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 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…
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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…
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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…
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Review of Restaurant Bruecke, Niedergoesgen between Olten and Aarau, Switzerland

Classic dishes and new taste experiences likewise in a beautiful river setting: This wonderfully located restaurant on the Aare between the two towns of Olten and Aarau in the Swiss Mittelland is worth a culinary trip! Not only is this…
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Review of Restaurant Karma, Trimbach near Olten, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business Good or bad Karma? This small Italian restaurant in a neighboring village of Olten has been open for a bit more than a year. This summer, I visited Restaurant Karma twice and I have to admit that I do not know what…
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Review of Restaurant Elle’n’Belle, Zurich, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business in 2018 Inventive vegan food not only for vegans in trendy place: I enjoyed my first visit to a restaurant only offering vegan cuisine. As a flexitarian I am open to get to know such food concepts and was not disappointed…
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Review of Restaurant National, Olten, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business in 2017 Creative, well prepared food in casual atmosphere: I have been at this popular restaurant featuring an Euro-Asian cuisine in Olten’s old town several times, for lunch and dinner. Before chief Fabian Strutz…
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What makes a good restaurant & restaurant reviews for Switzerland

Special focus on region of Olten & Aarau: Some time ago, I started reviewing restaurants all over Switzerland with a special focus on those in my region, to be more specific, in my home town of Olten. I will continue this work in the time…
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3 days on a luxury stay in Vienna

4 top tips for a luxurious stay in Vienna: The capital of Austria – one of the countries bordering my home country of Switzerland – has about 1.7 million inhabitants and is by far the largest city in Austria. As a tourist and certainly…