🍽️ FOOD YOU NEED TO TRY IN SWITZERLAND🇨🇭

First things first:

Don't just walk into any restaurant and order Swiss food. Many dishes come from specific regions and taste best where they originated. In this list, you will only find things we (as locals) eat too!

🫕 Fondue
Melted cheese served in a pot with bread for dipping. Most Swiss people eat fondue during winter, especially around Christmas and New Year's. For the best experience, have it in the Alps where the cheese comes from.

🧀 Raclette
Melted cheese scraped over potatoes, pickles, and onions. Like fondue, this is a winter favorite in Swiss households. The original comes from Valais, so if you're visiting the Alps, that's the place to try it.

🍝 Älplermagronen
The ultimate Swiss comfort food. And one of my and my kids ALLTIME favorite food: Pasta, potatoes, cheese, cream, crispy onions, and apple sauce. It was originally eaten by Alpine farmers and still tastes best in mountain huts after a hike.

🥔 Rösti
Golden crispy grated potatoes. Originally a farmer's breakfast but now served all over Switzerland alongside many traditional dishes. You can find it everywhere. Imo, it tastes best with onions and bacon.

🥩 Zürcher Geschnetzeltes
Thin slices of veal in a creamy mushroom sauce, usually served with rösti. This dish comes from Zurich, so if you're visiting the city, that's where you should order it.

🍫 Chocolate
Yes, Swiss chocolate is worth the hype. If you're in Zurich, stop by Lindt & Sprüngli and try their famous Luxemburgerli macarons and handmade chocolates. If you like it budget, here is my tip: You can also buy Swiss chocolate in Migros called FREY. its not that expensive and also very tasty. https://www.migros.ch/de/product/100105700000

Other brands that I like are:

Lindt, Ovomaltine, Vollenweider, Minor

🍺 Beer from Appenzell
One of Switzerland's most famous local beers. If you're exploring eastern Switzerland, order a beer from Appenzell instead of an international brand.

🥩 St. Galler Bratwurst
A traditional veal sausage from St. Gallen. Local rule: don't put ketchup on it. Seriously. Best to buy it in Migros/coop and make a BBQ over a fire. Yummy.

🥧 Bündner Nusstorte
A pastry filled with caramelized walnuts from Graubünden. Perfect with a coffee after a mountain adventure. We love it!

🥨 Fresh Pretzels & Gipfeli
Not really a tourist attraction, but something locals actually eat. Grab a fresh Bretzel or Gipfeli (Swiss croissant) from a bakery (or also at Migros) for breakfast.

🥛 Fresh Alpine Cheese
One of the biggest mistakes visitors make is only trying cheese in restaurants. If you see a small alpine dairy or mountain farm selling homemade cheese, stop and buy some. Some of the best cheese you'll ever taste never makes it to supermarkets. ;)

💡 If you only remember one thing: eat cheese in the Alps, Zürcher Geschnetzeltes in Zurich, Appenzeller beer in eastern Switzerland, and don't skip the small mountain huts. That's where you'll find the food we actually love ourselves.