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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5-star Hotel Waldhaus Sils Maria, a unique grand hotel in the Engadine, Switzerland

A family affair since 1908, this unpretentious luxury hotel with a soul: Hotel Waldhaus in Sils Maria, in the beautiful Engadine in the Swiss Alps, is a truly unique place. There is no other property in Switzerland of this kind. It has been…
b_smart restaurant Schönenwerd
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Der “Storchen” in Schönenwerd im neuen Kleid, jetzt als b_smart hotel & restaurant

You find a summary of this post in English at the end! Wiederöffnung b_smart restaurant mit ausgebautem Speiseangebot & Bar: Seit Montag, 13.03.2023, ist der "Storchen" in Schönenwerd wieder offen, neu unter dem Namen b_smart hotel…
Lake Zurich/Restaurant Sihlhalde Gattikon, Switzerland - fine dining restaurants Zurich area
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(Casual) fine dining (Michelin) restaurants OUTSIDE OF Zurich/Switzerland

Fine dining in the Zurich area, mostly on the left bank of Lake Zurich: My previous two posts were dedicated to some of the best restaurants in Zurich city (fine dining and casual fine dining). Now it is up to the same in the Zurich area. Please…
Zurich from ETH University/pisco sour at Restaurant Barranco, Switzerland - casual fine dining restaurants Zurich
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CASUAL fine dining (Michelin) restaurants in Zurich/Switzerland

Fine dining yet in a relaxed, informal setting in Zurich city: After outpointing some of the best fancy Michelin restaurants in Zurich, now the same for casual fine dining. And note well that the most prominent thing that distinguishes the…
fine dining restaurants Zurich, Switzerland
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FINE dining (Michelin) restaurants in Zurich/Switzerland

Fancy & sophisticated places for dining in the country's most cosmopolitan city: It has been a while since I last wrote about Zurich's culinary scene. That does not mean that I have not dined here any more. Quite the opposite, I have headed…
3-star Michelin Restaurant Hôtel de Ville Crissier Switzerland
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Dining at the 3-star Michelin Restaurant Hôtel de Ville in Crissier/Switzerland

Chef Franck Giovannini at the helm of THE country's gastronomic institution: If there is an iconic temple of gastronomy outside of France, it must be the three-starred Michelin Restaurant Hôtel de Ville in Crissier in Switzerland's west! The…
Switzerland travel & dine in style 2023
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My Switzerland travel & dine in style directories 2023

Guides about my home country - itinerary, premium destinations, luxury hotels & fine dining 2023: I just wanted to let you know that I have updated my Switzerland directories for traveling and dining in style for 2023! There are the four…
Restaurant Zollhaus Verena Olten
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New management for Restaurant Zollhaus aka Verena, Olten/Switzerland

Dave Waelti is now in charge of one of Olten's best restaurants: NOTE:  This post is in German as it concerns a local dining spot in my home town of Olten in Switzerland's northwest. Only the following short summary at the beginning is in…
clockwise from top left: Olten-Goesgen, Eptingen, Baden, Langenthal - fine dining restaurants Olten-Aarau
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Fine dining restaurants in the OLTEN-AARAU REGION, northwestern Switzerland

Update to what is still good & what is new: If you want to know where to head for great fine dining restaurants in the Olten-Aarau region outside of these two towns, then stay tuned. There are nine dining-spots you do want to miss if…