10 Best Restaurants
Interlaken sits between Lakes Thun and Brienz, with railway routes reaching deep into the Jungfrau region. A clear day can take you from the town’s broad Höheweg to glaciers and high mountain viewpoints; another might be spent on a lake boat or among Unterseen’s old streets. Nearby Spiez, Merligen and Giessbach offer quieter waterside bases. Summer brings gardens, walking trails and more boat connections, while winter requires closer attention to mountain railway and restaurant opening dates.
Radius by Stefan Beer
Interlaken, Switzerland
Radius takes its name seriously: the visible ingredients used by Stefan Beer’s team come from within 50 kilometres. That restriction produces an unusually local tasting menu in the polished setting of Victoria-Jungfrau, with regional wines adding another layer to the meal. A vegan menu is offered alongside the main experience. This is an evening to reserve for the cooking itself, with time for several courses and the staff’s explanations of what has come from the surrounding landscape.
A tasting menu rooted in the surrounding region
Alpenblick Gourmetstübli
Wilderswil, Switzerland
The Gourmetstübli is the intimate, ambitious dining room at Alpenblick, a historic inn in Wilderswil. Richard and Yvonne Stöckli’s restaurant builds its seasonal cooking around carefully sourced produce, with the garden and the family’s mountain pasture contributing to its sense of place. Multi-course menus and a substantial wine selection make this a destination dinner. The setting remains rooted in the village inn, giving the meal a different character from Interlaken’s larger grand-hotel restaurants.
Seasonal fine dining in a historic inn
Centric Dining
Thun, Lake Thun, Switzerland
At Seepark in Thun, Centric Dining brings a contemporary tasting-menu experience to the lakeside. Sascha Spring’s cooking combines French technique with Asian accents and seasonal ingredients, served in five or seven courses. The team’s explanations help give the meal a personal feel, while the water outside supplies a quieter backdrop than a city dining room. Plan it as part of a day around the western end of Lake Thun, allowing time for the full dinner.
Contemporary tasting menus with lake views
SALZANO Restaurant
Unterseen, Switzerland
SALZANO’s restaurant has two distinct moods: familiar classics and a more exploratory natural Alpine menu. The latter takes inspiration from the surrounding landscape, with regional produce and foraged ingredients shaping the cooking and presentation. The warm hotel setting keeps the experience approachable, and the terrace offers mountain views when the weather suits. Come for the tasting menu if you want the clearest expression of the kitchen, or choose the classic menu for a less structured meal.
Nature-inspired Alpine cooking
Eden Belle Epoque
Spiez, Lake Thun, Switzerland
Belle Epoque is the elegant dining room at Hotel Eden, above Spiez Bay. Its appeal is the combination of classically grounded seasonal cooking and an outlook towards the castle, lake and mountains. Herbs, fruit and berries from the hotel’s own garden help connect the menu to its setting. Choose it for an unhurried dinner after exploring Spiez, with Swiss and European wines available to accompany either individual dishes or a multi-course meal.
Seasonal dining above Spiez Bay
Elisa - Bistro & Terrasse
Giessbach, near Brienz, Switzerland
Elisa pairs the historic atmosphere of Grandhotel Giessbach with a terrace above Lake Brienz. The cooking draws on regional ingredients, including produce from the estate’s garden, and the menu gives vegetables a place alongside fish and meat. The lake and nearby waterfalls make this especially appealing as part of a summer outing, rather than a meal squeezed between transfers. Arrive with time to explore the grounds before settling at the table and enjoying the setting.
Summer dining above Lake Brienz
Panorama
Aeschiried ob Spiez, Switzerland
Panorama sits above Lake Thun in Aeschiried, where a meal can be combined with time in the hills. The Rindisbacher family’s restaurant is known for traditional cooking, careful ingredients and its own pasta production, with wines chosen to match the food. Large windows keep the surrounding landscape part of the experience. Choose it when you want a substantial regional meal outside the resort towns, and leave time to browse the Panoteca’s house-made products before heading back.
Mountain views and traditional cooking
La Terrasse Brasserie
Interlaken, Switzerland
La Terrasse gives Victoria-Jungfrau a more flexible dining option than its tasting-menu restaurant. The room retains the hotel’s grand proportions, while the cooking combines Swiss ideas with a broader international outlook. It works well for an evening when you want an elegant setting without committing to a long sequence of courses. In suitable weather, the terrace connects the meal to Interlaken’s promenade and mountain backdrop, making the location as much a draw as the polished surroundings.
A relaxed dinner in grand surroundings
Sapori Trattoria e Pizzeria
Interlaken, Switzerland
Sapori serves Italian cooking in one of Victoria-Jungfrau’s most memorable rooms, with a high painted ceiling and parquet floors bringing a sense of occasion to a straightforward meal. Homemade pasta and stone-oven pizza sit alongside fish and vegetarian choices. This is a useful address for lunch or dinner when you want something less formal than a tasting menu, particularly for a mixed group. The summer terrace adds a further reason to linger in good weather.
Italian food in a richly decorated dining room
Alpenblick Swiss Bistro
Wilderswil, Switzerland
The Swiss Bistro is Alpenblick’s more informal restaurant, separate from the Gourmetstübli tasting-menu experience. Its appeal lies in well-made regional dishes such as rösti, veal and fondue, served in a cosy inn setting. It is a natural choice after a day around Wilderswil or the mountain railways, especially when you want Swiss cooking without a lengthy formal dinner. The connection to the same accomplished kitchen gives familiar dishes a welcome level of care.
Swiss classics in a village inn