The best restaurants Switzerland

On the trade route over the Simplon Pass, the Sun was a stopover for travellers. It is always a bistro atmosphere, a good place to eat the speciality, fresh perch fillets from Lake Geneva served on a plate or on a platter. Many other dishes on the menu, such as grilled meats, cheese fondue, fondue bourguignonne or gallows, must be ordered in advance. There is a well-stocked dessert menu, including pies and ice-cream sundaes. In summer, small outdoor terrace. Often full, remember to reserve. Parking nearby.

We savor a gastronomy born in a kitchen that lit its stoves in 1850: we enter a page of history. A hymn to good local cuisine revisited with whimsical and contemporary touches. Chef Pascal Cloetens offers delicious menus with vegetable flavors. He selects products at the peak of their seasonality. His cooking sublimates the textures by relying on his own culinary techniques. This translates into expressive sauces, careful cooking, and original recipes!

A little taste of the land that titillates you? What could be more genuine than a bistro atmosphere in an authentic Geneva setting? Renowned for its smooth and creamy fondues prepared in the purest tradition. The specialities of the house give pride of place to cheese dishes such as cheese crusts and cheese steaks. For heretics who don't like melted cheese, the place also offers cabbage sausages. When deep Switzerland invites itself to the end of the lake, it's an invitation to honour!

Departure for China and the tradition of Yam Cha: since the ^17th century, we've been enjoying dim sum, those famous little steamed morsels. Here, the choice of teas is endless. The rhythm of tea is above all that of nature, so take the time to savor a few cups here, accompanied by delicious steamed vegetable ravioli, shrimp pancakes, chive patties or glutinous rice cooked in a lotus leaf. An atmosphere so far removed from Geneva that's already pure, with real, authentic flavours.

A bistronomic atmosphere. The view is breathtaking and unusual: a panorama of the tarmac against the backdrop of the Jura mountains. The planes take off into the sky before your children's eyes, and above all without the slightest noise pollution! High-flying" cuisine with the talented Chef Benjamin Luzuy (the equivalent of our Cyril Lignac) who reveals all his creativity in his dishes full of flavour. A very contemporary signature. And above all the highlighting of fine products with dishes such as the softly steamed langoustines and their gazpacho...

An attractive location in the heart of the Parc des Bastions: this establishment offers a beautiful setting at the foot of the old town. In summer, the lovely terrace under the century-old chestnut trees is the perfect place to take a break in the shade, to enjoy Swiss nibbles such as tomme vaudoise, a slate of dried meats and other snacks. A good stop-off point for summer concerts. That said, the last time I checked, service was spotty...

An air of Lisbon while enjoying excellent Portuguese specialties, such as a good caldo verde, bolinhos de bacalhau or the famous feijoada brasileira, a unique Brazilian specialty. The famous bacalhau - cod - can be found at the end of the world in the restaurants of Macau. We find ourselves in the heart of Portugal, we could almost feel saudade, the famous nostalgia typical of the country. Simple and good gastronomy. You can order your seafood dishes 72 hours in advance. Reservation recommended.

With its panoramic view over the lake, the restaurant is especially worth a visit in summer to enjoy the terrace. In winter, on the other hand, the site can be noisy under the glass roof, but very pleasant in the shade under the parasols on sunny days. Facing the monument to Brunswick, a true dandy and colorful character who bequeathed his entire fortune (22 million gold francs in 1873) for a monument dedicated to him, the Cottage Café is a charming spot for lunch in the heart of Geneva. There's no better place to recharge your batteries.

A page of history embodied by this "pocket handkerchief" bistro, which opened its doors in 1900. In a pretty setting with wood-panelled walls adorned with paintings, the menu features large salads with poetic names. The vegetables are bought in the morning at the market. Although the restaurant offers mainly vegetarian dishes, there are also other options, such as pizzas and dishes influenced by world cuisine. It's also the ideal place to enjoy a cup of tea or a homemade fruit/vegetable juice. Reservations recommended.

A culinary world tour mixing memories, spices and good food. The principle: the world on small plates. Here, there is room for conviviality, sharing and travel. Whether starter, main course or dessert, the portions are small, tapas-style, with the aim of selecting several dishes to be shared between guests. The quality of the products and the scents of the world are there. Asia, Italy, Africa or South America, there's something for everyone! Beautiful wine list and cocktails to accompany your small plates.

With a large terrace overlooking Lake Geneva, the restaurant lives up to its name. It is also from the lake that the perch fillets come, at least in theory. The rest of the menu, which is rather small, includes classics such as beef tartar as well as more sophisticated dishes such as scallops and salmon confit with sour cream or sea bass with lemon zest and fresh thyme, not to mention a few tasty desserts. As for the setting, on the edge of the lake, it is unique, as always.

