Wondering where to go for luxury travel in Europe? Here you find recommendations where to stay & dine in style with value for money. In addition, there are tips what to do (often involving walking). For Switzerland, go to the separate category!

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Review of Restaurant Netts Schuetzengarten, Saint Gallen, Switzerland

Refined cuisine in hip brewery-style restaurant: The town of Saint Gallen in the eastern part of Switzerland is known for its World Heritage-listed Abbey, but there are also restaurants for food lovers. One of them and certainly one of the…
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Review of Dolder Grand Hotel, Zurich, Switzerland

Splendid hotel with great restaurant in idyllic setting: See also dinner experience at chef Heiko Nieder at The Dolder Grand Hotel My husband and I chose the Dolder Grand to celebrate a special anniversary although living merely about one…
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Personal experience report of one of the best hotels in the (Austrian) Alps

One day in the life of a hotel guest at Hotel Zuerserhof in Zuers-Lech/Austria: It is my tenth (!) stay at the splendid Hotel Zuerserhof in the Austrian Alps. Not only is it ideally located for skiing, but above all it also offers everything…
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Review of Restaurant Zollhaus, Olten, Switzerland

Wow, what a gem! After being closed for almost five years the long-established restaurant Zollhaus reopened in September 2016. A young couple – both experienced in the field of gastronomy – had bought the building and had renovated it gently.…
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Review of Golfrestaurant Aarau-West, Oberentfelden near Aarau, Switzerland

Good enough food at reasonable prices in contemporary setting: I had twice the chance to eat at Golfrestaurant Aarau-West over the last six months, once in summer on the terrace, the other time in late fall at the restaurant. Classic Swiss…
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Review of Restaurant Bodega El Pato, Olten, Switzerland

Spanish food in a rustic ambiance: Bodega in the old town of Olten has tapas and a small choice of other Spanish food on offer. Although this eatery is not new in town, my husband and I had not managed to eat there until this year. A befriended…
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Review of Restaurant Glow, Davos, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business in 2021 A doyen of high-end cuisine in the Grisons Alps: After several years of cooking at Hotel Seehof Armin Amrein, doyen of high-end cuisine in the area of Davos/Klosters in the Swiss Alps, opened his own restaurant…
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Review of Restaurant Einstein (“old”), Aarau, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business end of 2023 Hippest place in town under new management: Restaurant Einstein had been a favorite of our family in Aarau, where recommended fine dining restaurants are not abundant, for the last decade. Unfortunately,…
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A (premature) obituary for Restaurant Felsenburg, Olten, Switzerland

In paying tribute to my all-time favorite amongst local restaurants: Restaurant National Olten/Switzerland since December 2017 (my post) Not long ago, I published my review of Felsenburg on this blog and now I have to announce that this…