Restaurants cuisine du monde Switzerland

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!

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.

A regulars' den, renowned for its excellent value for money. It offers recipes that mix original flavours from here and elsewhere: Moroccan four-spice omelette with fresh salmon hash and raw vegetables, sautéed duck with black mushrooms accompanied by sautéed rice noodles or surimi caponata, courgettes and tomato splits. On the other hand, the pot of cornettes with chorizo, shrimps or tomatoes, as well as more traditional dishes such as beef steak, cold roast beef are always on the menu.

A strange name for this atypical restaurant, doesn't it? This name comes from the chimney sweeping profession which consists of maintaining and repairing chimneys. It is a tribute to the profession previously practised in this place by Ernest, an ancestor of the present owners. It has been completely redecorated with an flawless design, repainted in dark red and adorned with contemporary artworks. This beautiful industrial area, with a concrete floor and large bay windows, has become the new lively and trendy place of the Acacias district. The restaurant swings between Italian cuisine with its famous antipasti, homemade pasta such as spinach ravioli and truffle oil, and food with Mediterranean influences. You can come with a group of friends whether it is for lunch or in the evening for an aperitif in a trendy spot. Still, note that the open-space side can generate a little resonance depending on the number of customers. Terrace in summer.

A Chinese adage says, "Anything with legs that is not a table, that has wings that is not an airplane, can be eaten!" This restaurant proves it. Traditional Chinese cuisine offering the great classics such as jiaozi (Chinese ravioli), caramelized beef, fish from Sichuan (a region known for its very spicy dishes), etc. A Chinese restaurant where you will be spoilt for choice between fish, pork and seafood. A trip to the land of Chinese gastronomy, particularly rich and creative depending on the region.

We love him without limit! The tables look like a canteen, in the room below. The rest of the coffee seems to have stayed the same for ages. The restaurant even offers specialities such as cordon rouge, prepared with horse meat. The match apples are very good here, as is the meat, and the atmosphere is worthy of the bistro establishments of the 1940s to 1960s, where workers met the elderly, broke students and local residents. Terrace in summer, rather noisy.

Café Saint-Jean is a package of authenticity and essentials in all its splendour! Several assets: a pretty terrace in the heart of wooden constructions on the roof of the CFF tracks of Saint-Jean, in a quiet place. The second one, the owner, with a Geneva accent to be cut with a knife, and who welcomes you with an obvious pleasure, and in the eyes as an invitation to fraternization. The third, a feeling of being a little at home. The fourth, as the master of the house says: "Here, we do little, but we do well".

Contemporary urban chic setting for this Italian-style restaurant-café. The square bar is located at the back of the room and harmoniously overlooks the space. The small intimate cocoon of the round table and its curtain of orange strips is very coveted for sharing the meal. According to your desire, you choose your "Side". The "al dente" side with pastas and a choice of 30 different sauces served in a bowl. The "evolving salads" side with more than twenty proposals. Or the "beef" side. Good atmosphere.

An unpretentious Thai restaurant, with the Asian dishes we know: spring rolls, red curry chicken, or, even more exotic, the chicken marinade filled in its "pandan" leaf. Nothing exceptional at this address, but the food and service is simple and decent, although one can sometimes get impatient at the moment of the shot. A good quality/price ratio.

For lovers of Korea, this is an authentic restaurant full of Korean specialities, including the famous barbecue. The frame is simple, prices are relatively high in the evening, but the kitchen is quality.

An air of Japan and pure gastronomic happiness. The setting is traditional and a large Japanese clientele attests to the excellence of the cuisine. As in Japan, a very wide range of sushi, sashimi, maki and temaki are offered. Everything is a treat, as if we were in the land of the Rising Sun. At the time of writing, the very famous cook has unfortunately deserted the restaurant (hence the closing of the room in the evening). The dishes proposed to taste on the spot at midday or to take away in the evening remain very refined. A recommended address.

A rather select clientele attends this hostel, which is appreciated not only for its delicious Italian cuisine, but also for the welcome and green terrace. You can choose from more than twenty kinds of pasta, white truffle specialities and other gourmet dishes that change every season. If a client wants something special, the chef will be in four to make him happy. After these delicious dishes, everyone still drops in front of the magnificent dessert cart. Book absolutely.