It's the name of the fish of the founder of these three franchises in France and Switzerland, not the name of a character from a Marcel Carné film! The gastronomy is of American influence, offering the unavoidable tuna and avocado sandwiches, burgers, French toasts, pancakes, waffles, cheesecakes, carrot cakes... In a subdued and muffled atmosphere, you will be well installed on the aged sofas to enjoy your weekend brunch. Everything is home-made, it's excellent. Good Sunday brunch, copious, to recover from a wild evening the day before!

This is the restaurant at the sumptuous Majestic. Le 45 offers excellent seasonal and market cuisine facing the lake, in a large panoramic glass room, high ceiling and very pleasant . You have a wide choice of affordable dishes, and other very refined ones, such as quail stuffed with duck foie gras, marron glacé and butternut squash, or glazed calf sweetbread with grated truffles... And to finish with a subtle note, the chocolate dome "Majestic", praline and feuillantine. Impeccable service in an exceptional and very elegant setting.

In a chic and jazzy decor or on a beautiful terrace facing the lake, one of the three restaurants of the casino will know how to propose an original cuisine to seduce you: Le Fouquet's is a traditional restaurant, Le Palais Bonheur turns towards Asian specialities and L'Entracte is oriented towards brasserie dishes. And every month there is a festival, such as the sea cicada in March or the veal picata with apserges in April. Perfect for a tête-à-tête in a slot machine atmosphere! Musical entertainment every Friday and Saturday evening.

Welcome to Café Charlotte, Basel's epicenter of Hawaiian freshness. Explore culinary creativity in poké bowls, a fusion of flavors between land and sea. For an energizing dawn, dive into a bowl of fresh, healthy breakfast. Pair it with Café Charlotte's signature Italian coffee specialty. Explore flavors with pokés: spicy tuna, salmon quinoa, vegan or chicken. Each bowl is an edible work of art, each bite a sensory adventure. Create the ultimate experience with your personalized poké!

Zum Kropf is a beautiful retro restaurant! If you want to eat traditional food in an authentic Zurich atmosphere, this is a friendly address in a picturesque and lively district, frequented by both locals and tourists. Swiss brasserie dishes: Bauernbratwurst (sausage on sauerkraut), veal cut with rösti, cooked meats. For dessert we recommend the Palatschinken (chocolate pancake) or theApfelstrudel. An excellent address!

The tourist brasserie par excellence, which does not exclude authentic atmosphere or a setting. The dishes are well furnished (the salad of saveloy is delicious) and are served by friendly waiters, in traditional dress. Read more

The flavours of the cedar country exalt in this restaurant run by Sami. A large, welcoming and modern room with high ceilings that enlarge the space, and a life-size decorated cow that welcomes you to savour the mezze. A family Lebanese cuisine, tasty and very copious that respects the tradition of good hospitality. The subtle taste of spices is hidden in the moutabla (eggplant caviar), the labné (curdled white cheese), the foul medamas (crushed cooked beans)... The grills (kaftas, chawarma lahmé...) are a delight!

A cuisine of the heart and the sun, a reference in Geneva in terms of Lebanese cuisine. The setting is classic and neat and the cuisine is tasty. The mezze are delicious and generous: we like the raw meat specialties: kibbe naye and tableh naye (raw beef specialties without fat in tartar, the unctuous hommos bil lahme. A delight! The dishes are of high quality, and the prices are quite correct. A good address to learn about the flavours of the cedar country and share a whole table of small dishes to pick up!

La Véranda offers excellent food, value for money and fast service. It also serves a wide variety of cuisine that's hard to classify, as it changes with the seasons. The credo? Fresh produce. You'll find pies and faux-filets, not to mention the eternal perche meunière (which you can't get away from in Switzerland), veal à la zurichoise, tagliatelle and gnocchi. In summer, the large, charming, shaded terrace is a great place to dine or enjoy a cool lunch.

Restaurant-wine bar with a sleek, contemporary setting and generously served cuisine made from quality products. The choice is wide, a real melting pot between Italian flavors, the hunter's corner, the favorites and the classics just for carnivores, roast beef, shellfish and crustaceans - we don't forget the vegans who will also find something to their liking, without forgetting, by the way, the endless fondues. Ostriches, oxen, deer and wild boars, all the animals killed or almost are there!

Located a stone's throw from Lake Zurich and the Botanical Gardens, Yooji's offers Japanese dishes. This chain of restaurants specializing in sushi has made a name for itself with subtle, original creations. There are several of them in Zurich, and once you've tried them, you'll understand why! Sushi can be ordered individually or from a variety of platters. The sushi conveyor transports us to the land of the Rising Sun. An outdoor area allows customers to dine outside in fine weather.

