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 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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Review of Restaurant Martin, Flueh, Switzerland

UPDATE: under new management Classic French cuisine with a twist, amiable hosts: My husband and I visited this restaurant – situated in my home canton of Solothurn, but bordering France – on the occasion of a business dinner. Our party…
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Review of Restaurant Salmen, Olten, Switzerland

Excellently prepared starters & mains, very kind staff: My family (couple with an adult son) has been going to this restaurant since 2003, mostly once a year and appreciates the attractively furnished restaurant in the town center of…
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Review of Restaurant Felsenburg, Olten, Switzerland

Best upscale Italien restaurant ever, and this in my home town: Restaurant National Olten/Switzerland since December 2017 (my post) In my post reviewing best restaurants in Olten and surroundings I mentioned that Felsenburg is my all…
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Best restaurants in my home town of Olten, Switzerland, part II

Olten as a gourmet Mecca in the Swiss Central Plateau: interview I gave to local radio station "Radio 32": On 2016/03/17, I posted a review of gourmet restaurants of my home town of Olten on my blog and published it on the public group…