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 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…
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Review of Restaurant Kreis 6, Zurich, Switzerland

Charming neighborhood spot for Mediterranean & Swiss comfort food: If you are in for a neighborhood favorite in one of Zurich’s finest (residential) districts offering Mediterranean dishes and Swiss classics with a modern touch, then…
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Review of Brasserie Baerengraben, Bern, Switzerland

French brasserie cuisine & savoir-vivre in the capital’s old town: The capital of Switzerland, Bern, has not only a picturesque old town – a UNESCO World Heritage Site –, but also a varied restaurant scene. There is also a recommended…
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Review of Restaurant Orsini, Zurich, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business end of 2021, reopened under different management in December 2023 Old school Italian dining in prime location: If you are into traditional upscale Italian restaurants, then this is the place for you! Normally, I prefer…
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Review of Restaurant & Hotel Ermitage des Ravet, Vufflens-le-Château, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business end of July 2022 A gourmet weekend in Switzerland's French speaking part: After two visits to the beautiful country estate of Ermitage des Ravet in the western part of Switzerland my husband and I decided to spend…
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Review of Restaurant Mesa, Zurich, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business end of 2021 Foodies’ delights in one of the top gourmet restaurants in town: Restaurant Mesa is not an unknown place for fine food lovers in Zurich. It has been one of the two highest rated restaurants in the late…
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Hotel Eden Roc, one of three top luxury hotels in Ascona, Switzerland

In style in near-Mediterranean Ticino/hotel review Eden Roc: While Ascona in the sunniest part of Switzerland, the most southern canton of Ticino, is small as to population (about 5,500), it is big when it comes to the number of luxury hotels.…
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Buergenstock Resort, a staycation in Switzerland’s most prestigious resort

The latest masterstroke of the Swiss hotel industry: The most talked about hotel (re-)opening in Switzerland of last year – and still holding a strong appeal – is by no doubt the one of Buergenstock Resort, 500 meters (1,640 feet) above…
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Review of Restaurant Tao’s, Zurich, Switzerland

Upmarket Euro-Asian cuisine at a stylish place in the middle of the city: After reviewing a restaurant for meat lovers in the heart of Zurich here a recommendation for a well-established, upscale Euro-Asian dining spot, Tao’s Restaurant,…