Looking for Switzerland gourmet restaurants? Here you find where to go for high end dining-spots. These are often – but not always – restaurants awarded by the Michelin & Gault Millau restaurants guides. The fine dining outlets are listed by following regions: my home regions of Olten and Aarau plus Basel, Bern, Zurich and other ones. Also have a look at my fine dining directory Switzerland (part one/part two)!

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Restaurant Einstein, Aarau/Switzerland in outline

Development & some thoughts on dining concept: Aarau, the town nearest to my home town of Olten, does not have as many recommended fine restaurants as its counterpart in the canton of Solothurn. That is why my family had been so fond of…
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Review of Restaurant Einstein (“new”), Aarau, Switzerland

Hippest dining spot in town with a unique food concept: Restaurant Einstein under the old management (see my review) had been the favorite dining spot of our family in Aarau for more than ten years. In August 2016, a new tenant took over,…
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Review of Restaurant Noohn, Basel, Switzerland

Stylish Euro-Asian Restaurant with many choices: Since Restaurant Noohn was opened some 10 years ago, my family has dined a couple of times at this modern restaurant offering Asian fusion cuisine in good quality in an urban atmosphere. The…
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Review of Restaurant Schlosserei Genussfabrik, Olten, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business in May 2022 Mediterranean cuisine Asian-inspired in industrial chic place: Restaurant Schlosserei Genussfabrik (locksmith gourmet factory) is not called like this for nothing. The restaurant’s building had housed…
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Welcome back „Felsenburg“ – Good-bye Fabian Strutz as chef of „National” in Olten, Switzerland

Upscale Italian food back in town – Farewell from a talented chef: The culinary scene in Olten is moving, a change is going on in Restaurant „National“. Sergio Salsi from the former „Felsenburg“ is said to take over and Fabian Strutz…
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Review of Restaurant Haenggi’s, Davos, Switzerland:

UPDATE: change of management in November 2020 (new under the name of Braema) A safe bet when it comes to constantly good performance: For several years now I keep exploring Davos’ dining scene and after having dined several times at Haenggi’s,…
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Review of Restaurant Gourmet Stuebli at Hotel Seehof, Davos, Switzerland

UPDATE: concept change since new ownership Hotel Seehof as from June 2020 Paying tribute to the restaurant’s former chef Martin Bieri: Hotel Seehof informed in August 2017 about the reopening of Restaurant Gourmet Stuebli as of December…
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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…