The best restaurants Switzerland

Bolognese pasta, four-cheese pasta, carbonara pasta, ricotta-spinach ravioli... Tschingg is the specialist in pasta on the go. On the menu, you'll find a dozen different flavors that can be combined with minestrone soup and, of course, ice cream. Unless you're tempted by tschinggmisu, the famous tiramisù. This small Italian-style fast-food chain is also present in Zurich at 2 Oberdorfstrasse and 353 Schaffhauserstrasse. Perfect for a quick meal between two visits.

This typical Zurich brasserie just a few meters from Langstrasse is perfect for lunch or a drink. Locals enjoy a coffee and a good book during the day, while holidaymakers stop in for a few minutes before heading off on new adventures. The large room, decorated between retro and modern, is very welcoming. As for the food, the menu offers classic dishes from the region: meatballs, chestnut pasta and blue cheese, wild boar stew with truffles, pumpkin risotto with a choice of curly chestnuts..

A small, wood-panelled Vaudois village bistro with a friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome. The cuisine is excellent, with products from local suppliers that vary according to the season and the chef's inspiration. The presentation is superb with its play of colors, a small work of art. The cooking is excellent, and the sauces reveal enchanting, delicious flavors. Authentic gastronomy, so popular for its excellent dishes that reservations are recommended!

A unique view of the lake and the Alps from this restaurant-café, not to be missed. Your visit to the museum should end with a break on the top floor for lunch or a simple break. The large glass-walled dining room, decorated with a number of Olympic trophies, allows you to stay in the same Olympic atmosphere, with your eyes lost in the splendor of the panorama. The menu is unpretentious, offering fish (we're finally spared the perch fillets), burgers and salads. An unmissable break.

At the heart of the resort's sports facilities (skating rink in winter, swimming pool in summer, tennis courts...), La Potinière is a gathering place where locals like to come and share the news over a cup of coffee or a local white wine (Yvorne, Aigle...). Attractively laid out with small wooden niches and cheerful, colorful decor, it's a great place to share local cheese fondues. All the produce is fresh and of the highest quality, most of it sourced locally. The daily menu is tasty, complete and very affordable.

On the outside, an impressive red and white half-timbered facade dating from the Middle Ages. Inside, a bistro area on one side, a warm room with exposed wooden beams on the other. The menu features Swiss, local and seasonal cuisine, such as the traditional meatloaf, perch fillets or veal à la zurichoise. During the summer months, choose between the terrace at the foot of the Saint-Léger church or the charming backyard.

Far off the beaten tourist track, this charming café-restaurant is popular with locals, who come to enjoy a quality snack or chat with friends over tea and gourmet pastries. Tastefully decorated in a cosy spirit, Melissa's Kitchen is a warm and inviting place where you'll feel right at home. To get your day off to a good start, try the breakfast formula (from 6am for early risers)! The house also offers a small brunch on Saturdays, and an even bigger and tastier brunch on Sundays and public holidays.

A molto Italian-style welcome for this well-known local pizzeria. Many locals come to enjoy the dish of the day on the shady terrace in summer. The menu is tempting and very complete, with pizzas and pastas taking pride of place. The risottos are well worth discovering, and we invite you to try the famous risotto al merlot del Ticino, which emanates local flavors. But you can also come to Il Piazza for breakfast with a newspaper, coffee and pastries. The perfect way to start the day.

Tibits is the dream come true of three Swiss brothers with a passion for vegetarian and vegan cuisine. The concept is simple: a tasty buffet of 40 vegetarian (and vegan) dishes, each as tasty and healthy as the next, and a design that's both trendy and warm. Don't miss out on the friendly terrace in summer. Since it opened in 2000, Tibits has been so successful that it has spawned other restaurants in Switzerland and London. There's also a branch at Falkenstrasse 12. For a 100% healthy gourmet break!

Just a stone's throw from the canal, the Moudi's terrace with its colourful chairs and tables and its colourful lanterns is most picturesque in fine weather. The interior is not to be outdone, with its colourful decor that gives off a vintage and trendy air. On the plate, fragrant and hearty mezze that smell of Lebanon. In the evening, the restaurant becomes a bar popular with the local hip crowd. A nice place to sit down for an aperitif or a relaxed dinner. Be careful, it's always crowded!

In a residential area with modern architecture, Le Tilleul offers a gourmet stopover in a resolutely contemporary setting. The space is airy and decorated with colourful touches. Within a multi-functional building (crèche, health-social, hairdressing), the restaurant plays a role of animator. In summer, it is pleasant to sit on the large terrace and let yourself be lulled by the sound of the fountain. Barbecues are on the daily menu once a week during the summer and the menu offers Swiss specialities (malakoff, crust and fondue).