Under the sign of Dionysus, as announced by the oak barrels installed in front of the door. We enjoy carefully prepared dishes. The customer is invited to pick up his bottle in the cellar, to taste it on the spot or at home. The cellar keeps little wonders from the greatest Bordeaux vineyards, reds, organic whites, Swiss or French, to be tasted in a charming bistro setting. The cellar is very rich, but the wines are for all budgets. Excellent welcome, a good address where the wine, of very high quality, flows freely.

The catering service of the private foundation Pro, founded twenty years ago, employs people with disabilities, organizes receptions, cocktails, banquets and banquets for 20 to 1 500 people. They look after all  : first of all the restoration of guests and then the sono, the lighting, the garden, the rental of equipment etc. Staff can also be made available if needed. Order on the Net or by telephone to have a quote within 48 hours.

This "old Swiss house" is distinguished by its beautiful red half-timbered façade and opens onto a large, elegantly decorated dining room. The chef offers refined, inventive cuisine using the freshest ingredients. The house specialty? Veal escalope à la façon du patron: a Viennese escalope, prepared at the table, roasted in butter in copper pans and served with delicious lingonberries. The signature dish of this Old Swiss House for seventy years! Let yourself be tempted.

Undoubtedly one of the most famous silhouettes in the world, Chillon Castle is a symbol of Switzerland, a beautiful illustration of the country through the harmony of its forms (25 building bodies) and the impression of solidity and balance that emerges. A fortress on the water, a real lock overlooking the old Italian road, a necessary passage - because of the narrowness of the area - on the north-south axis, it is also, facing the lake, a ducal residence. It is difficult to date this stronghold precisely, but the presence of a Roman post seems to be attested to by coins and debris found on the site. Throughout the Middle Ages, the castle was the seat of the powerful Counts of Savoy, who settled in the region.

In 1536, Chillon was recovered by the Bernese bailiffs, who first made it their residence, before moving to Vevey in the 18th century. As the taste for life in society spread, they began to get bored within these lonely walls. Bern took pity on its bailiffs and bought the Tavel house in Vevey to make it their residence. It is then a question of shaving Chillon but, fortunately, it is too expensive! We will therefore use its cellars and attics, the courtroom will become a mill, a press will be installed in Count Pierre's room... Finally, the French Revolution will bring about the fall of Bern.

In 1798, the country of Vaud was liberated from Bernese control and, since then, Chillon has belonged to the canton of Vaud.

In the Romantic era, Chillon Castle became famous for the countless stories of writers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas and, above all, Byron. The latter, having fallen in love with a historical episode relating to the imprisonment of Genevois Bonivard in the 16th century, dedicated his famous poem Le Prisonnier de Chillon (The prisonner of Chillon, 1816) to him. Painters, including William Turner and Gustave Courbet, also contributed to Chillon's fame.

On site cellar and wines for sale, shop, beach.

The first three weekends of December: Christmas at the castle of Chillon™, in partnership with Montreux Noël. Have you always dreamed of celebrating Christmas as stress-free and in a playful, medieval and gourmet atmosphere? Let's go to the castle of Chillon™! It's Christmas before time on the first three weekends of December. Chillon has put on his green coat and pine cones to welcome young and old. Saltimbanques, craftsmen and farm animals invite you to the heart of the bustling fortress! Always ready to make you laugh, the buffoons of the castle celebrate advent in their follies with malice. Stonemasons are busy at work to the sound of the forge's rattling sound that punctuates the tales, songs and dances of yesteryear. The most curious will embark on workshops to create beeswax candles, groceries, draperies, cooking or pottery. To end the day in a state of apotheosis, a fire show will illuminate the castle at nightfall.

Lovers of pasta to Italian, welcome in Hot Pasta, located in the middle of the neighborhood of the university! In all its forms, for all the tastes, most difficult will be to choose. Especially, do not come at midday if you want to avoid the student mob. Or, you install purposely at the time of rush and imagine that you study at the Polytechnic school, formerly attended by Einstein. Buon appetito!

