"Outdoor Dining Area" Restaurants in Switzerland
In the magnificent Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois, the Cheval Blanc delights with French haute cuisine full of clarity and finesse - refined with Mediterranean and Asian nuances. The cuisine is of the highest calibre - a gastronomic royal experience.
Seasonality, only the best produce, craftsmanship and a flair for perfect flavour and aesthetic compositions characterise Franck Giovannini and his team. The excellent wine list, the elegant ambience and the perfect service complete the pleasure.
Guests at the elegant Taverne zum Schäfli can enjoy a wonderful fine dining experience. Head chef Christian Kuchler transforms exquisite ingredients into heavenly creations. The basis of the dishes is classic, but they are peppered with creative touches.
Anne-Sophie Pic brings her sensitive, floral cuisine to Lausanne with chef Jordan Theurillat. The menus change regularly, reduced at lunchtime and elaborate in the evening. French technique meets local produce - precise, fragrant and with great flair.
Every gourmet should be familiar with legendary chef Tanja Grandits' colourful, aromatic cuisine. A visit to her restaurant is good for the soul - sophisticated yet not complicated dishes, attentive service and an elegant ambience make for the perfect fine dining experience.
This top restaurant in the five-star hotel, The Dolder Grand, impresses all round, with the view over the city, the elegant ambience, the extremely attentive service, the select drinks menu and the fine creations from the pen of top chef Heiko Nieder.
At Magdalena, the cuisine is based on local produce. Vegetables take centre stage. The dishes are elegant and full of finesse. This is precisely why they create a gastronomic link to the original, authentic mountain world of Central Switzerland.
On the upper floor of the Hotel Einstein, precisely themed fine dining menus with four to six courses unfold pure elegance. The cuisine avoids gimmickry and the wine selection from the vaulted wine cellar delivers big names as well as exciting surprises.
The focus ATELIER is one of the best restaurants in Central Switzerland. Signature dishes such as duck liver ice cream, pigeon in Albufera sauce or razor clams with dashi walnut beurre blanc - next to this gastronomic work of art, Lake Lucerne becomes a minor matter.
L'Atelier Robuchon brings haute cuisine to the counter - directly on Lake Geneva, in the elegant The Woodward Geneva. The open-plan kitchen becomes a stage, with precise cooking, lightness and depth. True to the philosophy of the eponymous legendary chef Joël Robuchon.
Marco Campanella's cooking at La Brezza is as individual as it is confident. His menus - "Ispirazione" or the plant-based "Moving Mountains" - are well thought out and full of character. It is impressive how Campanella manages to show such a clear signature at such a young age.
The Locanda Barbarossa draws on the full range of flavours. It celebrates the diversity and excellence of Ticino produce, complemented by exquisite international specialities. This creates space for creative cuisine that is both a feast for the palate and a feast for the eyes.
At over 1000 metres and with a view over Lake Constance, the Gasthaus zum Gupf delights with regional gourmet cuisine - precise, light and hearty. Enjoy selected wines from the impressive wine cellar in the stylish wooden parlour or on the sunny terrace.
At Mammertsberg, Silvio Germann and his team serve creative, award-winning cuisine with regional roots. The stylishly renovated restaurant offers a fine dining experience with a view of Lake Constance - and the option to stay overnight on site.
Head chef Martin Göschel focuses exclusively on Swiss proteins in his alpine cuisine. This is by no means restrictive, but rather sharpens the guests' senses for the essentials: sustainable gourmet cuisine at the highest level in a quiet, elegant ambience.
High above Lausanne, Franck Pelux serves French fine dining with rough edges between the mountains and the lake. Intense in flavour, clear in technique - such as poached sea bream or gnocchi with caviar. Sara Benahmed's service is also highly professional.
At this lively place in Küsnacht, Swiss and Mediterranean flavours unfold in refined three- to eight-course menus. The wine list? Swiss and French wines are well represented. Terrace flair meets an artfully cosy dining room.
Everything here revolves around vegetables - fresh, regional, seasonal. Meat and fish? Only as a delicate addition. Everything is sourced directly from the local farmers. And it's all very uncomplicated: no stiff dress code, just a relaxed lounge feeling with gourmet cuisine.
Stefan Wiesner is not just a chef, he is an icon. With his vast knowledge of the Entlebuch and its nature, but also of art, alchemy and the cuisines of the world, he has developed his very own style of cooking, with which he enchants the guests of his Mysterion.
Silvia Manser has been cooking here for years with great expertise and wonderful lightness. Her cuisine is somewhere between local and Mediterranean, sometimes with an exotic twist. Meanwhile, her partner Thomas looks after the guests and the well-stocked wine cellar.