by Zermatt is an independent dining destination with more than 100 restaurants in the village and around 50 huts and restaurants in the ski area, some of which are equipped with Michelin -Stern.
The gastronomy continues to develop; In addition to the established family -run favorites, there are new, modern restaurants that offer the world cuisine and contemporary turns on Valaisan Mountain Classics. Everyone serves as much from the region and biological products as possible, with the focus on meat and cheese on site, with sustainable agricultural practices being passed on to the generations.
Zermatt is a car -free city and has a very strong ethos of sustainability and reduction in food waste. Every year hoteliers meet to share best practices, and some favorites include the guidelines of Hotel Bellerive, sandwiches from breakfast buffet residues that are offered free of charge to the guests. The Matterhorn Glacier Paradise Restaurant at the top of the Klein Matterhorn with 3,838 m holds the Minergie-P® certification, a level of quality for consumption with low energy consumption.
While sustainability is important, the price is also and there is no longer the fact that the food is not cheap with a view to the Matterhorn – but with a little exploration you will find options for most budgets. There is also the possibility to go to Cervinia to get a cheap and delicious plate of pasta for lunch. One last advice on eating in Zermatt – even Mountain restaurants are very busy. So book long in advance if you can.
Further Zermatt inspiration can be found in our guidelines for the best accommodation and in the après skiing of the resort.
Find a restaurant for place
In the resort
Potato
Fine food in an uncomplicated surroundings is the wire line of this restaurant and receives consistently top reviews, which makes it a good splash option for a special evening. Potato plays on Zermatt’s lively Main Street and only promises Valais and French cuisine within a radius of 99 km – although in some places we puzzled the avocado on the menu. Three- and five-course menus start from CHF129 (£ 114) and include delicacies such as Swiss shrimp and black garlic from Lausanne as well as leek, Swiss and Likorika, followed by pork belly with polenta. Pescavarian options and wine pairings with an additional CHF60 (£ 53).
Price: £ 7
Contact: potatozermatt.com
After seven
This restaurant, which was awarded a Michelin star, is part of the Hotel Zermatt backstage, which offers another gourmet experience in the center of the city. The chef Florian Neubauer became the youngest chef in Europe, who reached two Michelin stars in the early 1930s, and worked with people like Heston Blumenthal and Tim Raue to cook the world and travel every summer to obtain his ingredients. He says about the five and six-course menus “[it] is more than a meal – it is an experience that contains all your senses with plant creations as well as professionally manufactured meat, seafood and desserts with CHF195 or CHF240 (£ 172/£ 212) with cheese. Local wine pairings from Valaisan and international wines are available.
Price: £ 7
Contact: Backstahotel.ch
1818 Eat Drink
Completely with its own Josper grill (a type of grill), the food from 1818 promises to take guests on a culinary journey through South America. One of five bars and restaurants in the centrally located Hotel Monte Rosa, 1818, is open six nights a week and offers a diverse range of kitchens from spicy aromas of the Andes to the smoky grills of Argentina – with some modern influences. There are meat, cheese and seafood, but also grilled vegetables and delicious tapas and sharing plates – the Chicharron (crispy pig belly) and Posta Negra (braised short ribs with purple potatoes) are favorites. Chefs work in an open kitchen and in a bright decor complete the atmosphere that skiers from Zermatt and the ubiquitous Swiss cheese.
Price: £ 7
Contact: Monterosazermatt.ch
Grampi restaurant
Simple Italian dishes – antipasti, pizza, pasta, grilled fish and meat – is the order of the day at this popular point in the center of Zermatt. There are vegetarian, vegan and gluten -free options, and the service is quick and waiting staff friendly and attentive. The atmosphere becomes more alive in the course of the evening – Grampi is only open in the evening (from 6 p.m.), and it will also remain open as bar until 2 a.m. so that it is not the place if you are looking for a quiet and romantic meal. The prices are not cheap pizzas costs CHF28 (£ 25) and main Chf35-40 (£ 30-35), but this is Switzerland. Just forget not to book.
Price: £ 7
Contact: Grampis.ch
Saycheese!
