Category Archives: Swiss

Zum See – gourmet deja vu in the Alps

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Zermatt – This restaurant is probably the one I have eaten most when in Zermatt. Also it is really one of my favourites in the World.

Zum See Zermatt

Why? First class view with the Matterhorn, best tuna carpaccio, best sweetbread with salad or pasta and biggest and best “Cremeschnitte” (see pic) in the world.

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tuna carpaccio and salat
sweetbread with pasta
cremeschnitte
view
where the goats live?
tuna carpaccio
house made pasta
rhubarb cake
bouillabaisse
entry gate

Book your table in advance! You reach the little restaurant either directly from the slopes or after a short hike up the hill from Zermatt (about 40 minutes). It is great in Summer and Winter time but check opening times.

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Findlerhof – Finally back

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Zermatt – After quite some time we were finally back for a lunch at Findlerhof. I have already written about this great place but is worth to write a second post in minimum.

Findlerhof Zermatt

The view is just great from up there and the food tastes equally.

I had probably the best lunch in a month…or half a year? The beef fillet “Rossini” includes everything I really like: the beef was absolutely tender and juicy, topped with a piece of goose liver and sprinkled with black truffle. I ordered the tagliatelle with saffron to accompany and it was a feast. My husband took the veal chop with red pepper and risotto and was happy with it too. Actually we were quite full, but the dessert was just too tempting (see pic below).

Book your table minimum 1 month in advance.

www.findlerhof.ch

Adlerhitta – Aery in Zermatt – 2’200 metres above sea level

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Zermatt – I have been many, many times in Zermatt. But this year I first managed to visit restaurant “Adlerhitta” near Chez Vrony and Findlerhof – and the location and view are not less spectacular.

Book your table in advance and enjoy a wide range of good quality and fresh products.

www.adler-hitta.ch

Adlerhitta Zermatt

Steigadae – Meat and cheeese on the slopes!

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Hochybrig – I love skiing. Last week we drove up to Hochybrig which is a winter sport area very near where we live. The slopes are decent and the weather became just great around lunch time.

I really recommend the food (juicy Iberico and beef as well as Raclette from the charcoal grill) and atmosphere in this rural restaurant next to the chair lift “Hesisbol“. The wine list is also “quite selected”.

But – if you are a strict non smoker, you should not go inside for lunch as it is one of the few restaurants in Switzerland where smoking is still allowed…

www.steigadae.ch

 

Nachtjäger

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Zurich – This restaurant was recommended by a friend. When I googled it I found out that it partners with one of my favourite restaurants in Zurich: Cafe Boy.

We were surprised by the inspired and – for us new combinations as octopus with licorice and blood pudding with apples…all very yummy.

The atmosphere is very relaxed and you sit on long wooden tables, sometimes with other people.

Definitively a place I want to go again.

Octopus with licorice
Menu board
Blood pudding with apples
Fish
Ladies
Gents

www.nachtjaeger.ch

Quellenhof – Austria in Rapperswil

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Rapperswil – A colleague told me about this great Austrian/Swiss restaurant in the centre of Rapperswil.

The atmosphere is very welcoming and cosy as is the entire staff. We chose the house wine “Unplugged” from Hannes Reeh in Austria that is specially filled for the Quellenhof and really tasty.

For food we had Wiener Schnitzel and beef “Périgourdine” with a fantastic truffle crust. I can really recommend both dishes. When we go next time – I hope sooner than later – I think I will have difficulties to choose between these two.

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Wiener Schnitzel
Beef Périgord
Dried meat
Unplugged wine
Menu card
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Outside

Book early!
www.quellenhofrapperswil.ch

 

Equitable – Sustainable and regional top quality food

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Zurich – For our anniversary my hubby and I went to Equitable. I already heard many good things about it and it was on my to do list for long.

The staff was very friendly and welcoming. The food was excellent as were the wines. They have a set menu from about 3 to 8 courses so you get a lot to taste what the Equitable team creates in the tiny kitchen.

Nevertheless to mention, it is a little pricey.

www.equi-table.ch

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Hopfenkranz – Eating out at the neighbors

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Lucerne – A lovely place near Löwendenkmal (Lion monument), one of the most visited sights in Lucerne.

The restaurant has an open and friendly room with high ceiling. You can watch the chef creating the selected dishes as the kitchen is visible from almost every table.

The food was excellent and the staff very friendly and attentive to make us feel welcomed as we were neighbors from next door – my friend actually is 🙂

It is closed Saturday and Sunday.

www.hopfenkranz.ch

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