourth largest city: Turin, the destination of a short trip to the nearby northern Italy, done with my husband a short time ago, was a positive surprise to me. Not only is this…
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Restaurant Storchen, Aarau-Schoenenwerd, Switzerland with new chef

La cuisine by Daniel Sladek – His first degustation menu: UPDATE 2: change of management as from January 2026, Daniel & Katharina change to Restaurant Waadtlaenderhalle in Olten as from March 2026 UPDATE: under new management, but the…
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Review of Restaurant EquiTable in Zurich, Switzerland

UPDATE: new chef as from March 2022 (Julian Marti, Fabian Fuchs takes over at Neue Taverne Zurich) Fine dining that surprises & delights at every turn: Yet another visit to one of Zurich’s elite chefs was undertaken by my family…
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Review of Restaurant Gustav in Zurich, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business in 2019, chef (Antonio Colaianni) from September 2020 to April 2023 at Ristorante Ornellaia Gourmet paradise directly by the central train station:  Chef Antonio Colaianni had been on my radar for some time now.…
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Review of Restaurant Steinhalle, Bern, Switzerland

Culinary magic in a casual ambiance: Bern, Switzerland’s capital and one of the country’s most beautiful cities, is always worth a visit. Not for nothing it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The old town is a real gem, with many well-preserved…
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Where to eat in Davos in the Swiss Alps as a food lover (v.2.0)

12 restaurants from Michelin starred places to mountain huts: Davos in the eastern Swiss Alps is not only Europe’s highest town but also home of one of Switzerland’s largest ski resorts. It is known for hosting the annual World Economic…
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Review of Restaurant Kettenbruecke in Aarau, Switzerland

UPDATE: New concept & restaurant name - Zollhuus - as from May 2021 A new culinary star is born in the town next to Olten: Aarau, Olten’s neighboring town, has picked up recently when it comes to award-winning restaurants. A few years…
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Review of Restaurant Einstein (“new again”), Aarau, Switzerland

UPDATE: change of management end of 2023 - Einstein by Tibits as from spring 2024 Hippest dining spot in town under management No. 3: A year ago, I last wrote about one of my favorite restaurants in Aarau, the next bigger town to Olten –…