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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Review of Restaurant EquiTable in Zurich, Switzerland

UPDATE: new chef as from March 2022 (Julian Marti, Fabian Fuchs takes over at Neue Taverne Zurich) Fine dining that surprises & delights at every turn: Yet another visit to one of Zurich’s elite chefs was undertaken by my family…
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Review of Restaurant Gustav in Zurich, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business in 2019, chef (Antonio Colaianni) from September 2020 to April 2023 at Ristorante Ornellaia Gourmet paradise directly by the central train station:  Chef Antonio Colaianni had been on my radar for some time now.…
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Review of Restaurant Steinhalle, Bern, Switzerland

Culinary magic in a casual ambiance: Bern, Switzerland’s capital and one of the country’s most beautiful cities, is always worth a visit. Not for nothing it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The old town is a real gem, with many well-preserved…
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Where to eat in style on the slopes in Zermatt, Switzerland

8 mountain restaurants for a discerning epicure: Zermatt, in the western Swiss Alps, is not only one of the world’s best and biggest ski resorts, but also a haven for skiers looking for gourmet delights on the slopes. It has most probably…
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Where to eat in Davos in the Swiss Alps as a food lover (v.2.0)

12 restaurants from Michelin starred places to mountain huts: Davos in the eastern Swiss Alps is not only Europe’s highest town but also home of one of Switzerland’s largest ski resorts. It is known for hosting the annual World Economic…
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Review of Restaurant Kettenbruecke in Aarau, Switzerland

UPDATE: New concept & restaurant name - Zollhuus - as from May 2021 A new culinary star is born in the town next to Olten: Aarau, Olten’s neighboring town, has picked up recently when it comes to award-winning restaurants. A few years…
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Review of Restaurant Einstein (“new again”), Aarau, Switzerland

UPDATE: change of management end of 2023 - Einstein by Tibits as from spring 2024 Hippest dining spot in town under management No. 3: A year ago, I last wrote about one of my favorite restaurants in Aarau, the next bigger town to Olten –…
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Review of Restaurant Salzhaus, Solothurn, Switzerland

Trendy dining-spot with contemporary Asian inspired food: When eating out in my home region, Northwestern Switzerland, and venturing a bit further from my home town of Olten, Solothurn, the canton's capital is a good choice. It is not only…
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Review of Restaurant Hirschen, Erlinsbach near Aarau, Switzerland:

A long & successful history of hospitality in a idyllic country inn Here is my review of Restaurant Hirschen, a restaurant in my home region of Olten/Aarau in northwestern Switzerland that has to be mentioned when speaking about fine…