Creativity, colors, freshness, authenticity: here, we assemble products (if possible from the Geneva region) to make healthy and good dishes prepared with fresh products. A beautiful assortment of fresh juices that will boost and vitalize your daily life! The dishes are inspired by flavors from the Far East and fusion cuisine prepared before your eyes. As the restaurant's philosophy is based on respect for the environment, bring your own containers, bags and bottles to take away your sushi, salads, fruit juices or burgers.

Trattoria chic and classic, where Italy shines through the warm tones of the decoration. We offer you a selection of Italian gastronomy with recipes concocted and invented by the chef. You can taste antipastis, homemade pasta, carpaccios, sweets with Italian flavours.

Nothing is missing to feel transported for the time of a meal in Italy! Creamy risottos, pasta farandole, traditional and vegetarian pizzas to be enjoyed with live music on weekends. An atmosphere full of life and family.

A slightly offbeat and almost unbridled cuisine that rhymes with creativity, encounters, flavours and change! The Pop Up Canteen practices participative cooking, with restaurant owners taking over different locations for several weeks or a weekend. A more than original concept that benefits everyone. For us gourmands, it's an opportunity for eternal discovery and for the restaurant owners, the pleasure of making themselves known! This is the art of street food and pop-up cuisine.

For oriental cravings! In this lively street all year round, you're sure to find something to nibble on until late at night. Istanbul Kebab is very famous for its Turkish specialities full of freshness. The meats are with the choice with chicken or mixed meats. The falafels and raw vegetables in the salads are crunchy. Ideal for the small hollow. On the spot or to take away.

Once you've enjoyed the view, two restaurants await you at the high-altitude station, for a good meal or simply a drink, with a choice of fast food (or not) at the Restaurant-cafétéria Alpin. Situated at the arrival of the trains, it boasts a large terrace with a view of the mountains. A great place to recharge your batteries after a hike, share a fondue with friends, or take a sweet break before setting off again. There's also a souvenir store for high-altitude gifts.

An Italian restaurant that stands out by offering succulent Italian specialties such as arancinis, foccacia, grilled vegetables evoking the flavors of southern Italy from which Christian the manager takes his origins. The desire to please, to offer quality dishes is essential for our young owner. For the lucky ones, the best thing will be to settle down and take the time to enjoy the dish of the day on the spot. In the evening, it's a lively, relaxed atmosphere, where you can enjoy a cocktail or a glass of wine.

The Klosterli Weincafe is a picturesque and charming restaurant and wine bar, whose owners have preserved architectural elements from the 18th century. The Klosterli Weincafe is located in the old town and has a lovely shaded terrace. The menu is limited but offers seasonal products of excellent quality. Some dishes are offered in two versions, small or large portions, which can be accompanied by a glass of excellent wine from a selection of over 120 vintages. Remember to make a reservation.

Au Parc offers a good Italian cuisine, with all the local specialities such as pizzas, tartars and vitello. The cuisine is always in season, and there are also some originalities such as crostinis with pan-fried foie gras, gnocchi with crayfish and Armagnac or the "minute" tagliolini with truffle cream. The place is warm, perhaps a little noisy as it can attract so many people... And even if the restaurant is large, it is still better to book on weekend evenings!

In this former post house dating from 1930, several rooms are used by the company but are also available for rent for meals. This place is steeped in history because it is here that the various corporations that make up the Old Grenadiers Society come together. The VG offers a traditional and regional cuisine. Fondues, perch fillets, dried meat plates are always available. You can be sure to fall in love with the malakoffs of the Old Grenadiers.

Want to keep the Swiss flavours in your mouth before your long haul? Or simply to prolong the good taste of the Swiss terroir before an imminent departure? A warm decor reminiscent of evenings by the fireplace in the chalet. A menu of traditional dishes to enjoy salads, rösti, crusts, fondues, tommes vaudoises, charcuterie slates and meringue with gruyère cream. The Genevans come here regularly to eat, which is a sign of quality! The stone wall decoration guarantees you a mountain break.

Kaffee Klatsch is an alpine-style café in downtown Davos. This delightful café-restaurant is more like a decorating boutique, with old wooden tables, slates and felt cushions. The menu features homemade burgers, including the famous Swiss Burger with Swiss beef, Davos mountain cheese, fried egg and homemade onion marmalade. Foccacia, salad, pizza and soup complete the lunch menu. You can also come for breakfast or a snack. The pastries are excellent!

On the lakeside, along the magnificent quays, this establishment welcomes you in a prestigious building, one of the important monuments of the Lake Geneva region. The Casino restaurant has a veranda and a terrace with a superb view of the lake and the Alps. Market cuisine using local and lake produce, with char fillet, parsnip, carrot coulis with cumin or perch fillets. Ideal for family meals, corporate lunches, wedding receptions..

