Moitié-moitié fondue
Melted cheese (Gruyère + Vacherin) into which you dip cubes of bread on a fork. Shared among several people
25-40 CHF/personMountain restaurants, chalets, fondue cafés in Gruyères and Fribourg
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Cuisine Switzerland
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The land of melted cheese and chocolate. Fondue, raclette and rösti in winter, lake fish and a trilingual cuisine (French, German, Italian) the rest of the year.
Incontournables
Les plats a ne pas manquer
Raclette
Melted cheese scraped over potatoes, gherkins and pickled onions. Convivial and hearty
25-40 CHFValais, mountain restaurants, markets in winter
Rosti
Grated-potato cake pan-fried golden, served plain or with egg, bacon or sausage
15-25 CHFGerman-speaking Switzerland, traditional breweries
Zürcher Geschnetzeltes
Sliced veal in a cream and mushroom sauce, Zurich's signature dish, often served with rösti
30-45 CHFClassic Zurich restaurants
Älplermagronen
Shepherd's macaroni: pasta, potatoes, cheese and fried onions, served with apple sauce
18-28 CHFMountain huts and restaurants
Papet vaudois
Leeks and potatoes simmered with a cabbage sausage, a speciality of the canton of Vaud
20-30 CHFThe Lake Geneva region, traditional Vaud restaurants
Perch fillets
Small perch fillets from Lake Geneva pan-fried in butter, served with fries or steamed potatoes
28-42 CHFTerraces on the shores of Lake Geneva, Geneva, Lausanne, Montreux
Swiss chocolate
Melt-in-the-mouth bars and pralines, world benchmarks for milk chocolate (Lindt, Cailler, Läderach)
3-10 CHFChocolatiers everywhere, the Cailler factory in Broc
Boissons
Boissons locales
Rivella
A national whey-based soda with a unique taste you won't find anywhere else
White wine from Valais / Vaud
Chasselas and Fendant, dry white wines perfect with fondue and lake fish
Ovomaltine
A chocolate-malt drink invented in Switzerland, drunk hot or cold
Feldschlösschen beer
The most widespread Swiss beer, a thirst-quenching lager
Street food
Guide de la street food
A gouter absolument
- Grilled bratwurst with bread, on the squares and markets of German-speaking Switzerland
- Marroni (roasted chestnuts) at street stalls in winter
- Grilled cervelas, the national sausage, often by the lakes
Conseils de securite
- Among the strictest hygiene standards in the world: no particular risk
- Water from public fountains is drinkable, fill up your bottle
Vocabulaire
Mots utiles au restaurant
| Langue locale | Francais |
|---|---|
| The bill, please | The bill, please (in French-speaking Switzerland) |
| Merci vielmol (thank you very much) | Thank you very much (Alemannic dialect) |
| Röschti | Potato cake |
| Chäs | Cheese (Alemannic) |
| Znüni | Morning snack |
| Zvieri | Afternoon snack |
| Guete | Bon appétit (Alemannic) |
| Stange | A half-pint of draft beer |
Etiquette
Regles a table
1
Fondue and raclette are shared: it's a convivial moment, you don't rush
2
Don't drink iced water during a fondue: tea or white wine aid digestion (tradition)
3
Losing your bread in the fondue pot earns a forfeit: buying the round or a bottle
4
Punctuality is expected, including at restaurants
Regime
Pour les vegetariens et vegans
Fondue and raclette are vegetarian
Meat-free rösti and Älplermagronen are easy to find
Well-developed vegetarian/vegan options in the cities (Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne)
Budget
Budget repas
Street food
6-12 CHF
Stands de rue, marches, vendeurs ambulants
Restaurant local
20-40 CHF
Gargottes, cantines, restaurants familiaux
Restaurant touristique
40-80 CHF
Restaurants connus, zones touristiques
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