A large terrace facing the lake and the Château d'Ouchy, where in summer you can enjoy a delicious sweet crêpe. The spacious interior room welcomes you to enjoy a "galette vaudoise" (Vaud tomme cheese, creamed spinach and Vaud sausage). We appreciate the gluten-free galettes for the discovery of new flavours, a crêpe to be declined according to your sweet or salty tastes. The black and white photos illustrating the Lausanne of yesteryear give the place a nostalgic tone. A welcoming team will allow you to spend a very good moment.

It is an alliance between the world of travel and that of literature. What happiness, then! It's a departure to the antipodes before time when you enter this restaurant associated with a superb bookshop and a travel agency. It's first a virtual departure to Thailand, while savoring the delicious gastronomy of the kingdom of Siam. We come back to browse a guidebook, discover a travel writer, drink a tea and dream of an elsewhere, find new ideas for departure and prepare your next trip. Travelers, this is your domain!

In a setting with warm colors, you can enjoy a good cuisine from Morocco and Lebanon. Thus, we enjoy couscous, keftas, tagines served in large dishes, mezzes..., all in a dimmed atmosphere for an oriental flight. You can smoke a hookah on the summer terrace and be tempted by the oriental desserts (under the sign of sugar!). A small journey to let our senses discover spices from elsewhere, in the district of the Caves, ultra lively and really nice. In the dining room, the only drawback is that it is a bit noisy.

With its light wood decor and bright rooms, this pizzeria offers gourmet or more classic pizzas, pasta and other traditional Italian dishes, making it a good stop-off for lunch in this area after, say, a visit to the Olympic Museum or a stroll along the lakeside quays between two parks. We've thought of everything, especially the children, with a corner dedicated to them, which is always good to know. The pizzas are good, and the service professional and welcoming. Recommended address.

"Cooking everyone's food like no one else" is the battle cry of Charlotte's Bistrot, set up in a small pedestrian street in the Bergues district A challenge, to be sure, but one that has been met with great success. The menu varies with the seasons, focusing on the authenticity and quality of local Genevan and Swiss produce. The terrace is very pleasant in summer. A fine selection of wines by the glass. This establishment deserves a stop for its setting, its cuisine and service, and the quality of its welcome at any time of day!

In the heart of the old city, a small terrace announces a departure - for the moment virtual - towards Thailand. A small dream, enough to make you want to head back to Chiang Mai, again and again. Like the country, the sense of welcome and customer service is at the rendezvous, in this establishment, as always when traveling in Asia. You will be able to taste the excellent typical cuisine of the northeast of Thailand, like the som tam green papaya salad. The prices are a bit high, like in other restaurants in the center of Geneva.

French cuisine, fondues, wine by the glass, every month ten white and ten red wines are honoured. This restaurant also offers a fondue menu, consisting of dried meat, onions, gherkins, half-white and rustic bread, steamed apples, fondue half Vacherin Fribourgeois, half Gruyère half-salted and fresh pineapple for dessert. Superb cellar to discover dating from 1860. Everything is made here to have a good time around a good little glass and, as he also does karaoke, sing along! A nice and friendly atmosphere.

A simple, refined setting in which to enjoy these excellent dishes. Very good table. You'll enjoy top-of-the-range specialties. Salmon aficionados, this is the restaurant for you. The restaurant offers a whole range of dishes with salmon as the main star: smoked, tartar, ceviche, marinated , caviar, sturgeon from Uruguay, China and Bulgaria. A good time crowned by excellent service. You can prolong the pleasure by stocking up in the specialist store.

En route to Kerala, in southern India... In the image of the country, it's a hymn to spices and unique flavors, and like all of India, an explosion of color in this fine establishment of Indian gastronomy. The range of spices is an invitation to travel, including cardamom, coconut, mango, ginger, saffron and tamarind, and the friendly staff are always ready to recommend the best meats in tandoori, tikka or massala sauce, accompanied by a delicious lentil daal. Delicious, recommended.

At the foot of the cathedral, this pretty house with green shutters, classified as a historical monument, prepares classic inn-style cuisine, but also Scandinavian specialities. Two kitchens and a choice of two atmospheres (with identical menus): the brasserie, which is friendly but a little noisy, or the elegant corridor with a more intimate atmosphere. To top it all off, the reception is friendly and the terrace very pleasant in summer. The establishment also houses the Giraf bar (drinks and cocktails in a 1980s musical atmosphere).

A very typical address run by a group of efficient and friendly jokers. The terrace overlooks Quai Perdonnet, the lake and, of course, the giant fork planted in the water that gives the restaurant its name and is the emblem of Vevey. This fork in front of the Alimentarium certainly inspires the chef, who offers an original cuisine with masterful flavors and meticulous presentation. It's beautiful and it's good from starter to dessert. Lovely terrace and beautiful interior. Attentive service.