If you're looking for a lively, friendly place to stay, you've come to the right place in the heart of Interlaken. Run by a Dutchman, it belongs to the Happy Inn Lodge youth hostel, but doesn't just welcome backpackers! Locals love coming here too, not least for the unbeatable value for money in the restaurant, the live music, the screens on which major matches are projected and which draw crowds to the terrace... Not forgetting the famous fresh Dutch mussels served throughout November.

The Baseltor hotel restaurant is an excellent place to dine in a friendly atmosphere. Brasserie on the first floor, plush dining room on the^1st floor. Tasty cuisine based on fresh produce, with a wide choice of vegetarian dishes. The house is committed to the slow-food approach (as opposed to fast-food), a culinary movement originating in Italy that respects seasonal produce and culinary traditions. Slow food and the art of tasting local produce are the hallmarks of this quality-oriented restaurant.

Thai specialties in the heart of Niederdorf, Zurich's old town: welcome to Blue Monkey. In fact, there are two restaurants in one: Blue Monkey on the first floor in a wooded setting, and the very chic Thai Heaven on the second floor. In the kitchen, chef Pachara Thipanancharoen offers authentic gourmet cuisine with multiple influences. The menu features a number of specialties, including khao soy nuea, a kind of egg noodle soup popular in Thailand's mountainous regions, accompanied here by Swiss beef.

A superb room, authentically restored, in an old house, next to a more contemporary room. The whole place has class, and the service does everything to keep up with the level. We dine very elegantly in a traditional vein well modernized, where we appreciate the sobriety and respect for the product. Among the house specialities, the poularde and the bouillabaisse! Note that the restaurant also offers vegetarian dishes.

The Wirtshaus Taube is a traditional restaurant with a rustic decor. It serves Swiss-German and Lucerne specialities, based on original old-fashioned recipes, in a cosy atmosphere. The menu is small but well-constructed and varied. We recommend the rösti with bacon, cheese and eggs and the cordon bleu. The terrace is superb on the banks of the Reuss, with a lovely view of the old town. The service is impeccable, smiling and efficient. Ideal for savoring Lucerne's local cuisine.

In a typically rustic setting, with red and white gingham check tablecloths and lace curtains, Ferme-Robert offers a varied menu ranging from traditional cheese dishes to vegetarian plates. Their specialties include poêlons montagnards, croûtes au fromage, fondues and absinthe soufflé glacé. The motto is to bring authenticity to both the cuisine and the welcome.La Ferme Robert also has a few beds in rooms of 2, 4 or 6 beds, at affordable prices.

In a 100% natural setting, this restaurant on the outskirts of Auvernier offers entirely organic cuisine. Cheeses, milk and meat come exclusively from the adjoining farm, as do the cereals, which are transformed into delicious homemade bread. From salads and carrot juice to vegetarian dishes, grilled fish, hamburgers and L'Aubier's famous couscous, all dishes are fine and tasty. At L'Aubier, you'll also find serenity and fresh air. You'll be pampered in a warm and invigorating setting.

Certainly one of the best restaurants in Zermatt and the friendliest atmosphere thanks to an owner who is both a chef and an artist. On certain evenings, Dan Daniell, who has been running the restaurant for over 25 years, likes to perform his songs. The cuisine is refined with just the right amount of inventiveness. But the local lamb is still one of the house specialties. Scented with herbs and grilled over a wood fire, the meat is tender and the cooking perfectly mastered. As this is a very popular address, it is best to make a reservation.

The food here is Valais cuisine, richly prepared and served. Good fondues, as successful in the set exercises (boletus fondue) as in the free program (Williams pear fondue). The interior is perfectly rustic, but just as elegant as the kitchen. Service is attentive and friendly, and prices are surprisingly reasonable. To whet your appetite, you see half a wheel of raclette cheese gracefully dripping onto your plate.

The only truly gourmet stopover in Saint-Maurice is conveniently located opposite the train station. In a large building, you'll find a warm, family-style dining room. The cuisine is tasty and refined, based on honest products such as Saint-Bernard lamb and Saxon asparagus. We drink Mr. Zufferey's fine Fendant and enjoy discovering the subtleties of local wines. Service, provided by Patricia, the chef's wife, is as warm as it is professional.

This small restaurant-bar offers a warm atmosphere: one of the only ones in the city that has kept the spirit of the past and that has hung beautiful paintings on orange walls. It serves good food and during the winter you can enjoy a fondue or raclette - often by reservation. On the Facebook page, you can find out about the current menus, the evening agenda and make reservations. In short, you're already in the mood! In the summer, you can book on the popular outdoor patio. Excellent value for money.