There are two itches of the Saycheese! Restaurant, one on the top of the Gornergrat (at 3,100 m) in the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof, a five-star property in the center of the city. Both serve variations of the world -famous classic cheese dishes from raclette and fondue, with a special (some say “cheesey”) toblerone fondue for dessert, served with fresh fruit and gummy bears. The prices are very reasonable for Zermatt and Switzerland, plate with a dry-hardened Valais meat and sausage for CHF12 and raclette at CHF11 (approx. £ 10). Fondens start at CHF28 (£ 25).
Price: £
Contact: Cermatterhof.ch
On the mountain
See
In the Hamlet to the lake with 1,766 m on an old mule path that once linked Switzerland and Italy via the Theodul Pass, the restaurant is a must in a 350-year-old chalet on a trip to Zermatt. The owners Markus and Marion Mennig offer a cozy atmosphere and simple but tempting Swiss and Mediterranean dishes – think of hearty salads, rosti, pasta as well as meat and fish dishes – preferably on his large, sunny balcony with a view of the Matterhorn. The booking is advised every day for lunch and in the evening for special occasions.
Price: £ 7
Contact: Zumsee.ch
Stafelalp
After it was destroyed by fire in April 2018, the Stafelalp reopened in December 2021 to facilitate its loyal customers. This former mountain hut, which at 2,200 m has reached the way from Schwarzsee to Furi, remains a fixed base food with incredible close-up supervision on the north wall of the Matterhorn. The restaurant was converted with ground and ceiling windows so that skiers can also make the best of the view from the inside-it is closed on bathroom weather days. So check before you go. The favorite dishes include potato truffle soup and Rösti Stafelalp, made of drawn beef and horseradish. Further adventurous options are Korean beef shorts Ribs and Wagyu -Sentecote with Shitake mushrooms.
Price: £ 7
Contact: Matthiol.ch/en/stafelalp-zermatt
Fluhalp
A great and pretty mountain hut with cheerful, bright red shutters and red -white -tested curtains and fluhalp is located at 2,606 m below the red. A warrior of cozy little wooden rooms and bedrooms offers climbers and hikers overnight in summer. Soups, pasta and salads – including a great saffron and scam -tagliatelle – are delivered together with the ubiquitous cheese folder and rents satisfactory portions at reasonable prices. The large terrace has a look at the most perfect aspect of the Matterhorn, with a live band in winter.
Price: £ 7
Contact: fluhalp-zermatt.ch
Chez Vrony
Chez Vrony has belonged to the same family for more than 100 years. This charming wood and slate chalet is now from Vray itself and are located in the small hamlet, directly under the Sunnegga -Funicular top station with more view of the Matterhorn.
Beautiful and cakel with shepherds, heavy wool equipment, huge chandeliers and tables that are scattered with pine cones are strongly recommended here – also for the large and sunny terrace. The restaurant uses its own organic products from animals that were only fed on mountain grass, with the recipes being passed on over the generations. The food is rustic, classic and excellent -for many guests, the Vrony burger is over the bill with juicy pork loin and crushed Valaisan.
Price: £ 7
Contact: Chezvrony.ch
Findlerhof
The Findlerhof, which is known as Franz and Heide, is one of three restaurants in boulders on the lower slopes of the Rothorn directly below the Sunnegga Funicular Top station. Family run and oh so fragile with a southwestern balcony. This is a popular place where local favorites such as air-dried beef and Valaisan cheese as well as hearty but beautifully presented pasta and risotto dishes as well as succulent local meat serve. Some vegan and vegetarian options are also available.
Price: £ 7
Contact: Findlerhof.ch
Adler Hitta
Adler-Hitta sits at a sunny place next to the Sunnegga boulder slope and has a young atmosphere with living DJs on the terrace and “Rave and Taste” sessions that create an atmosphere of a Mediterranean beach club. The food is hearty with specialties like grilled chicken, spaetzli (a pasta type typical of this region) and homemade chocolate brownies. The young team keeps Adler Hitta smoothly and efficiently and only closes when the ski lifts closes for the day.
Price: £ 7
Contact: Adler-hitta.ch
How we choose
Every restaurant in this curated list was professionally selected by our ski expert after years of experience on the slopes. We cover a number of budgets, from slopes side huts to Michelin-Stern Restaurant-Bis to the best taste of every skiers and take into account the food, the service, the best tables, the atmosphere and the price in our recommendations, with options in both the resort and on the mountain. We update this list regularly to keep up with the latest opening and give current recommendations.