A mythical place in Geneva, Chausse-Coqs reopened its doors at the beginning of 2013. The restaurant has been given a new look: antiques, wooden furniture and retro objects make the setting convivial. As for the kitchen, it has been rejuvenated and tasty with a fine menu of homemade burgers. Its jazzy, warm atmosphere and its cuisine with its sure values make this establishment an unmistakable place to be. The products are chosen locally and feature simple but delicious recipes. The risotto and the fillets of perch a la plancha are real treats.

The camel painted on the wall guides you to find the way to the menu! An itinerant escape to the heart of Lebanon. Feeling carried away by the atmosphere of the caravanserais of yesteryear where merchants used to stop for a meal, here is what this stopover with a thousand oriental flavors promises: Kaftaet kebbe (meatballs), hummus, eggplant caviar, falafel, tzatziki, couscous with grapes and cinnamon. This mezze restaurant and bar, with its friendly atmosphere and very pleasant welcome, is a good stopover for spicy and generous reunions!

A true old Carouge bistro, legendary for its authenticity, L'Aigle d'or welcomes you in its updated setting, since the arrival of the new management in February 2013. Chef André Mulato, who has been cooking for more than 28 years, will tell you with a smile as generous as his cooking: "here you feel like you are between Lyon and Venice". He draws his inspiration from the market and offers new suggestions every day, with a fish of the day a la plancha that is all the rage. Even if the house speciality is the famous risotto.

The delicacy of Vietnamese flavours is very well highlighted at Sen family restaurant. Whether you love phô soup or bánh bao, a bun stuffed with meat or vegetables and steamed, all the best specialties of northern Vietnam are presented on the menu. Save a good place for the dessert to treat yourself with the banana on a bed of tapioca with coconut milk, a real treat! The cuisine is prepared in the purest tradition. A moment of escape in the heart of Geneva guaranteed.

Head for the Far North, for Nordic gastronomy and, in this case, Stockholm. If you're not exploring Scandinavia, you'll get a taste of it through its gastronomy and the establishment's setting, reminiscent of Swedish bistros. You're sure to enjoy some excellent specialties. Äta means "to eat" in Swedish, and you'll love it! You'll discover what smørrebrød "buttered bread" is: slices of rye bread topped with herring. Connoisseurs will appreciate the many variations of salmon gravlax.

After shopping in Balexert, why not enjoy a quiet stop in this restaurant next to the Suitehotel? There are tasty rösti prepared in twelve different ways: mushrooms and cream, saveloy and onions, bacon, tomatoes, veal sausage or Zurich style. There are also other classics, such as the traditional macaroni as the farmer would prepare it on his mountain pasture, the raclette as much as you like or by the portion and of course the fondue. The prices are very reasonable. Simple setting but authentic cuisine.

Treat yourself to a little gastronomic extravagance - it's well worth it. A Michelin star, the restaurant of Lausanne's renowned École hôtelière is an ideal testing ground for young students. It is, as its name suggests, an empire of the senses, or almost: the beauty of the setting, opening onto a beautiful view of the mountains, the excellence of the service, the finesse of the presentation, the refinement of the dishes, which are constantly reinvented according to the seasons and the creativity of the team. The menu description is a journey through flavors. Recommended!

A beautiful terrace in a park facing the lake. Slightly set back from La Tour-de-Peilz, the restaurant of the Hotel Bon-Rivage is a haven of peace. Roses and a vegetable garden surround the beautiful terrace, lending a romantic atmosphere to the place. The restaurant serves trendy gourmet cuisine full of flavour. The menu, which changes regularly, features elaborate seasonal cuisine. The tone is set. You'll enjoy it all the more on sunny days, with your eyes lost in the blue of the lake. If prices are high, go there for a drink.

Two restaurants within the hotel, Le Trois C offers Alpine gastronomy based on local produce, and Le Manabu revisits Japanese cuisine. The beauty of the panorama combines with the excellence of the cuisine. When the weather's fine, you can dine on the terrace overlooking the sublime panorama of the lake and the Alps on the French side, or in the simple, perfectly elegant Art Deco luxury, for pure moments of happiness in a truly unique setting.

The message "Sat Sri Akal" ("Welcome and thank you for tasting our dishes") welcomes us. It is in an elegant setting, subtly coloured and sober in the decoration that you will let your appetite be bewitched by the soft Indian music. A beautiful variety of dishes are proposed à la carte like the Chef's specialities: sauteed shrimps simmered in a tomato sauce, chicken inspired by recipes from Punjab (North India), massalas, biryanis, tandooris.

The restaurant combines a sense of welcome and a desire to satisfy the customer with quality food. The mythical and romantic bridge inspires the flavours of Southern Italy. For the experts, the pizza dough is of legendary finesse. The chef offers a variety of fresh pasta, even more numerous than before, as the menu has expanded a little. There is always spaghetti with seafood. The portions remain generous. The wine list includes Amarone, Brunello, Barolo and Montepulciano, among others!