A neighborhood pizzeria in a no-fuss setting, with friendly, smiling service and genuine Italian cuisine. Far from the pizzerias for tourists, this establishment, which will celebrate its fortieth anniversary in 2024, serves pizzas with taste as we like them and at fair prices. For gourmets, this establishment is also a good address for ice cream... a treat all the way! The only snag is that the staff don't speak French, but as the language of pizza is universal, we always manage to make ourselves understood.

A recent establishment of Paris Zurich Catering, which also holds the restaurant (see article). This establishment specialises in domicile preparation. Subject to strict standards of quality and hygiene, they will save any skepticism! The principle is «take away» but it is also possible to eat on-site, in a small, tastefully decorated lounge. Salads and soups according to season, tartars and desserts, everything goes into practical and aesthetic packaging. A try absolutely!

Hot and cold sandwiches, salads and Peruvian specialities.

Run by the Wong family, originally from Hong Kong, Fai Wong offers a wide range of à la carte dishes, including duck served in seven variations: lacquered, with bamboo shoots, with orange... Traditional Chinese fondue is also served, with shrimp, squid, surimi, beef, chicken, bacon, ravioli, mushrooms, cabbage and tofu. The superb antique Chinese-style decor, entirely handmade, may appear opulent, but it blends well with the space and plunges you straight into the atmosphere. The terrace is open in summer.

A small haven of peace between cows and a breathtaking panorama, the café-restaurant in the Tour de Gourze is a pretty chalet with a large terrace. Traditional dishes are served there: fondue, cheese crust or sausage with cabbage and rösti; and for dessert, meringues with double cream of gruyère cheese! This high perched place will therefore show you the whole range of Vaud gastronomy. Cheese specialities to be eaten without moderation!

Housed in a building dating from 1793, this restaurant has a charm of yesteryear. The cuisine is based on local products and specialities such as the beef steak of Châtelard mijoté, the papet vaudois and its cabbage sausage and dares originality with the quail stuffed with fruits from the Hérault. The welcome is friendly and the service professional. Very good wines as well. On request and from 15 people, it is possible to privatize on Saturday evening or to open on Sunday.

The Portobello restaurant presents an original menu with a combination of dishes and vintages of olive oil from the Mediterranean. A successful marriage, sometimes a little surprising at times, especially in the desserts such as the pastilla of figs and apricots with pine nuts and tangerine olive oil or the panacotta with mint olive oil. The olive oil is presented as a grand cru and subtly perfumes each dish. The restaurant is cosy and luminous, thanks to the glass roof surrounded by olive trees. An address for a quiet dinner or lunch and open on Sundays!

Eat healthy, without depriving yourself and above all in a balanced way! Fourchette verte was born in Geneva in 1993; since then, a dozen cantons have been offering the label. Fourchette verte Genève is included in the Geneva cantonal plan for health promotion and prevention of the DARES (Department of Regional Affairs, Economy and Health): "Walk and eat smart! "Fourchette verte is a label but also a national federation. By labelling restaurants, private and public collective eating places.

It is one of the most typical Italian restaurants in the city. Everything here is Italian, from the food to the drinks and from the decoration to the waiters. The menu offers a wide range of specialities: hot or cold antipasti, meat, fish, risottos, fresh pasta, pizzas (they are all made with Santa Lucia mozzarella, of course, the "mozzarella di bufala"), and so on. On the wine side, the cellar contains some rare bottles whose price varies according to the vintage. We will end the meal with an excellent grappa from the house.

A little air of Manhattan, in the middle of the business district, Geneva version in the heart of the banks? Immersing yourself in a New York atmosphere with the warmth of American contact makes a change, and makes you want to take off again for the United States. The menu also offers typically American dishes: T-bone steak, winter hot dog (with foie gras, a whole program), burgers, tomahawk steak, enough to recharge your batteries for the afternoon or a night without dreams. Excellent cuisine and a menu that is constantly renewed.

Still during your exploration of the old town, you will not miss the wooded front of this restaurant. This one offers great Swiss classics, like the unavoidable fondues, with champagne, morels, half and half, fresh tomatoes and boletus... or fondues bourguignonnes. If you are not aficionados, you can fall back on the entrecote or the perch fillets. Enough to recharge your batteries to continue your visits.

The motto of the Café des Banques is clear: "the establishment is exclusively reserved for epicureans". The menu humorously displays terms belonging to the economic domain to present its French cuisine dishes with an Italian touch. It makes no secret of its orientation towards bank customers. Among the "starter purchases" are pan-fried veal rice, marsala juice and mushroom fricassee. In the "fish and meat holding" the filet féra from Lake Geneva a la plancha. It is a bistro with a pleasant atmosphere.