Looking for places to go in Switzerland for luxury & gourmet travel? Here you find curated luxury hotels and gourmet (Michelin) restaurants. In addition, there are some tips for activities, mostly about walking. Also have a look at my comprehensive guides for Switzerland: itinerary, premium destinations, luxury hotels (part one/part two), fine dining (part one/part two)!

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Review of Restaurant Tiefmatt, Holderbank near Olten, Switzerland

UPDATE: new management as from January 2023 Mountain restaurant becomes a gourmet destination: At the beginning of this year, the reopening of mountain restaurant Tiefmatt as a part of the Thommen Gastronomie AG – a family-owned company…
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Review of China-Restaurant zum Alpenroesli, Olten, Switzerland

Traditional restaurant becomes Chinese restaurant with a twist: Restaurant Alpenroesli, an old-established restaurant in the center of Olten, reopened under new management and under the name of China-Restaurant zum Alpenroesli. Whereas Caribbean…
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Review of Restaurant Alte Muehle, Olten, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business Traditional restaurant with innovative food concept: Alte Muehle, an old-established restaurant in Olten’s old town, reopened under new management at the beginning of this month. Whereas the furniture remains more…
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Review of Restaurant Arthaus, Davos, Switzerland

Eat & art in small restaurant with inventive cuisine: An artist, Diegodo Clavadetscher, and his wife run Restaurant arthaus together with the arthaus Hotel and this shows. There is artwork everywhere you look. Also the restaurant is under…
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Review of Gasthaus Islen, Davos, Switzerland

UPDATE: new management since September 2021 Well-made rustic food in a beautiful Davos house: This restaurant in a beautiful Davos house a bit away from Davos’ center has been known as a popular excursion restaurant for many years. Only…
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Where to eat in Davos in the Swiss Alps as a food lover

UPDATE: no longer up to date, see instead my post Where to eat in Davos in the Swiss Alps as a food lover (v.2.0) 10 restaurants from Michelin starred places to mountains huts: Davos in the Swiss Alps is the highest town in Europe and home…
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Review of Restaurant Lampart’s, Haegendorf near Olten, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business in 2019 (Anni & Reto Lampart took over Lampart's Val Lumnezia - for members only - as from December 2020) Foodies' heaven at a beauty of a restaurant: Lampart’s near Olten is certainly one of the best fine dining…
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Review of Restaurant Storchen BISTRO-LOUNGE, Schoenenwerd, between Olten & Aarau, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business end of 2025 UPDATE: change of management Casual dining, high quality food & kind hosts: When looking for a casual restaurant in the region of Olten/Aarau that never disappoints, then Bistro-Lounge at Hotel…
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Review of Restaurant Didi’s Frieden, Zurich, Switzerland

Perfect blend of rustic and fine food in stylish spot in favorable location: Restaurants are plentiful in Zurich, according to TripAdvisor there are more than 1,500 in this gorgeous city, undeniably the most cosmopolitan one in Switzerland.…