This restaurant is above all a paradise for wine lovers. The choice seems unlimited and prices remain reasonable. The kitchen is also at the top, test the Blue Cordon, and this simple recipe will surprise you so much the chef with it. The cherry and dough pie will bring your taste buds to the seventh sky. In order to spoil nothing, the two rooms are very pleasant, especially the one overlooking the garden and let the natural light enter.

Opened in 1862, the Kronenhalle is now a legend. This high-flying establishment has welcomed many personalities, artists, politicians, in a magical and historical setting. Dine with genuine Miró, Chagall and Picasso, and you can order both contemporary and traditional dishes, often served on elegant trolleys. But the regulars will tell you that it's the Viennese staircase that is exceptional…

Located in the old complex of the shipyard, Schiffbau houses the restaurant La Salle as well as a cultural centre, a theatre, the Moods jazz club. This building is called the Aquarium because of its large bay windows, the establishment attracts All-Zurich. The cuisine of La Salle, inspired by French and Italian and anchored in seafood, is excellent. The stylish service, an elegant touch, and the room is very spacious.

In this symbolic place, ideally located terrace above the lake, this restaurant with modern geometric architecture offers a simple but quality. Its walls colorful drinks give a warm atmosphere to the place. In summer, sit on the terrace to taste of Bratwurst and vegetables cooked on the barbecue. Far from the noise of the cars, lake view and children can play on the grass. For a light and tasty lunch, the salad mozzarella caprese and delicious seasoning are a good choice. To taste a large white beer Schneider Weisse.

The "blind cow" is the first restaurant in the world to have a dinner served in the full black. You order arriving then let yourself guide in our place in darkness by a waiter mall or blind. The concept to use all its other senses except for the view to dine is an experience very enriching and unusual. The dishes are decent but you do not come here for the quality of the cuisine, but rather for an incomparable atmosphere. Eating with your hands is recommended! You must book in advance to be sure to get a table, waiting list can stretch over several months.

The modern side Asian canteen of Tiffins will please those who appreciate the young and friendly atmosphere. Always full, noisy and lively, this restaurant offers quality cuisine and a high-speed service. You can watch the chefs make do noodles in heated woks and white. The many spices that accompanies every dish is mentioned on the menu is no bad surprises. The soup ravioli and the wok tofu with sauce with black beans are delicious. A restaurant that discharges! Read more

The fisherman Adrian Gerny come each day to deliver the fruits of his fishing in this rustic restaurant. People come here for its fried fish or from a trout the day, accompanied by a vegetable basket to crunch. But also for its beautiful terrace with an exceptional view of the city and lake.

Located in the heart of the Pâquis district near the lake, this quality restaurant offers traditional Swiss cuisine with local dishes from the cantons of Valais and Grisons. Raclette, homemade cheese fondue, malakoffs, but also Burgundian, Bacchus or Chinese fondues. Very good welcome and impeccable service. A unique table not to be missed! Excellent fondue and a mountain setting that makes you want to put on your skis or crampons right away.

This is guaranteed under the branches of the fig tree which gives its name to the restaurant. A few steps from the Servette, in a very quiet street, Salam warmly welcomes all lovers of middle eastern cuisine. In the absence of indoor space, we eat on the mosaic tables of the lovely terrace in summer and in a tent heated in winter, waiting better, perhaps… Difficult to make its choice between different kinds of mezze and above all a large number of original hot and cold dishes, such as cabbage cabbage, lamb stew to okras and coriander, vegetarian kebbé, the aubergines salad… accompanied by an excellent manaïche, sort of galette to thyme. Also 13 CHF to take or CHF 17 on site. It's all home and very fresh. Also to take or in catering service.

It is a tribute to the culinary tradition of southern Italy. The fragrant smells of olive oil, pizza dough and pastas made in an artisanal way as our Italian grandmothers used to prepare them. It is all the art of living in the Italian way of life that is served to you in copious plates. The dishes want to transmit all these ancestral values and the Luigia pizza is the effigy of it. Enjoy the crunchy pizzas made with cooked ham, boletus and truffle sauce, or the desserts, such as tiramisu, rum baba or panna cotta.