The best French cuisine restaurants German-Speaking Switzerland

This century-old Italian restaurant is a real institution in Zurich. At Casa Ferlin, the famous homemade beef ravioli are their speciality and well worth a visit. The choice of meat and fish dishes is vast, difficult to choose but impossible to make a mistake! The service is always courteous and discreet. Despite its old-fashioned decor and its chic, this establishment is not stuffy and one feels immediately at ease. Many customers are regulars who have been coming back here for years. Always a good sign!

Welcome to the trendy concrete jungle of Zürich-West! This former warehouse is always full of life. A sudden craving for moules frites? A flammekueche? Come and eat at Les Halles, which combines several self-service restaurants and a delicatessen selling fresh produce, all in a bric-a-brac decor with a DJ at the turntables. Don't be surprised to see pinball machines, hanging bikes or hardware - the owner is a collector. Order a drink from the bar or a meal from the central kitchen.

This restaurant, located in a quiet area west of Zurich, honors French cuisine. Escargots, filet de boeuf, sole meunière, escalope de veau, côtes d'agneau... the menu recalls the flavors of our good country (as does the wine cellar). Specialties include "Café de Paris" entrecôte served with sauce and fried matchsticks, and charbonnade (roast beef with olives, pearl onions, peppers and five different sauces) served for two only in the evening. Reservations are recommended for dinner.

This upmarket brasserie that welcomes its guests with refinement. If you want a special breakfast or a brunch Sunday, Schiller will offer you a culinary experience of the most pleasant. You can order your boiled eggs, poached or with omelettes. A pancake want? No problem. The menus lunch is also excellent.

This burger specialist uses only regional and national products. And everything is "homemade", from the plump buns made daily to the iced tea, whose recipe is jealously guarded. A variety of options (including chicken burgers and meatless burgers) are on the menu, with the option of adding your own personal touch. The hand-cut fries are delicious. In the evening, the urban-style room is dark and it's sometimes hard to make out your dinner. Those who appreciate an intimate atmosphere will love it, others less so.

This large downtown brasserie is strangely reminiscent of those found in French cities. And with good reason: this establishment features French cuisine... but at Swiss prices! In addition to excellent cuts of meat such as entrecôte café de Paris, the menu features a number of local specialties: quiche lorraine, bouillabaisse, escargots, moules marinières... something for everyone. The service is efficient. Next door, a snack bar serves sublime "French sandwiches " until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

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Mürset restaurants are a three-in-one combination of gourmet dining, brasserie and wine tavern. Under the same roof, you can enjoy a coffee or an aperitif, the conviviality of a banquet or the refinement of a gourmet dinner. The Mürset restaurant stands out for the quality of its dishes, which you can enjoy in a sophisticated atmosphere. The Weinstube is more relaxed and offers a fine selection of wines, while the Brasserie Mürset offers bistro-style cuisine in a French-style atmosphere.

With his delicate, Michelin-starred cuisine, Stefan Jäckel, chef at the Hotel Storchen's "Rôtisserie", will appeal to gourmets in search of Asian-influenced bourgeois cuisine and lovers of gourmet dishes in sauce. Specialties include bouillabaisse and Australian wagyu beef short rib. Unless you decide to let yourself be carried away by the tasting menu. One of Limmat's most sought-after restaurants, with a beautiful terrace, excellent cuisine and impeccable service. French-speaking sommelier.

A beautiful, brightly-colored house and a shady outdoor terrace: that's the first thing you see when you arrive at this restaurant, part of which overlooks Marktgasse. While the indoor dining room is a no-go when the weather's bad, it's nice to sit under the trees on the terrace. Here, you can enjoy excellent cold dishes (mixed salad, saveloy salad, assorted charcuterie) or more substantial hot dishes, such as the famous Appenzeller Siedwurst with cheese cornettes. Friendly welcome.

This cosy café-restaurant is located in the heart of Aarau. Open all day non-stop, the establishment welcomes you for lunch, dinner or just a coffee. At lunchtime, in addition to the salad or soup of the day, the chef offers gourmet dishes with exotic accents, such as the chicken salad with mango vinaigrette. In the evening, recipes are also influenced by fusion cuisine, with many Asian touches. Aperitif platters are also on the menu.

In a warm and woody atmosphere, the chef has made cheese fondue a speciality. On the menu, you will also find delicious recipes prepared with regional products: pike-perch fillet and spinach risotto, braised calf's head with market vegetables, medallions of veal fillet and truffle ravioli... For dessert, opt for the coffee-glazed parfait and its hot waffles. The establishment also offers a selection of ice creams and sorbets, as well as a fine list of Swiss, French and Italian wines.

Historically, the Stiva Grischuna was a popular meeting place during the first boom in tourism in Disentis in the years 1890-1914. In 1985, Hanni and Norbert Maissen bought it and turned it into a charming restaurant. The centrepiece is the large stove in the middle of the restaurant, which is very popular on cold winter days. On sunny days, the covered terrace is exquisite! One of the specialities is the charbonnade: you grill the most tender pieces of beef yourself at the table on a charcoal grill.

In the heart of Stans, this establishment welcomes you in a warm atmosphere and a room carefully decorated in the style of the Belle Époque. On the plate, rustic French gastronomy: duck foie gras terrine, Burgundy snails, salade lyonnaise, onion soup au gratin, minced beef tenderloin... Every day, Brasserie Le Mirage celebrates French cuisine. On the sweet side, you'll also find all the international delicacies: tarte Tatin, soufflé glacé au Grand Marnier, Catalan crème brûlée, profiteroles au fromage blanc..