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!

Langhe south of Alba & Stresa, Lago Maggiore/Piedmont, Italy - Piedmont itinerary
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11 days on the road in the Piedmont & west Switzerland in luxury

An itinerary through Italy's Piedmont with luxury hotels & (Michelin) fine-dining restaurants plus a side trip to the Swiss west: One more trip lead my husband and me to northern Italy, this time to the Piedmont. Regarding the last two…
Basel, river Rhine & chef/restaurant manager Cheval Blanc - best fine-dining restaurants Basel
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3 Michelin starred fine dining restaurants in the Basel area, first visited in 2023/2024

3 of the best gourmet dining spots in Switzerland's city known for its border triangle: Basel is known - amongst other things - for its proximity to the two neighboring countries of Germany and France. And just as Switzerland's biggest city…
best fine-dining restaurants Zurich area
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3 (casual) fine dining Michelin (starred) restaurants in the Zurich area, first visited in 2023/2024

3 of the best gourmet dining spots outside of Switzerland's biggest city: Following my post about fine dining in Zurich city, it is time for the best fine-dining restaurants in the Zurich area too. And again, I present you such restaurants…
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)…