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The 9 Best Restaurants in Switzerland
All 9 restaurants our route editors picked in Switzerland, across 5 destinations, gathered in one list. 9 come with an insider tip.
Our curated picks
9 restaurants in Switzerland, grouped by destination. Destinations with the most picks come first; this is not a ranking.
Interlaken 2 picks
Harder Kulm Panorama Restaurant
Interlaken · On our Swiss Lakes by Rail route
Restaurant at the top of the Harder Kulm funicular with lake and Jungfrau views.
Tip: Reserve a window table for sunset.
Photo: Panorama-Restaurant Harder Kulm · Google
Restaurant Schuh
Interlaken · On our Swiss Lakes by Rail route
Classic Swiss restaurant and confectioner on the Höhematte park.
Tip: Try the chocolates and terrace in summer.
Photo: Grand Café-Restaurant Schuh · Google
Lucerne 2 picks
Old Swiss House
Lucerne · On our Swiss Lakes by Rail route
Restaurant near the Lion Monument known for tableside Wiener schnitzel.
Tip: Order the schnitzel; reserve ahead.
Photo: nancy burdick · Google
Wirtshaus Galliker
Lucerne · On our Swiss Lakes by Rail route
Old-school inn serving Lucerne's Chügelipastete and Swiss classics.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; reserve.
Photo: Angelo Avgoklouris · Google
Zermatt 2 picks
Chez Vrony
Zermatt · On our Zermatt, Andermatt & St. Moritz route
Long-running mountain restaurant in the hamlet of Findeln, on the Sunnegga slopes, with a terrace facing the Matterhorn.
Tip: Book a terrace table in season; skiers and walkers both reach it from Sunnegga.
Whymper-Stube
Zermatt · On our Zermatt, Andermatt & St. Moritz route
Wood-panelled restaurant on Bahnhofstrasse known for cheese fondue and raclette, named for the Matterhorn's first climber.
Tip: Reserve for dinner in the holiday weeks.
Zurich 2 picks
Confiserie Sprüngli
Zurich · On our Swiss Lakes by Rail route
Zurich's chocolatier since 1836, famous for Luxemburgerli macarons.
Tip: Get a mixed box to take on the train.
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
Zeughauskeller
Zurich · On our Swiss Lakes by Rail route
Beer hall in a 1487 armory serving Zürcher Geschnetzeltes and sausages.
Tip: Reserve for dinner.
Photo: Restaurant Zeughauskeller · Google
St. Moritz 1 pick
Hanselmann
St. Moritz · On our Zermatt, Andermatt & St. Moritz route
Café and confectioner on Via Maistra since 1894, known for its Engadiner Nusstorte.
Tip: Buy a nut tart to take home; it keeps well.
Photo: Paebi · CC BY-SA 4.0
How we picked these
Every entry is a stop on at least one of TripsCircle's hand-curated routes, chosen by our route editors, who wrote the reason to go shown with each place. These are our curated picks, not a scored ranking: we haven't rated or reviewed them against each other. The list is grouped by destination, and within each destination places that appear on more routes come first.
Prices ($ to $$$$) and visit lengths are rough guides from our route notes, not quotes. Check opening hours before you go.
About this list
How did you choose the restaurants in Switzerland?
Each one is a stop on a TripsCircle route that our editors built by hand, and each comes with a written reason to go. This page shows all 9 of them. They are curated picks, not a ranked score.
Which part of Switzerland has the most restaurants on this list?
Interlaken, Lucerne, Zermatt and Zurich lead with 2 each; the other picks are spread across 1 more destination.
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Destinations on this list
- Interlaken 2 on this list
- Lucerne 2 on this list
- Zermatt 2 on this list
- Zurich 2 on this list
- St. Moritz 1 on this list
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