10 of my favorite local restaurants that offer take away food at the moment:

Restaurants in Switzerland are allowed to reopen their businesses as from May 11. This after the country was able to curb the spread of the Coronavirus for the moment (see also my post about pandemic dining). That is the good news, the bad is that they will not be able to work at their full capacity in these Corona times. So what to do? Many keep their take out service or newly enter this market to compensate for expected losses of income. Here is an overview of restaurants offering high-quality Corona take away food for the time being in the Olten and Aarau region in the Swiss Mittelland.

Six of my favorite dining-spots in the area resume their (original) businesses and at the same time continue their food to go. Another four open up their restaurants and at the same time newly join the competition.

6 restaurants that keep Corona take away food upon reopening

First to the places that I have already mentioned in my first post about restaurants with high quality Corona take away food in my home region. All of them will reopen their places and simultaneously continue their take out service, at least for a certain time.

1. Restaurant Bruecke in Niedergoesgen

This is one of my preferred places for tasty and well-prepared Corona food to go. While I was fond of every take out meal my family ordered here, one was an absolute highlight! And this was the Mother’s Day special.

It will remain in my memory for a long time to come! The opening date for the regular restaurant service here is on May 12, the take away will be maintained at least until May 15.

2. Hotel Restaurant Storchen in Schoenenwerd

I am still raving about their fabulous Easter take away!

After this onetime take out special, they started offering appetizer sampler plates to go. They will keep this service for the time being, when they reopen as from May 11.

3. Restaurant Salmen in Olten

And finally to the last restaurant that I reviewed in some detail in my first post about high quality Corona take away in the region, Restaurant Salmen in Olten.  They started offering food to go from day one, well-appreciated by me! And they will do this also in the time to come, along with opening the doors again on May 11.

4. Restaurant Aarhof in Olten

This is another dining-spot that I mentioned in this very post. In the meantime, I checked it out and judged it as good. Both the potato gnocchi with Mediterranen vegetables and feta cheese as well as the asparagus with roast potatoes were great choices!

And when they reopen their restaurant on May 11, they maintain the take out for the foreseeable future.

5. Restaurant Eintracht in Kestenholz

Yet one more restaurant that I mentioned in this blogpost, Restaurant Eintracht Kestenholz. While I live too far away to try out their food to go, I hear that they are still offering it. The reopening of the restaurant is scheduled for May 19.

6. Restaurant Stadtbad in Olten

And there also is a new player to this high quality Corona take out business, Restaurant Stadtbad Olten. We have tried this service twice so far, and we liked what we got very much! Both the teriyaki tuna with seasonal vegetables and wasabi emulsion as well as the veal escalope accompanied by Mediterranean potato salat were incredibly good!

And as from May 11 the delicacies will be available on the spot.

Not all of my local dining favorites have joined the take away business so far. Some of them decided to offer it only when they resume their (original) business. It is great to hear that they will enter the game from now on.

4 restaurants that newly offer take away along with reopening

1. Restaurant Einstein in Aarau

This was the first of my favorite dining-spots in my home region to announce their participation in the competition, and this at the same time when opening the door again. Originally, the reopening was planned for May 12. In the meantime, they have postponed this step to a later date (not yet known). As to the take out option, you can order all the items from the menu, with a discount of 10%.

2. Restaurant Terminus in Olten

The next who published the news of offering take out food in the time to come, was Restaurant Terminus in Olten. Along with the restaurant reopening on May 11, some menu items are available to go.

3. Restaurant Zollhaus in Olten

Later on, Restaurant Zollhaus in Olten informed of their newly launched take away service as well, coming together with their going back to business as (almost) usual on May 11.

4. Restaurant Schlosserei in Olten

And also Restaurant Schlosserei in Olten takes this step. A take away offer complements a table service as from May 11.

The importance of Corona take away food for restaurants

All the restaurants I mentioned in this overview are normally not in the take out market. But these times of Corona crisis are different. Restaurateurs are not allowed to run their businesses as usual due to social distancing and hygiene practices. So they are not able to work at 100% capacity. Therefore, revenue diversification is an appropriate way to face this challenging situation. And high quality Corona take out food is well received by customers who are not ready to go to restaurants already!

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